• Alternate Text
  • Loading

  • Mother's Day Gift Guide
  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App
  • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Elections
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Longboat
    • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Elections
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Mother's Day Gift Guide
  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

Results for:

  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 14, 2011
Cops Corner

No refunds 7:36 p.m. - 1500 block of Main Street. Suspicious Incident. A driver called police to help him remove his ATM card, which was stuck in one of the new downtown parking meters.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 4, 2011
SPORTS BRIEFS

Pirates outfielder signs with HCC; Distance squad anchors Lady Mustangs; and Wave Runners post impressive results.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 2, 2011
Letters to the editor

Long-term success of rail line should be determined

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 17, 2013
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Pam Eubanks. Katherine Harris and Paul Blackketter, president of the Suncoast Aquatics Nature Center Associates, hope to raise $1 million from the private sector for the World Cup pentathlon finals in 2014.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 4, 2013
A greater vision

Thanks to community involvement, winning four pentathlon events adds to a strategy to become a world-class amateur sports venue.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 28, 2010
Bayside pastor to brave heights for backpack drive

Pastor Charles Young is hoping to collect more than 1,000 backpacks as well as other school supplies.

  • East County
  • News
Senior David Marvel knew nothing about cross-country when he joined the Seminoles cross-country team as a freshman. Now four years later, Marvel has cut his time in half and is Southeast’s team captain and top runner. Courtesy photo.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 17, 2012
Record-Setter: David Marvel

Southeast High cross-country runner David Marvel has lopped more than 18 minutes off his cross-country time since joining the Seminoles four years ago.

  • East County
  • Sports
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Judilee Sterne's family in the old market place of Jerusalem. Courtesy photo.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • July 4, 2012
Neighbors: Judilee Sterne

Siesta Key resident Judilee Sterne went on a pilgrimage to Israel with members of her congregation, her children and grandchildren.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Kelley Shiels holds the school record for digs, and coach Steven Haugh describes Shiels as the best libero in the area.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 13, 2010
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kelley Shiels

Braden River High School libero Kelley Shiels has been averaging 24 digs this season while helping lead the Lady Pirates to an 18-2 record.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • December 3, 2009
MY VIEW: The problem is in the mirror

n many respects, Sarasota County did a commendable job squirreling away rainy-day funds and then reacting relatively quickly to the downturn with budget cuts.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
This rendering, provided by Ridan Industries, shows the height of the Longboat Island Chapel steeple compared to the height of the proposed 150-foot stealth cell tower. Rendering courtesy of Ridan Industries.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 22, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Online poll results were skewed; Chief Hogle's actions were by the book

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Forristall Enterprises foreman Alex Barrow checks out the inside of the home before starting its demolition Nov. 21.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 22, 2011
Lakewood Ranch eyesore demolished

A Lakewood Ranch home that burned down in September 2008 was demolished Monday.

  • East County
  • News
Jerry Knab greets some regulars along his morning walking route.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 22, 2011
Neighbors: Jerry Knab

The 'Pied Piper' of Longboat Key makes fast friends during his walking routine.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 2, 2009
Smooth talker

Asolo Repertory Theatre's voice coach Patricia Delorey sure knows how to deliver a line.

  • Arts + Culture
Neither Rick nor Monica Thomas, of Lakewood Ranch, has ever set foot in a Spanish-only church service, but the couple now will lead one for The Source Church, in the East County.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 3, 2013
East County church launches Spanish service

Lakewood Ranch residents Rick and Monica Thomas will lead the new Sunday night church service.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 27, 2011
Revitalization Task Force members announced

Former Longboat Key Mayor George Spoll selected a group of Longboat Key residents to hold discussions about the Key's revitalization.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 16, 2014
Rockin' Everywhere: Catching up with Bubba Sparxxx

Rockin' Everywhere: Catching up with Bubba Sparxxx

  • Arts + Culture
George Heitler performed in Don Wallace’s “The Scam on the 17th Floor” Tuesday, Feb. 28 and Wednesday, Feb. 29, at Plymouth Harbor. Photo by Mallory Gnaegy.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • February 29, 2012
Neighbors: George Heitler

This 'ham' knows how to charm any audience.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Steve Cinnamon
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • June 27, 2012
Scene & Heard

Cigar-box guitar craze spawns a band; Jack Perkins' 'Journal' goes off the air; City Commission approves 'Complexus' purchase

  • Arts + Culture
« 1724 1725 1726 1727 1728 1729 1730 1731 1732 1733 »
The best of Your Observer, delivered directly to your inbox

Get the latest in news, sports, schools, arts and things to do in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Longboat Key and East County.

Sign Up

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-366-3468
  • FPN Verified

Extra, Extra!

  • Newsletters
  • App
  • Crossword
  • Contests

more

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Classifieds
  • Advertise
  • Rack Locations
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility Options

sister sites

  • Business Observer
  • Jax Daily Record
  • Orange Observer
  • Accessibility Options
  • Copyright © 2026 Observer Media Group Inc., All Rights Reserved
Sign Up for Daily Headlines

A daily dose of news from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

Sign Up for In Case You Missed It

A Saturday dose of the week's top stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County.


Anytime. Anywhere. Observer.

From in-depth local reporting to real-time breaking news, stay connected to the stories shaping our community with the Your Observer app.

Download Now for Free