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Seventeen-year-old Brittany Wenger, winner of the Google Science Fair, now hopes to test her technology in hospitals. Photo by Andrew Federman.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 1, 2012
Brittany Wenger wins Google Science Fair

East County resident Brittany Wenger, 17, plans to change the world with her application that detects breast-cancer malignancies.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kat Wingert |
  • July 25, 2017
Dora's back in print

The retired Longboat Observer Senior Editor Dora Walters released her newest book in June.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Colony interests to give status update; Budget module now available; Bullock recommends three engineering firms

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key Town Attorney David Persson recommended that the commission immediately address its code.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 16, 2012
Town to address codes at Thursday workshop

The planned discussion was triggered by a recent ruling in the challenge to the Longboat Key Club and Resort's expansion plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota daredevil Bello Nock went to great lengths to bring home the Ringling train car his circus performer parents lived in more than 50 years ago.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • November 17, 2022
Bello Nock hasn’t gotten to the top by accident

Still at the top of his game, hometown daredevil Bello Nock is leveraging his high hair and high jinx for a higher purpose.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The name “merganser” is a combination of the Latin words “mergus” (diver) and “anser” (goose). (Miri Hardy)
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • April 23, 2021
Bird of the week: Hooded merganser

Winter visitors to Florida are found frequently in wooded lakes or ponds.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The course at The Concession Golf Club was built to be major championship ready from the beginning, according to The Concession Golf Club general manager Brian Weimann.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 18, 2021
Major ambition at Concession

Could the club host a PGA Tour major event?

  • East County
  • Sports
Assistant Fire Chief John Curran filled out the application with Sarasota County EMS Grants.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • September 14, 2021
Grant provides Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department new carbon monoxide detectors

The Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department began using the devices in September.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The author would like you to know that no people were given food poisoning from his cooking. (Photo: Jim Hendry)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • June 15, 2022
Writing is easy, but cooking is hard

How does a journalist with very few cooking skills get by when he's dropped into a Publix cooking class? He burns the bread.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • May 25, 2022
Mourners find restful oasis in Patriot Plaza

A public-private partnership yields special art and amphitheater at Sarasota National Cemetery.

  • Arts + Culture
(Courtesy Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office) Sarasota County deputy Michelle Pufnock cradles the kitten she saved from traffic Wednesday.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 26, 2014
Sarasota deputy rescues kitten

Sarasota County Sheriff's Office deputy Michelle Pufnock saved a black kitten wandering through traffic near the intersection of Beneva Road and Webber Street Wednesday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Town Commission on Monday also discussed future uses for a proposed community center.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 16, 2012
Commission postpones telecommunications decision

The Town Commission wants town staff to come back with revised language.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 20, 2022
Byeong Hun An wins the 2022 LECOM Suncoast Classic

Michael Gellerman missed a birdie putt to win the event, then missed a par putt to force a playoff

  • East County
  • Sports
Landscape photographer John Kincaid took to the skies to find the perfect Sarasota skylines. (Courtesy photo: John Kincaid)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • September 28, 2022
Photographer takes to the air, beach to get the perfect shots of Sarasota

His love affair with Sarasota started in the early days of his involvement in photography, but now John Kincaid returns as a master of aerial landscapes.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 12, 2010
Toll road stickers wreak havoc

Bay Isles and Islandside residents are being urged not to place SunPass toll-road stickers on their windshields, until it's determined why they are interfering with the operation of the Bay Isles south gate.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
City commissioners Erik Arroyo and Hagen Brody led the push to include a list of pros and cons in the packet the city provides to property owners seeking historic designation. File photo.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 18, 2021
City revises historic preservation application

The City Commission is moving to adjust the information it provides to property owners seeking a historic designation, a proposal that divided elected officials.

  • Sarasota
  • News
By SCAT or by Uber? A pair of Observer reporters put each to the test on a race from Longboat Key to Downtown Sarasota. (Lesley Dwyer)
  • By Lesley Dwyer and Lauren Tronstad |
  • October 14, 2022
OnDemand versus Uber: Worth it or a waste of time between downtown and Longboat?

OnDemand by Sarasota County is akin to hiring an Uber but is much less expensive and sometimes requires additional stops.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Connie Dixon plans to use her love of horses to connect with students when she becomes principal at Gene Witt Elementary School.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 29, 2022
Gene Witt Elementary in Bradenton names new principal

Connie Dixon has waited 20 years to be an administrator at Gene Witt Elementary School.

  • East County
  • Schools
Alana Kutt has advanced to the regional finals of the Drive, Chip and Putt competition.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 18, 2019
Prose and Kohn: Local golfer's drive sends her to major event

Alana Kutt is headed to TPC Sawgrass on Sept. 28 for the Drive, Chip and Putt regionals.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 25, 2020
Girl dies after rescue from surf at Siesta Key's public beach

10-year-old girl was from Lake Wales, police said.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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