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Former Braden River High running back Deshaun Fenwick signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent April 27.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 17, 2024
Former Braden River High football players have a shot at the NFL

Deshaun Fenwick and Taylor Upshaw played in the Hula Bowl all-star game Jan. 13 in Orlando.

  • East County
  • Sports
Man threatens store clerk after being asked for ID
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 17, 2024
Man threatens store clerk after being asked for ID

A customer attempting to buy cigars at a convenience store threatened to return later and beat up the clerk. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Volunteer Lisa Kleeberg feeds one of the goats. The goat is on a leash because she's in training for the outreach program.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • January 17, 2024
Animal rescue seeks volunteers for expanding services

The Farmhouse Animal & Nature Sanctuary in Myakka City has a variety of tasks that volunteers can fill.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Dominic and Elizabeth Zaccone sold their home at 541 Harbor Point Road to Pierre McCormick, trustee, of Longboat Key, for $7,712,800.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 17, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Jan. 1-5 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A Bay Isles home on Harbor Point Road tops the week's sales at $7.7 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Six pickleball courts opened at UMR Sports in early 2022.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • January 17, 2024
Athletic academy plans expansion into all-encompassing sports complex

UMR Sports will add baseball and softball fields, mini golf and a multipurpose field for soccer, football and lacrosse to its campus in east Bradenton.

  • East County
  • News
Myakka Rancher Jim Strickland says Florida residents have to think about what the future of the state will look like so they can make proper decisions today.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • January 17, 2024
Rancher says Manatee County faces key conservation decisions

Myakka's Jim Strickland says Florida is headed toward ecological disaster if the public doesn't deal with important issues now.

  • East County
  • News
Vacant Longboat commission seat draws 6 applicants
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • January 17, 2024
Vacant Longboat commission seat draws 6 applicants

Longboat Key commissioners have several choices to choose from when appointing a new commissioner on Jan. 22.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Population growth spawns prosperity. Development comes with it.
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • January 17, 2024
Population growth spawns prosperity. Development comes with it.

Anyone who lives in Florida, full or part time, and thinks they have the right to keep others from having what you have is delusional. Don’t like it? Go back to New Jersey.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Selby Gardens: A vision comes to life; a shinier gem
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • January 17, 2024
Selby Gardens: A vision comes to life; a shinier gem

The opening last week of the first phase of the Gardens’ $92 million master plan was a monumental culmination.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Water taxi for Whitney? No way
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • January 17, 2024
Water taxi for Whitney? No way

While a water taxi sounds like a good idea, by our way of thinking if it were such a good idea, typically the private sector would fill the need.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Vaccine deaths higher than COVID deaths, entrepreneur and author say
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • January 17, 2024
Vaccine deaths higher than COVID deaths, entrepreneur and author say

Here are shocking statements of late, from Steve Kirsch and Bret Weinstein, both early dissenters to the COVID vaccines.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Authorities speak to guests outside the Zota Beach Resort on Aug. 4, 2017, after a double homicide took place at the resort.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • January 16, 2024
Second suspect arrested for 2017 Longboat murders at Zota resort

Detectives took 34-year-old Latoya Hanna into custody on Jan. 12 on a felony murder charge.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Tutti Del Monte and speaker Krystel Beall
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 16, 2024
Resilient Repartee speaker turns trauma into triumph

Krystel Beall shared her story with overcoming trauma at the luncheon, hosted by Resilient Retreat.

  • Black Tie
Lakewood Ranch High senior Evan Bolick committed to Ave Maria University.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 16, 2024
East County Athlete of the Week: Evan Bolick

The Lakewood Ranch High senior defensive end committed to Ave Maria University on Jan. 14.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota County's OnDemand service debuted in 2021.
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • January 16, 2024
Islandwide OnDemand ride-share service to begin this month

The new transit system extends Sarasota County’s Breeze OnDemand service to include Manatee County portion of Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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