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  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • December 10, 2018
Sarasota celebrates the season with lights

Nothing brings joy like a beautiful light display. Here's some of Sarasota's brightest.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 15, 2018
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Lexi Albero

The Sailors pitcher talks her rise ball and the value of lettuce.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 27, 2015
Landau outlines pipe assessment

The town of Longboat Key attempted two separate ultrasonic tests underwater in 2007 and failed to get a reading on the interior health of the pipe.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 17, 2013
Athlete of the Week: Taylor Pawelkoski

Twelve-year-old middle linebacker Taylor Pawelkoski recently was selected to represent Team Florida in the 2013 Future Stars Game June 15, at Bolles School in Jacksonville.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 29, 2024
Performance of note at Musicpalooza at Nathan Benderson Park

Five Music Compound bands took the stage at the Sarasota festival.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 29, 2026
6th annual Get Your Mutt Movin' helps get support moving for rescue animals

The annual event, a fundraiser for Satchel's Last Resort, raised about $45,000, according to the rescue.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 8, 2022
91-year-old Lakewood Ranch author keeps writing on human learning

Joseph Novak has written 41 books and published more than 150 papers on human learning, cognitive psychology in learning and concept mapping.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • November 20, 2012
Home of the Month: Splendor on the bay

The Nelsons built a house full of memories with classic-modern architecture. The dramatic waterfront home in Harbor Acres fluidly marries the outdoors and indoors.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 14, 2013
Brown: 'The toughest decision I've had to make on the commission'

A Longboat Key Town Commission-approved DROP option and an early-retirement incentive for general employees will cost the town $1,937,190 over 30 years.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 21, 2013
Commission approves DROP and early-retirement incentives

A DROP option and an early-retirement incentive the town approved last week for general employees will cost the town $1,937,190 over 30 years.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 10, 2021
Bulls girls soccer runs through early-season competition

Parrish Community High has made girls soccer a must-do event.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jim DeLa |
  • August 28, 2024
Sarasota County staff explain causes of flooding from Hurricane Debby

The presentation led commissioners and residents to question whether the county's stormwater regulations are stringent enough.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 24, 2023
2023: Best of Black Tie

It was a year filled with the three F's: fun, fashion and fundraising. Here are some of our favorite moments from the area’s social scene in 2023.

  • Black Tie
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 28, 2024
East County athletes help send Cougars girls basketball to states

The Cardinal Mooney girls basketball team has reached the Class 3A state tournament four years in a row but have yet to win the title.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 12, 2023
Baltimore Orioles show off long-term plan in 2023

The team might make a fast exit from the postseason — but this year is only the beginning.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • July 15, 2025
ODA hosts Little Medical School-Suncoast marine biology camp

Campers learned about pollution, tracking turtles, the layers of the ocean and more.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 7, 2022
Tara residents hit the runway to support Southeastern Guide Dogs

The annual Tara Fall Fashion Show brought about 200 community residents together.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 2, 2010
Where's Waldo? Mote has communication problem

The autonomous underwater vehicle will be replaced because it stopped communicating via satellite.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 6, 2012
Plover chicks brave weekend

Of the two remaining Snow Plover nests on Siesta Key beach, two chicks have hatched and survived the weekend.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • April 13, 2011
VMF brings the beats to the ballroom

The Vinyl Music Festival kicked off April 8, at Michael's On East, with an adrenaline-pumping mix of electronic music and eclectic dancing.

  • Arts + Culture
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