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Lakewood Ranch residents Marilyn and Marty Munce are regulars at Waterside Place.
  • By Lesley Dwyer
  • August 28, 2024
Manatee Community Concert Band rocks Waterside Place
Kwaku Addae, 7 and Joy Prophete, 8, prepare for graduation.
  • By Ian Swaby
  • August 26, 2024
Kids celebrate multicultural learning during Learn My History Foundation graduation
Gerrit Paul Groen sang for Christ Church on Aug. 25.
  • By Petra Rivera
  • August 26, 2024
Christ Church of Longboat Key hosts world-renowned musicians
Debbie Shaffer, a member of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance, is excited to see the drone in action.
  • By Lesley Dwyer
  • August 25, 2024
Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance hits the road
Silvanna Escobar, 17, Jersey Baldini, 15 and Harper Weyant, 15 of The Heartbreakers, perform on stage.
  • By Ian Swaby
  • August 24, 2024
Music Compound showcases new location at Back to School Bash
Lakewood Ranch senior Cullen McRae celebrates after his third touchdown run against Lemon Bay High.
  • By Ryan Kohn
  • August 24, 2024
Lakewood Ranch High football runs past Lemon Bay High
Lorraine and Tommy Rheinlander with Gary Hagen at Donuts By Design
  • By Petra Rivera
  • August 23, 2024
Summer Night Out builds community between new and longtime Longboaters
A conceptual rendering by Hoyt Architects of Orange Pineapple LLC's possible plans for Cross Street.
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • August 21, 2024
Sarasota OKs vacating Cross Street right of way
Tatyana Sharoubim Stewart, Katherine Harris, Margaret Wise and Dayle Hoffmann
  • By Petra Rivera
  • August 21, 2024
Women In Philanthropy of Sarasota announces honorees for its first soiree
Rick Erbacci, Stacey Fredericks and Donna Karasic
  • By Ian Swaby
  • August 19, 2024
Second Toast Local event serves up craft beers and spirits for a cause
Mary Miller from the Jazz DaddyOs
  • By Petra Rivera
  • August 18, 2024
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church brings jazz to the Circle
Cardinal Mooney High's Bo O'Daniel (7) celebrates as teammate Marcus Galloway jogs into the end zone for a touchdown.
  • By Ryan Kohn
  • August 16, 2024
Cardinal Mooney High football beats Booker High in preseason clash
St. Regis Longboat Key welcomes locals for soft opening
  • By Observer Staff
  • August 16, 2024
St. Regis Longboat Key welcomes locals for soft opening
Fifth graders Miranda Morales Briceno and Janyl Alvarado Hernandez wear special back-to-school glasses in fifth grade science teacher Justine Holcomb's class at Tuttle Elementary.
  • By Ian Swaby
  • August 12, 2024
Sarasota students return to school
Cristina Campbell and Kevin Campbell have mixed feelings about sending their daughter Charlotte Campbell to kindergarten, but they're comforted that her brother, Bryson Campbell, is across the hall in first grade.
  • By Liz Ramos
  • August 12, 2024
5 things to know as Manatee County students return to school
Jing Wu, Savana Byrne and Mei-Li Thompson
  • By Ian Swaby
  • August 12, 2024
Collectibles and characters abound at SarasotaCon
Michael Bodnyk, Monica Sirocchi, Kenneth Bowermeister, Andrii and Yurii Padkovskyi
  • By Petra Rivera
  • August 11, 2024
St. Armands Lutheran host Strings Con Brio to kickstart free concert series
Lakewood Ranch resident Willow Reilly shows off her athleticism at the Toddler Olympics at Lakewood Ranch Library on Aug. 9.
  • By Lesley Dwyer
  • August 10, 2024
Competition heats up at the Lakewood Ranch Library Toddler Olympics
Longboat Island Chapel members bring lunch to the Longboat Key Fire Department.
  • By Petra Rivera
  • August 9, 2024
Longboat Island Chapel treats Longboat firefighters to lunch
Lakewood Ranch's Christine Monachos celebrates her hole-in-one.
  • By Liz Ramos
  • August 8, 2024
MVP Sports and Social brings big fun to mini golf in Sarasota
Summerfield Bluffs 13-year-old Leah Abrams looks over her destroyed yearbooks as her family works to clean up their home after it was flooded. "All of my yearbooks are ruined," she says.
  • By Lesley Dwyer
  • August 6, 2024
Manatee County calls Hurricane Debby a 100-year storm
After Hurricane Debby hit the area Aug. 5, 2024, an East Manatee Fire Rescue worker paddles toward a flooded home on Quonset Road along the Braden River to rescue the occupant.
  • By Jay Heater
  • August 5, 2024
Hurricane Debby causes major flooding in Lakewood Ranch area
Jack Kushin, 7, Cason West, 7 and Kai Dodge, 6, came dressed as Spider-Man.
  • By Ian Swaby
  • August 3, 2024
City of Sarasota summer camp keeps kids active
Brad Marner and Michael Garey
  • By Petra Rivera
  • August 2, 2024
Longboat Key Chamber networking event hits record numbers
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Latest News Photo Galleries

1
Lakewood Ranch residents Marilyn and Marty Munce are regulars at Waterside Place.
  • August 28, 2024
Manatee Community Concert Band rocks Waterside Place
2
Kwaku Addae, 7 and Joy Prophete, 8, prepare for graduation.
  • August 26, 2024
Kids celebrate multicultural learning during Learn My History Foundation graduation
3
Gerrit Paul Groen sang for Christ Church on Aug. 25.
  • August 26, 2024
Christ Church of Longboat Key hosts world-renowned musicians
4
Debbie Shaffer, a member of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance, is excited to see the drone in action.
  • August 25, 2024
Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance hits the road
5
Silvanna Escobar, 17, Jersey Baldini, 15 and Harper Weyant, 15 of The Heartbreakers, perform on stage.
  • August 24, 2024
Music Compound showcases new location at Back to School Bash

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