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Dr. Kinga Porter broke away from the conventional medical process to offer a different model.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 18, 2018
Broken system leads to unique medical model in Lakewood Ranch

Columnist Jay Heater writes about the broken medical system that leads to a unique medical model in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • November 4, 2020
A wake-up call for LBK

A real estate expert thinks the decline in property values in the Sarasota County portion of Longboat Key is a one-off aberration. Town leaders should see it as a threat to be addressed.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • August 17, 2016
Longboat Key to begin dredging New Pass

The $5 million project will add 200,000 cubic yards of sand to south-end beaches.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Since 2002, the town has displayed about 3,000 knee-high American flags on Sept. 11.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • September 6, 2018
Longboat resumes Sept. 11 flag tradition

Hurricane Irma prevented town in 2017 from posting about 3,000 flags along Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 26, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Where's the fire?

There was no emergency at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road, this morning. But it looked like one, with three ambulances and a fire truck lining the north side of the road. Longboat Key firefighter/paramedics were using the Town Commission chambers to hold a training session and parked the emergency vehicles there in case they had to respond to a call.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 22, 2011
Service day planned for Jiggs Landing

Volunteers of the Old Braden River Historical Society will roll up their sleeves this weekend and get to work at Jiggs Landing Park.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Students write and revise their solo theater performances after interviewing their elders. Photo courtesy.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • February 11, 2021
SaraSolo, Booker Middle program creates a connection

The Bridge program partners middle school students with elders to create solo theater performances based on each other's lives.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • January 27, 2022
Southside Elementary students honor Holocaust victims through Daffodil Project

Families left daffodils outside the school on Jan. 27.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
David Brunetti listens to the students’ performances.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • December 19, 2012
Asolo Conservatory students receive special coaching from David Brunetti

Broadway vocal coach and song stylist David Brunetti has been working with Asolo Conservatory students for more than 20 years. The New York City-based coach has helped the likes of Art Garfunkel, Judy Collins, Eartha Kitt, Christopher Durang and Gregory Hines, to name a few.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Bonnie Silvestri |
  • March 15, 2013
VIDEO: TWIS interviews Anne-Marie Slaughter at the 2013 Renaissance Luncheon

VIDEO: TWIS interviews Anne-Marie Slaughter at the 2013 Renaissance Luncheon

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Keely Carney |
  • April 14, 2012
Veronica Pastore: SFF Marketing Director, Face on the Shrine in my Closet

Veronica Pastore: SFF Marketing Director, Face on the Shrine in my Closet

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Corinne Tucker and Cate McLean are coordinating a group of young professionals focused on the future of transportation in the region.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 15, 2019
Young professional group focuses on future of transit

A coalition led by millennials is working to define what transportation will look like in Sarasota in 2045.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Sarasota Police Department enforces a rule banning storage of personal items on public property.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 3, 2016
Sarasota businesses speak out on homelessness

Three years after hiring a consultant to develop a strategy to address regional homelessness, there’s a growing anxiety downtown that no progress is being made.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch senior Anthony Suarez treats every practice as if it were a game.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 3, 2016
Senior makes point with perseverance

Lakewood Ranch guard transitions from student assistant to varsity team captain.

  • East County
  • Sports
"I have a feminine and eclectic look. I change my style based on my mood." - Montana Ross
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • May 11, 2011
Guest Fashion Editor - Montana Ross

Guest Fashion Editor - Montana Ross

  • Black Tie
Resurfacing is being done on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard between Mallard Lane and River Club Boulevard.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 13, 2020
Manatee County resurfacing section of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard

Road construction in Lakewood Ranch should take about one week.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 1, 2016
Action on traffic

While Sarasota and Bradenton Beach officials say nothing new is planned to help relieve congestion, Longboat’s Lenny Landau is urging residents to change behavior.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 9, 2021
9.11 Remembered: 24 hours in Sarasota

President and his team stayed on Longboat Key.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 11, 2021
High school sports roundup: 03.11.21

High school sports roundup: 03.11.21

  • East County
  • Sports
 development group is asking the city to consider facilitating a mixed-use project featuring a boutique hotel and gourmet market on St. Armands Circle. Image via city of Sarasota.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 18, 2021
Sarasota entertains St. Armands hotel plans

Despite concern from Longboat Key officials, the Sarasota City Commission is considering a mixed-use project proposed for the site of a public parking lot.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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