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By Vinnie Portell |
June 25, 2025

Lakewood Ranch baseball player tries a different path to college ball

Mark Prisco Jr. will attend Omnia Sports Academy in Palmetto.

East County
Sports

By Lesley Dwyer |
June 11, 2025

Foundation for Dreams receives $100,000 grant from Bishop-Parker Foundation

The grant will go toward rehabbing one of the cottages at the foundation's new campus near Rye Preserve.

East County
Neighbors

By Carter Weinhofer |
May 28, 2025

Drainage improvement projects garner allocations in upcoming fiscal year

Although still pending Town Commission approval, Longboat Key's five-year capital plan includes several drainage improvement projects that are in various stages of design and surveying.

Longboat Key
News

By Observer Staff |
December 3, 2024

Pine View School evacuated after bomb threat

The incident also may be connected to other false alarms across the U.S.

Sarasota
News

By Lesley Dwyer |
June 25, 2025

Lakewood Ranch Elks volunteers feed empty little tummies

Elks Feeding Empty Little Tummies packed 14,000 bags of food for school children last year alone.

East County
Neighbors

By Vinnie Portell |
June 25, 2025

Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Hudson West

The Sarasota High quarterback has received four Division-I offers this summer.

Sarasota
Sports

By Andrew Warfield |
January 6, 2025

Quay developer appeals Kolter Urban Planning Board adjustment

The owner of Blocks 1 and 9 in The Quay claims Kolter Urban's plan to redevelop the adjacent Hyatt Regency property is in violation of multiple city code restrictions.

Sarasota
News

By Madison Bierl |
June 30, 2025

Manatee, Sarasota experts share 'lessons from the eye of the storm'

The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance partnered with Florida Power & Light to shed some light on how best to prepare for hurricane season.

East County
Neighbors

By Observer Staff |
May 7, 2025

Unnamed subject caught hitting golf balls into a vacant house

Two males were hitting golf balls from a back yard into a canal and through glass into a home; one of them evading police. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

Sarasota
Cops Corner

By Carter Weinhofer |
June 11, 2025

Commission finds consensus on canal maintenance tax method

Although it's still not finalized, the method would combine ad valorem and non-ad valorem assessments to fund Longboat Key's canal dredging program.

Longboat Key
News

By Vinnie Portell |
May 7, 2025

Braden River baseball's playoff run is no accident

A senior-laden Pirates team is playing as if every game is its last.

East County
Sports

By Observer Staff |
April 30, 2025

Convenience store scuffle involves assault by fruit

A dispute between a clerk and two customers involves unconventional weapons, including bananas. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

Sarasota
Cops Corner

By Monica Roman Gagnier |
March 5, 2025

The Ringling honors Rauschenberg on the 100th anniversary of his birth

It joins museums around the world in celebrating the revolutionary artist, who spent the last half of his life in Florida.

Arts + Culture

By Andrew Warfield |
March 6, 2025

Sarasota Housing Authority building affordability without the stigma

William Russell arrived 20 years ago to lead Sarasota Housing Authority from insolvency to a robust provider of diverse affordable housing opportunities for a healthy mix of incomes. His short-term assignment became a career of compassion.