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  • In Memoriam |
  • March 31, 2026
Geordie Rauch

George Washington Rauch IV, known to everyone as Geordie, passed away unexpectedly on March 4, 2026, in Sarasota, Florida, after suffering a sudden cardiac event. He was 45 years old.

  • Sarasota
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • February 22, 2018
Jazz Club of Sarasota attracts international musicians for annual jazz festival

The 38th Annual Sarasota Jazz Festival aims to show how the genre creates a universal language through music.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • March 26, 2022
'Knoxville' team preps for world premiere after pandemic pause

They could've moved onto other projects and other endeavors. But the creative team behind "Knoxville" believed in their work and used the pandemic to strengthen it ahead of its world premiere.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • May 2, 2025
Sea of Strengths Academy receives grant for new playground

The Lakewood Ranch Community Foundation presented them with a grant for $8,700 to go towards the playground after Kelly Gonzalez, a parent at the school, wrote approximately 30 different ones.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By David Conway |
  • February 28, 2019
City addresses St. Armands parking questions

Businesses are raising concerns about employee parking permits, but city officials believe the new paid parking system is working well.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Michael Eng |
  • March 1, 2010
Superintendent urges parent involvement in school budget

Tim McGonegal anticipates another $6 to $15 million in cuts for the 2010-11 school year.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 22, 2014
Ranch gains first lakefront restaurant

Texas-based Black Walnut Cafe bought a site adjacent to Lakewood Ranch Town Hall Monday.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 10, 2012
Radio system costs revealed

Pleas at the Sarasota County Commission meeting for a new 800 megahertz radio system were met with some skepticism.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 27, 2017
Top Story - July: Colony developer unveils new plan for the shuttered Longboat resort property

Catch up on the top news items of 2017 with the Observer's Digital Year in Review.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 20, 2013
The procrastinator's and accident-prone's guide to Thanksgiving

Here's a little help for all you turkey-burning, dish-dropping, giblet-forgetting, salt-instead-of-sugar sprinkling, last-minute-planning types of people. Or for those who want to throw in the towel.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Katie Hendrick |
  • February 13, 2013
Longboat Key love stories

To commemorate Valentine's Day, we traveled the Key in search of residents' stories of love and luck.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 19, 2018
East County residents hang memories on a string

East County residents share stories about their special Christmas ornaments.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 24, 2022
Prose and Kohn: Mustangs soccer eliminated thanks to missed opportunities

Lakewood Ranch High had early chances to pile on Plant High but could not execute, eventually losing 3-1 in overtime.

  • East County
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 5, 2009
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Vote for The Observer bra at Saks Fifth Avenue through October 13.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2019
East County weather page photo: October 31

Pamela Williams caught this great blue heron catching a fish in the Hazeltine neighborhood of Lakewood Ranch’s Country Club East.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2019
Sarasota weather page photo: August 8

Dennis Pacheco caught a yellow-crowned night heron feeding her chicks at Bay Tree Club on south Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2019
Sarasota weather page photo: April 11

This alligator approached too close for Mary Tygh Parks’ comfort while she was photographing a limpkin at Myakka River State Park.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 7, 2016
That's the ticket ...

Check out these top East County sporting events.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • January 5, 2015
Animal abuse case heads to court Jan. 26

Alan and Sheree Napier will stand trial at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 26, at the Manatee County Courthouse.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 22, 2013
Sarasota firefighter arrested on drug charges

Sarasota County Firefighter/Paramedic Claiborne Moulton and his wife, Shannon Moulton, face a total of 80 charges for prescription drug fraud.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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