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Results for: Swish App Referral Code "2zwvvag" Get 250Rs worth Of Credits

  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 9, 2024
Irish Celtic Festival draws hundreds to Lakewood Ranch

The Irish Celtic Festival featured Irish food and music, along with games and a dog parade.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 31, 2024
Seniors get into costume at Halloween Boo Bash

The Halloween Boo Bash at Senior Friendship Centers showed there are no age limits when it comes to enjoying Halloween.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • September 12, 2024
Sunset Volleyball keeps sand between their toes at Waterside Place

MVP Sports organizes pickup league games every Wednesday night at Waterside in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 5, 2024
Fin-tastic Youth and Teen Fishing Tournament in Lakewood Ranch

At least 50 children reel in big fun during annual Lakewood Ranch Anglers Club tournament.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • November 10, 2025
Fall festival at McIntosh Middle becomes more of a tradition

The annual Sarasota event featured games, a petting zoo, food trucks, local vendors and other offerings.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • November 17, 2025
St. Mary market fundraiser on Longboat features holiday finds

Proceeds from the Christmas bazaar go toward supporting the Women's Guild outreach, including through scholarships.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 15, 2026
Chamber youth leadership program accepting applicaitons

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for the Youth Leadership Sarasota program class of 2027.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • May 2, 2026
Downtown Sarasota takes a turn back to the '80s

The Back to the '80s block party, part of Fresh Fridays, brought back some of the decade's hits and fashion.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • December 25, 2024
For Sarasota arts groups, 2024 was the year of fancy footwork

Cultural institutions showed agility as they dealt with everything from grants cuts to hurricanes.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 10, 2023
Former acting Navy secretary goes behind the scenes of his book: ‘Vectors’

Thomas Modly explains the birth of his book and how politics thwarts progress and innovation in the Navy.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 6, 2018
Key Notes: ‘Siesta Key’ Episode 18 Recap

From Friendsgiving to another BG performance, the season finale brought us more relationship problems than we ever needed and little to no resolution.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 8, 2012
Welcome back: Since you left ...

There's no pop quiz. It's our way of saying: Welcome back.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Adrian Moore |
  • September 3, 2020
How do the city and county of Sarasota stack up?

No municipality is in an entirely different world than the others. Things that work in one of them can work in others.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • November 11, 2020
Longboat Key makes preparations ahead of Eta

The town of Longboat Key is not planning to evacuate as of noon Wednesday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Andréa Martone |
  • October 9, 2021
EnsembleNewSRQ redefines chamber music

Celebrating its sixth season with five main stage concerts, EnsembleNewSRQ highlights bold, new work by living composers.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 7, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Loud? Foul? Grumpy? Old?

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 27, 2022
Sarasota Hospital Board Central District, Seat 2: Joseph J. DeVirgilio Jr.

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 14, 2022
Paid parking, Bay Runner data shows benefits for St. Armands BID

The Sarasota parking manager tells the St. Armands BID board that paid parking and Bay Runner activities remain robust after season concludes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • October 27, 2022
Longboat Key church welcomes back members

The guest speakers were a mother and daughter from the Beauty Bridge Foundation of Sarasota.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • August 12, 2022
Save Our Seabirds boosts visitors, donations by stopping admission fees

CEO Aaron Virgin plans to revitalize and distinguish the City Island-based aviary center as its own attraction.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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