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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 1, 2015
Developer plans North Trail apartments

After buying the Monterey Village Inn for $1 million last year, Elia Rofail has brought in local architect Brent Parker and engineer Matt Morris to redevelop the property.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Richard Bedford has started Real Estate and Land Consulting, LLC, a Bradenton real estate and land use consulting company.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 26, 2019
Former SMR exec starts new adventure in Bradenton

Richard Bedford starts real estate and land consulting business in Bradenton.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Guest Author |
  • November 16, 2020
Letters to the editor: Readers question recent column on elections

Readers sound off

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Racelle Weiman spoke at the Dec. 14 meeting.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 4, 2022
'Miracle on the Key' gets Longboat talking

The Longboat Key Democratic Club and the Republican Club of Longboat Key have been meeting for months to talk about their differences.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The construction of a sand-retaining groin near Ted Sperling Park is the final step in the city's Lido Key shoreline renourishment project.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 1, 2021
Lido Beach projects near completion

The reopening of the Lido Pavilion concession stand and the construction of sand-retaining groins mark some of the final steps in a pair of renovation projects.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 16, 2009
Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

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  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • January 20, 2016
Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 10, 2016
Tropical Storm Colin prompts big turnout at hurricane seminar

More than 130 residents, business leaders and town leaders attended the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce’s 14th annual Disaster Preparedness Seminar Thursday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Scott Drew and the Baylor men's basketball team cut down the nets on their way to a national championship in 2021. Drew will be an honoree at the 2022 Dick Vitale Gala. Photo courtesy Baylor Athletics.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 4, 2022
Baylor coach steps forward to support Dick Vitale's pediatric cancer cause

Scott Drew will be among the honorees at the 2022 Dick Vitale Gala at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • November 19, 2021
Longboat Key Town Hall hosts belated art reception

The reception is usually an annual event, but this one was postponed at the start of the pandemic.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By PIC Board of Directors |
  • July 14, 2010
My View

Who the heck is PIC?

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Former Lakewood Ranch High throws athlete Riley Simmons finished seventh (47 feet, 3.7 inches) in the girls shot put at the 2021 Nike Outdoor National Championships in Oregon. Photo courtesy Riley Simmons.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 1, 2021
Prose and Kohn: Former Lakewood Ranch shot put star finishes top-10 at Nike Outdoor Nationals

Riley Simmons' final throw as a high school-level athlete was a personal record, and one that she guaranteed.

  • East County
  • Sports
The New Yorker called Matthew Graybil a " “exceptional young artist.” Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • November 7, 2018
Musicians Matthew Graybil and Rhiannon Banerdt keep classical music accessible

The Chopin Project concert duo, pianist Matthew Graybil and violinist Rhiannon Banerdt, help listeners of all ages learn the importance of classical music.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 7, 2014
LRLL registration upcoming

Lakewood Ranch Little League will hold registration for the Spring 2014 season from 6-8 p.m. Jan. 10 and Jan. 17 and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 11 and Jan. 18, at the Lakewood Ranch Ballpark.

  • East County
  • Sports
"Travel" is the theme of Sarasota Opera's 2020-21 season, and Sarasota Opera Executive Director Richard Russell expects opera-goers will enjoy the ride.
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • February 12, 2020
Sarasota Opera announces 2020-21 season, with 'travel' as the theme

All 6 entries will revisit popular, previously performed works, some after many years

  • Arts + Culture
  • In Memoriam |
  • January 3, 2022
Sidney Katz

Sidney Katz was born in a cold-water tenement flat on the Lower East Side of Manhattan on May 27, 1917.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Parrish's Susan McCartney wears a mask while shopping at Influence Style on Main Street at Lakewood Ranch.  Photo by Liz Ramos.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 29, 2020
Manatee County requires masks in public

Resolution makes exceptions for social distancing, children and special needs.

  • East County
  • News
Lee Fox began treating injured birds in 1987 on a volunteer basis.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 9, 2013
Save Our Seabirds' Lee Fox: 'The board fired me.'

Save Our Seabirds' founder accuses its board of 'hijacking' the organization.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Hired in September 2020, Players Centre CEO William Skaggs is overseeing the theater’s move to Lakewood Ranch while pursuing interim options for performances during construction of a new venue. File photo
  • By David Conway |
  • December 2, 2021
Players Centre pursues lease of Sarasota's Municipal Auditorium

The city and the Players Centre for Performing Arts could partner on the use of a city-owned bayfront facility for the next five years.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Kathy Whyte takes a bit out of her seafood paella at the inaugural Sarasota Seafood and Music Festival in 2016.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • January 19, 2017
Sarasota Calendar 01.19.17

See what's happening in Sarasota this week.

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