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Mary Nell Moore and Mike Moore cast their votes Sept. 17 during the election for Recreation District supervisors. Photo by Amelia Hanks.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 3, 2018
University Park elects Recreation District board

New board members feel their job is to unite the community.

  • East County
  • News
The 18-story Jewel is more than a year behind schedule, as the developer and contractor trade lawsuits.
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 31, 2016
Top Story — October: Downtown Sarasota condo sidelined by lawsuits

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Kiwanis members Eric Teoh, Michael Garey, John Wild, incoming President Armando Linde, Corey Schaul, Michael Renick and outgoing President Richard Crawford. Photos by Caleb Motsinger
  • By Caleb Motsinger |
  • October 1, 2014
Passing the gavel

Armando Linde plans to continue the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key's growth in his new role as president.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • December 11, 2013
Sarasota polo season swings into action

Athletes and the Sarasota Polo Club field maintenance team prepare for the upcoming season, which starts Dec. 15.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Peachey's Baking Co. is at 4800 S. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota. It is located in the Landings shopping center.
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 2, 2025
Peachey's Baking Co. sets opening date in Sarasota

The wildly popular donut business is coming to the Landings shopping center.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Marilyn Wolf Schwartz (1924-2025)
  • In Memoriam |
  • December 12, 2025
Marilyn Wolf Schwartz

Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother died peacefully at her home surrounded by her family in Sarasota on November 23, 2025.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Courtesy photo. Author Rasheen Davis.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • August 11, 2016
Sarasota Calendar 8.11.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Aug. 11.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Justin Novak and Taylor Lewis made sure to get a picture with Judah Maccabee portrayed by Landon Heitner.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 2, 2010
Chabad celebrates Chanukah

The Chabad of Bradenton ushered in the start of Chanukah with a special Menorah lighting ceremony Dec. 1 on Lakewood Ranch Main Street. Attendees enjoyed traditional Jewish foods, face painting, music and even a chance to visit Judah Maccabee.

  • East County
  • News
Eric Widitz sculpted a sand alligator.
  • By Katie Hendrick |
  • January 24, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Portobello sand sculptures

Eric Widitz did a little sand-scaping while visiting his grandparents, Amo and Lois Widitz, at their Portobello condominium. Among his sand sculptures: an alligator, a panther and a bust of Elvis Presley.

  • Longboat Key
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MAGICAL TRIP. Averie Robinson brought along her Longboat Observer to Magic R Farm in St. Charles, Ky.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 13, 2014
It's Read Everywhere

Headed on a great vacation? Make sure to take your Observer along! Visit YourObserver.com/itsreadeverywhere to submit your entries. One winner will receive two travel certificates, good for travel from SRQ Airport.

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LIFE'S A BEACH. Lakewood Ranch resident Darlene Stewart catches up on her East County news while catching some rays in Brazil.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 13, 2014
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SISTER, SISTER. Emily and Caitlin Camire catch up on their East County Observer news before climbing more than 290 stairs to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, in Italy.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 13, 2014
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 27, 2014
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FAMILY FUN. Nuris Fanning and Karmen McGill brought their Observer along while attending the graduation ceremony for McGill’s daughter, Megan (not pictured), from Florida State University in Tallahassee.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2014
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CRUISE NEWS. Nancy and Geoffrey Vavra read their East County Observer in front of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, Russia. The couple enjoyed the stop as part of a 25-day Baltic cruise.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2014
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  • East County
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CRUISE NEWS. Leslie and Tom Cail enjoy reading their Longboat Observer on a recent cruise from St. Petersburg, Russia, to Moscow.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2014
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ALASKAN ANNIVERSARY. Longboaters Terry and Jean Griffin celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in the Denali National Park, Alaska.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2014
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  • Longboat Key
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MIGHTY MOSQUE. Christina Filkins and Tory Newman catch up on their Longboat Observer news in front of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 2, 2014
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  • Longboat Key
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MONUMENTAL MOMENT. Alex Kumar, 12, and Madelyn Kumar, 15, catch up on their Observer news while visiting one of the world’s biggest mysteries — Stonehenge — in Wiltshire, England.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 2, 2014
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  • Longboat Key
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NEW HEIGHTS. Nikki Taylor and Jane Thompson took their most recent issue of the Sarasota Observer to the rooftop of the Kimberly Hotel in New York City.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 3, 2014
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