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Laszlo Szilagyi, left, is thankful for every minute he spends with his wife, Noemi, and sons, Peter and Adam. Laszlo nearly died from an enlarged heart. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 15, 2012
The Story of a Broken Heart

Students at Bashaw Elementary school this week are raising funds for the Larry King Cardiac Foundation, after it helped save the life of a parent at the school.

  • East County
  • News
Wojtek Sawa stands in front of four of the large-scale photographs he will use in "The Wall Speaks" installation.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 6, 2013
Breaking Barriers: Wojtek Sawa

Sarasota-based visual artist Wojtek Sawa shares the full spectrum of real-life human experience through historical stories of Polish eradication.

  • Arts + Culture
The town of Longboat Key's public beach parking closed in mid-March until June 1.  It will closed again on Tuesday.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • June 29, 2020
Longboat Key beach parking to close Tuesday

The closures will likely extend beyond the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 17, 2020
State Representative District 72: Donna Barcomb

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lorenzo Liberti hand carves one of the 13 strips that will make the stripes of a 3-foot flag.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 12, 2020
Star spangled tribute from Lakewood Ranch teen

Lakewood Ranch student wants to put a hand carved flag in a hospital in every state in the country to show support for healthcare heroes.

  • East County
  • News
Natalie Mount was able to visit with her pen pal, Lia Silber, in Tel Mond, Israel.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 11, 2018
Sarasota's Temple Emanu-El teen keeps pen pal relationship thriving with friend in Israel

Sarasota's Temple Emanu-El teen keeps pen pal relationship thriving with friend in Israel

  • East County
  • News
Chance Sharbono.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 21, 2016
Braden River wrestler has one last chance to win state title

He finished third in the 138-pound class last season.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • September 24, 2014
Doing Business: Hintze Bros. Aerial Services

Nineteen-year-olds Micheal Shea and Ryan Hintze like to think of themselves as big-picture movers and shakers.

  • East County
  • News
"I found that people didn't know about batik (when I first started), and it was very interesting. It made it a different thing to do, and (it was easier for me) to be more distinguished in that area," Angela Maria Isaza says.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 28, 2013
Batik Mystique

Artist Angela Maria Isaza waxes poetic about nature; fittingly, she also paints natural settings with wax.

  • Arts + Culture
Work on the Stickney Point Bridge will shift to overnight hours through the duration of the project, according to FDOT.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 28, 2025
Stickney Point Bridge work moves to overnight hours

FDOT is shifting the work schedule on the southern bridge to Siesta Key in order to minimize congestion.

  • Siesta Key
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Gail J. Weiser captured this photo of a beautiful sunset from Isles Beach on Longboat Key.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • March 2, 2025
Longboat Key named best island to visit in the South

Travel + Leisure labeled Longboat Key "one of the region's best-kept secrets," citing its plethora of activities available to visitors "even in the depths of winter."

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Harry, Lynn and Hal Christensen are celebrating 45 years of business in 2024.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • March 6, 2024
Harry’s Continental Kitchens celebrates 45 years on Longboat Key

The Christensens say the key to their business' longevity has been patience and gradual evolution.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
Gardeners Out East members Carolyn Lowry-Nation, Nancy Schneider and Melodie Friedebach stand by the Gold Star Memorial installed by the club at the Lakewood Ranch Library.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • April 24, 2024
Gold Star Memorial to be dedicated at Lakewood Ranch Library

Gardeners Out East will hold the dedication ceremony on May 4.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2023
Back-to-school sales tax holiday continues through Aug. 6

During the holiday, purchases of school essentials are exempt from sales taxes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Scarlett Hafner, a fifth grader at Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy, her mother, Cassie, brother Preston, a seventh grader, and father, Mark Hafner, at the 80th parallel just north of Svalbard, Norway.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 6, 2023
Lakewood Ranch-area teachers, students take the summer to travel the world

From Tennessee to Peru to Japan, teachers and students on break traveled to five of the seven continents.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sarasota County Mosquito Management patrols the entire county with a full-time crew of 20 and 11 more seasonal workers, treating for larvae and adult populations.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 7, 2023
County concentrates mosquito treatment on malaria hot spot

North Sarasota areas are the focus on eradication of marsh mosquito population.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • November 11, 2020
Crafts for a cause at east Bradenton holiday showcase

East Bradenton church hosts craft show for special-needs prom

  • East County
  • News
The county has posted signage at all but two area beaches informing the public about the presence of red tide. File photo
  • By David Conway |
  • October 1, 2021
Red tide present in the Gulf, tests show

County health officials discovered elevated levels of red tide this week at Lido Key, Longboat and other area beaches.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 18, 2021
Goldfish Swim School hosts family swim and screen in Lakewood Ranch

Families enjoy a night of swimming and watching "Gabby's Dollhouse."

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Marketing Department at Manatee Physician Alliance |
  • February 10, 2022
A Coronary Artery Calcium Score Could Save Your Life

The test only costs $50 and is done right at the Bradenton Cardiology Center.

  • Health
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