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  • By Liz Ramos |
  • February 22, 2022
Manatee chamber and school district partner for Project TEACH

School District of Manatee County fourth graders learn the importance of first impressions while exploring different careers.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 24, 2022
Benderson Park dragon boat paddlers soar in Sarasota

Six gold medals earned by the hosts during IDBF Club Crew World Championships.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 25, 2010
Patterson celebrates victory

Incumbent County Commissioner Nora Patterson claimed 44 of 50 voting precincts from Sarasota to Osprey to defeat fellow Siesta Key resident Mark Smith in the Republican primary.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • November 23, 2011
Island Beat: Treasure Boat Way fence problems multiply

The gas line rupture last week, near the Treasure Boat Way intersection with Ocean Boulevard, is almost enough to make one think that area has been 'hoodooed.'

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 3, 2011
Chihuly Collection combines glass art with unique space

The Chihuly Collection opened to the public July 10, 2010. One of the newest jewels of St. Pete's vibrant arts-and-culture scene, it features 16 stunning installations ranging from small vessels to room-size installations.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By David Conway |
  • November 3, 2016
Sarasota businesses speak out on homelessness

Three years after hiring a consultant to develop a strategy to address regional homelessness, there’s a growing anxiety downtown that no progress is being made.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • January 15, 2024
Will affordable housing policy encourage 'concrete canyons'?

Sarasota Vice Mayor Jen Ahearn-Koch worries that the city's proposed incentives might bring about unintended consequences.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 17, 2024
Out-of-Door Academy adds passing game guru

Nate Strawderman, 26, joins the Lakewood Ranch school after coaching at Bradenton Christian School.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • In Memoriam |
  • September 2, 2022
Edward K. Christian

Edward K. Christian, 78, of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan and Longboat Key, Florida, passed away peacefully on Friday August 19, 2022, after a short illness.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 10, 2022
The school board dilemma

After Tom Edwards declared he is working for woke-ism, he triggered questions about Lauren Kurnov.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 21, 2023
AG Lafley talks past, present and future of The Bay

The founding CEO explains the importance of waterfront dining and highlights the range of future options, including a food truck village.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 1, 2010
Our View

Is renourishment the way to go?

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • August 12, 2023
Longboat Key Community Center nears necessary interlocal agreement

The next steps in the community center project rely on conversations between Manatee County and the school district.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • October 19, 2020
Business profile: Steff's Stuff

The eponymous owner, Stephanie Claussen, has been finding treasures on Longboat Key for almost 40 years.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • November 2, 2021
Longboat Key voters approve density referendum

The developer still needs further town approval before work can begin building two residential homes on Buttonwood Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • February 9, 2021
McClelland Park sees the light for entrance upgrade

Neighborhood launches fundraiser to replace 1970s era illumination.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 25, 2010
Bumper stickers show police support

A police sergeant's wife said she's fed up with the negative news surrounding the police department, so she created 50 'Support Sarasota Police' bumper stickers to hand out for free.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 29, 2012
Competitive spirit: Craig Wolfe named The Out-of-Door Academy volleyball coach

Craig Wolfe, a former collegiate and current USA Volleyball adult travel team player, was named The Out-of-Door Academy's new volleyball coach.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • May 4, 2011
Running afowl of its own rules

The whole peacock dust-up should just be a fun moment worthy of a hundred groaning puns. Unfortunately, it is not.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 23, 2011
Observer softball team swings into action

The Miss Manatee Softball 10U Observer team is a perfect 4-0 so far this season.

  • East County
  • Sports
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