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  • By Lakewood Ranch Medical Group |
  • March 9, 2023
Recognizing Heart Attack Symptoms & Getting Immediate Help Can Make a Difference

Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of both men and women in the U.S.

  • Health
Sponsored Content
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 17, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 6.18.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 15, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Hit, run and caught

Police reports from around the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • October 5, 2016
Critic's Theater Picks

There's no shortage of great theater in the upcoming season. We've picked a few of our favorites.

  • Arts + Culture
The listing at 5131 Jungle Plum Road is an HGTV finalist in the Waterfront Homes category.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2023
Three Siesta Key listings among HGTV's 'Ultimate House Hunt' competition

Siesta Key homes for sale by Michael Saunders & Co. are among dozens nationwide in the network's popularity contest.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 12, 2010
Sarasota approves Ranch's Villages

Officials of Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch breathed a sigh of relief today as Sarasota County commissioners approved plans for the Villages of Lakewood Ranch South.

  • East County
  • News
A home in Cocoanut Bayou tops all transactions in this week’s real estate at $6 million. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, four-and-two-half baths, a pool and 4,865 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 27, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for July 10-14 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A Cocoanut Bayou home on Higel Avenue tops the week’s sales at $6 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Contractors for Verizon have been installing conduit and fiber to link south-island cell antennas mounted on buildings with its cell network.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 10, 2019
Town's underground utilities project gets ready to dig

Work on east side of Gulf of Mexico Drive isn't part of voter-approved project but also involves running underground cables.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 26, 2019
S-s-something's missing

Street sign's missing consonant stands in plain sight.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jack Short |
  • October 29, 2015
Conversation with Mark Pritchett

The president and CEO of the Gulf Coast Community Foundation discusses some problems facing nonprofits post-recession, and strategies looking forward.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Josh Smithers watches over his Riverview High team at spring practice.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 3, 2018
Spring football practice is helpful for both old and new regimes

Spring games for area teams start next week.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Shaina Swan checks out a Jalisco Mule, made by Grove GM and Executive Chef Greg Campbell, and which will be featured at the Celebrity Bartender Challenge.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 31, 2019
ALS fundraiser in Lakewood Ranch of Primo importance

ALS fundraiser in Lakewood Ranch of Primo importance

  • East County
  • News
Kathy Halenda is coming back to the role she helped create in a production on the life and music of Sophie Tucker.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • May 27, 2021
FST's return of the 'Red-Hot Mama'

Kathy Halenda reprises her role as 'Sophie Tucker, The Last of the Red-Hot Mamas' at Florida Studio Theatre. Her connection to the character goes deep.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2015
OUR VIEW | The May referendum

The May 12 vote is not a referendum giving the Resort at Longboat Key Club the approval to expand. But it is a vote that will determine the future prosperity of Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The City Commission has approved an ordinance that only commercial property owners can serve on the Downtown Improvement District board.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 24, 2023
Boutique owner ruled ineligible for reappointment to downtown board

Tenant Harmoni Krusing can complete her term on the Downtown Improvement District Board of Directors, but the Sarasota City Commission decided the board will be owners-only afterward.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Braden River High School is currently 229 students over its capacity.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • January 6, 2016
Manatee County student overload should lead to construction

District's plans for new high school should be finalized in 2016.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key Police Department received a donation of almost a quarter million from a 25-year-old local.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • February 13, 2018
Longboat police get donation for new traffic cameras, cruiser computers

An almost quarter million dollar donation has funded the departments purchase of new license plate recognition cameras and computers for its police cruisers

  • Longboat Key
  • News
New College wants to grow while maintaining its intimate character.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 6, 2017
Power in Numbers: New College embarks on growth plan

New College of Florida wants to boost its enrollment and its standing among the nation's top liberal arts schools. Can the school's leaders pull it off?

  • Sarasota
  • News
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
An alligator-inspired sculpture by Ron MacDonald and Steve Topazio brought Florida flavor to the festival last year. File photo.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • January 3, 2019
Sarasota's 10 Events for 2019

2019 will not disappoint with new and old events popping up over the coming months.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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