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  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • May 12, 2021
Planning for mental health district moves ahead

County Commissioners are considering a dependent district, which would remain under their governance.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mote Marine Laboratory
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 15, 2011
Summer school

Who said the dog days of summer have to be slow? Try these 10 favorite activities on Longboat and its surrounding keys and celebrate summer island-style.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Funding in the new state budget advances improvements at the interchange of Interstate 75 and State Road 70 by five years.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 22, 2017
Interchange improvements on horizon

I-75 corridor receives advanced funding

  • East County
  • News
Rose Chapman has retired from her year-and-a-half stint as CEO emerita for the JFCS after 23 years as CEO.
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • February 20, 2018
Rose Chapman reflects back on her 25-year career with JFCS of the Suncoast

As Chapman transitions to retirement from her tenure as CEO emerita, she leaves behind a legacy of commitment and service to the community.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
One of two eaglets practices flying near its nest.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 1, 2011
LEARNING TO FLY

The collapse of the bald eagle's nest at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Community spurred two eaglets to fly. Now, they are headed north.

  • East County
  • News
Nearly a half dozen new neighborhoods took root across the East County in 2011, as the area saw its most successful residential real estate year in recent memory.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 4, 2012
Delve into 12: Real Estate Recovery

With low interest rates, reasonable prices and declining inventory, East County Realtors and builders predict another promising year in East County real estate.

  • East County
  • News
Spoonbills are tactile feeders whose rosy coloring comes from their diet of crustaceans. (Miri Hardy)
  • By Guest Author |
  • September 23, 2020
Bird of the week: roseate spoonbill

Spoonbills hunt by sense of touch, stirring up small crustaceans, then snapping their beaks closed.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • July 25, 2018
Sister Keys a Longboat treasure, resident says

Four unihabitated islands in Sarasota Bay off the coast of Longboat Key play host to what Florida used to be, Rusty Chinnis says.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch junior pitcher Claire Davidson, an Auburn commit, has yet to allow an earned run this season.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 17, 2019
Mustangs make their pitch for a deep playoff run

The Lakewood Ranch High Mustangs softball team makes its pitch for a deep playoff run, thanks to Claire Davidson, Brooklyn Lucero, Payton Kinney and Kayla Howald, all NCAA Division 1 commits.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • August 18, 2011
Business Observer

Eager Beaver Car Wash wins community award; Carson elected to U.S. Green Building Council; New College recognized in Princeton's top colleges list; Community Foundation awards financial aid; YMCA selected to receive grant for Hispanic program

  • Sarasota
  • News
Playwright Jack Gilhooley's latest New York production was "The XXX Scholar," presented by Variations Productions in June 2014. Gilhooley, a Mote Ranch resident, has been writing plays for more than 40 years.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 13, 2015
Dreaming up drama

Although prolific, James Joyce isn't exactly great theater material. So Jack Gilhooley wrote a play about Joyce's feisty wife instead.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Tray Hall has made in impact at Riverview after transferring from Cardinal Mooney.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 17, 2019
Riverview running back has been wearing out opposing defenses

The Rams senior keeps the offense steady.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Two ports are available at the charging unit located in the Sarasota City Hall parking lot.
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • January 9, 2018
Sarasota installs additional electric vehicle chargers

The city has installed 16 electric vehicle chargers, which are free to use for residents and visitors.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 5, 2010
Commission to vote on new greenspace policy

A volunteer committee reworded the policy to say that greenspace is "generally preferred over hardscape."

  • Sarasota
  • News
Courtesy photos Susie and Sully's new cygnets take their first swim.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • May 3, 2017
Circle of Life

Beloved swan Sully died April 28 just days before welcoming new cygnets.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 26, 2011
On the record

Observer Group publisher and CEO Matt Walsh is the 2010 Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key Citizen of the Year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Commissioners also moved forward with Palm Avenue hotel and voted to establish ad hoc sound committee.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • April 15, 2013
Commissioners approve solicitation ordinance

Mayor Suzanne Atwell said the City Commission needed to address the increase in panhandling.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Pillars of the Kentucky polo circuit, Misdee Wrigley Miller and James Miller began visiting the Sarasota Polo Club in 2004.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 22, 2019
Horse Play

When James Miller ponied up to buy the Sarasota Polo Club last year, he set out to prove to his wife that you can lead a horse to water and make it drink.

  • LWR Life
Heather Rippy and Stephanie Troxler with a bottle of prosecco Troxler painted for the occasion.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • February 3, 2022
Driftwood Beach Home and Garden celebrates one year

The store on the north end of Longboat Key has catered to and cultivated its community.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Chamber Orchestra of Sarasota Music Director Robert Vodnoy has long had a fascination in the number of composers who've drawn inspiration from Shakespeare.
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • February 5, 2020
Soliloquy and song from the 'Sceptered Isle'

Chamber Orchestra of Sarasota, Urbanite Theatre double-team Shakespeare in 'British Night'

  • Arts + Culture
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