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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • October 17, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Special delivery

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 17, 2022
Casey Key properties sell for $5.75 million

Main house, guest house on Casey Key Road are the top sellers for the week of Oct. 3-7.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • October 17, 2022
The Bay Park opens with 10 days of celebration

Locals flocked to the new park for a We The Kings concert, a food festival and more.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sanctuary at Longboat Key Club was built in 1989. (file)
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 17, 2022
Sanctuary condo unit sells for $2.7 million

Property within Longboat Key Club is the top seller on Longboat Key for the week of Oct. 3-7.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • October 17, 2022
Rain can't dampen Pumpkin Festival fun at Hunsader Farms

Those who attend the annual Bradenton event don't mind a little mud.

  • East County
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    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • October 16, 2022
Erik Arroyo teases supporters, gets roasted, at Mayor's Ball

The new Sarasota City Foundation hosted the event at Waterworks on Oct. 15.

  • Black Tie
Discuss "Surviving in a Ruthless World: Bob Dylan's Voyage to Infidels" with Terry Gans on Oct. 22 at Bookstore1. (courtesy photo)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • October 16, 2022
Former Longboat mayor dives deep into Dylan's iconic album

Terry Gans will be appearing at a local author book fair on Oct. 22.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • October 16, 2022
Sarasota Opera returns with Curtain Raiser dinner

The dinner was held at the Selby Gardens Event Center on Oct. 16.

  • Black Tie
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • October 16, 2022
Sarasota Art Museum starts season with reception

The season kickoff was held Oct. 15.

  • Black Tie
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • October 16, 2022
Newtown hosts Big Mama's Collard Greens Festival

The annual festival made its return on Oct. 15.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Lissette Estevez, an English to Speakers of Other Languages teacher, helps guide third grader Daniel Perez-Martinez through a math lesson. Teachers are not only there for students educationally but also socially and emotionally.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • October 15, 2022
Myakka City Elementary School works to support its students and staff after Hurricane Ian

Myakka Elementary provides a return to normalcy for many students traumatized by Hurricane Ian.

  • East County
  • Schools
High school football roundup: Week eight
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 15, 2022
High school football roundup: Week eight

Several Sarasota-Bradenton area teams suffered important losses, but The Out-of-Door Academy remained undefeated.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 14, 2022
ODA football beats Cocoa Beach 54-10 to remain undefeated

Senior running back Griffin DeRusso led the Thunder with four total touchdowns.

  • East County
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Bird Key Park is along Ringling Causeway. (file)
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 14, 2022
No-swim advisory lifted for Bird Key Park

Results of follow-up testing expected on Friday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
From left, Sarasota Commission candidates Dan Lobeck, incumbent Jen Ahearn-Koch and Debbie Trice at a form co-hosted by the Downtown Sarasota Alliance and Downtown Sarasota Condo Association. (Andrew Warfield)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • October 14, 2022
City Commission candidates address questions of downtown residents' groups

In agreement on many key issues, the three candidates for two Sarasota City Commission seats tried to separate themselves from the rest before two downtown groups.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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