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Police say the threat to "SHS" is not a local threat.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • February 22, 2018
Sarasota High not the target of online threats to "SHS," police say

Police determined the threat originated in Springfield, Ohio.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 27, 2010
Our View

Should the city raise taxes?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Photo courtesy Consequence of Sound
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • July 16, 2018
'Sorry to Bother You' is a bizarre trip that captivates audiences without an escape

Hip-hop artist Boots Riley's first film, "Sorry to Bother You" will, indeed bother you — but in a politically and socially relevant way that's appropriately troubling.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
East County resident Violeta Velazquez, center, lost her husband, Tony Rodriguez, unexpectedly in September 2018 to health issues. Her sons, Zergio Rodriguez Velazquez (left) and Zebastian Rodriguez Velazquez (right) are healing.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 16, 2019
Group explores grief for children

Tidewell program in Lakewood Ranch expands bereavement services for children and families.

  • East County
  • News
Bertha Palmer (Kate Homes) takes in the view during the cruise.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • November 7, 2010
VIDEO: Historical Society cruises Sarasota via Le Barge

Featuring narration by John McCarthy, history buff and director of Sarasota County Parks and Recreation, the Historical Society of Sarasota cruised Sarasota Bay Sunday aboard the Le Barge. The cruise, now in its 18th year, was dedicated to Bertha Palmer and Owen Burns, who arrived to Sarasota 100 years ago, in 1910.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
File photo As the city prepares to consider a new ordinance governing special events, St. Armands Circle stakeholders are fighting to protect long-running events and nearby businesses.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 10, 2014
Circle stakeholders seek input on events

Businesses, landowners and residents on St. Armands Circle are beginning their final lobbying efforts regarding an ordinance that will regulate special events in the area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 2, 2016
Ralph Hunter: The original Observer

Longboat Observer founder Ralph Hunter died Friday. He was 95.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Beatrice Einstein laughs with Skip Ennis and Ann Richards at Joan Michlin's jewelry booth.
  • By Kelsey Grau |
  • April 19, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Fine Art Festival

The Longboat Key Fine Art Festival featured colorful and original works from local and national artisans on Saturday, April 19, at the Longboat Key Club's Tennis Gardens. The event was held during the Sarasota Open, offering attendees a break filled with paintings, jewelry, pottery and sculptures.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The new watering schedule impacts neighborhoods in every Lakewood Ranch Phase 1 community development district.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 21, 2018
Complaints flow about Lakewood Ranch irrigation schedule

Lakewood Ranch Phase I residents upset about stinky watering during prime hours.

  • East County
  • News
Justin Lizardi received 180 days in county jail and must complete a rehabilitation program and two-and-one-half years of probation.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • February 2, 2011
Lizardi sentenced for 2010 burglaries

Former Lakewood Ranch/Braden River student Justin Lizardi must complete a rehabilitation program as part of his sentence.

  • East County
  • News
Marvin Quin, Lew Lawrence and Rob Harlan aboard Quin’s 37-foot sailboat at Bird Key Yacht Club.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • December 21, 2016
Skippers disagree with push for bridge changes

The Longboat Key Revitalization Task Force is circulating a petition to prohibit certain bridge openings.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber President Tom Aposporos is leading efforts to improve Longboat's trolley system.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 17, 2010
Trolley group motors forward

A group seeking solutions for the Longboat Key trolley route hopes to form relationships with the town and Manatee and Sarasota counties.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Fertilizer applied during the summer can easily wash into storm drains and flow untreated into bays or streams.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 26, 2012
County fertilizer restrictions in effect through September

Sarasota County's Fertilizer and Landscape Management ordinance prohibits the use of fertilizer containing nitrogen or phosphorus from June 1 through Sept. 30.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The show is a fundraising effort for the newly formed conservatory, which will be performing the same variations at the Youth America Grandprix, the world's largest ballet competition. Courtesy image.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 7, 2012
WEEKEND BEST BET: Sarasota Ballet: 'Holiday Variations'

Don't miss the Margaret Barbieri Conservatory of Dance perform classical variations from multiple famous ballets in "Holiday Variations."

  • Sarasota
  • News
Capt. Lorenzo Waiters, like all sheriff's office captains, drives an unmarked vehicle, which still has sirens. Photo by Josh Siegel.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • February 5, 2014
Manatee Sheriff's Office captain takes us for a ride

Capt. Lorenzo Waiters, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office captain who oversees Lakewood Ranch, says things have returned to normal after the department increased patrols to combat burglaries this fall.

  • East County
  • News
Catalin-Ionut Gard returns a serve during a qualifying-round match at the 2014 Sarasota Open. File photo
  • By Jen Blanco and Robin Hartill |
  • December 9, 2014
Sarasota Open bounces to Lakewood Ranch courts

For the first time in six years, Southwest Florida's premier tennis tournament will not take place at the Longboat Key Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Business owners and residents left a restaurant in a silent march to City Hall for a bag the meter rally Monday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 23, 2012
Year in review: February 2012, 'Bag-wearer to say, 'Bag meters''

To demonstrate the gravity of their demand that the Sarasota City Commission bag all downtown parking meters, business owners and residents - with all types of bags over their heads - are planning a rally at 5 p.m. Monday at Mattison's City Grille in downtown Sarasota.

  • East County
  • News
Mote's Seahorse Conservation Laboratory raises lined seahorses, as well as pygmy seahorses.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 29, 2011
Mote's seahorses shipped all around the U.S.

Mote's Seahorse Conservation Laboratory has now shipped seahorse to 50 zoos and aquariums around the country.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 8, 2014
Issues to watch 2014: Beach project

Times, they are a changing. And that goes for the town's beach-management plan and how Longboat Key's coastline will be maintained moving forward.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 17, 2017
Braden River football's season ends against Venice

The Pirates have dropped four-straight games in the rivalry, two in the postseason.

  • East County
  • Sports
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