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The Manatee County Sheriff's Office Dive Team takes a celebratory photo after pulling a sunken minivan out of the Manatee River.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • May 30, 2025
Dive team extracts stubborn minivan from the Manatee River

The vehicle was so heavy with sand, three prior attempts by the Manatee Sheriff's Office divers failed.

  • East County
  • News
Edwin Jackson hands an autographed baseball to Luke Holcomb, a friend of Raining Berries Founder Bimal Bhojani.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • June 24, 2025
Former Rays pitcher is behind new Raining Berries location in Sarasota

The new Raining Berries location is co-owned by former MLB player and World Series Champion Edwin Jackson and Super Bowl champion star Kenneth Gainwell.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Longboat Key residents gather at the Broadway Beach Access on Sept. 25, 2022, to fill sandbags ahead of Hurricane Ian.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • July 6, 2024
Pre-storm sandbag operations continue monthly through September

On Aug. 1 and Sept. 3, Longboat Key households can collect up to 10 sandbags through the town's pre-storm sandbag operations.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Stellan Salander, 5, holds a bunny.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 19, 2025
Easter eggs and animals feature in Siesta Key's Easter Egg Hunt

The annual event, held by the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce on the grounds of Siesta Key Chapel, involved different community organizations.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Cinda Krouk, Joy Stone and Barbara Najmy of the Lake Club Women's Giving Circle say they love helping foster kids through their sneaker drive.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 1, 2025
This sneaker drive fits the Lake Club Women's Giving Circle

The fundraising group has a goal of donating 400 pairs of sneakers to foster kids through The Twig.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
BJ Ivey's players said the relationships he's built with them have made it easy to buy in to his instruction.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • May 28, 2025
Sarasota High athletics are on the rise

The Sailors had a historic athletic year, and better results could be on the horizon.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
A draft rendering shows the view from the terrace, overlooking the Town Center Green.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • June 14, 2024
For enhanced public library, LBK Foundation needs to raise $3.5M

A single donation of roughly that size could also come with naming rights.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Dave Bullock has been hired as the new interim city manager by the Sarasota City Commission.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 21, 2025
Sarasota names new interim manager, relaunches search for permanent one

Veteran local government executive Dave Bullock will succeed Doug Jeffcoat in the city's top temp job as City Commission seeks a new batch of candidates.

  • Sarasota
  • News
As a member of the Savannah Bananas, Correlle Prime's career takes him on the road, but his heart always is with his family in Manatee County.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • June 24, 2025
Savannah Banana's greatest connection is with his Manatee County family

Ballplayer Correlle Prime maintains a balanced diet: Bananas on the road and his family at home.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Grady family, including Jackson, Drake, Freya and Tina, join the Longboat Key Garden Club's butterfly release for the Fourth of July weekend at Bicentennial Park.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • July 7, 2025
July Fourth Longboat Key butterfly release continues post-storm

Freedom Fest might have been canceled, but community members joined in a butterfly release after the Fourth of July.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bird Key Yacht Club members opened a time capsule from 2000 during its celebration of the clubhouse's final days on April 26.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • April 28, 2025
Bird Key Yacht Club hosts a party 'like it's Y2K'

The club unveiled a 25-year-old time capsule at its party looking forward to building a new clubhouse.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Convenience store scuffle involves assault by fruit
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2025
Convenience store scuffle involves assault by fruit

A dispute between a clerk and two customers involves unconventional weapons, including bananas. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Tammy Hauser is the founder of Discover Sarasota Tours.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • April 9, 2025
Take Tammy's trolley to learn all about Sarasota

Discover Sarasota offers hassle-free tours of the city's architecture, history and culture.

  • Arts + Culture
Judy Govalet, a member of Longboat Island Chapel's scholarship committee, joins students Samantha McLead, Kage Jones and Ty'Anna Ash in celebrating this year's awards.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • July 20, 2025
7 scholarship winners recognized at Longboat Island Chapel

All of this year's awardees are previous recipients who kept up with their volunteerism and studies.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Double turn-lane trouble
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • February 26, 2025
Double turn-lane trouble

Construction on the much-discussed left-turn lanes for the south Gulf of Mexico Drive is finally beginning (at the wrong time). But much to the chagrin of residents, the designs were a surprise — and not a pleasant one.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Suzanne Elizabeth Lenz Janney (1946-2025)
  • In Memoriam |
  • August 15, 2025
Suzanne Elizabeth Lenz Janney

Suzanne Elizabeth Lenz Janney passed away in Sarasota on August 9, 2025 after a long battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and pneumonia.

  • Sarasota
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Town of Longboat Key Police Chief Russ Mager is sworn in on his first day Aug. 4 as his wife, Beth, looks on.
  • By Michael Harris |
  • August 5, 2025
Longboat Key swears in new police chief

Russ Mager brings 29 years of experience to the position, with much of that time spent in Delray Beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Elena Cassella worked in the Manatee County School District for 
17 years before taking a job in fundraising with Foundation for Dreams in 2010.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 20, 2025
Camp is a dream come true for individuals with disabilities

With some help from (lots of) friends, an east Manatee County organization aims to grow its unique camp that supports individuals with special needs and their families.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Riselle Bain, a voice for inclusion in the cantor tradition, joins Temple Beth Israel for a Passover Seder for women.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • April 1, 2025
Longboat Key's Temple Beth Israel features special guest at Passover Seder

Cantor Riselle Bain brought her musical talents to Longboat Key on March 25 for a holiday service.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Emily Ann Brooks takes center stage in Florida Studio Theatre's "Dames at Sea."
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • June 16, 2025
'Dames at Sea' director makes a splash at Florida Studio Theatre

Former theater kid Ben Liebert has directed eight shows in the past year at FST.

  • Arts + Culture
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