• Alternate Text

  • Loading

  • Mother's Day Gift Guide
  • 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
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Red Tide Map
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • 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
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Red Tide Map
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Mother's Day Gift Guide
  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

News

  • By Pam McTeer
  • July 15, 2009
Ranch candy shop moves to Sarasota

Create Your Own owner Jodi Mailman relocated from her Main Street location to Westfield Southgate mall.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam McTeer
  • July 15, 2009
Braden River High grad hits top speed

Ahmad Hares's dragster set a national record at the Technology Student Association's national dragster competition June 29-30.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Pam McTeer
  • July 15, 2009
Educational Expansion

Bradenton Christian and Imagine School at Lakewood Ranch are adding more learning opportunities for East County families this school year.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Michael Eng
  • July 15, 2009
BRE student schmoozes with Obama

First-grader Kaylah Gunst met the president during the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Children's Congress June 22-24 in Washington, D.C.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 15, 2009
Scoreboard

Scoreboard

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 15, 2009
Observer Group wins 17 awards

The Observer Group Inc. snagged 17 awards at the Florida Press Association's Better Weekly Newspaper Awards July 9-11 at The Breakers Resort in Palm Beach.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 15, 2009
Hlywa hopes to submit plans for tourism units

Andrew Hlywa, owner of the Whitney Beach Plaza, is marketing available north-end properties to developers to create a resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 15, 2009
In Brief

Community News and Notes

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 15, 2009
Where are they now?: Edith Barr Dunn

Barr Dunn may be retired, but she remains a restaurant consultant at heart.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 15, 2009
Islandside tennis courts debated

The town stated that The Longboat Key Club and Resort cannot remove 14 Islandside tennis courts or use the pro shop as an information center as it had planned.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 15, 2009
Observer Group wins 17 awards

The Florida Press Association bestows five first-place awards on The Observer Group publications in its annual 'Better Weekly Newspaper Awards,' held July 11, in Palm Beach.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 15, 2009
Club submits new traffic study

A revised traffic analysis states the Key Club's Islandside renovation project adds one extra car per minute.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 15, 2009
What would happen if a storm hit Longboat?

Longboat Key officials recently discussed the decisions that go into evacuating the island and how residents would get back to their homes if a major storm ever hit the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 15, 2009
District names new Ranch principal

An original member of the Mustang administrative team, Linda Nesselhauf has spent the last two years as assistant principal at Manatee High School.

  • East County
  • Schools
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 15, 2009
Jaleski wants electronic agendas

Commissioner Gene Jaleski says the town will save both money and time by using electronic agendas.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
« 2428 2429 2430 2431 2432 2433 2434 2435 2436 2437 »
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

1
Longboat Library is currently seeking book donations, particularly in fiction published within the last 10 years.
  • April 25, 2026
Longboat library seeks book donations
2
Boat, pedestrian and vehicle traffic are expected to be unaffected by a $4.3 million maintenance project on Siesta Key's north bridge.
  • April 25, 2026
Siesta Key's north bridge undergoes maintenance project
3
34-year-old truck driver Stavan Albert Facey was killed in the crash.
  • April 24, 2026
Hit-and-run suspect pleads not guilty in fatal I-75 wreck
4
Manatee County Administrator Charlie Bishop's contract has been extended until February 2027.
  • April 24, 2026
Manatee County administrator's proposed contract raises concerns
5
The gazebo-style pavilion at Joan M. Durante Park just had a $138,000 facelift as the base of the structure was mostly replaced.
  • April 24, 2026
Durante Park gazebo, boardwalk repairs complete

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