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Former Lakewood Ranch High outfielder Logan Newton is hitting .427 on the season, 16th in the country, for James Madison. Photo courtesy JMU Athletics Communications.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 22, 2019
Local star now softball royalty with Dukes

Lakewood Ranch star Logan Newton now softball royalty with James Madison Dukes.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 14, 2022
Sarasota board votes down developer's plan to raze 100-year-old building

The Historic Preservation Board unanimously refused the request to tear down Mira Mar in order to build 70 condos.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Sailboat Bend lofts in Fort Lauderdale is Artspace's only project in Florida to date.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 17, 2017
Arts Alliance launches housing survey Wednesday

An event Wednesday marks the beginning of a new phase of an effort to develop an affordable live-work space for Sarasota artists.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 27, 2021
The threat to democracy

The sick irony: The winners are shutting down speech. Now we know who the fascists are.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The Siesta Key Village Association is pursuing a partnership with SCAT to install a trolley on the island by December.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • October 6, 2016
Siesta Key trolley plans roll forward

The Siesta Key Village Association hopes to have a trolley service installed on Siesta Key by December โ€” and the group is already working to attract riders.

  • Sarasota
  • News
One-year-old Venus Gonzalez gets some help from her mom, Cenya Moreno, at Tom Bennett Park. The pair have fun, despite the heat. Manatee County plans to add shade to the playground area next year.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 24, 2019
Manatee County plans priorities

Manatee County's 2020 capital plans include library, park improvements in Lakewood Ranch area.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • November 1, 2022
Siesta Key plays host to Halloween trick or treaters

Kids dress up in their Oct. 31 best to make their rounds for candy.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Caitlin Loewe and Kat Grimmett pick flowers.
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • October 22, 2019
Sarasota schools celebrate farm to school month

Farm to School is an initiative from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Key Chorale Staff |
  • October 1, 2020
Key Chorale has found ways to bring us together

Key Chorale has found ways to bring us together

  • Arts + Culture
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The land purchased by the county will increase the remaining lifespan of the landfill on Lena Road from 16 years to an estimated 22 years.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • October 21, 2020
Manatee County opts for $32.5 million purchase in east Bradenton

East Bradenton land bought for use as government complex, waste transfer station

  • East County
  • News
Marcelo Gomes.  Photo by Frank Atura.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 22, 2017
In Step: Marcelo Gomes to perform with Sarasota Ballet

American Ballet Theatre Principal Marcelo Gomes has performed all over the world. Now heโ€™s immersing himself in the Sarasota ballet as a guest performer.

  • Arts + Culture
Longboat Key Historical Society President Michael Drake is looking for a new home for two historic cottages that currently sit at 521 Broadway St.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 26, 2020
Longboat Key Historical Society seeks new home for cottages

The town of Longboat Key is looking into the possibility of adding one of the historic cottages to the Town Center Green site.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lance Trippel throws a pass over the middle against Manatee High.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 5, 2020
Prose and Kohn: Sarasota QB has showcased strong arm in first-ever season

Lance Trippel is 3-1 as a starting quarterback.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Grace Riker visits her mother Ann every
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • March 31, 2022
Sarasota resident celebrates 108th birthday

Grace Riker and her 108-year-old mom, Ann Fischbeck, have a special relationship.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Brothers tussle with a router during fight over gaming
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 9, 2023
Brothers tussle with a router during fight over gaming

A man frustrated with his brother's constant gaming started a tug-of-war over a router. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
On his latest visit to Sarasota, new urbanist planner Andres Duany had good things to say about the new Palm Avenue parking garage. The garage was one of his suggestions in 2000. Photo by Roger Drouin.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 20, 2013
Duany pushes environmentalists to guide city building regulations

Checking in 13 years after first helping create the eventual downtown master plan, Andres Duany emphasizes compromise.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Addison Riesen at her desk with Ruby nearby.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • August 26, 2020
Longboat Key families navigate back to school amid a pandemic

Longboat kids head back to school, but it's not quite as simple as in years past.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Zone B in Manatee County is under a voluntary evacuation.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 9, 2017
Voluntary evacuations for Zone B in Manatee County

Residents are urged to find their shelter Saturday with brunt of Hurricane Irma expected Sunday.

  • East County
  • News
The Sarasota Orchestra said in 2018 that it had outgrown its current facilities, including Holley Hall, and that it wanted to expediently pursue the construction of a new venue to suit its own needs. File photo.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 16, 2021
Payne Park โ€˜off the table,' Sarasota Orchestra says

Still searching for a new home, the orchestra believes it cannot pursue its only site of interest within city limits. Can elected officials convince the organization to reconsider?

  • Sarasota
  • News
The signal will go in at State Road 70 and Greenbrook Boulevard.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 24, 2016
Greenbrook traffic signal turns green

The project should be finished by year's end.

  • East County
  • News
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