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Results for: Funded Futures Network Promo Code "SKV50" Get 50% Off On All Plans

  • By Sidra Wali |
  • May 7, 2023
Local florist gives tips on creating the perfect bouquet for Mother's Day

Longboat Key Flower Shop owner Christy James shares how to pick out flowers with heart for loved ones.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 23, 2020
Braden River football gains, then loses fourth-quarter lead in loss to Manatee

The Pirates put together an 18-point comeback before losing the lead.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 14, 2023
Breeze Airways adds new nonstop route from SRQ

Upstart low-fare Breeze Airways will offer a third nonstop route from the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, adding Providence, Rhode Island, starting July 13.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Donna Swan |
  • August 19, 2009
Deal us In: Making an overtrick

An overtrick at rubber bridge usually does not matter much, but at duplicate, it can be the difference between a top result and a bottom result.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 23, 2010
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: Freedom Elementary

The East County Observer caught up with students in Jennifer Scheid and Ellie Dauphas' third-grade class at Freedom Elementary School to learn about their favorite subjects.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • October 20, 2011
Athlete of the Week: Summer Clarkson

Cardinal Mooney High School junior Summer Clarkson was among 80 riders nationally who competed in the equestrian hunter-jumper Marshall and Sterling League National Finals, in upstate New York.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2012
Observer Team Spotlight

MISS MANATEE SOFTBALL AND LAKEWOOD RANCH LITTLE LEAGUE

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 4, 2018
Marauders honor veterans at LECOM Park.

Two East County residents among those honored at the Bradenton Marauders' Military Appreciation Night.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 16, 2013
Athlete of the Week: Shane Shifflett

Sarasota Christian School eighth-grader Shane Shifflett went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a triple, three RBIs, a run scored and an intentional walk to lead the Blazers to a 6-5 victory over Canterbury School of Florida in the Class 2A-Region 2 semifinals May 7.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • May 12, 2025
Siesta Con brings together characters and community members

The event, now in its second year, featured costumes, celebrity guests, vehicles, vendors and other offerings.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 10, 2024
Willis Elementary hosts annual field day

Students were soaked after friendly competitions at the Lakewood Ranch school.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 3, 2024
Celery Fields volunteers clear the path at to a new season

Since the flooding caused by Hurricane Debby in August, the trails outside the Sarasota Audubon Nature Center at Celery Fields have seen the growth of weeds and invasive plants through the mulch surface.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • September 21, 2022
Brothers instill love, family memories into art exhibit at Sarasota Art Museum

Steven and William Ladd spend their lives doing what they love, and they make sure their artwork reflects that.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 30, 2021
'Gravity and Levity'

Eliza Ladd is an artist of movement. She responds to the limitations of the pandemic by thinking inside the box.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 9, 2021
Flipping the Script

In his installation and performance at The Ringling, John Sims subverts the songs and symbols of white supremacy.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • October 2, 2025
Rock pioneer Dickey Betts could be memorialized on Sarasota highway

The longtime Sarasota County resident would join a wide and varied list of luminaries honored in Sarasota County by Florida since 1932.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • April 15, 2021
Preservationists protest demolition decision

The City Commission overruled an advisory board in determining a McClellan Park house of disputed origin did not carry any historical significance.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • January 21, 2016
Sarasota calendar 1.21.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Jan. 21.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Emily Walsh |
  • November 29, 2023
‘Champs’ for children

Forty Carrots Family Center engulfed The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota once again Nov. 17 with its annual Bacchanalian fundraiser — Wine, Women & Shoes luncheon and fashion show.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • October 14, 2015
People with Purpose: Charlie Ann Syprett

After leaving a career in law to help families affected by cancer, Syprett says helping others find joy is her biggest passion

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