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First grader Penelope Seguin, who loves horses, takes her time petting Sugar, a mini horse, after reading "Pete the Cat Goes to the Doctor."
  • By Liz Ramos
  • January 26, 2024
Myakka City Elementary gallops into reading
Officers of the St. Andrew Society of Sarasota are "piped in" by William Howard.
  • By Lesley Dwyer
  • January 26, 2024
Saint Andrew Society of Sarasota hosts annual Burns Supper
Jessie Ochsendorf, a 7th grader at Pine View School and winner of Best In Show Quotation, and artist Michael White
  • By Ian Swaby
  • January 22, 2024
Sarasota welcomes Embracing Our Differences art exhibit
Gosia and Joe Pilch
  • By Petra Rivera
  • January 22, 2024
Tennis players serve up success at 2024 Observer Challenge
When Lakewood Ranch 7-year-old Tatum Schaper struggled during a sleeping bag sack race during halftime at the Sarasota Polo Club, her dad, Shawn Schaper, rushed forward to give her a hand. The result — a lot of fun.
  • By Jay Heater
  • January 21, 2024
Polo back in action on a windy day in Lakewood Ranch
Spanish Main Yacht Club hosts their third annual Soup and Chili dinner.
  • By Petra Rivera
  • January 21, 2024
Spanish Main Yacht Club cozies up with chili smorgasbord
Samantha, Josh and Layla Goldman attend Temple Emanu-El's Strawberry Fields Shabbat at Hunsader Farms on Jan. 20.
  • By Lesley Dwyer
  • January 20, 2024
Special Shabbat celebrates the trees in east Bradenton
Co-owner Adam Myara serves up a smashburger to the wait staff in the Ed's Tavern kitchen. The new Ed's Tavern had a soft opening for its second Lakewood Ranch location on Friday.
  • By Jay Heater
  • January 19, 2024
Ed's Tavern opens its second Lakewood Ranch restaurant
Audrey Stewart and Debbie Rosenberg
  • By Observer Staff
  • January 18, 2024
Sarasota Art Museum luncheon gives attendees a fresh perspective
Jodi Sobol, owner of Miss Jodi's School of Dance, gets children energized to dance.
  • By Liz Ramos
  • January 17, 2024
Cold temperature keeps children moving at Kids Club at UTC
Tutti Del Monte and speaker Krystel Beall
  • By Observer Staff
  • January 16, 2024
Resilient Repartee speaker turns trauma into triumph
Ozzy Pirner, 2, discovers the wonders of snow in Florida.
  • By Ian Swaby
  • January 15, 2024
Sarasota sees snow day at First Sarasota Baptist Church
Booker High School cheerleaders bring their enthusiasm to the walk.
  • By Ian Swaby
  • January 15, 2024
Celebrations span Sarasota for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Roger Kabler as Robin Williams
  • By Petra Rivera
  • January 15, 2024
Robin Williams impersonator shares his story at TBI comedy show
Tom Arnold with Co-Chairs Taylor Karp Teymuri and Sarah Karp-Renkliyuz, Executive Director Marlene Hauck, Amie Austin and President/ CEO Jeffrey Peterson
  • By Observer Staff
  • January 14, 2024
Sunshine From Darkness lights up night with stories of inspiration
Lakewood Ranch High School sophomore Camryn Shear has her steer hold its head up with pride during the auction.
  • By Liz Ramos
  • January 13, 2024
Students flourish at Manatee County Fair steer shows
Jennifer Kovatch (left) and Keith Pandeloglou (right) of Lakewood Ranch Community Activities present the Volunteer of the Year Award to Lakewood Ranch's Monaca Onstad.
  • By Jay Heater
  • January 12, 2024
LWR Community Activities honors Volunteer of the Year
The bounce houses shut down due to high winds, but Bradenton resident Brody Pawelkoski, 3, got a quick bounce in beforehand.
  • By Lesley Dwyer
  • January 12, 2024
Bounce houses take over Nathan Benderson Park
Some of the estimated 500 people who attended the grand opening of the Lakewood Ranch Library on Jan. 12 gather to listen to the ceremony.
  • By Lesley Dwyer
  • January 12, 2024
Hundreds attend Lakewood Ranch Library grand opening
Perlman Music Program Founder Toby Perlman and Director Itzhak Perlman say they are pleased with the concert that culminated after a winter residency for musicians aged 12-20+.
  • By Janet Combs
  • January 8, 2024
Perlman Music Program celebrates 20 years with a concert and dinner
Jay Camaro performs hit songs while engaging with the crowd, including Concertmaster Marcus Ratzenboeck.
  • By Janet Combs
  • January 8, 2024
Venice Symphony transports guests to Italy with 50th anniversary gala
Debutante twins Sofie and Chloe Niebuhr take a quick dance break for a photo with Debutantes Christine Tagle and Andrea Pellizzari.
  • By Janet Combs
  • January 8, 2024
2023 debutantes make their entrance with grace, charm and poise
Stacey Corley, president of Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation, discusses the impact of the organization.
  • By Observer Staff
  • January 7, 2024
Hospital Gala entertains with glamorous evening
A plant grows from a conch shell in a display by William Tippit of Apopka, Florida.
  • By Ian Swaby
  • January 7, 2024
Orchids in Paradise show grows knowledge of the flowers
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Latest News Photo Galleries

1
First grader Penelope Seguin, who loves horses, takes her time petting Sugar, a mini horse, after reading "Pete the Cat Goes to the Doctor."
  • January 26, 2024
Myakka City Elementary gallops into reading
2
Officers of the St. Andrew Society of Sarasota are "piped in" by William Howard.
  • January 26, 2024
Saint Andrew Society of Sarasota hosts annual Burns Supper
3
Jessie Ochsendorf, a 7th grader at Pine View School and winner of Best In Show Quotation, and artist Michael White
  • January 22, 2024
Sarasota welcomes Embracing Our Differences art exhibit
4
Gosia and Joe Pilch
  • January 22, 2024
Tennis players serve up success at 2024 Observer Challenge
5
When Lakewood Ranch 7-year-old Tatum Schaper struggled during a sleeping bag sack race during halftime at the Sarasota Polo Club, her dad, Shawn Schaper, rushed forward to give her a hand. The result — a lot of fun.
  • January 21, 2024
Polo back in action on a windy day in Lakewood Ranch

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