• Alternate Text
  • Loading

  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App
  • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Key Life
  • Galleries
  • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Red Tide Map
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Longboat
    • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Key Life
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Red Tide Map
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

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

  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • November 27, 2024
FDOT identifies 5 Longboat Key projects in 5-year work plan

Included in the draft plan are big ticket projects like preliminary engineering for a Longboat Pass Bridge replacement and Gulf of Mexico Drive resurfacing.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • August 6, 2025
44th Avenue East extension into Lakewood Ranch welcomes drivers Aug. 9

The project that took over $268 million and over 50 years to come to fruition is complete.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • July 5, 2017
Siesta volunteers find plenty of cleaning to do

Despite reminders for visitors to clean up, 163 tons of trash was left on Sarasota beaches.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • November 30, 2011
Black Tie & Tales

A party within a party; Start early for this walk; Thanks given

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 6, 2010
Athlete of the Week: Sam Severson

The Observer spotlights Lakewood Ranch midfielder Sam Severson.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 28, 2011
Ranch DEAL stalls

State College of Florida Officials are not actively working on the Design & Economic Acceleration Lab the college announced, with partners, in January.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • June 1, 2020
Town approves restaurant parking changes

Longboat Key restaurants are now required to have one parking space for every 150 square feet.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By By Kevin Allen | Contributor |
  • May 15, 2018
The Jolly Rancher

What’s it like to be the new guy on the Ranch?

  • LWR Life
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • March 7, 2022
'Beyond Van Gogh' exhibit lands in Sarasota

You've seen Van Gogh paintings on walls and in museums. But now's your chance to stand inside one.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 23, 2015
Eclectic Eats

The Rosemary brings worldly inspiration to a neighborhood restaurant.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 11, 2015
Q+A with John Davidson

John Davidson, owner of Davidson Drugs, opened his first store on Siesta Key in 1958.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • July 20, 2025
7 scholarship winners recognized at Longboat Island Chapel

All of this year's awardees are previous recipients who kept up with their volunteerism and studies.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 11, 2010
Greenspace plan to be more specific

Proposed changes to Sarasota's greenspace policy will attempt to clear up the subjectivity of the previous policy, which some Sarasota leaders viewed as anti-business.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • November 12, 2013
2050 plan takes center stage at CONA meeting

The Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations (CONA) held a Monday-night panel discussion, debating the impact of proposed changes to the Sarasota 2050 plan on area urban services.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann & Cassidy Alexander |
  • August 8, 2017
Key Notes: 'Siesta Key' Episode 2 Recap

The second episode of MTV's 'Siesta Key' was full of love-triangle drama, girl fighting and some lewd sexual comments.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • March 17, 2016
Conversation with Patrick Duggan

Patrick Duggan is the second male ever selected to be the Ringling College Library Association Town Hall Chairman.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2011
TOP STORY, JAN.: The Big DEAL

Schroeder-Manatee Ranch and State College of Florida in January announced a partnership to create a 72,000-square-foot hub to attract businesses to the Manatee-Sarasota area.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • October 22, 2014
Districts tighten grip on speed

Hiring off-duty deputies is becoming the rule rather than the exception to deter speeding.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2014
Our view

Antidote to flood insurance

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 20, 2017
New Manatee County school will offer temporary relief

East County parents thankful overcrowding will ease in the short run for families living in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
« 808 809 810 811 812 813 814 815 816 817 »
The best of Your Observer, delivered directly to your inbox

Get the latest in news, sports, schools, arts and things to do in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Longboat Key and East County.

Sign Up

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-366-3468
  • FPN Verified

Extra, Extra!

  • Newsletters
  • App
  • Crossword
  • Contests

more

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Classifieds
  • Advertise
  • Rack Locations
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility Options

sister sites

  • Business Observer
  • Jax Daily Record
  • Orange Observer
  • Accessibility Options
  • Copyright © 2026 Observer Media Group Inc., All Rights Reserved
Sign Up for Daily Headlines

A daily dose of news from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

Sign Up for In Case You Missed It

A Saturday dose of the week's top stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County.


The Your Observer App is Here!

Get local news you can trust — now on your phone, tablet or laptop. Fast. Free. Easy to Use.
Stay informed, wherever you are.

Download Now