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  • Liz Ramos
  • October 22, 2022
Students launch into catapult competition in Palmetto

Students must react to surprise materials provided to build the catapults.

  • East County
  • Schools
ODA players and first-year Head Coach Rob Hollway celebrate a 54-10 win over Cocoa Beach High on Senior Night. ODA is 8-0 in 2022 after two straight winless regular seasons. (Photo by Ryan Kohn.)
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 22, 2022
Formally downtrodden ODA football team completes perfect regular season

The Lakewood Ranch private school football program snaps a two-year losing streak and posts undefeated regular season.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • October 22, 2022
Making Strides walk in Sarasota gets ringing endorsement

Lakewood Ranch woman celebrates end of treatment at Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
High school football roundup: Week nine
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 22, 2022
High school football roundup: Week nine

How did Sarasota-Bradenton area teams fare as the postseason creeps closer?

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 21, 2022
Sarasota High football flattens Braden River High

The Sailors' 28-3 road win Friday night broke a seven-game losing streak to the Pirates.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • October 21, 2022
Walsh named chair of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce

Walsh is only the seventh woman to take on the role in 102 years.

  • Sarasota
  • News
An aerial view of the St. Regis property in Longboat Key shows the progress made over the last year. (Courtesy image).
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 21, 2022
St. Regis hits one-year construction mark

Progress is slightly ahead of schedule for July 2024 opening.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • October 21, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: When the tow truck needs a tow truck

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Palm Aire's Nick Barbi is seeking members for his new Science and Technology Society.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • October 21, 2022
Unique club seeks science-minded members in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch

Nick Barbi hosts his first Science and Technology Society event with restaurateur Ed Chiles as the main speaker.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
A conceptual rendering of The Bay with a new performing arts center in the middle of the park. The building drawing is for illustrative purposes only. (Courtesy Image)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • October 21, 2022
Task force set to choose Sarasota Performing Arts Center architect

The first meeting of the committee will be Oct. 31.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Park East at Azario's Lily Wojtkowski loves creating comics. (Courtesy of Lily Wojtkowski)
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • October 21, 2022
Lakewood Ranch 12-year-old delivers comic strip plot twists with pet rat 'Pretzel'

Lily Wojtkowski turns her love of doodling into a comic book featuring her pet rat, Pretzel.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Bella Rubal, a first grade teacher at Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary School, reads to her students. Elementary and middle school students don't have to make up instructional time missed during Hurricane Ian. (Photo by Liz Ramos)
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • October 21, 2022
Hurricane Ian causes only minor shift to School District of Manatee County schedule

Students have to make up less time thanks to passing 1-mill property tax referendum in 2021.

  • East County
  • Schools
Eighth graders Leah Duff, Juliana Fuschetto, Elena Margioukla and Vincenzo Pino work on decorations for a trick-or-treat station. (Photo by Liz Ramos)
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • October 21, 2022
Nolan Middle School to host annual Haunted House in Lakewood Ranch

National Junior Honor Society students turn hallways and classrooms into a tour of terror.

  • East County
  • Schools
Back row, Richard Petrucci, Vern Buchanan, David Daily, and Richard Swier. Front row, John Skeen, John Brill, and Edward Mahoney.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • October 21, 2022
Local veterans honored by Congressman Vern Buchanan

Six veterans honored for their sacrifices in a ceremony at the Manatee Players Theatre.

  • East County
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    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • October 20, 2022
Ranch Nite Wednesdays returns as a regular social event in Lakewood Ranch

After a summer break, the event serves as a mixer and as a host of a regular cornhole tournament.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: October 20

Sergio Albuquerque captured this photo of a railroad vine in bloom along Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2022
East County weather page photo: October 20

Gordon Silver captured this Sandhill crane colt calling out for mom along Lorraine Road in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2022
Sarasota weather page photo: October 20

Becky Edwards captured this honey bee on a flower in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
This year's co-chairs of the annual Christmas Bazaar: JoAnn Sifuentes, Diane Monaghan and Chris Gooderham. (Lesley Dwyer)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • October 20, 2022
St. Mary's annual Christmas Bazaar is Nov. 5

Church members start making sale items in May for their annual Christmas Bazaar.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • October 20, 2022
Observer recommends . . .

City and county charter questions in Manatee and Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • October 20, 2022
Red tide detected in Sarasota County's southern beaches

Low levels found in water samples from Turtle Beach south. No levels detected from Siesta Beach north.

