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Longboat Key hitchhiker gets visit from police
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • February 24, 2026
Longboat Key hitchhiker gets visit from police

A man trying to catch a ride back to downtown Sarasota prompted a call to police. This and other Longboat Key police reports in this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Jeff Smith, president of the Landings Management Association, and Judi Smith, display two tanks into which they dumped phytoplankton, one with oysters and one without, to show the work the oysters do in keeping the water clean.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 30, 2026
The Landings neighborhood showcases its natural landscapes

Nature Day by the Bay allowed the public to explore the neighborhood's trails, which run through its 78 acres of mangroves.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 17, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Masked stowaways

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The season will focus on string instruments before allowing other instruments if pandemic conditions improve.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • October 4, 2020
Sarasota Orchestra announces in-person season at Holley Hall

The in-person shows will have 15 orchestra members performing for a reduced crowd at Holley Hall.

  • Arts + Culture
Beatrice Friedman works out with her trainer, Kellie Childers.  Courtesy photo
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • March 25, 2015
AEROBIC GRANDMA: Nonagenarian Beatrice Friedman sets fitness example

Beatrice Friedman has given a great deal to Sarasota over the 40-plus years in which she has spent time here: gifts of money and leadership to arts and human services organizations including the Sarasota Orchestra, Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 7, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: iFound it

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
En Pointe is a proposed four-unit building on the interior of Golden Gate Point with four stories above ground-level parking.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 1, 2021
Golden Gate condo plan sparks parking debate

Residents in the downtown-adjacent neighborhood are worried a four-unit residential building will exacerbate existing parking issues.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch High senior Diego Freyre.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 10, 2023
East County Athlete of the Week: Diego Freyre

The senior boys soccer player scored the lone goal in the Mustangs' 1-0 win over top-ranked Jesuit on Jan. 6.

  • East County
  • Sports
Judy Berlow and Susan Courter hold jugs of water. The Walk for Water fundraiser allows participants to imagine what it would be like to carry a bucket of water the same distance mothers and children would walk to access water.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 10, 2021
More than a drop in the bucket in Lakewood Ranch

The Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch hosts the Walk for Water fundraiser virtually.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • June 4, 2009
Residents, CDD seek sidewalk solution

Greenbrook East residents say the unpaved portions of their sidewalks are dangerous for kids.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 30, 2009
Illegal ATVs fuel Ranch concern

The operation of ATVs and dirt bikes along the paths in Greenbrook is illegal. Some residents are searching for solutions.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 3, 2010
Cops Corner 03.04.10

The complainant reported someone drove in circles on the grass. He estimated the cost to replace the damaged sod to be between $600 and $800. There are no known suspects or witnesses.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 24, 2010
Ranch Reps host District 67 debate

Three of four Republican candidates for the Florida House of Representatives District 67 seat met with East County constituents during the Lakewood Ranch Republican Club's debate March 19.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Edmund Adams |
  • May 26, 2010
My View

College survival kit is not essential to success

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Jan Schneider holds a law degree and a doctorate in political science. She practices law and lives on Bird Key.
  • By Jan Schneider |
  • September 13, 2012
My View: Women should fight for rights

There was brief unity in condemning ludicrous notions of "legitimate rape" and ability of the female body "to shut that whole thing down" touted by Congressman Todd Akin (R-Missouri) Aug. 19.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Kristen Pace |
  • January 19, 2012
Dinner at Bijou Café: A Tale of Tears, a Horse, and True Love

Dinner at Bijou Café: A Tale of Tears, a Horse, and True Love

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 12, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Siesta Key needs streetlights; Don't punish all for actions of a few; 'Ban the Booze' My View was great

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • August 4, 2020
Thomas Allan Dearden

Thomas Allan Dearden (Tad) 63 died at the Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln Massachusetts on Wednesday July 22, 2020 after a long illness.

  • Sarasota
  • Tributes & Obituaries
The Knights worked on a project Aug. 8 at the church. In the back row are Rick Kuebel, Mike Mahan and Vin Misciagna.  In the front row are Gordon Shellhaas, Paul Palmeri and Rich Macklin.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 12, 2020
Knights representing Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church of Lakewood Ranch hammer out volunteer efforts

Knights representing Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church of Lakewood Ranch hammer out volunteer efforts.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Sloane Ziegler, 4, works with blocks that help her learn additives of 10. Brynn Mechem
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • September 30, 2020
Montessori school opens on Main Street

Kathy Lindaman started the school in First Baptist Church to help families have another option during COVID-19.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
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