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Longboat Key Fire Department Personnel shared photos of the island taken Thursday, Oct. 10, after Hurricane Milton passed through Sarasota.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • October 10, 2024
Longboat Key to open for residents Friday

Town crews spent Thursday assessing damage from Hurricane Milton and working with the Florida Department of Transportation to clear debris from the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bradenton's Vincent Wang gets some tips from Robert LaVopa of the Lakewood Ranch Anglers Club during the annual Youth Fishing Tournament in 2023 at Lake Uihlein.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • September 25, 2024
Lakewood Ranch Anglers Club reeling in registrations for annual tournament

The Youth and Teen Fishing Tournament will be held Oct. 5 at Lake Uihlein.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sleeping stranger chased from Sarasota man's home
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 12, 2024
Sleeping stranger chased from Sarasota man's home

Arriving home from work after midnight, a man finds his front door broken and a stranger sleeping in his bed. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Excess sand and infrastructure damage can still be seen Wednesday, Oct. 2, at Caspersen Beach. Sarasota County Parks staff are continuing response and recovery efforts following Hurricane Helene.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 2, 2024
Water restoration on Siesta Key nearly complete

Beaches remain closed as debris pickup begins.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Thomas Jack Black ( 1932 - 2024)
  • In Memoriam |
  • November 8, 2024
Thomas Jack Black

Thomas Jack Black, Sr., age 92, passed away after a heroic battle with Alzheimer's on October 13, 2024.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
County delays new circuit court file storage building
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 27, 2024
County delays new circuit court file storage building

Sarasota County commissioners task staff to explore the commercial real estate market for a better deal on an existing structure.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Poor phone etiquette at medical offices is preventing patients from connecting with the necessary medical care they deserve.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 4, 2024
Please answer the call for better doctor's office support

Trying to reach the talent and technology of the health care system can be infuriating.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Tony Olivero of Main Street at Lakewood Ranch cleans up fallen palm fronds, tree limbs and other debris following Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 27, 2024
All quiet on the eastern Manatee front following Hurricane Helene

While west Manatee beaches took a "devastating" hit, Lakewood Ranch-area residents were dealing with minor cleanup.

  • East County
  • News
Jill Schroeder and Alan Kitty rehearse for Kitty's play "Original Sin," which makes its world premiere from Sept. 6-15 at Tree Fort Productions.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • September 2, 2024
A Mark Twain enthusiast tackles an age-old story

Alan Kitty brings his play "Original Sin" to Tree Fort Productions.

  • Arts + Culture
2 Lakewood Ranch Preparatory students arrested for making written threats
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 18, 2024
2 Lakewood Ranch Preparatory students arrested for making written threats

The 14-year-old students were charged with written/electronic threats to kill.

  • East County
  • News
Animal rescue volunteers Roger Riehm and Sandy Ulrickson secure a gallinule with a broken leg at Lake Uihlein. The gallinule was recovering at the Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 23, 2024
A broken wing and a prayer after hurricanes leave animals in SWFL battered

Volunteers and the overwhelmed Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida cope with a surge in wild animal injuries following hurricanes Helene and Milton.

  • East County
  • News
A decoration hangs in Siesta Key Village.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • December 5, 2024
Siesta Key enters the holiday season as it recovers from hurricane devastation

Island residents gradually return to normalcy as the last round of businesses in Siesta Key reopens in time for the holidays.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Hurricane Milton at 9 p.m. Oct. 9, 2024, shortly after making landfall near Siesta Key.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 5, 2024
Hurricane Milton news, updates in Sarasota, Manatee

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Lido and Siesta keys at 8:30 p.m. Oct. 9 as a Category 3 storm. Access to the barrier islands, including Casey, Manasota, Siesta and Longboat keys, remains closed as the post-storm search-and-rescue mission is completed.

  • Hurricane Season
Climate Adaptation Center CEO Bob Bunting speaks at the 2024 Annual Florida Climate Conference.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • November 20, 2024
Climate Adaptation Center focuses annual conference on human health

At the Climate Adaptation Center's fourth annual Florida Climate Conference, climate and medical experts spoke about how climate change impacts human health.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Urbanite Theatre Artistic Director Summer Dawn Wallace returns to the stage in "Jennifer, Who Is Leaving."
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • October 31, 2024
It's the witching hour in Urbanite Theatre's 'Jennifer, Who is Leaving'

Three women find shelter from the storm during the night shift at a donut shop.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Glenn Pearson
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2024
Manatee County Commission District 1: Glenn Pearson

Meet the candidate.

  • Elections
A great blue heron released after recovering from injuries at Save Our Seabirds.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • August 21, 2023
Injured heron rescued, released from Beer Can Island dredging

Save Our Seabirds and the Longboat Key Public Works Department prioritized the rescue of an injured great blue heron during the Greer Island Spit Management Project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The outdoor patios and balconies oversee a deck, new pool, spa, and manicured grounds.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 12, 2024
Siesta Key home sells for $15 million

It's the most expensive sale of a property on the Key in more than two years.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Meals are offered at Bedrock Church Sarasota.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 24, 2024
Bedrock Church describes meeting the need for meals after Milton

The Sarasota church gave out a total of 1,465 meals after Hurricane Milton hit the area.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A rendering of the city's "one-stop shop" for building services scheduled for completion in summer 2024.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 27, 2023
City's 'one-stop shop' for developments takes step closer to completion

The new building brings the city of Sarasota's public works, engineering and code enforcement under one roof.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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