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Though damage was minimal, some mobile homes were damaged in Ian's winds, that peaked with gusts to near hurricane strength.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 17, 2022
Harmer provides report on town status following Hurricane Ian

The town is said to have not experienced sustained hurricane force winds.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • October 17, 2022
Sarasota Cops Corner: Meter beater

Police reports from around Sarasota

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • October 17, 2022
"A little off the top''

Spooky scene plays out at a Sarasota hair salon.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A smoking station stands at the Broadway beach access point Monday morning. (Photo by Lauren Tronstad)
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 17, 2022
Longboat Key adds to list of municipalities passing smoking bans in parks and on beaches

The ban was approved on first reading Sept. 12.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    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
  • News
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
  • Neighbors
    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
  • Sports
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
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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
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In addition to 256 new apartments, the redeveloped Bath & Racquet Club will be a private club featuring tennis and pickleball courts. (Courtesy image)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • October 14, 2022
Effects of Hurricane Ian force Planning Board delays on three apartment projects

Hurricane Ian kept city staff from putting rezoning hearing signs at properties when required, forcing the Planning Board to continue applications of three apartment communities until November.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Shannon Boyce, 15, is the youngest hockey referee at Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex, and one of just six female officials in Florida. (Photo by Ryan Kohn.)
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 14, 2022
Lakewood Ranch teen is one of six female youth hockey officials in Florida

Shannon Boyce, 15, is the youngest official refereeing at Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • October 14, 2022
Observer recommends: State constitutional amendments

A key measure for voters to consider: do the amendments limit your freedom?

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
By SCAT or by Uber? A pair of Observer reporters put each to the test on a race from Longboat Key to Downtown Sarasota. (Lesley Dwyer)
  • By Lesley Dwyer and Lauren Tronstad
  • October 14, 2022
OnDemand versus Uber: Worth it or a waste of time between downtown and Longboat?

OnDemand by Sarasota County is akin to hiring an Uber but is much less expensive and sometimes requires additional stops.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • October 13, 2022
Sisterhood for Good of Lakewood Ranch hosts Designer Bag Bingo

The fundraising event at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing brings together 199 people to play Bingo.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Briggs is enjoying his first day back at Bayfront Park's dog park. (Photo by Lauren Tronstad)
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 13, 2022
Longboat's Bayfront dog park reopens after artificial turf installation

The park's reopening date was pushed back due to Hurricane Ian preparation and recovery.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Operation Blue Roof is available to Sarasota-area homeowners through Oct. 23. The program is offered by the Army Corps of Engineers. (Courtesy Army Corps of Engineers)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • October 13, 2022
Operation Blue Roof is available for Hurricane Ian-damaged homes

Army Corps of Engineers' Operation Blue Roof program authorized to affect temporary repairs to storm-damaged roofs. The program ends on Oct. 23.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 13, 2022
East County weather page photo: October 13

Gordon Silver captured these two deer checking out the neighborhood on a sunny morning in Del Webb of Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 13, 2022
Sarasota weather page photo: October 13

MaryAnn Tygh Parks captured this heron taking off over Celery Fields.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 13, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: October 13

Richard Moskovitz captured this photo of the sun rising over the bay from Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Animal lovers are jumping for joy as 27 dogs are flown Wednesday to shelters in other states to clear space at Manatee County Animal Welfare. Photo by Jay Heater
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • October 13, 2022
Manatee animal shelter space improved through altruistic effort

Wings of Rescue, Humane Society joined Manatee County Animal Welfare to provide new homes for 27 dogs.

  • East County
  • News
The city offers administrative approval for inclusionary projects in the downtown core only. (Andrew Warfield)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • October 13, 2022
Controversial development rules set for Monday vote in Sarasota

As the City Commission is set to consider the final OK to expand staff approval for developments that include attainable housing, all three candidates for two open seats line up in opposition.

  • Sarasota
  • News
An American Airlines Airbus 319 lifts off from SRQ on its way to Charlotte, North Carolina. (Eric Garwood)
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • October 13, 2022
SRQ's September traffic grows despite Hurricane Ian's cancellations

Airport on pace for another record passenger traffic year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Kristen Patton walks with fourth grader Abigail Patton and Giavanna Patton, who is in pre-K, and Vincent Patton to school. "It's always good to get the kids out of the house for some morning exercise," Kristen Patton says.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • October 13, 2022
Braden River Elementary hosts annual Walk and Roll to School Day

Walk and Roll to School Day encourages students and their families to participate in easy physical activity, like walking to school.

  • East County
  • Schools
Manatee County issued a statement Thursday that many wells in the Myakka City area have shown contamination from the floodwaters.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • October 13, 2022
Tests show many private wells in Myakka test positive for contamination

Manatee County will provide potable water to Myakka area residents until water is safe.

  • East County
  • News
Maureen Merrigan was chosen vice mayor by her peers in March. (file)
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 13, 2022
Longboat's Merrigan not seeking reelection

Her decision follows increasing out of state family commitments.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • October 13, 2022
DNA links dead suspect to second Sarasota homicide victim, police say

52-year-old man who died in jail had already been charged in one case.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Construction of new homes of two bedrooms or fewer is down to 6.2% of all homes nationally, compared to 24.1% in the mid-1980s. (File photo)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • October 13, 2022
Sarasota region ranks No. 22 for starter home availability

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton is ranked the 22nd best mid-size MSA in the country to find a starter home and eighth best among its peers in Florida.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 12, 2022
Sarasota High holds 2022 Hall of Fame ceremony

Six new inductees received their awards and gave speeches at Michael's on East on Wednesday night.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
It's safety first before a polo lesson as Karen Medford tries on helmets for instructor Ashlie Osburg.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • October 12, 2022
Lakewood Ranch businesswoman takes on challenge with first lesson at Sarasota Polo Club

Instructor says Lakewood Ranch's Karen Medford aces her first polo lesson.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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