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(From left to right) ‎Neal Signature Homes Building Division President Randy Turkovics, CEO Pat Neal, PureStyle President Charlene Neal, President Michael Storey and Southwest Florida Regional President Michael Greenberg
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • January 10, 2018
Neal Communites sets record sales mark in 2017

The Lakewood Ranch-based homebuilder saw a 6% increase in home sales from 2016.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Kahwa Coffee is Charlotte Corker's first solo show.
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • September 12, 2019
Sarasota coffee shop's walls are booked for local artists

Downtown cafe’s waitlist for new artists to display their work extends to 2020.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2016
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 08.04.2016

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • November 1, 2017
County struggles to balance budget this summer

Though budget workshops are over, the County Commission still has work to do as it looks to cut $5.4 million from the budget.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 20, 2016
East Manatee Fire Rescue — Seat 4: Derek Foss

Foss will face James BonAmi in the general election.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • April 8, 2017
Guests and participants mingle before the Joey Gratton Championship

The tennis tournament benefits the Boys and Girls Club of Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Four pickleball courts are proposed between courts 12 and 17 of the Longboat Key Club's Tennis Garden and a golf course fairway.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 10, 2022
Residents slam noise, notifications in pickleball project

Residents of Winding Oaks say Key Club's proposal for four new courts is out of bounds.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
COVID-19 forced the Coalition of City Neighborhood Associations to host this year’s City Commission candidate forum via videoconference.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 1, 2020
Neighborhood group hosts city candidate forum

The Coalition of City Neighborhood Associations asked five of the six candidates for City Commission about growth, parks, art and more.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 26, 2012
News Briefs

Performance review time for town manager; Financial abuse workshop offered; Publix update

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Gail Clifton prepares Carly for a riding lesson at SMART.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 31, 2018
Hero's a SMART choice for Lightning grant

Longtime volunteer named a 'community hero' by Tampa Bay Lightning.

  • East County
  • News
The preliminary design plan calls for an extension of the brick-paved Lemon Avenue mall, left, south past Main Street to Pineapple Avenue near Paul Thorpe Park, right.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 30, 2018
City plans downtown streetscape, park improvements

The city is moving forward with design work on a $3.7 million project to redesign Lemon Avenue and Paul Thorpe Park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ellen Jaffe Jones.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 1, 2022
East County Athlete of the Week: Ellen Jaffe Jones

The 69-year-old runner took third place in her division of the women's 800 meter run at the 2022 National Senior Games in Fort Lauderdale.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • February 12, 2019
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe announces 2019-2020 season and more

Top supporters were the first to hear about the new season and theater renovations at the Hush! Hush! Party & Season Announcement Feb. 11.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 5, 2012
By the numbers: Code Enforcement counts

During the first seven months of the year, code enforcement handled a total of 596 violations.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kevan Main, the director of Mote’s 200-acre aquaculture research station, stands in the middle of a greenhouse teeming with sea purslane, one of her favorite edible sea plants.
  • By Eric Snider |
  • August 19, 2021
Deep Dive

Mote’s Aquaculture Research Park is helping save the world, one fish at a time.

  • LWR Life
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
Bruce Rodgers retires Dec. 31. Courtesy phot
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • April 3, 2019
Scene & Heard 04.04.19

Here's a look at the A&E news of the week with Hermitage Artist Retreat, Embracing Our Differences and Asolo Repertory Theatre.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Join Jessica Luck as she reports today's headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • June 11, 2012
June11: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This condominium in The Vue tops all transactions in this week’s real estate at $4.5 million. Built in 2017, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,816 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 4, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for April 17-21 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Nokomis

A condominium in The Vue tops the week’s sales at $4.5 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: August 18

Sergio Albuquerque captured this photo of the sand’s surface during a sunset on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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