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By Ian Swaby |
May 30, 2024

Choral Artists of Sarasota preps for D-Day commemoration in France

The chorus will be seen by more than a million people at Normandy American Cemetery and will also perform in Paris.

Sarasota
Neighbors

By Jay Heater |
January 29, 2025

Maintaining a positive direction is key to new LWRBA chair

Julie Fanning will guide the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance through its 20th anniversary year.

East County
Business

By Carter Weinhofer |
October 24, 2023

Smartphone app helps users enjoy Longboat's natural environment

An environmental studies graduate-turned-journalist tries his hand at the iNaturalist biodiversity survey in Quick Point Nature Preserve.

Longboat Key
News

By Lesley Dwyer |
November 12, 2025

Veterans find camaraderie in paddling at Nathan Benderson Park

The veterans dragon boat team operates under the umbrella of the park's nonprofit conservancy.

East County
Neighbors

By Ian Swaby |
September 3, 2023

75th Annual Labor Day Regatta keeps another generation sailing

The event drew young sailors, as well as experienced racers, from near and far.

Sarasota
Neighbors

By David Conway |
November 10, 2020

City Manager Tom Barwin prepares retirement plan

Barwin, who has served in the city manager role since 2012, plans to discuss transition planning at a meeting next month.

Sarasota
News

By Ryan Kohn |
December 26, 2022

Our columnist's favorite East County sports moments of 2022

From back-to-back state championships to quirky golf collections, there was a diverse set of sports stories to be told in 2022.

East County
Sports

By Jen Blanco |
March 31, 2010

Injury sidelines senior standout

Trisha Zuknick broke the thumb on her pitching hand during the Pirates' win over Venice March 17. Zuknick hopes to return to the lineup April 13 for the Braden River's senior night.

East County
Sports

By Heidi Kurpiela |
December 14, 2011

Linda Heath: Artistic Angler

It used to be that Linda Heath fished for her dinner. Now she spends more time fishing for her subjects. The emerging Gyotaku artist explains the surprisingly odorless practice of fish rubbing.

Arts + Culture

By Pam Eubanks |
September 19, 2012

Sisters' story aids heart education

Natalie Colwell, 14, and her sister Caitlin, 11, are poster children for the American Heart Association 2012-2013 heart walk.

East County
News

By Marty Fugate |
November 15, 2016

Theater review: 'Book of Days'

Asolo Conservatory deftly tackles challenging material in an honest observation of intricately interwoven lives.

Arts + Entertainment
Reviews

By Alex Mahadevan |
June 22, 2016

Tropical Storm Colin displaces Longboat Key sand

Although dry beaches on Longboat Key lost about 20 feet of sand on average due to Tropical Storm Colin, town officials say there’s still plenty of sand in the coastal system.

Longboat Key
News

By Vinnie Portell |
May 20, 2025

Booker senior becomes first flag football signee in Sarasota County

Jewel Kerr signed a scholarship to play flag football at Bethel College on May 14.

Sarasota
Sports

By Observer Staff |
July 17, 2025

Saliva skirmish ends the night out at a downtown club

A woman claiming to be a victim turns out to be the spitter in an after-midnight skirmish of sputum. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

Sarasota
Cops Corner

By Observer Staff |
November 11, 2009

Welcome Back: Summer recap

Here's a recap of the top news stories that you might have missed from May to October.

Longboat Key
News

By Eric Snider |
August 17, 2023

Nonprofits pair up to preserve Celery Fields

The Sarasota Audubon Society and the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast have collaborated to rewild the Quad Parcels at the Celery Fields, creating new bird habitats and wildlife viewing.