  • Sarasota
  • News
John Fernandez is lead operator for the Manatee County Wastewater Plant on Lena Road. The county now will maintain CDD6's wastewater system. (Photo by Ian Swaby)
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • October 20, 2022
CDD6 in Lakewood Ranch hits milestone with transfer of wastewater system to Manatee County

Next step will be for Manatee County to take over maintenance of CDD6's potable water system.

  • East County
  • News
Colleen Blumenthal says she doesn't know if Blumenberry Farms will survive if Sarasota County commissioners allow light industrial uses on her section of Lorraine Road.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • October 20, 2022
Rezone vote due for section of Lorraine Road in Lakewood Ranch

Blumenberry Farms owner says allowing light industrial would be a blow to agriculture.

  • East County
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    A time to celebrate |
  • October 19, 2022
Piper Anne Dawson

Longboat Key has a NEW (youngest) resident!

  • Longboat Key
  • Celebrations
Willis Smith Construction CEO David Sessions says his company has had a more than 40-year relationship with Bill North's HBK CPAs firm.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • October 19, 2022
Willis Smith Construction celebrates 50 years of excellence

Clients, partners join with Willis Smith to celebrate the milestone at Waterside Place.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Rickie Fowler, who has won five career PGA Tour events, will team with Paula Creamer to form the Tour Pro Team in the $25K Showdown, the final competition of the PopStroke Tour Championship. (Photo courtesy of Getty Images.)
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 19, 2022
PopStroke Tour Championship will bring PGA, LPGA stars to UTC

PopStroke founder Greg Bartoli explains why the event was conceived and the impact bringing Rickie Fowler and Paula Creamer to the event will have.

  • East County
  • Sports
This year, Main Street Market will extend beyond the area pictured, to the area of Ed's Tavern and The Fish Hole. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • October 19, 2022
Main Street Market returns to Lakewood Ranch with expanded offerings

Bigger version of the Main Street Market begins Oct. 22 at Main Street at Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Manatee County Public Works Fleet Services employee Christopher Brooks unloads containers of bottled water.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • October 19, 2022
Manatee County continues to serve Myakka residents who have contaminated water

Drinking water, water testing provided to Myakka residents by Manatee County following Ian.

  • East County
  • News
Nico Bencomo takes his second shot on the No. 9 hole at Laurel Oak Country Club's Jones course. Bencomo is one of Cardinal Mooney's top boys golfers in 2022. (Photo by Ryan Kohn.)
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 19, 2022
Prose and Kohn: Mooney boys golf wants a top-five finish at states

The Cougars believe they have both the top-end talent and the depth to get it done.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Previously, administrative approval for development has been restricted to the downtown core. (Eric Garwood)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • October 19, 2022
Sarasota City Commission builds new set of development rules with 4-1 votes

City approves batch of changes aimed at moving quicker on attainable housing, though critics say public comment is cut out of the process.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Helena Hebda. (Photo by Ryan Kohn.)
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 18, 2022
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 10.20.22

Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 10.20.22

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • October 18, 2022
Lots of love shown at Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch's Putts Fore Mutts tourney

Putts Fore Mutts and Racquets for Rescues fundraisers are crucial for the Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
JFCS of the Suncoast recently held its own food truck fundraiser event for groups on Oct. 13. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • October 18, 2022
Sarasota nonprofits raise funds for hurricane victims

The nonprofit community has been active in collecting funds and passing along supplies to people in need.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sarah Cirone, left, Annie Glennon and Kathleen Eidson tout privacy of the Key's beaches. (Photo by Lauren Tronstad)
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 18, 2022
Minimal damages noted on Longboat beaches following Hurricane Ian

Town's recently renourished beaches stood up to Hurricane Ian, town says.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Dr. Michael O'Neil in front of the POD in the Publix parking lot on Bay Isles Road. (courtesy photo)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • October 18, 2022
Longboat Key trio launch a community-wide hurricane relief effort

The PODS storage unit put in the Publix parking lot on Bay Isles Road was filled with supplies in under two days.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The CEO's dad Dennis Virgin helps clean up the facility following Hurricane Ian. (Lesley Dwyer)
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • October 18, 2022
Save Our Seabirds rebuilds aviaries, raises money after Hurricane Ian

Without insurance to cover the damaged aviaries, Save Our Seabirds is raising $125,000 themselves.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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