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Results for: Betterpic AI Promo Code AVA Get Up To 90% Off On All Plans

  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 25, 2023
The top 10 moments of the East County high school sports scene

In a year full of triumph and growth, these 10 made the biggest impact.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 12, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Spencer Schultz

Lakewood Ranch High sophomore Spencer Schultz shot a 1-under 35, earning individual medalists honors for the second time in a row and helping lead the Mustangs' golf team to victories over Bradenton Christian, Sarasota Christian and Braden River Sept. 4.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Bob Salyers |
  • January 25, 2012
Nature Trail: Photog captures elusive caracara

One early morning while surveying Myakka River State Park, a fellow photographer excitedly told me that I had just missed a great image of a crested caracara.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • June 17, 2016
Trash tops list of resident concerns for the Fourth

Holidays always bring more to the Key- more people, more traffic, more noise. But some residents aren’t as worried about what visitors bring, but what they leave behind.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 7, 2016
Sarasota Sidelines: 01.07.16

Sarasota Sidelines: 01.07.16

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • July 5, 2013
FILM REVIEW: 'The Lone Ranger'

Aside from being way too long, convoluted and kitschy, 'The Lone Ranger' has moments of sheer brilliance, which keep it afloat.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • August 13, 2014
Festival celebrates family's heritage, grape harvest

The annual Harvest Festival will host a grape stomp to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 30, 2013
Town seeks Bay Isles Road restrictions for elections

Campaigners who crowd the entrance and exit of Town Hall in March for the municipal election are forcing staff to evaluate parking enforcement on Bay Isles Road.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • January 18, 2024
Is it safe to swim? What water quality results mean for recreation

Suncoast Waterkeeper's executive director explains how weekly monitoring helps inform swimmers about potential health hazards.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • September 4, 2025
Singer takes a long musical path to be a Siesta Key mainstay

Casey on the Key recounts her journey from an "American Idol" contestant to singing music in paradise.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 3, 2009
Letters to the Editor

To send in your letters, please e-mail them to [email protected], or mail them to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, 34228. The Longboat Observer gives priority to letters of local interest and about local issues. The Observer will print all letters to the editor if it feels they are of general interest, but only if the letter is signed and the author's street address and phone number are given. The editor reserves the right to condense letters.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • January 5, 2012
Delve into 12: Maintenance Corp.

Property owners have entered the new year with unresolved issues over the long-term upkeep of Siesta Village.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Emily Walsh |
  • November 10, 2010
The Observer welcomes season with new features

The Observer freshens its print design and strengthens its online efforts.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 11, 2017
Lakewood Ranch freshman gives Florida hockey a hip Czech

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 18, 2013
Rivalry week: Braden River v. Lakewood Ranch volleyball

The Braden River High volleyball team defeated rival Lakewood Ranch 3-2 Sept. 10 in the first district meeting between the two schools.

  • East County
  • Sports
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