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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 2, 2012
Mustangs honor past champs

Former Lakewood Ranch state champion athletes and coaches will tee off to raise money for the boys and girls golf teams during the Bob Boast Volkswagen State Champions Scramble.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • June 5, 2024
Sarasota School Board sets vision for next 6 years, addresses VPK cost gap

The strategic plan prioritizes early childhood education and literacy.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
John Skeen, once a World War II U.S. Army infantry soldier, visits with Anne Lancelle, an Honorary Consul representing France, during a veterans meeting July 27 at Bob Evans restaurant in East County.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 2, 2023
Painful but historic memories recounted by WWII infantry soldier

At 104, former infantry soldier John Skeen of Bradenton says our nation can't forget those who fought in World War II.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Dave Hughes serves to MaryAnn Miller and Deborah Richards
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • January 16, 2023
Pickleball tournaments start at Cedars

Tennis Resort & Club plans Thursday Games and Drinks nights.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Dr. Andrea Clarkson, Doug and Hilory Seaton, Eve Kanoff,.Susan Hunter and Commodore Lisa Adams
  • By Tony Britt |
  • January 16, 2023
Flappers, fedoras and fireworks

Bird Key Yacht Club welcomed the new year with a bash.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Meet the best BLTs in Sarasota, Manatee counties
  • By Emma Burke |
  • April 7, 2024
Meet the best BLTs in Sarasota, Manatee counties

These three ingredients — bacon, lettuce and tomato — are always better together.

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  • Eat + Drink
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 14, 2023
Sarasota wrestles with definitions of drinking, dining establishments

A proposed zoning amendment would, in theory, clarify the definitions of restaurants, nightclubs, bars, etc. to establish different rules under which each may operate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The demand for pickleball is expected to continue growing on Longboat Key.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • April 11, 2023
Longboat pickleball demand continues with request for more courts

Pickleball fans spoke at the Longboat Key Town Commission's annual goals and objectives meeting to further the discussion on the growing demand for the sport.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A brightly decorated boat drove through the Marina Jack Yacht Basin area during the 2022 Holiday Boat Parade of Lights.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 1, 2023
The best things to do on Siesta, Lido, Longboat keys in November, December, January

The don’t-miss events from around the keys in November, December and January.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Cardinal Mooney High boys basketball senior Carter Jula.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 24, 2024
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Carter Jula

The Cardinal Mooney High boys basketball senior leads the Cougars in rebounding and is third in scoring.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
An overhead view of the proposed site of a convention center and hotel by developers Mark Kauffman and Sadek Omar of Jebcore Development. The site includes the city-owned federal courthouse building and the U.S. Post Office.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 30, 2024
Post office site pitched for downtown convention center

Developers seek to garner support from the DID board for a public-private partnership with the city of Sarasota for a hotel and event center.

  • Sarasota
  • News
IMG Academy girls golfer Alana Kutt.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 12, 2023
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Alana Kutt

The Sarasota-area golfer signed with Coastal Carolina University in November.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Booker High track and field senior Ibre Edwards earned a silver medal in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2A state championships on May 9 at the University of North Florida.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 19, 2024
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Ibre Edwards

The Booker High junior holds the fifth-fastest girls 400-meter hurdles time in Class 2A as of March 19.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Loud noise in the middle of the night prompts Longboat Key police response
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • October 3, 2023
Loud noise in the middle of the night prompts Longboat Key police response

A resident heard a loud noise from inside the house, but the responding officer found nothing on scene. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Chazzan Cliff Abramson
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 16, 2024
Temple Sinai honors Chazzan Cliff Abramson

Over the past 18 years, Abramson has taught, conducted services and led life cycle events at Temple Sinai.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Longboat Fire Rescue ensures crew can handle the heat
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • December 17, 2023
Longboat Fire Rescue ensures crew can handle the heat

The Longboat Fire Rescue Department completed its second live fire training of the year, reviewing breathing techniques, saving victims and fighting fires.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Will affordable housing policy encourage 'concrete canyons'?
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • January 15, 2024
Will affordable housing policy encourage 'concrete canyons'?

Sarasota Vice Mayor Jen Ahearn-Koch worries that the city's proposed incentives might bring about unintended consequences.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Amara Chepuri, a fifth grader at Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy, hopes to make it to the quarterfinals at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 13, 2024
Lakewood Ranch Prep student qualifies for Scripps National Spelling Bee

Amara Chepuri is spelling her way to the top, one letter at a time.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 7, 2022
Tara residents hit the runway to support Southeastern Guide Dogs

The annual Tara Fall Fashion Show brought about 200 community residents together.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • September 21, 2019
College students 'getdown' downtown

The Cross College Alliance held a five school function on Lemon Avenue Sept. 20.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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