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  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 17, 2025
Embracing Our Differences cancels Jan. 19 opening day party

The organizers decided to nix the celebration due to forecasts of extreme weather.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 16, 2023
Grand Living in Lakewood Ranch celebrates three milestone birthdays

As one resident turns 100 years old, two others will reach the century mark soon.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 15, 2023
Training program for nonprofit board members seeks applicants

Candidates must be active or prospective nonprofit board members in the Gulf Coast region.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Jim DeLa |
  • January 21, 2025
Bundle up: Series of cold fronts hit Southwest Florida this week

Lows will be in the low 40s for most of the week.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • January 16, 2024
Second suspect arrested for 2017 Longboat murders at Zota resort

Detectives took 34-year-old Latoya Hanna into custody on Jan. 12 on a felony murder charge.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 10, 2024
The Bay Park celebrates Giving Challenge with two-day event series

The series of events allowed the public to engage with eight area nonprofits over music, games and fun activities.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jim DeLa |
  • April 29, 2024
Sarasota real estate broker pleads guilty to benefits fraud

Prosecutors say he collected nearly $300K in disability payments while continuing to work.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • June 26, 2024
Everyone moves to same beat at Siesta Key Drum Circle

The drum circle has been held for nearly three decades.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • September 22, 2025
Temple Emanu-El Religious School celebrates Rosh Hashanah

The school went outdoors, to Phillippi Estate Park, to celebrate the holiday, which celebrates the beginning of the Jewish New Year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Advertising Content Staff |
  • November 26, 2025
Your Weekly Taste: Lotsa Lobster

Stop by Lotsa Lobster today or call (941) 918-2529-(CLAW) with any questions or comments.

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  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 16, 2025
Competition season leaps into action at TerraNova Equestrian Center

Some of the world's top equestrian athletes and horses compete in The Event at TerraNova.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • In Memoriam |
  • January 20, 2026
John Creighton "Creighton" Wheeland

John Creighton "Creighton" Wheeland, 83, passed away January 8, 2026.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 1, 2026
APRIL FOOL: 'Schools of Dope' campus envisioned in Sarasota

High schoolers sought to begin training in a new, state-run industry.

  • April Fools
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 1, 2026
MPO accepting public input for transportation improvement program

The Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization is accepting public input as it prepares its five-year project priority list for submission to FDOT this summer.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2026
Three arrested, two of them juveniles, for armed robbery of a convenience store

The Sarasota Police Department has made arrests in connection with a robbery at gunpoint on Fruitville Road.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2026
American Jewish Committee names new regional president

Wendy Feinstein, a Longboat Key resident, previously served the AJC as regional vice president.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Michael Harris |
  • December 25, 2024
Despite 3 hurricanes, 2024 left Longboat Key smiling

In 2024, we saved lives of turtles and birds and released them back into nature; we danced on St. Patty's Day and renewed love on Valentine's; and we found wonderful goodies, tastes and drinks only Longboat can dish out.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 8, 2025
Legacy Trail bridges, widening projects advance

Overpasses at Clark Road and Bee Ridge Road expected to wrap up in June.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jim DeLa |
  • March 3, 2025
Chad Day Memorial fishing tournament raises funds for Tidewell Hospice

The event has nearly raised $100,000 over its seven years to benefit terminally ill patients.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Snider |
  • February 21, 2025
Fire chief prepares to pass the torch of public safety

Lee Whitehurst's passion to become a firefighter was kindled as a teenager. Five decades later, with retirement looming, he remains devoted to the craft.

  • East County
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