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 Joseph and Gloria Mazza. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 26, 2018
Time for celebration in Tara

She goes the extra yard in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Hurricane Matthew is throwing off the sports schedule.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 6, 2016
Hurricane Matthew forces sports cancellations in Sarasota

Sarasota County is currently under a Tropical Storm Watch.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2020
Sarasota weather page photo: February 13

Thomas Norton captured this juvenile brown pelican at North Jetty Beach in Nokomis.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Manatee County wetland regulations will be reviewed by the Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 17.
  • By Melissa Leduc |
  • February 13, 2020
East County weather page photo: February 13

Gordon Silver captured this sandhill crane clearing the way for the rest of the group in Del Webb.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Artist Curtis Kroesche makes fish and seabirds from 16-gauge steel.
  • By Katie Hendrick |
  • March 3, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Wildlife Arts Festival

The Sarasota Wildlife Arts Festival featured a juried art competition and environmental speakers Saturday, March 2 and Sunday, March 3 at Ken Thompson Park on City Island. The event benefitted Save Our Seabirds and the Sarasota Rotary Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 22, 2011
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Alvin's Island will install a new facade if the city approved planned renovations.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 8, 2018
Alvin’s Island plans include new restaurant

The souvenir shop will close to facilitate a series of renovations designed to improve the St. Armands Circle property.

  • Sarasota
  • News
JR's Old Packinghouse Cafe owner J.R. Garraus surveys the damage to the rear of his restaurant following a six-alarm fire.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 23, 2016
WHAT'S HAPPENING: Week of 06.23.16

A fire led to damage at JR’s Old Packinghouse Cafe, and construction on the Coon Key Bridge is temporarily on hold.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"Every painting is a chunk of your life that in a way you somehow wrestled into paint," James Griffin says.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 9, 2013
Natural Talent

If James Griffin were to create the cover art for a book about his career, it would illustrate just enough of his story to seduce you to read the pages beneath it.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 5, 2017
East County track and field championships: Day one

Rivera and Falco highlight the day for Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Sports
John Izzo, Monroe, Wash.'  s Eric Ciocco and Bradenton'  s Ted Watson with their medals for completing the Riverboat series. Courtesy photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 7, 2017
Local man runs seven marathons in seven states in seven days

He and some friends took part in Mainly Marathon's Riverboat series.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota Opera will present Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" March 8-28 during its 2025 Winter Opera Festival.
  • By June LeBell |
  • February 14, 2015
MUSIC REVIEW: A Charming but Inconsistent 'Marriage of Figaro' at Sarasota Opera

Read June LeBell's review of 'Marriage of Figaro,' now playing at Sarasota Opera.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Sarasota Memorial Hospital unveiled its new $250 million Courtyard Tower last year.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 14, 2014
SMH pushes forward with more renovations

Sarasota Memorial Hospital will hold a community workshop Wednesday, to involve the public in initial plans for a new rehabilitation facility.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Last year's triathlon drew approximately 350 participants.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 25, 2011
LLSA Chamber plans for two triathlons

Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce President Tom Aposporos hopes to hold events in October 2011 and May 2012.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Mayor Jack Duncan, left, and Vice Mayor Terry Gans listen to a budget discussion Monday at Town Hall.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 15, 2015
Commission fills $426,067 deficit with general fund money

Rising capital and operating fund balances led to a $426,067 deficit. To address the issue, Longboat Key Town Manager Dave Bullock asked for something he rarely requests: General fund dollars.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Suzy Brenner is the new executive director of Longboat Key’s Aging in Paradise Resource Center.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • April 26, 2017
A conversation with Suzy Brenner

Brenner took over as the executive director of Aging in Paradise on April 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
ODA junior guard Kolbie Ward puts up a shot in the first quarter.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 2, 2016
Thunder rolls in district semifinal

The ODA boys basketball team will face Moore Haven in the Class 3A-District 9 semifinals Feb. 2.

  • East County
  • Sports
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the town's March 25 general municipal election.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 24, 2014
Longboat Key early voting draws 1,121

Early voting took place from March 10 through March 22, at Longboat Key Town Hall.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • March 5, 2021
Lynda Ann Brill

Lynda Ann Brill, of Longboat Key, passed away on March 3, 2021 at the age of 84 years.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • June 3, 2020
SCAT operator tests positive for COVID-19

The operator drove routes 3, 14, 40 and 100 from May 26 through June 2.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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