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People and pets dressed in their Mardi Gras best are invited to parade around St. Armands tomorrow.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 7, 2011
People, pets to parade around St. Armands

The parade is part of Mardi Gras festivities on the Circle.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Holly Ferguson sets off the first firework July 4, on Siesta Key.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • July 14, 2011
Raffle winner detonates fireworks

On July 2, Holly Ferguson won the first raffle that allowed the winner to detonate the TNT box for the Siesta Key Fireworks show.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota'    s Linda Knox waits as author Daniel James Brown autographs a copy of his book for her.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 26, 2017
Best-selling author just one of the boys

'Boys in the Boat' author comes to Lakewood Ranch to help promote 2017 World Rowing Championships.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 5, 2014
County ratifies Teamsters agreement

Sarasota County commissioners approved a budget amendment today earmarking $1.2 million to fund salary adjustments for 419 full-time employees.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A home in Lake Club at 16432 Daysailor Trail recently sold for $1,327,500. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,573 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,500,900 in 2015.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 6, 2019
Lake Club home tops local sales at $1,327,500

Lake Club home tops local sales at $1,327,500

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • January 20, 2011
Club founder cooks up healthy eating program

Susan Morin is on a mission to teach kids healthy eating habits.

  • Sarasota
  • News
David Bullock said that an appraisal would be the starting point for consideration of the purchase.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 21, 2011
Town considers Bay Isles property

The Longboat Key Town Commission authorized an appraisal of a property adjacent to Publix that isn't under contract with the supermarket chain.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • February 27, 2014
East Main Street businesses form own district

A group of businesses near the eastern end of Main Street have joined to form the East End District, with an eye toward joint promotion and improvements for the area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 12, 2014
ODA swings past Admiral Farragut

The Out-of-Door Academy boys tennis team defeated Admiral Farragut 7-0 March 11.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 12, 2014
Weather: East County

Lakewood Ranch resident William Marrone submitted this sunset photo taken near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in St. Petersburg.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Food truck operators will have to wait until Nov. 8, for decision regarding more relaxed food truck ordinance.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • October 10, 2016
Commissioners table food truck ordinance

After much discussion today, Sarasota County commissioners asked staff to revise relaxed food truck regulations to address concerns regarding residential impacts.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Richard Crooks throws his daughter, Ayla, up in the air during sunset on Longboat Key.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2014
Weather: Longboat Key

Richard Crooks throws his daughter, Ayla, up in the air during sunset on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
State Sen. Greg Steube has filed two bills that have rankled Sarasota and Manatee counties’ municipalities.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 25, 2017
Steube tax bill may cost Longboat thousands

Sen. Greg Steube submits legislation that will cap business tax payments at $25.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Mayor Jim Brown, pictured last year with outgoing Mayor George Spoll, took the mayor's seat last March.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 12, 2012
IN THE PUBLIC EYE: Jim Brown

Jim Brown holds the District 4 Longboat Key commission seat and became mayor in 2011.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jim and Jean Zakovec pose with Bill Steele, Saturday, Oct. 22 at Bird Key Yacht Club.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • October 22, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Belgian Night at BKYC

The members of Bird Key Yacht Club had a fun time trying out different Belgian beers and enjoying Belgian cuisine, Saturday, Oct. 22 at Bird Key Yacht Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Doug Terry submitted this photo of Zachery Barstow, 9, and Dylan Barstow, 5, playing in the waves at sunset on Anna Maria Island. The brothers are the grandsons of Nick and Bonnie-Makkinje Barstow.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2014
Weather: Longboat Key

Visit YourObserver.com to submit your local weather photos. Each weekly winner will be entered into a monthly drawing for a $25 gift card. One grand prize winner will receive a $5,000 flooring makeover.*

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
FDOT Project Engineer Kevin Ingle and FDOT District 1 Spokesperson Robin Stublen talk with attendees.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 26, 2014
VIDEO: FDOT hosts forum on interchange

More than 200 people attended a public meeting on proposed Interstate 75/University Parkway improvements.

  • East County
  • News
We had a lot dating advice from match-maker and dating coach of Dream Bachelor and Bachelorette, Suzanne Oshima.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • January 12, 2012
VIDEO: The Observer's match-making services

Are you single? Lonely? Tired of restless nights on the couch with a pint of cookie-dough ice cream? Have you tried going to bars to meet people only to wind up standing in the bathroom line and pretending to respond to a message on your phone?

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A twisted steel beam from the World Trade Center will be unveiled Sept. 11 at the Sarasota Police Station as a memorial to honor the hundreds of first responders who lost their lives 10 years ago.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 30, 2011
City's World Trade Center beam erected

The city of Sarasota will dedicate a steel beam from the World Trade Center the morning of Sept. 11 in front of its police department.

  • Sarasota
  • News
CONTRIBUTED; The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is investigating a potential kidnapping case.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • June 25, 2014
Manatee County Sheriff's Office receives 'child taken' call

The Manatee Sheriff's Office is investigating a call it received June 24 into dispatch via the county switchboard (not 911). The caller claimed to have witnessed a child taken from a bicycle near 39th Street East and State Road 70, and then put into a tan cargo van.

  • East County
  • News
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