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WARM WELCOME. Mark Sortet escaped the cold Chicago winter and enjoyed a five-day stay on Lido Key earlier this year. He learned more about his vacation destination while reading his Sarasota Observer at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 17, 2014
It's Read Everywhere

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 9, 2014
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 13, 2014
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ISLAND TIME. Cregg and Deven Johnson brought their Observer along on a recent vacation to Vieques, which is an island off the coast of Puerto Rico. The couple visited El Fortin Conde de Mirasol, a military fort the Spanish built in 1845.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2014
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Betty Levitt and Laura Hershorin
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • December 15, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Sisterhood Garden Party

Members of Temple Beth Sholom's Sisterhood visited the community garden Sunday, Dec. 15. The sisterhood was joined by hebrew school students and teachers Andrew Noune and Shonna Brady.

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  • January 15, 2014
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SEAS THE MOMENT. Residents of Spanish Main Yacht Club enjoyed reading the Longboat Observer during a January cruise to Grand Cayman Island and Cozumel, Mexico, on Royal Caribbean's Brilliance of the Seas.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 19, 2014
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FUN IN THE SUN. Pat and Tim Lenz made sure to bring the East County Observer along on a recent Caribbean getaway to St. Maarten.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 26, 2014
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BRANCHING OUT. Longboat residents Ed and Terry Kolodzieski read their Longboat Observer at the roots of a towering tree while at the Pacaya Samiria Reserve in Peru.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 26, 2014
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  • March 5, 2014
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FAMILY TIME. Penny Klein and Les Brassington brought their Longboat Observer along while visiting their grandchildren, Brooks Dahl, Coleman Dahl and Grey Lancaster, in Lake George, N.Y.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 5, 2014
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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 11, 2010
Plaza owner awaits closing

After more than a decade on Longboat Key, Andrew Hlywa is eager to say goodbye to Whitney Beach Plaza and the island itself.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 16, 2011
Cops Corner

CLASSIC COPS March 5, 1984 12:01 p.m. Man reports bullet fired into vending machine, 6900 block of GMD. The machine survived the attack.

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File photo. Families gather at Fruitville Grove to pick out their pumpkins during the annual Pumpkin Fest.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • September 30, 2016
Your Calendar: Fruitville Grove Pumpkin Fest

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Oct. 6.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2013
Haunted Happenings

From haunted houses to zombie zip tours, find your perfect Halloween activity.

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Sarasota County's beaches, which are consistently ranked among the nation's best, offer dramatic sunsets.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 18, 2025
Tourism outlook expects visitors leveling off in 2026

Visit Sarasota County predicts a "flat" 2026 after years of declines from the COVID highs with spending still outpacing pre-pandemic levels.

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Commissioner Vanessa Baugh confirms the state will give 1,000 vaccinations a day on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at Premier Sports Campus.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 15, 2021
Premier Sports Campus to host COVID-19 vaccinations in Lakewood Ranch

Commissioner Vanessa Baugh says Lakewood Ranch residents will get 1,000 COVID-19 vaccinations a day in Lakewood Ranch.

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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 31, 2013
Sarasota County Commission revisits 2050 plan

Members of the Sarasota County Commission agreed Wednesday to revisit the county's 2050 plan for development.

  • East County
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Panther Ridge resident Daniella Drillman spoke against the project.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 2, 2017
Helistop proposal passes

The exclusive golf course says the helistop will service members.

  • East County
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Emma Slotabec and Ella Biggins and  deliver their silly and serious speech side-by-side.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • May 30, 2015
Braden River High seniors sail toward graduation

Braden River High School seniors, the Class of 2015, graduated May 30 at the Bradenton Area Convention Center

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