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Braden River senior wide receiver Knowledge McDaniel busts through the Manatee defense for a touchdown. The game was his first of the season.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 12, 2018
FHSAA fumbles football ruling

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
Jonathan Leatt finishes his victory in the 2018 Take Stock 5K, which he won in 18:28. Photo by Jay Heater.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 23, 2018
Lakewood Ranch 11-year-old doesn't kid around with running competition

Instead, he runs at a prolific pace.

  • East County
  • Sports
Pip Smalley, 12, plays shortstop and also pitches for the Sarasota American 11-and 12-year-old All-Star team.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 30, 2016
A hero in his own right

Sarasota 12-year-old makes fourth straight Little League All-Star team.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Cianna Russ poses with her 2015 National Reserve Championship trophy in showmanship and a Superior Intermediate High Point Championship trophy.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 30, 2017
Sarasota High freshman overcomes fear of riding horses to discover talent

She has won two National Reserve Championships since 2014.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Braden River quarterback Jacob Huesman helped lead Braden River to its first district title last season.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 19, 2015
Signal Caller

In his first season starting under center, Braden River quarterback Jacob Huesman helped lead the Pirates to a perfect regular season.

  • East County
  • Sports
Alyssa Moreford, Kaitlin Bohan and Rhiannon Jacobsen won first-place at the Manatee County History Fair Feb. 11.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 2, 2016
Lakewood Ranch High students team up on projects

Three students combine talents to earn county and statewide recognition.

  • East County
  • News
The Lakewood Ranch girls basketball team takes the court for the Class 7A state championship Feb. 20.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 22, 2016
Mustangs on the Map

Lakewood Ranch completes its most successful season in school history.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By David Conway |
  • November 4, 2014
VIDEO: Ziegler triumphs

Bridget Ziegler overcame a 2,000-vote deficit in August to defeat Ken Marsh and retain her Sarasota County School Board seat.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
George Foreman
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 24, 2025
A huge interview with Big George Foreman

The heavyweight champion taught us all about the benefits of having a little compassion.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Emma Weyant was named fifth-most popular swimmer in the U.S. by SwimOutlet.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 25, 2023
Sarasota-area alumni excel in college sports fall season

These athletes are representing Sarasota well on a wide range of playing fields.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Cardinal Mooney boys basketball teams wears "Accountability" shirts at practice.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 25, 2024
For Cardinal Mooney boys basketball, there are no small roles

The Cougars complement their high-level scorers with gritty competitors unafraid to mix it up under the hoop.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Braden River senior quarterback Lucas Despot (1) escapes the pocket on a scramble.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 31, 2024
Pirates football lacks firepower in early-season play

Braden River High has scored one offensive touchdown in its first two games of 2024.

  • East County
  • Sports
Marfil Trejo, the command sergeant major for the Braden River High Raiders, crosses the rope bridge at the Florida High School JROTC Raider State Championship on Nov. 15.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • November 22, 2025
Braden River JROTC team wins state title

The team of eight boys and five girls win four of five events.

  • East County
  • Schools
From left, Sarasota Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Director Nicole Rissler, Hermitage Board of Trustees President Carole Crosby and Hermitage attorney Steven Solowsky address the county commission.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 15, 2025
County proposes take-or-leave-it offer to Hermitage Artist Retreat

The Sarasota County Commission offers a lump sum to help hurricane restoration at the Hermitage providing it assumes responsibility for repairs going forward.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 23, 2019
Key Notes: ‘Siesta Key’ Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2 Recap

MTV's "Siesta Key" reality show is back for season 2, everyone. Here's our recap.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 6, 2018
Key Notes: ‘Siesta Key’ Episode 14 Recap

On this week’s episode, Brandon gets lost in the sauce, Kelsey and Madisson head to the concrete jungle, Garrett is done being the nice guy, Pauly and Paige makes us puke and Chloe is MIA.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 26, 2010
Jaleski resigns

Commissioner Gene Jaleski resigned from the Town Commission Tuesday, May 25. In his resignation letter, he apologized to the Longboat Key Public Interest Committee, which he offended in an e-mail he sent Saturday, May 22.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota contractor Fred Derr, stands beside a 17-step soil cement-step revetment project he built on Casey Key.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 26, 2011
Steps to a new solution

Sarasota contractor Fred Derr thinks the town of Longboat Key should consider a beach alternative that has worked on three separate portions of Casey Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 28, 2022
The Observer's 2022 primary election recommendations

CEO Matt Walsh shares his recommendations for races in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Nya Chambless transmuted childhood loss into her feature film, “My Guardian Angel.”
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • April 16, 2025
Teen director makes her debut with 'My Guardian Angel'

Booker High student Nya Chambless pays tribute to a childhood friend with her Sarasota Film Festival premiere film.

  • Arts + Culture
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