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Results for: Blue Guardian Coupon Code [ARCH30] - Get 30% off on all the Challenges

  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 12, 2018
Jazz Sunday takes a bow

The final Longboat Island Chapel Jazz Sunday worship service took place Feb. 11.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 29, 2013
East County gas station robbed at gunpoint

Two men robbed a local 7-Eleven gas station at gunpoint early this morning.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 13, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Does anyone use taillights any more?

Police reports from around the key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • July 29, 2025
Volunteers come from all over to help protect local shores

More than 400 signed up to help plant 12,000 sea oats on Anna Maria, giving the dunes both physical and regulatory protection.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By David Conway |
  • April 18, 2019
City approves Gulfstream luxury high-rise

Despite concerns from some residents, the city has signed off on plans for an 18-story, 23-unit condominium project near the bayfront.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 28, 2015
Linde vies for District 1 seat

Retired economist Armando Linde kicked off campaign season last week when he announced his intention to run for one of four Town Commission seats available in March.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 16, 2021
Break from technology

Digital detoxes leave people feeling more free and more productive.

  • Health
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 3, 2010
Going the Distance

Lakewood Ranch High sophomore Olivia Ortiz captured the individual Manatee County Championship Oct. 27 at G.T. Bray.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By June LeBell |
  • February 7, 2015
MUSIC REVIEW: Kara Shay Thomson is 'Tosca'

Read June LeBell's review of Puccini's 'Tosca,' at Sarasota Opera.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • August 7, 2025
Former Sarasota deputy goes global in providing wheelchairs to animals

When John Cox founded Ruck9, he was hoping to help a few dogs to walk again, but his mission has encompassed animals around the world, from geese to skunks.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By David Conway |
  • March 26, 2020
Businesses get creative in response to coronavirus challenges

From virtual piano lessons to prepackaged pizza quarantine kits, Sarasota business owners are trying to stay afloat and keep the community engaged.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 16, 2020
SMA students win national video competition

Students at Sarasota Military Academy won for their video on coral reefs.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 13, 2011
Kiwanians spring forward with annual food drive

As the island grows emptier, the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key hopes the shelves of All Faiths Food Bank in Sarasota will get fuller.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • May 8, 2013
Film Review: 'Disconnect'

In the new film, "Disconnect," be prepared to re-examine your online activities. Director Henry Alex Rubin doesn't get preachy about our obsession with the Internet. Instead, he treats it as a fact of life. But he also delves into the dangerous repercussions of seemingly innocuous behavior when being online gets horribly out of control.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2023
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for May 4-10

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 2, 2022
Joe Biden, you are crushing the American people

Destroying our wealth, our way of life, our happiness and our liberty — your plan is pathetic. Rise up, Americans.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • October 8, 2015
2015 Harvest Moon Classic fires off at Ancient Oak Gun Club

The four-day tournament began with the 100-bird preliminaries Thursday.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • July 27, 2011
Fivesome enjoys friendship, fitness and fearlessness

The core group numbers five: Mary Lou Johnson, Cris Meyers, Margaret Wallace, Lynn Walters and Jayne Weiss. They are all in their 50s and 60s. Walters and Weiss are snowbirds; the others live full-time on Longboat Key. They all take fitness classes at the Longboat Key Club, and that's where they met. It is also where they decided to do things differently.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 3, 2011
Party politics

Both the Republican and Democratic parties are becoming increasingly involved in the three City Commission races, which are supposed to be nonpartisan. One candidate claims a party member asked him to drop out of the race.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Edward Alley |
  • May 14, 2017
Music review: Outdoor Pops

Sarasota Orchestra and guests score a home run at annual outdoor concert.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
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