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  • By Dariela Delgado |
  • November 21, 2022
Wilkinson Elementary hosts annual Turkey Trot Learning Day

Wilkinson Elementary students participated in a science, technology, engineering, arts and math turkey trot.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Representatives from PulteGroup’s Built to Honor program and Building Homes for Heroes welcomes the Gaytan family to their new home in Sapphire Point of Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • July 16, 2023
Army veteran is welcomed to new home in Lakewood Ranch

Veteran Lucio Gaytan and his family are ready to move into their new home provided by Pulte, Building Homes for Heroes, and SMR.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Members of St. Barbara Philoptochos Society gather to make dolmades, which are stuffed grape leaves, for Autumn Fest.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 10, 2023
St. Barbara Philoptochos Society prepares for Autumn Fest

The group of women spends hours baking and cooking homemade dishes and pastries to sell at the annual Autumn Fest, which will be held Nov. 17-18.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • In Memoriam |
  • May 19, 2023
William I. Weiss, MD

Dr. William I. Weiss died on May 10, 2023, having just turned 101 years old.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Garage meets town codes
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • April 26, 2023
Garage meets town codes

In time, we won’t even notice Unicorp’s proposed garage.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The Code Enforcement Board dismissed a sailboat case Sept. 12, calling the boat an eyesore but not a code violation.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 21, 2015
Code Board dismisses boat buoyancy complaint

The town’s Code Enforcement Board decided a boat that’s ‘not pretty’ doesn’t fall within its code violation boundaries.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • October 19, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Parental discretion advised

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Cougars beach volleyball player Helena Hebda sends a shot over the net on Mooney's new courts.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 9, 2023
Campus courts give Mooney beach volleyball a lift

The Cougars believe the courts will give the program an advantage and promote growth.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Anna Kimbrell, 33, is one of 52 players participating in the 2023 All-American Women’s Baseball Classic Tournament.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 16, 2023
All-American Women’s Baseball Classic returns to Sarasota

Ed Smith Stadium will host the event Nov. 17-19, as well as a special youth clinic on Nov. 20.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
How they vote will influence how we vote, Bradenton residents Bob and Pam Luersen said.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • October 12, 2023
Some Manatee County voters say they won't forget wetlands decision

The Manatee County Commission voted 5-1 to cut additional wetland protections out of the Comprehensive Plan.

  • East County
  • News
The ribbon cutting of the Holistic Healing and Wellness Center of Longboat Key with Deanna Mesghali, Patti Bosco, Mayor Ken Schneier, Medge Jaspan, Michael Jaspan and Irina Bronstein.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • September 15, 2023
New wellness center offers Longboat mindfulness, holistic care

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce hosted the ribbon-cutting of the new Tesla BioHealing Medbed Center in Mediterranean Plaza.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
A conceptual street level view from Adams Lane of Artists Court.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 7, 2023
Towles Court neighborhood braces for coming apartment complex

With 242-unit development Artists Court Residences proposed across the street, property owners in Towles Court ponder whether to cash in or stay put.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Michael Drake, the Longboat Key Historical Society’s president, stands in front of the cottage that now houses the organization’s extensive collection of artifacts.
  • By Patricia Horwell |
  • May 3, 2023
Longboat Key Historical Society gives new life to the past

The organization’s new location at Longboat Key’s Town Center will serve as a museum showcasing archives, artifacts and historical objects.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 30, 2022
Sarasota weather page photo: June 30

Gordon Silver took this photo of a large gator cooling off on a warm day at Myakka River State Park.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Samantha Duval plays Audrey, the crush of nerdy flower-shop assistant Seymour (Sam Seferian), who names his carnivorous plant Audrey II in her honor.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 2, 2023
Comedy, horror and cool tunes bloom at FST's 'Little Shop of Horrors'

A florist shop clerk meets a carnivorous plant from outer space in this 1980s musical farce.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Peter Moore, a Cypress Springs Gracious Retirement Living resident and Navy veteran, and Darryl Fisher, the founder and president of Dream Flights, are ready to take to the skies in a Boeing-Stearman biplane.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 10, 2023
Lakewood Ranch veterans take to the skies during Dream Flight

Nine Cypress Springs Gracious Retirement Living residents fly over Sarasota in a Boeing-Stearman biplane.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Is Gaetz really the bad guy?
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 4, 2023
Is Gaetz really the bad guy?

Matt Gaetz’s outspokenness wouldn’t make it in a business. But his brazenness just may be the disruption that is needed in Washington. Finally.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Board chair Michele Miller, Kent Hayes and CEO Kristie Skoglund
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • December 3, 2022
Florida Center for Early Childhood invites guests to a "Castle By The Sea" gala

The nonprofit celebrated its 35th annual winter gala with a "Castle By The Sea" theme that filled Michael's On East with dazzling colors and elegant trappings.

  • Black Tie
The board hears cases involving criminal nuisances in unincorporated areas of the county. A criminal nuisance is the unlawful use of property for activities such as gang activity or the use or sale of illegal substances.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • December 8, 2020
Applications open for Manatee County criminal oversight board

Manatee County accepting applications for criminal nuisance board

  • East County
  • News
Phillip Lanham is the new president and CEO of the Gulf Coast Community Foundation.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 7, 2023
New foundation leader wants to 'level up' its role in the community

On his second day, the new president and CEO explains why he moved from Cincinnati and how he plans to "level up" the GCCF's philanthropic ambitions.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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