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Pond 46 is located on Tara Boulevard and north of Gosling Terrace.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • April 26, 2016
Tara Preserve CDD approves fix for Pond 46

The district engineer proposed a solution would turn the dysfunctional drainage pond into a “dry pond.”

  • East County
  • News
Luca Munoz, a kindergarten student at Gullett, gets up close and personal with a fossil held by Meghan Murphy of the South Florida Museum at STEM night.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 17, 2015
SIDE OF RANCH: JAY HEATER

Hey, the mosquito larvae is only one room over

  • East County
  • News
Campers practice climbing the web.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • June 20, 2012
CAMP SPOTLIGHT: CIRCUS SARASOTA SUMMER CAMP (+ VIDEO)

For our latest Camp Spotlight, The Observer dropped in on campers at Circus Sarasota and documented their rehearsal for the end-of-camp performance.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
The Lakewood Ranch volleyball team celebrates after defeating second-seeded Seminole Osceola 3-1 Oct. 27 to win the school's first district crown.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 27, 2011
Lady Mustangs claim first district title

The Lakewood Ranch High volleyball team captured the program's first district title with a 3-1 victory over Seminole Osceola in the Class 6A-District 12 championship tonight.

  • East County
  • Sports
Rachel Lenerz makes sufganiyot with her 4-year-old daughter, Ava, and her 6 -year-old son, Leo.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • December 5, 2012
Hanukkah Traditions

Three families share their sweet and savory Hanukkah food traditions.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 12, 2009
Cops Corner

A man reported that an unknown person entered his hotel room the night before and removed three bottles of prescription medication valued at $130.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 21, 2015
District starts year with fresh logo

The Sarasota County School District this week unveiled a new logo, which will debut as school begins Monday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • December 12, 2013
Lolita Tartine: A fresh face in the Rosemary District

Lolita Tartine: A fresh face in the Rosemary District

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Jack Daly
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • June 29, 2016
Jack Daly back on the dais

Despite receiving a heart valve replacement June 2, Commissioner Jack Daly hasn’t missed a beat at town meetings.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Chef Jet Tila with Dr. Joann Barrett and Stephanie Sassetti’s eighth-grade science class following a cooking lesson.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • September 27, 2017
Jet Tila cooks up excitement

Celebrity chef sparks interest in science and cooking at the Out-of-Door Academy in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Kyle Scott Battie at State Street
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • February 12, 2014
Recipe for Success: Kyle Scott Battie

Do you frequent the same local eateries and see the same faces each time you go? This feature helps you get to know those faces a little better.

  • Arts + Culture
Members of the Waterlefe Book Club served popcorn. Pictured are Janet Stepp, Vicki Joshpe, Kim Hogan, Janis Bumgarner, Linda Gratsch and Ken Bumgarner.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 21, 2011
Freedom Elementary families party at the park

Freedom Elementary School hosted a special Party in the Park event Dec. 14 for its students at Manatee Mobile Home Park.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • February 3, 2014
Sheriff releases January DUI numbers

Despite a slight uptick in DUIs in January 2013 versus January 2012, the overall number of DUIs in Sarasota County has dropped significantly during the last 12 months.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Stings from stingrays are considered a defense mechanism.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 6, 2013
Stingrays shuffle near Longboat Key beaches

Sting injuries were on the rise in October, making a day at the beach painful for some visitors.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 7, 2009
Our View

Fair and balanced

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Enjoy this week'  s edition of Cops Corner.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 19, 2017
Cops Corner: Sarasota 1.19.17

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 29, 2012
Ranch hospital gets early Christmas gift

The Payton Wright Foundation has donated $2,200 worth of gifts for the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Spider-Man made appearances all over the county, but his stop at the Sarasota Farmers Market brought him to police attention.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 29, 2018
2018 Digital Year in Review

Top stories, Yourobserver.com, 2018, most popular, most read stories of the year, Sarasota, Longboat Key, Lakewood Ranch, Siesta Key

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 16, 2012
Memorial parade rolls onto Main

Lakewood Ranch Main Street will host the Tribute to Heroes Memorial Day Parade May 27.

  • East County
  • News
The University Park Women'     s Club event committee makes sure to take a photograph together.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 18, 2017
club news

club news

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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