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Lakewood Ranch High softball senior Grace Shaw-Rockey hit .345 with 21 RBIs in 2023.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 5, 2024
East County Athlete of the Week: Grace Shaw-Rockey

The Lakewood Ranch High senior will be a leader on the school’s softball team.

  • East County
  • Sports
Mixon Fruit Farms has been a staple in Manatee County for decades.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 23, 2025
Manatee County commissioners to decide future of Mixon Fruit Farms property

Either the county will purchase the property, or it will be sold to a developer.

  • East County
  • News
Lily Kren and Gil Brady star in Florida Studio Theatre's "Don't Dress for Dinner," which runs through Sept. 7.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • August 19, 2025
Florida Studio Theatre's 'Don't Dress for Dinner' serves up a frenetic farce

When the play's lying lovers start to lose, they double down with more prevarication.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Maddox and Lou Towery have packed up shoeboxes during the Community Holiday Shoebox Collection Drive for the last seven years.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 15, 2025
Lakewood Ranch community rallies to support seniors with shoebox event

Community Holiday Shoebox Collection Drive heads toward another record year in donations.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
J. Paul Nicholas and David Cantor star in "A Tailor Near Me" at Florida Studio Theatre through Feb. 15.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 30, 2025
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for Jan. 1-7

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Manatee County Public Works Fleet Services employee Christopher Brooks unloads containers of bottled water.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 19, 2022
Manatee County continues to serve Myakka residents who have contaminated water

Drinking water, water testing provided to Myakka residents by Manatee County following Ian.

  • East County
  • News
Students jump on the trampoline.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • August 18, 2024
Train like an Olympian: More niche sports with homes in Sarasota

The Summer Games fun doesn’t have to end. Here are two more Olympic sports you can learn in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Raleigh Mosely II, Ariel Blue and Derric Gobourne Jr. will perform as RAD during WBTT’s Juneteenth Arts Festival.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • June 12, 2023
WBTT to host inaugural Juneteenth Arts Festival

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe is celebrating Juneteenth with a festival of films, film shorts, performers and local vendors.

  • Arts + Culture
  • In Memoriam |
  • December 1, 2020
Charles Reeder Savidge

Charles Reeder Savidge, known to many as Chuck, passed away on November 19, 2020.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
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  • December 10, 2020
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Killdeer, who are named for their shrill, two-syllable call, are shorebirds who are equally at home away from the beach. (Miri Hardy)
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • July 14, 2021
Bird of the week: Killdeer

A shore bird that has adapted to inland life, the killdeer employs various tricks to avoid predators.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kate Walsh Honea performs in George Balanchine's "Theme and Variations."
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • August 4, 2021
Kate Walsh Honea departs Sarasota Ballet for Colorado position

Walsh Honea will serve as Artistic Director of the Colorado Ballet Society.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • August 10, 2021
DOLAN, Mark Alexander “Max”

DOLAN, Mark Alexander “Max” – age 68, of Yarmouth, NS and Sarasota, FL, passed away in a tragic accident on Saturday, July 31, 2021, at his Cape Forchu home.

  • Sarasota
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 13, 2023
Public invited to comment in SPD accreditation program

The Sarasota Police Department will undergo examination by the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Becki Creighton and Ian Bland look over photos from the church's past.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 23, 2023
Trinity United church members celebrate 75 years of community

Parishioners said a sense of family at the church has led to its enduring presence.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Siesta Key Coalition, a grassroots organization against several hotel proposals, like a 170-room hotel proposed off Calle Miramar, now represents more than 4,000 households.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 14, 2021
Siesta Key Coalition grows, gains non-profit status

The grassroots organization now represents 40 homeowner and condo associations.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Booker High School students surround teacher Courtney Smith.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 12, 2022
Sarasota surprises three Teacher of the Year finalists

Booker High's Courtney Smith joins two Venice-area educators still in the running for the countywide honor.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Fiddler crabs skitter across the boardwalk on City Island regularly. (Photo by Lesley Dwyer)
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • August 30, 2022
Tour a hidden gem on a City Island trail

Learn about estuaries on City Island, one of the 40 stops along a watershed audio tour through Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • September 18, 2022
Halfway to St. Patricks Day offers a full set of festivities in Lakewood Ranch

The event included everything from bagpipes to Irish step dancing on Lakewood Main Street.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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