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Results for: Pococo Discount Code "AVA505" – Get 50% Discount

  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • November 24, 2021
Roger Pettingell hosts 19th annual Pie Day

The Coldwell Banker realtor's pie tradition is one of his favorite parts of Thanksgiving.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2024
Transition Sarasota rebrands as Community Harvest SRQ

The change is intended to better reflect the organization's mission to close the hunger gap.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 9, 2024
Rockin' Reindeer Ball brings River Club residents together

The semi-formal event, held this year at University Park Country Club, is a purely social affair.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • December 31, 2024
BrickUniverse Lego expo event postponed to November

The Lego fan expo, originally scheduled for Jan. 4-5, will now be held Nov. 22-23.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • April 9, 2024
Lakewood Ranch golfers raise over $70,000 for Stillpoint Mission

Bob Smith started an email campaign 13 years ago that continues to grow.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 31, 2025
Longboat Key gets a new police chief on Aug. 4

Public is invited to morning swearing-in ceremony of Russ Mager.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • August 20, 2025
Roundabout moves forward on University Parkway at Legacy Boulevard

Residents fought for an upgraded signalized intersection, but Manatee County commissioners decided to stick to the current plan for a roundabout.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 21, 2024
Polo back in action on a windy day in Lakewood Ranch

Poor weather canceled the past two Sundays of polo, but the fans were back Jan. 21.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2025
Traffic cleared after fire, bridge malfunction in Sarasota, Longboat

Sarasota and Longboat Key both experienced traffic tie-ups during the lunch hour.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • December 10, 2020
Lillian Janice Howle

Lillian Janice Howle, fondly known as “Miss Janice”, 91, passed away peacefully in Sarasota, Florida on Monday, November 30, 2020.

  • Sarasota
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 15, 2020
Commission plans November retreat

The town will enforce social-distancing guidelines to ensure the safety of the people who attend the Nov. 4 retreat.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • November 19, 2020
Commissioners vote to begin process to oust Manatee County Administrator

The Manatee County Commission sets Jan. 6 date to decide the fate of Administrator Cheri Coryea's contract.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • November 20, 2020
Riverview romps to shutout win over Lennard

Riverview defense dominates Lennard in shutout win

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 12, 2021
Braden River football beats Countryside to stay alive in playoffs

The Pirates used big plays to put away the Cougars 30-16

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • July 26, 2021
Bird of the week: great horned owl

Distinctive top-of-head features are neither horns nor ears but help serve to break up the owl's profile, better camouflaging it from predators.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 31, 2021
Hopebridge Sarasota autism center set to open in University Park

Sarasota facility will be the first of 30 in Florida for Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 13, 2021
SRQ breaks 12-month passenger record in eight months

Traffic through Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport surpasses a record set in 1990.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • March 31, 2023
Michael Scott Kadish

Longboat Key resident Mike Kadish died Sunday March 19th at the age of 72 after a 28 year battle with Parkinson’s Disease.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 9, 2023
Quilting bee aids in disaster relief

Members of St. Armands Key Lutheran Church met on Feb. 3 to assemble 1,000 personal care packages for Lutheran World Relief.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • January 24, 2023
SPAC Foundation receives $10 million gift

A foundation operated by a Canadian businessman with a seasonal home on Longboat Key is helping fund the architectural design phase for the proposed Sarasota Performing Arts Center.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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