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Traffic stopped for hours near the neck of the New Pass Bridge as emergency services responded to a gas line break on July 24.
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • July 29, 2019
Town, contractors double down on gas line locations

July 24 incident prompted closure of Gulf of Mexico Drive for hours.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
County Commissioner Al Maio speaks at an event Thursday honoring Siesta Beach'  s No. 1 Ranking on Dr. Beach'  s list.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 25, 2017
Back on Top: Dr. Beach ranks Siesta Key Beach No. 1

For the second time in seven years, Dr. Beach named Siesta Key Beach the best beach in the country.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Manatee County students are on winter break from Dec. 21 to Jan. 3, and return to school Jan. 4.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • December 21, 2015
Manatee County schools, offices closed for holidays

County schools will reopen Jan. 4.

  • East County
  • News
Choral Artists Artistic Director Joseph Holt shares the scene of the group's latest creation.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • March 7, 2021
A Medicine for Melancholy

Choral Artists’ latest streaming concert offers a cure for the pandemic blues. It’s just what the doctor ordered. But it wasn’t the first prescription.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 29, 2012
SIDELINES

Lady Rams breeze past Brooks-Debartolo; Riverview boys cruise past Bayshore; Ultimate Sports Fan October winner; Cougars to be induced into Hall of Fame; Mooney blanks Sarasota Christian

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Free parking at the Palm Avenue parking garage is expected to end April 1.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • February 17, 2011
Garage payment plan unveiled

Details emerge on when the Palm Avenue garage will start charging drivers to park there and the different payment methods available.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • January 19, 2017
Visit Sarasota County goes beyond the beach with new ad campaign

Visit Sarasota County revealed its new brand campaign on Jan. 18 at Michaels on the Bay.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Alicia King |
  • August 28, 2014
Too Cool For School: 10 must-have savvy office supplies

Too Cool For School: 10 must-have savvy office supplies

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Kelli Smith will officially resign on April 30 from her position as the Longboat Key police chief. She has accepted the police chief role at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • March 31, 2021
Longboat Key Police Chief Kelli Smith resigns

Kelli Smith has accepted the police chief role at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Laura Gilkey and Jessica Anderson
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • September 29, 2017
Southside goes gold in honor of classmates

Southside elementary students came to school dressed in gold, the trademark color of childhood cancer awareness, in honor of Avery Rann and Benjamin Gilkey.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • March 26, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: Smooch a Pooch Stroll

The Southside Village Smooch a Pooch Stroll will be held Friday, March 26.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photo courtesy of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • April 12, 2016
UPDATE: I-75 in Sarasota County reopens after morning crash

A dump truck overturned and caught fire; the driver escaped with no injury.

  • East County
  • News
Artist HC Morgan talks with Diana Butler at the 2015 Sun Circle Art Festival.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • February 25, 2016
Sarasota calendar 2.25.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Feb. 25.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players bring "H.M.S. Pinafore" to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Monday, Jan. 27.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • January 22, 2025
It's topsy-turvy time as two Gilbert and Sullivan shows come to town

The Victorian operettas continue to delight audiences 150 years after their creation.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota Paradise striker Andres Freire leads the Paradise with 10 goals this season.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • July 15, 2025
Local striker makes his case to remain with the Sarasota Paradise

Andres Freire hopes to re-sign with the Paradise next season.

  • East County
  • Sports
Katina Frierson and a team of other professionals left March 26 for a monthlong vocational exchange in Korea.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 4, 2012
Lakewood Ranch Rotary sponsors exchange traveler

Katina Frierson, who works at Family Home Health Services, will spend a month in South Korea through the Group Study Exchange program of Rotary International.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 21, 2014
News Briefs

Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 raises money for plan; St. Armands Circle leaders seek bus shelter; County approves Grand Prix funding

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 6, 2023
Preliminary Sarasota County budget increases spending by 36%

Personnel requests keep pace with population increase, but the county administrator looks to trim $3.3 million before submitting a recommended budget for fiscal year 2024.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By The Insider |
  • April 10, 2013
7 MUST SEE MOVIES: 4/10 Sarasota Film Festival

7 MUST SEE MOVIES: 4/10 Sarasota Film Festival

  • Arts + Culture
Science teacher Jennifer Hall cracks open an egg to see if it's cooked during an experiment. The science labs will be reconfigured for new technology during the renovation. File photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 14, 2020
Braden River Middle expansion moves forward

The $26 million renovation and addition will include a cafeteria expansion, remodeled administration area and a six-classroom addition.

  • East County
  • News
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