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  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 30, 2019
Longboat Library to host Art and Authors Festival

The event will run from noon to 4 p.m. on Feb. 2 at the Longboat Library.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 27, 2017
Waterlefe committee makes statement with landscape

Landscape improvement adds value, residents say.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • April 28, 2016
County administration brings their children to work

Daughters and sons of Sarasota County employees spend the day learning about different departments.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 22, 2012
Braden River seventh-grader soars to even greater heights

Noah Candocia began competing on the trampoline at Kids SuperGym four years ago. This year, Noah is preparing to earn Junior Elite status.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • March 12, 2015
3 Things: $2 million homes

If you’re able to spend $2 million on a home, Sarasota has some great options — and lots of them.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • March 21, 2012
EDIBLES: A taste and recipe trip down memory lane

This story comes from a Senior Friendship Centers fundraiser March 13. The party was built around "You Bet Your Life," the well-loved and well-remembered 1950s TV show starring the one-and-only Groucho Marx.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 24, 2018
Dressed to thrill for Lakewood Ranch Boo Fest

Families say making their own costumes is half the fun of Halloween.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2013
Business Briefs

Key Club named No. 12 resort by Tennis Resorts Online; Jack Brill to run Metz Culinary Management division; Stephania Feltz named SYC member relations director

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • April 12, 2022
This Week in A+E: April 14-20

World class theater hits Sarasota this week, as productions of "South Pacific," "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Fiddler on the Roof" play locally.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • October 18, 2013
TWIS Asks: Frightmares owner John Rusnak

TWIS Asks: Frightmares owner John Rusnak

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 13, 2020
Police have you covered with mask giveaway

Sarasota Police plan another event, while supplies last.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2011
News Briefs

Dentists collecting Halloween candy for troops; Ranch Rotary Club accepting applications; Boo Run, Beer Festival to benefit local charities; Big Cat Habitat adjusts hours; Manatee County launches energy-efficiency project; Scholarship fund launches wreath sales; School District sets open enrollment dates

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 27, 2017
Manatee County officials warn residents to stay off the roads in Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch

More than 7 inches of rain in a 24-hour period has retention ponds overflowing.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 6, 2014
Cultivating talent

Most kids head off to camp in the summer, but the serious dancers head to summer intensive to sharpen their skills and hone their talents.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • July 21, 2021
Longboat Key sees dozens of home rebuilds since January 2020

Demolishing and rebuilding is one way Longboaters can live in their idea of paradise.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 1, 2023
Sarasota ranked No. 5 best place to live and climbing

Moving four spots to rank No. 5 in the U.S. News & World Report Best Places to Live Ranking, Sarasota sets its sights on dethroning Green Bay.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 20, 2025
Once-powerful Sarasota developer reshapes, reprioritizes his life

A go-star in local development and statewide politics, Henry Rodriguez laments the direction his life took. "I was young, influential and making a ton of money," he says, "but I was miserable."

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 29, 2024
New College approves airport land purchase agreement

With regulatory hurdles remaining, closing the deal on the 31 acres New College rents from SRQ airport remains months away.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 21, 2023
Community lifestyle specialist spreads wings with OnPlace

Former SMR community relations director Monaca Onstad uses her Lakewood Ranch experience to enhance communities around the nation.

  • East County
  • Business
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 20, 2011
INCORPORATION Q&A: Friends of Lakewood Ranch

Opponents of the incorporation of Lakewood Ranch answer readers' questions.

  • East County
  • News
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