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Results for: Pococo Discount Code "AVA505" – Get 50% Discount

  • By Michael Harris |
  • April 1, 2025
APRIL FOOL: Sarasota to give street racers a course of action

During weekend evenings, organized drag racing on Fruitville will become an avenue racers will enjoy.

  • April Fools
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 29, 2025
Sarasota city manager search expands to full field of candidates

Dissatisfied with the culled list, the Sarasota City Commission has asked its recruiting firm to provide background materials on all applicants for city manager.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • April 24, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Tanner Jackson

The senior helped the Cougars win a district championship on April 17.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • May 13, 2025
LBK Rotarians gift Longboat first responders wishlist items

The Rotary Club of Longboat Key presented about $5,500 worth of work-related gifts to Longboat Key’s first responders.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • May 7, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Alex Bates

The Riverview junior won his region in pole vaulting.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • May 20, 2025
Longboat Key residents celebrate two granddaughters' med school graduations

Class of 2025 includes two graduates from medical school hailing from the Longboat Esposito family.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Tidewell Foundation |
  • May 2, 2024
Tidewell Foundation Raising the Next Generation of Hospice Nurses

Tidewell Hospice, a not-for-profit organization, offers care provided by expert care teams wherever patients call home.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 3, 2024
Sarasota man sentenced to 15 years for defrauding seniors

A federal judge in Tampa sentenced a 67-year-old insurance agent for a scheme that stole millions from elderly clients.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 13, 2024
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Mike Drayton

The Sarasota High senior boys basketball player was named the FACA District 16 Class 7A Player of the Year on Feb. 13.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 6, 2024
Manatee County commemorates Crooked River Ranch preservation

Crooked River Ranch is the first purchase through the Environmental Lands Management and Acquisitions Committee and will serve as a public preserve.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • November 26, 2024
Resident flags officer for help removing raccoon from car grill

After accidentally hitting the raccoon, the driver found the raccoon to be alive and behind the grill. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • December 8, 2022
$100,000 donation helps stop sex trafficking nationwide

Christ Church made a $50,000 donation matched by The Patterson Foundation to cover startup costs for Selah Consulting.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 5, 2025
Police chief calls for backup to stop a street scuffle

Officers respond when Police Chief Rex Troche spots two men on the verge of a fight in a downtown street. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • February 3, 2025
Myakka City Elementary adapts to the times in literacy battle

Literacy Night is one of several efforts teachers use to get actual books in their students' hands.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • January 21, 2025
Country Club Shores turn lane construction to start in February

The construction timeline will last through the upcoming peak season, but a traffic plan will prevent major traffic delays, Longboat Key town officials say.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 14, 2025
Longboat Kiwanis presents check to Children's Guardian Fund

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key has long supported the Children's Guardian Fund, a Sarasota nonprofit supporting children in the juvenile dependency care system.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • November 27, 2023
Christ Church of Longboat Key chooses first full-time pastor

The Rev. Julia Piermont shares her excitement of being the new pastor for Christ Church and her admiration of its foundation.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • October 31, 2023
Country Club Shores asbestos pipe replacement begins

The multiphase project on Longboat Key will start with Country Club Shores IV and V and will wrap up by early 2025 before proceeding to the final two phases.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • October 23, 2023
New fire station rated for major hurricane approved for Myakka City

Willis Smith will start construction on the new station in November.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 28, 2025
Arts can (and should) stand on their own

Whenever the region’s arts organizations and their leaders and representatives convene for a conference or summit, inevitably, discussions get around to lamenting the state of taxpayer funding for the arts.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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