• Alternate Text

  • Loading

  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App
  • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Elections
  • Galleries
  • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Longboat
    • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Elections
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

Photo Galleries

  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • October 30, 2020
Longboat Key Club tennis players bring their A-game for Halloween
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • October 29, 2020
Longboat Key Club organizes Cancer Awareness Day
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • October 29, 2020
Longboat Island Chapel bids farewell to longtime friend
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • October 28, 2020
Longboat Key Chamber meets for Business After Hours
  • By Brendan Lavell
  • October 28, 2020
Fiesta! series kicks off at Benderson Park
Madelyn and Marcus Gibbons were thrilled to be out and about.
  • By Harry Sayer
  • October 28, 2020
Nathan Benderson Park hosts second Trick or Treat on the Lake
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • October 26, 2020
Longboat Key's Halloween spirit shows up in decorations
  • By Harry Sayer
  • October 24, 2020
Faulhaber Fab Lab hosts laser etching pumpkin workshop
Cheri Kudja had robot figurines at her Bitti Bots booth.
  • By Harry Sayer
  • October 24, 2020
Siesta Fiesta art show takes over Ocean Boulevard
  • By Harry Sayer
  • October 24, 2020
The Players Centre bids farewell to 838 building
  • By Ryan Kohn
  • October 23, 2020
Braden River football gains, then loses fourth-quarter lead in loss to Manatee
  • By Harry Sayer
  • October 23, 2020
Jewish Family & Children's Service of the Suncoast throws volunteer appreciation celebration
  • By Mark Bergin
  • October 23, 2020
Longboat honors retiring police chief
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • October 22, 2020
Longboat Island Chapel resumes garden lunches
  • By Liz Ramos
  • October 21, 2020
Spooky tradition in Lakewood Ranch
  • By Ryan Kohn
  • October 16, 2020
Sailors football falls to Manatee
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • October 16, 2020
Kiwanis Club holds second October meeting
B.D. Gullett Elementary students Aubrey Balderama and her sisters, Mattison and Harper, wear pink shirts in honor of their grandmother, who is a cancer survivor. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos
  • October 14, 2020
Pink Out gets personal in Lakewood Ranch
  • By Liz Ramos
  • October 14, 2020
100-year salute to Lakewood Ranch veteran
  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • October 12, 2020
An upbeat note: Outdoor concerts are a hit on the Circle
  • By Harry Sayer
  • October 11, 2020
Fruitville Grove celebrates October spirit with Pumpkin Festival
  • By Harry Sayer
  • October 10, 2020
Temple Emanu-El hosts drive-in Sukkot celebration
Scott Weaver with BMX Trick Stars does a maneuver on his bike before the start of the show.
  • By Liz Ramos
  • October 10, 2020
The 29th Hunsader Farms Pumpkin Festival begins in Bradenton
Pirates senior quarterback Shawqi Itraish warms up before taking on Booker.
  • By Ryan Kohn
  • October 9, 2020
Braden River football shuts out Booker
« 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 »
The best of Your Observer, delivered directly to your inbox

Get the latest in news, sports, schools, arts and things to do in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Longboat Key and East County.

Sign Up

Latest News Photo Galleries

1
  • October 30, 2020
Longboat Key Club tennis players bring their A-game for Halloween
2
  • October 29, 2020
Longboat Key Club organizes Cancer Awareness Day
3
  • October 29, 2020
Longboat Island Chapel bids farewell to longtime friend
4
  • October 28, 2020
Longboat Key Chamber meets for Business After Hours
5
  • October 28, 2020
Fiesta! series kicks off at Benderson Park

App

Download the Your Observer app

Stay in the know with the latest local news. Any device, anytime, anywhere.

DOWNLOAD NOW

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-366-3468
  • FPN Verified

Extra, Extra!

  • Newsletters
  • App
  • Crossword
  • Contests

more

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Classifieds
  • Advertise
  • Rack Locations
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility Options

sister sites

  • Business Observer
  • Jax Daily Record
  • Orange Observer
  • Accessibility Options
  • Copyright © 2026 Observer Media Group Inc., All Rights Reserved
Sign Up for Daily Headlines

A daily dose of news from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

Sign Up for In Case You Missed It

A Saturday dose of the week's top stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County.

Anytime. Anywhere. Observer.

From in-depth local reporting to real-time breaking news, stay connected to the stories shaping our community with the Your Observer app.

Download Now for Free