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Sailors coach Spencer Hodges talks to his team after the 75-0 win.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 18, 2019
Prose and Kohn: Sarasota football drops anchor

Sailors football makes statement with 75-0 win

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Kadi Pallastrone practices every day for two to three hours a day. When’s she’s not training at Evie’s Golf Center, Pallastrone tees off at the Meadows Country Club, which has become her home course.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 11, 2013
Swinging to Perfection: Kadi Pallastrone

Pine View High School senior Kadi Pallastrone has won the past five Greater Sarasota Junior Golf Association tournaments in which she's competed for the 16-to-18 female division.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Siblings Elisha, Caleb and Ava Light all don animal-themed headgear.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 25, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Tabernacle VBS

More than 200 children enjoyed a week of animal-themed adventures during The Tabernacle church's Weird Animals Vacation Bible School July 21 through July 25.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2017
Sarasota weather page photo: Nov. 2

Mary Tygh Parks photographed these white ibises hanging out on Palmer Boulevard at the Celery Fields.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 31, 2010
Building Permits

These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of March 19 through March 25, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive)

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 23, 2009
Signal issues surface over the weekend

A broken sensor light at the intersection of S.R. 789 and Ken Thompson Parkway caused traffic backups over the weekend.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • May 7, 2019
Sand castle competition hits Siesta Key Beach.

It was the 47th annual Amateur Sand Sculpture Contest.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2014
Obituary: Irwin Leibowitz

Irwin Leibowitz, 82, of Longboat Key, died Aug. 16.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The smaller mid-week farmers market will emphasize agricultural offerings.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 29, 2014
Weekday farmers market set for Five Points

Beginning in November, the Sarasota Farmers Market will begin holding an additional smaller event on Wednesdays at Five Points Park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 10, 2010
Linger Lodge hires new manager

David LaRusso, a veteran of the restaurant industry, already has added new options to the menu to the legendary East County eatery.

  • East County
  • News
UMR Sports founder and owner Ryan Moore is about to build a sports complex on land given to him by his father, Duane Moore. The complex will be located on Upper Manatee River Road.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • February 10, 2021
UMR sports complex headed to East County

"Household name:" Bradenton man soon to begin construction of large sports complex

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 15, 2015
Town pitches traffic study for mainland/barrier island

Longboat Key Mayor Jack Duncan said for the first time during his tenure on Longboat Key he’s hearing that residents are rethinking living on Longboat Key because of traffic problems.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jeffrey Weisman |
  • June 7, 2012
My View: Clearing the decks

Do little annoyances in your daily life bother you? They do me.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Courtesy photo. The irregular marks surrounding the crawl indicate the chair stuck to the animal.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • June 16, 2020
Turtle Watch volunteers find evidence of a tangled turtle

A turtle seeking a nesting place was caught in a beach lounge chair.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 18, 2010
Specificity of suggestions debated

The Vision Plan subcommittee debated how specific the Vision Plan and the Comprehensive Plan should be when offering development suggestions for parcels of land on the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 3, 2010
Pension board stalemate ends

Longboat Key Fire Rescue Lt. Michael Murphy will retain his seat on the pension board after a Key resident voted for him to keep his seat for another two-year term.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • February 23, 2012
The Ins and Outs of Restaurant Menu Planning

The Ins and Outs of Restaurant Menu Planning

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Jillian Butterfield as Belle and the cast of "Beauty and the Beast."
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • August 10, 2015
Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" returns to the Van Wezel

Disney's first Broadway musical is making its way to Sarasota at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 14 at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

  • Arts + Culture
1. Lakewood Ranch junior Christian Shaneyfelt hits a 3-point shot over Gianfranco Grafals (35) against Fleming Island. Shaneyfelt finished with a game-high 21 points.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 19, 2019
East County's top high school sports moments of 2018-2019

Lakewood Ranch, Braden River and ODA high schools feature on our top moments list for East County in 2018-2019.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 14, 2021
Republican Club of Longboat Key meets for January

The club held its first meeting with President Scott Gray.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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