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Jerry Knab greets some regulars along his morning walking route.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 22, 2011
Neighbors: Jerry Knab

The 'Pied Piper' of Longboat Key makes fast friends during his walking routine.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Zac Graham.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 4, 2019
East County Athlete of the Week: Zac Graham

The Braden River senior talks developing power and his baseball motivation.

  • East County
  • Sports
Town Manager Dave Bullock plans to capitalize on traffic tension.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 5, 2015
Bullock directs plan for traffic meeting

The town manager hopes to build bridges with agencies to ease backups, or at least alleviate what residents see as a traffic spike.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Piles of shell line the banks of a future lake.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 7, 2016
From shell pits to shorelines

SMR will conclude its shell mining operations over the next year.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 11, 2019
East County weather page photo: July 11

Gordon Silver captured this full moon shot in Del Webb on a clear evening.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Publix won’t have to park its plans for a new Longboat Key store.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 8, 2012
Publix plan gets go-ahead

The Longboat Key Town Commission approved plans for a new Avenue of the Flowers store. The store is slated to open in December.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Baraka Atkins is taking over as head coach at Booker High.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 15, 2019
Booker High football season preview

Family ties remain strong with the Booker High Tornadoes football team's new regime and Baraka Atkins.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Rachel Consiglio plays with students in Jamaica as part of her service work on the trip. Courtesy photo.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • July 11, 2018
Mission complete for Lakewood Ranch high schoolers

Lakewood Ranch teens chose humanitarian work over the beach in Jamaica.

  • East County
  • News
For years, residents have identified the intersection of Siesta Drive and Higel Avenue as dangerous. After another fatal crash in the area, a group hopes officials will help make the street safer.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 22, 2017
Siesta crash highlights street safety concerns

In the wake of another fatal collision, residents near Siesta Drive and Higel Avenue are focused on making the road safer.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
 Ron McCarty
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 11, 2016
Keeper of Cà d'Zan

Keeping one of Sarasota’s most beautiful landmarks in shape is no small task. Meet the man, who for the last 35 years, has worked to preserve a piece of art history.

  • Arts + Culture
Beneva-Fruitville traffic is a source of concern for residents in the surrounding area.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 9, 2017
East Sarasota residents grapple with growth

A property owner hopes to develop a residential project near Beneva and Fruitville Roads, which has residents worried about what the final product will look like.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Vera Samuels and Jason and Caitlin Ellis star in Random Acts' production of "Reefer Madness: The Musical."
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 18, 2018
Random Acts turns propaganda into comedy in 'Reefer Madness: The Musical'

“Reefer Madness: The Musical” confronts a burning issue in edgy Random Acts comedy at The Starlite Room.

  • Arts + Culture
Jerry Finn and his wife, Terri. File photo.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 28, 2016
King of Summer

Jerry Finn, founder of Banyan Theater Company and pioneer of summer theater, dies at 83.

  • Arts + Culture
Santas Dennis, Jeffry and Doug say they don’t play Santa; they have become Santa. Photos by Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 22, 2014
Santa secrets

Being Santa fills the soul with joy, life and laughter. It's a job these Santas take seriously all year long.

  • East County
  • News
Sue Ann Miller, president of the Friends of the East Manatee Library at Lakewood Ranch and Glenda Lammers, Manatee County’s interim library services manager at the Central Library in downtown Bradenton.
  • By Shellie Terry |
  • May 23, 2019
New Lakewood Ranch library would provide community with convenience and learning opportunities

The future of a Lakewood Ranch library is still uncertain, but that hasn’t stopped residents from coming together to author the story of their ideal local branch.

  • LWR Life
Property overlooking Beach Road could be home to a 170-unit hotel.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • September 30, 2020
Siesta hotel developers seeks density changes

One proposal seeks to eliminate the counting of hotel rooms in residential density calculations while the other would halve the count.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
City Hall is taking a business-friendly approach to new businesses with a new welcome packet program.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 12, 2011
City starts welcome package program

Starting this month, the city of Sarasota is sending welcome packages to any new business that applies for a permit within city limits.

  • Sarasota
  • News
When the memorial is complete 67 reef balls  will be placed in the water off Big Pass.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • May 28, 2019
Sarasota's Eternal Reefs honors lost submariners

The company will place 67 reef balls nine miles off Big Pass in memory of lost submarine crew members.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Lisa Nisenson |
  • August 27, 2012
Autopsy of a Deal: Beneva and Fruitville

Autopsy of a Deal: Beneva and Fruitville

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2014
News Briefs

County Commission OKs Shell Road parking plan; FDOT nixes no right on red at Stickney Point Road

  • Sarasota
  • News
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