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  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 20, 2019
Seaplace takes in cabaret show

Marcy Downey performed a medley of songs by musical legends on Feb. 20.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Gillespie Park currently has three Little Free Library book exchange boxes.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 24, 2023
Neighborhood rift means no grant for Gillespie Park

The requested replacement of three Little Free Libraries is the casualty of an ongoing battle for neighborhood association supremacy.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Reuben Fernandez teaches his intermediate tai chi class at The Paradise Center.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • September 12, 2023
Paradise Center instructor creates special tai chi community

Reuben Fernandez has practiced tai chi for more than 20 years. He teaches students how to implement balance and stability in their lives.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • November 7, 2022
Golfers give rescue animals a last resort

Satchel's Last Resort is a no-kill shelter in Sarasota for animals with no place else to go.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Angela Massaro-Fain, the founder of Sisterhood for Good, presents a grant check to Beth Grogran, the founder of Magic of Mittens, which provides holiday gifts to families in need.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 21, 2024
Sisterhood for Good provides $153,036 in grants for Sarasota, Manatee nonprofits

The nonprofit raises the most money in its history to support 40 nonprofits, impacting hundreds of individuals.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Humane Society of Sarasota County wants to purchase a 1.6-acre city-owned site to create a dog walking path. The bottom portion of the site is a Sarasota County stormwater retention easement.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 10, 2024
Humane Society moves closer to buying city lot for dog-walking path

More than half of a 1.6-acre city-owned site adjacent to the Humane Society of Sarasota County is under a stormwater retention easement. The rest would be a walking path.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sergeant Sean Butler spent 24 years with the NYPD. Now, he helps the people of Longboat Key.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • October 18, 2023
One night on patrol with the Longboat Key Police

What happens after sunset on Longboat Key? A reporter finds out on patrol with LBKPD.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Vocalist, pianist and songwriter Susan Werner plays Fogartyville on Saturday, Feb. 3.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 30, 2024
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for Feb. 1-7

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

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  • Things To Do
Furniture and other items is removed from homes along a street in Pinecraft.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • August 14, 2024
Pennsylvania Mennonites help Pinecraft residents with flood damage

The Plain Compassion Crisis Response seeks more volunteers as it begins to assist with flood damage in the area.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
If rescued turtles need rehabilitation, they may end up at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium's Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • August 7, 2024
Rescues, rehab and forensics aid Mote’s research on local species

Information gathered from rescue calls, necropsies and bone research can help to tell stories of local species.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kent Eschenbach and James Denner (right) pose with Larry Frankel (middle) on Siesta Beach.
  • By Eric Snider |
  • November 2, 2023
Photobomber conducts daily raids on unsuspecting beachgoers

Larry Frankel, also known as the Siesta Key Photobomber, keeps the smiles coming on Siesta Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Signs along Uihlein Road already reflect the new speed limit of 40 miles per hour. The signs along Rangeland Parkway will be changed in August.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • May 31, 2024
Two Lakewood Ranch roads get higher speed limits

Manatee commissioners approve changes to speed limits on Rangeland Parkway and Uihlein Road in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Justice Thornton, a Manatee Technical College baking and pastry arts student, slices kiwis and strawberries.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 23, 2023
MTC students prepare for Suncoast Food and Wine Fest

Baking and pastry arts students get a real-world experience baking desserts for a Lakewood Ranch staple event.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Jordan Sobel and Maggie Lou Rader star in Florida Studio Theatre's "Dear Jack, Dear Louise," which runs through Aug. 11.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 11, 2024
FST's 'Dear Jack, Dear Louise' is a playwright's love letter to his parents

Ken Ludwig's wartime romance is a funny tale punctuated by moments of sheer terror.

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CERT members Jill and Jordan Perlin, along with Lakewood Ranch CERT President Jim Emanuelson, presented hurricane preparedness information on June 4 at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 11, 2024
Hurricane preparedness tailored to Lakewood Ranch

The Lakewood Ranch CERT held a public information session at Town Hall.

  • East County
  • News
Deep Lagoon Seafood & Oyster House general manager Leslie Carmody and division manager Dacie Broshears show the variety of seafood available in the restaurant's fresh food market.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 20, 2024
Deep Lagoon Seafood & Oyster House open in Waterside Place

The restaurant offers upscale coastal casual dining with fresh seafood from the Gulf of Mexico.

  • East County
  • Business
Freddie Fowler, a Marine Service Technology instructor at Manatee Technical College, has been named American Boat and Yacht Council Foundation's Educator of the Year.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 10, 2024
MTC instructor named US boating nonprofit's Educator of the Year

Freddie Fowler, a Marine Service Technology instructor at Manatee Technical College, uses his military experience to train students.

  • East County
  • Schools
Eddie Alarcon and 8-year-old Leyla Alarcon head out on a free kayaking trip April 22, 2023, at Earth Day at The Bay.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2024
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for April 18-24

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Golf course architect Richard Mandell watches as the first green, No. 15, is sprigged at Bobby Jones Golf Club.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 29, 2023
Bobby Jones restoration reaches last major milestone

Sprigging the greens at the city-owned golf course means rebuilding the Donald Ross design is nearing completion.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Sarasota High boys team and the Riverview High girls team repeated as state swimming champions in November — Sarasota for the fourth-straight time and Riverview for the third-straight time.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 7, 2024
The season ahead for swimming, golf and cross-country preps

The state title defense of boys and girls swimming champions headline the fall slate.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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