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City Hall cultural exhibit showcases Sarasota's history
  • By Dariela Delgado |
  • January 22, 2023
City Hall cultural exhibit showcases Sarasota's history

The opening reception for the City Hall Cultural Exhibition will be Jan. 26.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Donna Hefner and Greg Fiore place flowers on the cross at Longboat Island Chapel
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • April 12, 2020
Easter on Longboat Key retains touches of normalcy amidst COVID-19 pandemic.

Longboat Key's Christian community find new ways to celebrate Easter while making plans for what comes next.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This Lake Club home at 16101 Baycross Drive sold for $3.2 million. It has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,526 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 3, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Sept. 18-22 in Lakewood Ranch

A Lake Club home on Baycross Drive tops the week's sales at $3.2 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Katie Johns |
  • August 10, 2016
Aqua Tech Camp brings imaginations to life

Campers created their own videos using Lego pieces and made up stories while learning how to use technology in relation to the ocean.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 25, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Taylor Katz

Riverview senior Taylor Katz has been swimming since grade school. She says she's driven by her naturally competitive nature.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Artist Daniel Arsham poses with his new work, which will face Fruitville Road in front of the Arcos apartment complex. Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • October 31, 2018
Scene and Heard 11.01.16

Here's a look at the A&E news of the week in Sarasota.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Police respond to stolen vehicle in forgotten parking spot
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • May 2, 2023
Police respond to stolen vehicle in forgotten parking spot

A forgotten parking spot led to a stolen vehicle call. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
In May, two new at-large commissioners will join the board following a citywide election.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 1, 2016
Who’s running in the Sarasota City Commission election?

With two seats up for grabs in March, citizens are beginning to step forward in pursuit of a spot on the commission.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Beaches and their upkeep was a big topic for speakers.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 8, 2022
Longboat's annual meeting gives residents a seat at the budget-planning table

The groups' goals for the next fiscal year offer a glimpse of what direction residents would like to see the town take.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ariel Rischer sells her handmade bracelets at the Young Entrepreneur Market at The Bazaar on Apricot & Lime.
  • By Dariela Delgado |
  • February 26, 2023
Young CEOs set up shop at The Bazaar

The fourth annual Young Entrepreneur Market brings young CEOs to sell their creations at The Bazaar on Apricot & Lime.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Nick Bollettieri almost had a sixth sense for coaching.
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • December 6, 2022
Longboat Key tennis pioneer Nick Bollettieri dies

One of the sport's most influential teachers, Bollettieri launched the tennis school at the iconic Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Violinist Samantha Bennett of EnsembleNewSRQ. Photo credit: Matthew Holler
  • By Andréa Martone |
  • October 9, 2021
EnsembleNewSRQ redefines chamber music

Celebrating its sixth season with five main stage concerts, EnsembleNewSRQ highlights bold, new work by living composers.

  • Arts + Culture
Mustangs senior Tim Williamson considers his putting strategy on the No. 1 hole at River Strand Golf Club. Williamson would finish the round at even par (72).
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 25, 2021
Talent of Mustangs boys golf runs deep

Returnees, freshmen and new-to-area players has Lakewood Ranch's golf squad rolling.

  • East County
  • Sports
The St. Armands BID is working with an architecture firm to modify the previously approved design of the restroom structure, depicted above.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 3, 2019
St. Armands Circle leaders tinker with bathroom plan

As it pursues a new direction for the design of a freestanding public restroom, a St. Armands group hopes the project is complete within a year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Reminder: No fishing on Key Club golf course
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • March 14, 2023
Reminder: No fishing on Key Club golf course

Two juveniles were caught fishing on the Longboat Key Club golf course. This and more Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • October 25, 2021
Sarasota-Manatee real estate prices keep climbing, supplies keep falling

Less than a month's inventory drives up median prices.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Gary Morrison, of Longboat Key, and Kimberly Skaff, of Charleston, West Virginia, sold their Unit 607 condominium at 1241 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Eric Doubell, trustee, of Stow, Ohio, for $3.15 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 2, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for July 17-21 in Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key, Bird Key

A condominium in The Water Club tops the week's sales at $3.15 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
George Eastment III and Christine Eastment, trustees, of Warrenton, Virginia, sold the Unit 502 condominium at 4995 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Karen and Anthony DeRose, of Deerfield, Illinois for $5.5 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 8, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Oct. 23-27 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A Positano condominium tops the week's sales at $5.5 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 14, 2021
Waterlefe Artists Guild annual Art Show brings community together

This year's art show was the biggest and most diverse in the Waterlefe Artists Guild's history.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key town commissioners heard from Michael Warnstedt during a Meet and Greet event on Monday morning.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • April 5, 2021
Longboat Key appoints three new P&Z Board members

Paul Hylbert and Margaret Nuzzo are set to hold three-year terms while Michael Warnstedt is set to hold a one-year term.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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