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Jim Keiner, Gene Tischer, Marge Slepica, Bob Keehn, Bob Smith and Diane Brune celebrate the 2024 donation to Stillpoint Mission.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 19, 2025
Stillpoint Appeal remains simple, and effective, in Lakewood Ranch

Bob Smith and his golf and poker buddies continue to have a heart of gold.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Still No. 1 in sales, Lakewood Ranch will see more infrastructure built in 2025
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 8, 2025
Still No. 1 in sales, Lakewood Ranch will see more infrastructure built in 2025

SMR CEO and President Rex Jensen cites well-planned infrastructure as key to Lakewood Ranch's sales success and says focus will continue in 2025 with 16 new roundabouts.

  • East County
  • News
Frank Folsom Smith (1931-2025)
  • In Memoriam |
  • April 7, 2025
Frank Folsom Smith

Frank Folsom Smith was an influential member of the Sarasota School of Architecture and the lead architect for Sarasota’s landmark Plymouth Harbor retirement community.

  • Sarasota
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Haile Middle School teacher arrested on charge of lewd contact
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 3, 2025
Haile Middle School teacher arrested on charge of lewd contact

The student told deputies that the teacher sent an explicit photo.

  • East County
  • News
Manatee County District 5 Commissioner Robert McCann
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2025
Manatee County makes U-turn on roundabout

Manatee wants to cancel its contract for a roundabout at University Parkway and Deer Drive.

  • East County
  • News
How $115 billion is spent
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • February 27, 2025
How $115 billion is spent

We are fortunate our lawmakers are not like New York’s. Even so, we should know how lawmakers spend our money.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Projects along I-75 will reconfigure interchanges to ease congestion
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 24, 2025
Projects along I-75 will reconfigure interchanges to ease congestion

FDOT has big plans for Interstate 75 through Sarasota County to alleviate interchange bottlenecks. All it takes is time and money.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Braden River freshman Maddie Kasch has proved to be a team leader in the box score and the dugout in her debut season with the varsity softball team.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • April 28, 2025
East County Athlete of the Week: Maddie Kasch

Kasch, a freshman, is a captain and top hitter for Braden River softball.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Meadows Golf Club will open to the public on June 19.
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 13, 2025
The Meadows Country Club in Sarasota files for bankruptcy

A Sarasota country club has filed Chapter 7 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Advertising Content Staff |
  • May 26, 2025
Your Weekly Taste: Taco Fusion

SRQ’s Best Taco Truck can be found in two local spots — downtown Sarasota on Main Street and Proctor Road.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Spotlight Partners
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Sanity please: Roundabout is not needed
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • March 10, 2025
Sanity please: Roundabout is not needed

A Roundabout at Gulf of Mexico Drive and Broadway St. would complicate traffic and incapacitate pedestrians' ability to cross.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Teens terrorize motorists by tossing tennis balls, other objects at their cars
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2025
Teens terrorize motorists by tossing tennis balls, other objects at their cars

Young males reported throwing objects from their car at passing vehicles were identified by the license plate. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Jennifer and Grayson Tullio attend the dedication ceremony for Dream Oaks Camp on Nov. 20.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • November 25, 2024
Manatee County dedicates 62 acres to Foundation for Dreams

East County nonprofit Foundation for Dreams celebrated its move to a 62-acre property next to Rye Preserve.

  • East County
  • News
A crowd gathers on the No. 18 hole at Lakewood National Golf Club to watch 15-year-old junior golfer Miles Russell play in the 2024 LECOM Suncoast Classic on April 21. Russell finished tied for 20th at 14 under par.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • April 9, 2025
A golf fan's guide to watching the LECOM Suncoast Classic

Lakewood National offers some challenging shots to Korn Ferry players.

  • East County
  • Sports
Vicente Rivera, a senior at Lakewood Ranch High School, has been accepted into the United States Naval Academy in Maryland, which has a 9% acceptance rate.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • April 26, 2025
Lakewood Ranch High senior ready to begin career at US Naval Academy

Vicente Rivera says he loves structure so a military academy is a great fit.

  • East County
  • Schools
Homeowner hassling construction crew brings law enforcement response
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2025
Homeowner hassling construction crew brings law enforcement response

Frustrated over construction activity on Golden Gate Point, a resident flails profanity at workers over parking and other issues. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Susan Phillips will leave her position as assistant to the town manager at the end of March.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • March 26, 2025
Susan Phillips leaves behind a legacy of dedication to Longboat Key

Phillips spent 27 years taking on a heap of responsibilities as the town manager's assistant and has the stories to prove it.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Michelle Sanchez, a paraprofessional at William H. Bashaw Elementary School, is able to spend more time with her son Tiago Sanchez now that she works at his school.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • December 10, 2024
Manatee finds success recruiting from within school communities

Parents have been inspired to become paraprofessionals, teachers and administrators.

  • East County
  • Schools
The two performances of "Alice in Boogie Wonderland" will take place on July 12 and 13.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • July 9, 2025
WBTT to conclude summer camp with 'Alice in Boogie Wonderland'

The performance combines "Alice in Wonderland" with music including pop, disco and R&B.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A rendering by PSDW Architecture of the proposed new Sarasota Youth Sailing facility at City Island.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 27, 2025
Sarasota Sailing Squadron makes big plans for growth

As the Sarasota Sailing Squadron faces hurricane damage repairs and builds a new youth sailing education facility, the city of Sarasota is extending the organization a longer lease on life.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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