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Ripped-up drywall in Carolyn Wedekind's house shows how high the water rose during Hurricane Helene's storm surge.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • October 26, 2024
LBK condo federation informs residents about post-storm recovery

The federation hosted a virtual webinar that involved restoration experts, insurance adjusters and town personnel to share helpful tips to prepare for and recover from storms.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
P1 Offshore has announced that Sarasota has been dropped from its 2025 schedule of races.
  • By Jim DeLa |
  • January 14, 2025
Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix canceled for 2025

Finances and uncertainty about construction around Sarasota Bay have sunk the Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix for this year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A rendering shows the Brista Homes office and Couch space in the Brista Commons plaza.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • August 27, 2024
Developer ready to make commercial plaza a reality on Longboat Key

The project will provide over 14,000 square feet of commercial space among six spaces in a prime mid-Key location along Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Eric Konovalov of The Goal Guide accepts the Volunteer of the Year award, the top award at the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance's Sandies.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 8, 2025
LWRBA sets up Small Business Bootcamp to teach important business skills

Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance sets up a series of seminars to boost business skills.

  • East County
  • Business
Michael Nunes, Mary Bock, Robert Barney, Irina LaRose, Gregory Koss, Victoria Simko, David Roy and Sandra LaRose from David Gregory and Design 2000 salons.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • November 6, 2024
Longboat Key salons collaborate after hurricanes

David Gregory Salon opened its doors to Design 2000 Salon after it suffered great damage from Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Fire Rescue Lt. Daniel Heath breaks open a window to practice creating an entry point for crews. This tactic could be used in fire response or storm rescue scenarios.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • March 18, 2025
Longboat Key Fire Rescue repurposes flooded homes for training

The department practiced forcible entry tactics at homes on the island that were slated for demolition due to flooding sustained during hurricanes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Braden River Soccer Club practices at Lakewood Ranch Park. County staff wants to add two new turf fields to the park.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 8, 2024
Synthetic soccer fields are coming to East County

Constant use has staff looking toward synthetic turf over grass.

  • East County
  • News
Liz Alpert
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2024
Sarasota City Commission District 2: Liz Alpert

Meet the candidate.

  • Elections
Heather Rippy, owner of Driftwood Beach Home and Garden poses after a successful first of the Season Summer Night Out.
  • By Carlin Gillen |
  • June 21, 2025
Summer Night Out has the Whitney Plaza buzzing with laugher and chatter

Artists and locals celebrate community and artistry at the seasons first Summer Night Out event.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Manatee County will expand its pilot program countywide to give ambulances priority at traffic lights.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 19, 2025
Manatee EMS wants more traffic-clearing technology

A pilot program that turns red lights to green for emergency vehicles has been successful in Manatee County.

  • East County
  • News
A Renzo Piano Building Workshop conceptual rendering of the Sarasota Performing Arts Center as viewed from the 10th Street Canal.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 6, 2025
SPAC business plan: Many more events, $4M annual operating deficit

Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation calls the projected revenue gap typical of performance halls and is confident philanthropy will cover the difference.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Blake Roulund is a leader on the Cardinal Mooney wrestling team in the program's first year.
  • By Dylan Campbell |
  • January 15, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Blake Roulund

The Cardinal Mooney High junior brings a level of experience to the school's first-year wrestling program.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Morgan Bettes is the producer of the first Lakewood Ranch Blues Festival, to be held Dec. 7 at Waterside Place.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • December 3, 2024
Lakewood Ranch music producer knows all the chords

Morgan Bettes Angell has plenty of experience under her belt as she prepares for the Ranch's first blues festival.

  • Arts + Culture
Sylvia Abdelsalam, vice president of the Lakewood Ranch Garden Club and Garden Fest Committee Chair with Penny Kress, a Garden Fest committee member.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • April 8, 2025
Lakewood Ranch Library to host Garden Fest

The Lakewood Ranch Garden Club's Garden Fest will have 50 vendors, educational speakers and crafts for kids.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Nicole Radomski with Trooper, Shelby Welch with Freckles and Natalie Tilton with Rusty. These pit-mix pups are waiting to find their forever families.
  • By Janet Combs |
  • April 13, 2025
Mission Pawssible helps Humane Society of Sarasota County find forever homes for area animals

The entertaining and heart-warming luncheon helped raise funds to rehabilitate stray animals and connect them with new families.

  • Black Tie
The Sarasota-area spring sports players of the year
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • May 14, 2025
The Sarasota-area spring sports players of the year

These athletes stood out in the box score and off the field.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Arts can (and should) stand on their own
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 28, 2025
Arts can (and should) stand on their own

Whenever the region’s arts organizations and their leaders and representatives convene for a conference or summit, inevitably, discussions get around to lamenting the state of taxpayer funding for the arts.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Ethan Hacker, Braden River Middle School band director since February 2024.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • April 2, 2025
New Braden River Middle teacher takes concert band to superior ratings

Ethan Hacker has his band finely tuned only a year after he took over the program.

  • East County
  • Schools
New Riverview High football Head Coach Mark Cristiani embraces Da'Marcus Abner (left) and Dont'a Aber on the sideline in 2022.
  • By Dylan Campbell |
  • February 5, 2025
Setting Riverview High on the right path

New Riverview football Head Coach Mark Cristiani looks to lead the Rams with respect.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Unnamed subject caught hitting golf balls into a vacant house
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2025
Unnamed subject caught hitting golf balls into a vacant house

Two males were hitting golf balls from a back yard into a canal and through glass into a home; one of them evading police. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
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