• Alternate Text

  • Loading

  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App
  • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Elections
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Longboat
    • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Elections
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

Results for: Pococo Discount Code : "AVA" Get 20% Off On Galaxy Projector Star Projector

  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 5, 2013
TWIS Asks: Roast

TWIS Asks: Roast

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 30, 2024
East County Athlete of the Week: Colton Dempsey

The Lakewood Ranch High running back transferred from Bradenton Christian this offseason.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 27, 2024
Vacationing couple ends up in Sarasota Bay

A man and woman get a sinking feeling while hanging out with a man they just met on his anchored boat. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 5, 2023
East County Athlete of the Week: Isaiah Allen

The Lakewood Ranch High boys basketball sophomore is averaging 18 points per game through three games.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 30, 2023
Empty Bowls fundraiser takes a bite out of hunger

Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee's annual event, which will be held Nov. 3, provides funds for The Food Bank of Manatee.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • May 24, 2023
Country Club Shores asbestos pipe replacement starts late summer

Replacing the entire pipe is expected to cost about $9.5 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 6, 2024
Stray dog is on the run in Lakewood Ranch

A King Charles spaniel mix nicknamed Rascal was first spotted in early November. He was caught once and is back on the run.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 2, 2024
East County Athlete of the Week: Marvin Palominos

The ODA offensive guard is hitting the college recruiting trail this summer.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • August 20, 2025
Three new Longboat Key staff positions budgeted in 2026, others not

The Town Commission will vote on the 2026 fiscal year budget at two meetings in September which includes a 6.5% staff pay increase and is described by Town Manager Howard Tipton as a "storm-weary budget."

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • January 19, 2026
East County Athlete of the Week: Evan Rowe

The Braden River senior wrestler ranks No. 2 in the state for the 165-pound weight class.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 24, 2013
Holiday wish lists

East County leaders and residents unwrap their wishes for 2014.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 30, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Smell that?

Police reports from around the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 29, 2022
Lakewood Ranch area digs out after Hurricane Ian

Myakka City suffered the most damage in the East County area with severe flooding.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • September 8, 2010
Comeback performance

Robert de Warren slips out of retirement and into something more comfortable. The former Ballet artistic director discusses the launch of his new dance festival.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 30, 2019
Cops Corner: A stray sailboat on shore leave.

Police reports from around the town.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • A time to celebrate |
  • January 23, 2019
Just Married: Will Chase and Anna Hahn

A love story so real it could be a made into a movie.

  • Sarasota
  • Celebrations
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • November 4, 2025
Via Nova Chorale finds a new way following its merger with Choral Artists

Under the leadership of Steven Phillips, the organization has emerged as Sarasota's second largest choral group.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • August 7, 2019
La Norma brings Sicilian spirit to Longboat Key

The Italian restaurant has settled into its tenure on the island after opening several months ago.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • 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 Marty Fugate |
  • November 8, 2017
Artist Series Concerts will host new music festival

BachFest Sarasota explores the legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach.

  • Arts + Culture
« 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 »
The best of Your Observer, delivered directly to your inbox

Get the latest in news, sports, schools, arts and things to do in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Longboat Key and East County.

Sign Up

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-366-3468
  • FPN Verified

Extra, Extra!

  • Newsletters
  • App
  • Crossword
  • Contests

more

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Classifieds
  • Advertise
  • Rack Locations
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility Options

sister sites

  • Business Observer
  • Jax Daily Record
  • Orange Observer
  • Accessibility Options
  • Copyright © 2026 Observer Media Group Inc., All Rights Reserved
Sign Up for Daily Headlines

A daily dose of news from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

Sign Up for In Case You Missed It

A Saturday dose of the week's top stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County.

Anytime. Anywhere. Observer.

From in-depth local reporting to real-time breaking news, stay connected to the stories shaping our community with the Your Observer app.

Download Now for Free