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Kylo Phillips, 3, tries on a pair of vision impairment goggles.
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • October 22, 2019
Mobility Challenge takes over Selby Library

Lighthouse Vision Loss Education Center celebrated White Cane Safety Day with Mobility Challenge Without Sight on Oct. 19.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Vanda Yvonne Bayliss
  • In Memoriam |
  • April 1, 2019
Vanda Yvonne Bayliss

Vanda Yvonne Bayliss, 67, passed away March 3rd, 2019, in Sarasota, Florida after a brief battle with cancer.

  • Sarasota
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • July 29, 2009
Lakewood Ranch Booksellers closes doors

Heidi Allwood said the store wasn't getting enough business. However, Little Bookworms, its sister store, remains open and is doing well. Katy Rose Oilery will open in the space this year.

  • East County
  • News
Samantha Bisceglia submitted this photo of a sunrise over Siesta Key.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 16, 2013
Weather Photo: SKY'S THE LIMIT

Samantha Bisceglia submitted this photo of a sunrise over Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Perl-Tones doing doo wop at Michael's On East.
  • By June LeBell |
  • January 3, 2015
MUSIC REVIEW: Perlman Music Program's Celebration Concert

When music is well done, it's always fresh, always new.

  • Arts + Culture
The county received two petitions from Siesta Key residents in April, prompting the county to consider prohibiting parking on these streets.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • January 11, 2015
County Commission to address roadway worries

Sarasota County commissioners will consider banning parking on the sides of Avenida Milano and Avenida Madera on Siesta Key at Tuesday's meeting.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 8, 2012
Letters to the Editor

'The Iron Lady' movie missed the mark; Library and historical society could join forces; Thank you to family for cleaning up; All Longboat taxpayers should not pay for center

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The home at 1031 Contento St. was built in 1971. It has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,853 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 5, 2021
Siesta Isles home sells for $1.565 million

Home at 1031 Contento St. was the top seller in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey and Nokomis for the week of Aug. 23-27.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 8, 2019
Longboat Key makes plans to fight Sarasota road proposal

Town leaders say their opposition to Fruitville Road plan focuses on evacuation safety, bias for pedestrian mobility.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Thirteen-year-old Noah Candocia began competing on trampoline four years ago for Kids SuperGym. This year, the Braden River Middle School seventh-grader hopes to earn Junior Elite status.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 22, 2012
Braden River seventh-grader soars to even greater heights

Noah Candocia began competing on the trampoline at Kids SuperGym four years ago. This year, Noah is preparing to earn Junior Elite status.

  • East County
  • Sports
Roy and Jean Schappacher have been married for 60 years.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • October 22, 2015
Your Town

Couple celebrates 60th anniversary; McNeal students practice kindness with project; and Manatee County offers videos about county commissioners.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
East Manatee Fire Rescue Training Officer Bob Mikulski watches firefighter Derek Parker perform a practice rescue. Mikulski is excited East Manatee can use the tower day or night.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 31, 2018
East Manatee Fire Rescue unveils new training tower

Training tower recreates high-rise scenarios.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 18, 2018
Dance party lights the night

GreyHawk Landing youth the dance night away.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 30, 2017
Cortez Bridge

Make it a fixed span

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 14, 2016
Cops Corner: East County 09.14.2016

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner!

  • East County
  • News
Courtesy
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2013
Dance teams show off skills

Children from Imagine School and Gullett Elementary School showed off their hard work and dancing talents recently, during a special end-of-year dance team recital.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Braden River running back DeShaun Fenwick leaps into the end zone for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 16, 2015
Pirates sail into semifinals

The Braden River High football team earned a rematch with Venice after beating Naples Gulf Coast 37-14 Nov. 13.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sara Heuer and JoAnn Mancuso begin to excavate the first nest of the season. The nest held 86 eggs, five of which didn't survive.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • August 10, 2016
Turtle Watch excavates first nest of the season

A crowd eggs on 31 tiny hatchlings from Mote as they make their way to the ocean.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Glasses are filled to toast Alice and Murray Bluegrass.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • September 9, 2019
Temple Beth Israel facilitates fond friendships

For Shabbat, friends and family were clearly the most important part of the dinner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 12, 2018
Cops Corner: Officer pulls struggling dog from canal

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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