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A sample of the thank you cards Linda Mitchell has received. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • June 15, 2020
Key Club members raise thousands for furloughed employees

The "Members Who Care" GoFundMe ran for a short time, but made a huge impact.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Former Lakewood Ranch High and University of Virginia golfer Danny Walker will play in the LECOM Suncoast Classic for the second time in 2024.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 15, 2024
LECOM Suncoast Classic returns this week to Lakewood National

The Korn Ferry Tour will return to the area April 18-21 for its sixth annual Classic with an intriguing field.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota resident Kelly Franklin has filed an amended complaint alleging defamation against City Commissioner Kyle Battie.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 8, 2024
Amended city commissioner complaint shifts focus from slander to libel

A Sarasota resident challenges the prior ruling that Kyle Battie was acting as an elected official when he made racial allegations during a public meeting.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Myakka City's 7-year-old Ryder Tripp and 1-year-old Rowan Tripp take a ride in the cow train.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 26, 2024
Hunsader Farms Pumpkin Festival draws thousands to east Bradenton in final weekend

The pumpkin festival finishes another run of fun in East County.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The new trail system will include routes along former railroads, such as Parrish Spur northeast of Palmetto.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • December 16, 2023
140 miles of new trails planned for Manatee County

The Manatee County Commission approved the master plan for a $130 million countywide trail system project.

  • East County
  • News
The 2024 ENGAGE graduates and town department heads.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • June 7, 2024
Town employees graduate from first professional development course

Fourteen Longboat Key staff members complete the ENGAGE program.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This Country Club home at 7258 Lake Forest Glen sold for $875,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,496 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 31, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Dec. 9-12 in Lakewood Ranch

A Lake Club home on Portlight Court tops the week's sales at $2.35 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Woman evades ex-boyfriend's girlfriend challenge to fight
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2024
Woman evades ex-boyfriend's girlfriend challenge to fight

A victim was chased throughout the city by a woman driving a green Dodge Challenger asking for a brawl. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Mauricio Colucci said his backyard flooded with 6-7 inches of water.
  • By Jim DeLa |
  • October 10, 2024
Sarasota couple hunkers down and toughs out Milton

Mauricio Colucci and Michelle Teeter said it was scary and loud but thought it would be much worse than it was.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sand from Longboat Key's beaches created dunes along Gulf of Mexico Drive after Hurricane Helene's storm surge.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 30, 2024
Supplies, comfort stations set up on Longboat

Items available include ice, water, sports drinks, tarps and food for residents following Hurricane Helene.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
President of the Friends of the Haven Kelly Askerud with her daughter Mackenzie Holland, who lives in a group home on The Haven campus.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 15, 2023
Support group enhances life at The Haven in Sarasota

Friends of the Haven provides "extras" for the residents while also providing volunteer hours on the campus.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Commission votes to allow additional freeboard with possible expansion
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • April 3, 2024
Commission votes to allow additional freeboard with possible expansion

Town commissioners debated over how much optional freeboard to allow after a change in FEMA flood maps for Sarasota County.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The dust coming off the Lennar Homes construction site on C.R. 675 is causing health and safety concerns for residents.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • May 1, 2024
Residents fed up with construction dust

Manatee County considers additional requirements for developers clearing land to control dust from their construction sites.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch resident Megan Schroeder is a member of the Young Professionals Committee.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 13, 2024
Builders stuff backpacks for Sarasota and Manatee Boys & Girls Clubs

Stuff the Backpack is an annual event for the Suncoast Builders Association.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is warning residents of a scam involving storm debris.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 3, 2024
Sarasota Sheriff's Office warns of storm debris scams

All water service in Sarasota County has been restored, officials say.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's Scott Kessler and his wife, Cherri Kessler, continue to raise money for the American Cancer Society three years after Cherri's cancer diagnosis.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 20, 2023
Lakewood Ranch resident prepares for Men Wear Pink

Scott Kessler continues to raise funds for American Cancer Society three years after his wife's cancer diagnosis.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Jennifer Remi and Elliott Remi, 11, enjoyed their time inside the pig pen.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 19, 2024
Community finds the fall spirit at Fruitville Pumpkin Festival

The Pumpkin Festival at Fruitville Grove ushered in the Halloween season with pumpkins, circus performances, a new haunted manor and other activities.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
This Country Club East home at 7429 Seacroft Cove sold for $2,595,000. It has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,955 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 1, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Sept. 16-20 in Lakewood Ranch

A Country Club East home on Seacroft Cove tops the week's sales at $2.6 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Kimberley Pelyk, Bonnie McIntyre, Sue Wilson, Barbara Gardener and Jo Ann Heisen
  • By Janet Combs |
  • November 5, 2023
SPARCCle Gala comes to Selby Gardens

The Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center's annual event moved venues for a spectacular evening of dining and dancing.

  • Black Tie
St. Mary Star of the Sea hosted Blessing of the Easter Baskets on March 30.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • April 1, 2024
St. Mary, Star of the Sea, blesses Easter baskets

Father Robert Dziedziak blessed congregants' Easter baskets, which were inspired by their families' cultures.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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