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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 8, 2021
Concession home tops sales at $1.9 million

The home at 19428 Ganton Ave. tops Lakewood Ranch home sales at $1.9 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Longboat Key Gift and Gaffes
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2015
Longboat Key Gifts and Gaffes

Holiday memories: Some warm the heart, and others send chills down the spine. We’ve compiled some of your fondest holiday memories, along with your most memorable mishaps. Cheers to a holiday season that you’ll never forget.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Unit 1906 of the Vue on Gulfstream Avenue recently sold for $2,903,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 19, 2018
The Vue's Unit 1906 sells for $2,903,000

Residential real estate transactions for April 2-6.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
The Doo Wop Project brings back the golden era of a capella groups on Thursday, March 12, at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 10, 2026
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for March 12-18

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 3, 2011
TOP STORY, DEC.: The Sand Man

On the eve of the Town Commission's decision on which beach renourishment project to choose, both the town manager, beach engineer and consultants back the town's decision to dredge.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2020
Manatee School Board District 3: Richard "Rick" Murphy

Meet the candidate.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 6, 2018
Key Notes: ‘Siesta Key’ Episode 18 Recap

From Friendsgiving to another BG performance, the season finale brought us more relationship problems than we ever needed and little to no resolution.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Title IX rules: tyrannical fiat
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 29, 2024
Title IX rules: tyrannical fiat

When Washington bureaucrats shove their views on us by imposing new rules and new laws, blame Congress for giving the unelected wonks so much power.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
2026 Word: Laissez-faire
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 7, 2026
2026 Word: Laissez-faire

That two-word phrase is a reminder — a reminder to politicians and officeholders to let us live our lives the way we want to live, and a reminder that we must teach the next generations of the virtues of capitalism.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2020
HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE ESSENTIALS

HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE ESSENTIALS

  • Sarasota
  • News
A natural storyteller and hands-on farmer, Garrett Dakin and his brothers are carrying on a multi-generational dairy legacy in Myakka City.
  • By Eric Snider |
  • May 15, 2025
At Dakin Dairy Farms, four brothers tend to cows, kin and a vanishing way of life

Got milk? Dakin Dairy does. And here’s what it takes to get it from the cows to the shelf.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Jean Blackburn rides through a canopy of oak and palm on her Old Miakka property — 14 acres of native Florida habitat that fuels both her artwork and conservation efforts.
  • By Su Byron |
  • August 21, 2025
Myakka City is known for its rural nature — and its salt-of-the-earth people

In a place where cowboy hats outnumber stoplights, three locals live by the rhythm of the land.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The home at 1124 N. Lake Shore Drive
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 19, 2017
North Lake Shore Drive home sells for $4.7 million

Residential real estate transactions for April 3-7.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
The home at 1447 Tangier Way has four bedrooms, four baths, one half-bath, a pool and 5,040 square feet of living area. It sold for $4.2 million. File photo
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 7, 2015
San Remo Estates home sells for $4.2 million

A home in San Remo Estates tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2024
2024 education summer camps in Sarasota, Manatee

Check out the education camps available in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Summer Fun Guide
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 17, 2013
Drop DROP

"Your plan is not fair, Mr. Bullock." - Maureen Monahan Emergency-services specialist Town of Longboat Key Let's talk about fair.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 29, 2022
What is liberty?

Americans want to be happy about their country on the Fourth of July. This year, it’s hard to cheer.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 16, 2009
Our View: Still time to kill health bills

Our View: Still time to kill health bills

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 20, 2016
Country Club Village home sells for $1.15 million

Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,748 square feet of living area.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Observer recommends: Manatee
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 24, 2024
Observer recommends: Manatee

Recommendations for the Manatee County Commission, School Board, Supervisor of Elections and Property Appraiser races.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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