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Barrier island mayors want to discuss new developments in west Bradenton and how they will impact traffic.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 10, 2015
Island mayors seek growth discussion

The Barrier Island Elected Officials Organization wants to know how mainland officials plan to handle future growth of home and commercial developments in west Bradenton in the next decade.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 20, 2015
OBITUARY | Frederick Carleton

Frederick Carleton, 94, of Longboat Key and Nantucket Island, Mass., died May 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Join Emily Walsh and Alex Mahadevan as they report the daily headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • October 23, 2012
Oct. 23: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Mayor Jim Brown and others are worried that if insurance costs keep going up for Key properties, it will scare off potential buyers.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 14, 2013
Aug. 14: Daily Headlines

Today's Stories: Property insurance rates continue to rise; In the Kitchen with: The Bijou Cafe; Bayside packs gifts for Zimbabwe; Premier Sotheby's records milestone sale

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall poll worker John Morgando, of Waterlefe, voted early at Town Hall. "This is a great site," he said. "It's very convenient and it's a nice place. The response has been very good."
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 7, 2018
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall county's top early voting site

Supervisor of Elections concerned Lakewood Ranch Town Hall remains a voting site.

  • East County
  • News
ODA senior running back Dakota Dickerson (3) bounces off two Bradenton Christian tacklers for a huge gain.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 6, 2018
Our favorite moments from the 2017-2018 school year

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
Forty scarecrows, including these, have been built for Hunsader Farms’ Pumpkin Festival, which begins Oct. 14. Connie Hunsader said keys to building scarecrows include thrift store shopping and using straw instead of hay.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • October 4, 2017
Hunsader Farms shows how they make their famous scarecrows each fall

You can build a scarecrow like the ones at the Hunsader Farms Pumpkin Festival.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • March 31, 2017
Sarasota Film Festival welcomes Rory Kennedy

Kennedy's most recent film "Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton" will kick off the Sarasota Film Festival this evening at the Sarasota Opera House.

  • Arts + Culture
Traffic troubles remain a top concern for residents and officials.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 22, 2016
Commission rejects staff traffic plans

As the city works on refreshing its transportation policies, the City Commission wants to take a new path for addressing congestion issues.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 10, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Sarasota Observer archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
World War II veterans Tony Lingrosso and ElRoy York traveled with their guardians, Marins Richard and Avone Thielen. Photo by Keith Millard, of Keith A. Millard Photography.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 13, 2012
Flight of Honor

Members of Rotary District 6960 took 55 World War II veterans to the National World War II Memorial, in Washington, D.C., Saturday, June 9.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 10, 2015
Drivers wanted!

Do you have a car, valid driver’s license and the desire to help local senior citizens or those in need?

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Ki Woon Huh creates and teaches abstract pottery in his backyard studio.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • January 6, 2016
Studio Space: Ki Woon Huh

The master pottery artist breaks the mold.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota's Pat Hogan and Dan Smith, Tim McHale and Chris Mitchell of Homes For Our Troops and Army Capt. Bobby Withers, played in a foursome of the benefit tournament.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 2, 2016
Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

Rosedale Golf and Country Club shows its heart supporting veterans

  • East County
  • News
TWIFF2
  • By Ken Haggerty |
  • September 7, 2013
This Week in Fantasy Football: Week One

This Week in Fantasy Football: Week One

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Fire Station 4 today
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • October 10, 2013
Community Service

The Sarasota County Fire Department had 13 different fire districts throughout Sarasota County until they consolidated Oct. 1, 1988, for efficiency and to provide the best level of service to the community.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Jaasiel Torres repeated as the Class 4A boys high jump champion at the Florida High School Athletic Association track and field championships at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 10, 2018
Sarasota High's Torres repeats as state high jump champ

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Rachael Jaworski, 10, loved pet therapy the best while she was in Tampa General Hospital.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • December 26, 2010
TOP STORY, APRIL: Our Little Miracle

The day after Christmas 2009, Lakewood Ranch 10-year-old Rachael Jaworski collapsed in her bathroom with two brain aneurysms and a ruptured arterio-venous malformation.

  • East County
  • News
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  • By Nick Reichert |
  • April 15, 2015
Movie Review: Love & Mercy

Movie Review: Love & Mercy

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 13, 2018
Cops Corner: You've got (creepy) mail

Police reports from around Longboat Key

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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