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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 29, 2014
Balloon festival canceled

Organizers cancelled the Florida Balloon Festival late Sunday.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • November 7, 2025
Check out free St. Armands art fest this weekend

Admission is free to this annual art show, which will feature mixed-media artists, painters and more.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • February 3, 2026
New coach aims for lofty heights with ODA girls soccer

Dublin, Ireland native Megan Nugent has sustained success for the Thunder in her first year.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • August 22, 2012
Aug. 22: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 20, 2013
VIDEO: Season of Sculpture artists speak about their work

Attendees of the Nov. 16 Season VII 'Shared Ground' celebration raised their glasses of champagne as booms sounded overhead. It was a surprise fireworks show to culminate the planning and installation of the biannual free outdoor art exhibition that decorates the bayfront.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • October 18, 2023
One night on patrol with the Longboat Key Police

What happens after sunset on Longboat Key? A reporter finds out on patrol with LBKPD.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • February 26, 2023
Lakewood Ranch's Community Campout fires up interest

Lakewood Ranch Community Activities had to expand from 50 to 80 campsites to accommodate families for the annual event.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • July 16, 2009
Lime Marketplace offers variety

These tough economic times forced Siesta Key resident Larry Hollander to get creative for his latest business.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 7, 2011
Athlete of the Week: Skylar Jungers

Twelve-year-old forward Skylar Jungers recorded a hat trick to lead The Out-of-Door Academy girls soccer team to 4-1 victory over Bayshore Dec. 1. It was the seventh-grader's first hat trick while playing for the Lady Thunder. Here is an inside look at this week's Athlete of the Week.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Roy |
  • November 18, 2010
Neighborhood fed up with crime

Residents in the Indian Beach/Sapphire Shores have had enough - enough of the crime, enough of the drug dealing, enough of the prostitution that they say is ruining their neighborhood.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • December 15, 2010
Film Review: 'The Tourist'

Be sure to read the Observer's review before heading to see Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp's latest film.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • March 13, 2013
Theater Review: 'Soul Crooners 2'

Whoooo-weeeee! Give up the funk! "Soul Crooners 2" is a hip-twitching, funkadelic good time.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 21, 2013
The Pine View Jazz Band tunes up for its annual concert

The sixth annual Jazz Under the Stars concert offers a relaxing night of live outdoor music.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 18, 2017
Mote to host Youth Making Ripples Film Festival

On Friday, Jan. 20 the top 12 films discussing various topics on ocean conservation will be played.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • February 17, 2010
Osteopathy: What's old is new again

Once out of the mainstream, osteopathic concepts are increasingly embraced by traditional M.D.s.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • October 19, 2025
Streetlights to illuminate Longboat's main road

An update on the Buccaneer Restaurant, the town's stance on chain businesses and updates on light fixture installations were topics of an informal town meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 14, 2018
New EMS station planned in Lakewood Ranch

County hopes to buy Red Cross building in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 22, 2016
SMR expands light industrial plan

Developer hopes to add 700,000 square feet of industrial space to its commerce park.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2013
Letter to the Editor

Place Longboat Key ahead of tomorrow's technology trends

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jim DeLa |
  • March 3, 2025
Chad Day Memorial fishing tournament raises funds for Tidewell Hospice

The event has nearly raised $100,000 over its seven years to benefit terminally ill patients.

  • East County
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