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Results for: Scoop Hero Mesa is a local poop scooping company in Mesa, AZ

  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • June 7, 2023
Longboat preps for hurricane season, with Sanibel as cautionary tale

The town's 21st Annual Disaster Preparedness Seminar was June 1, kicking off the official start of the 2023 hurricane season.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 13, 2023
Nathan Benderson Park exec says local rowing/paddling talent will surface

The Sarasota park will continue to host world class events with a new staff in place.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • November 4, 2020
Phase 3 still not business as usual for Lakewood Ranch-area businesses

Full capacity? Masks? Lakewood Ranch area businesses differ how to move forward.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 23, 2023
Part II: ‘Courage to Be Free’

The more you read Gov. DeSantis book, the more convinced you become that it is his way of giving voters a quick-read of from where he came; his principles; and that he wants to be in the White House.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Emma Burke |
  • February 13, 2023
Take a shot with these tequilas on National Margarita Day on Feb. 22

Good tequila is tasty alone, but when morphing itself into a margarita, it becomes an exciting experience for all drinkers involved.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 21, 2022
Local musicians get creative to pay the bills

Area artists and bands have found creative ways to pay the piper in the time of COVID-19.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 21, 2022
Lakewood Ranch Y merges with YMCA of Southwest Florida

The merger increases support to the local Y, which it will use to expand programs.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 14, 2022
Sarasota dragon boat paddler excited for Club Crew World Championships

The event will hit Nathan Benderson Park on July 18-24 and will see boats from local clubs compete for glory against the world's best.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • June 21, 2015
Breaking the Ice

After a closing the unwieldy yet creative hub of the Ice House last year, founder and art lover Sam Alfstad is looking to change the art to consumer dynamic at the Alfstad& Contemporary Gallery in the Rosemary District.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 16, 2022
Prose and Kohn: Sarasota-area athletes hit the hardwood

The 2022-23 high school basketball season is here — and area programs look quite different.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • December 21, 2022
'Gods and Lovers' exhibit highlights famous cultural tales

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art's exhibit pays tribute to centuries of Indian paintings and sculpture.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 20, 2022
Lakewood Ranch woman raises money for her home country of Ukraine

The war in her homeland of Ukraine inspires Central Park's Dasha Schultz to support those affected.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 7, 2010
Toast to Tiny's

Tiny's of Longboat Key closed March 31. But customers couldn't say 'goodbye' without one final party.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 28, 2010
Letters to the editor

To send in your letters, please e-mail them to [email protected], or mail them to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, 34228.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • August 29, 2012
The Vineyard Connection

Sarasota and Martha's Vineyard share similar qualities. The Vineyard attracts seasonal residents looking for a break from Florida's heat.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • November 3, 2011
FULL STORY: St. Denis only Sarasota County semi-finalist who remains

The Mercer Group pared its original list of 45 applicants for former Administrator Jim Ley's replacement down to eight. The former Longboat Key town manager remains the only local left.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2011
News Briefs 04.07.11

LECOM advances dental school construction; Lakewood CERT to host meteorologist; Orioles donate to Miracle League; Witt parents join in music celebration

  • East County
  • News
  • By Joe Hendricks |
  • December 6, 2012
Sarasota Bay Parrot Heads come through for kids

Sarasota Bay Parrot Heads come through for kids

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • September 20, 2012
Candidates show variety of policing experience

The new chief will work with City Manager Tom Barwin to bring progressive policing to Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 30, 2013
Citizen of the Year: Albert 'Al' Hogle

The late Longboat Key Police Chief Albert F. 'Al' Hogle will receive the 2012 Citizen of the Year award posthumously at the Kiwanis Foundation's Valentine's Ball.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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