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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 22, 2022
Sarasota Cops Corner: 'You should see the one that got away!'

Police reports from around Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
High school football roundup: Week eight
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 15, 2022
High school football roundup: Week eight

Several Sarasota-Bradenton area teams suffered important losses, but The Out-of-Door Academy remained undefeated.

  • East County
  • Sports
Woman won't return home from jail until ex-boyfriend leaves the house
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 7, 2022
Woman won't return home from jail until ex-boyfriend leaves the house

A woman arrested for battery in Jacksonville calls Sarasota police to remove her ex-boyfriend, who was caring for her two children, from her home before she returned. This and other Sarasota police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Hannah Marco and Sophia Gambrell. Photo by Liz Ramos.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • December 2, 2020
Students gobble up donations in Lakewood Ranch

Primrose School at Lakewood Ranch Town Center and Lakewood Ranch North donate food items to Hungers End.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Michael Merino and Owen Lippincott work together to figure out an attachment to the robot so it can complete more missions during competitions.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 10, 2021
New challenge for BotTanks in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch's gifted STEM students must compete virtually in the FIRST program.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 20, 2019
Longboat Key Garden Club Home Tour: 5005 Gulf of Mexico Drive

The Longboat Key Garden Club home tour runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 2.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 4, 2021
Longboat Key resident helps sister with COVID-19 ribbon memorial

Judy Tobias helped sister Cathy Tobias tie nearly 30,000 ribbons to represent every Floridian life lost to the pandemic.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 14, 2021
Longboat Key weather page photo: January 14

While kayaking off Longboat Key, John Caviglia captured this image of a feeding dolphin.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Photo by Berkley Mason. Garrett Lindgren and Richy Evers.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 20, 2017
East County remembers 9/11

Hurricane baby brings joy

  • East County
  • News
Cyndi Seamon of Longboat Turtle Watch said the town is enforcing its turtle protection more.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • March 14, 2019
Turtle season preps come with high stakes

Appeals of on-the-spot citations point to new way Longboat Key enforces its rules.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ms. Sanibel is a snowy plover.
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • October 16, 2020
Bird of the week: Tracking Ms. Sanibel

Banded birds are trackable, and you can help.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A one-car crash in Myakka City on Thursday night led to the death of a 23-year-old male passenger who has not been identified by the Florida Highway Patrol.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 12, 2020
Myakka City crash results in death of 23-year-old man

Male passenger, 23, killed in one-car Myakka City crash caused when the driver attempted to avoid hitting an alligator.

  • East County
  • News
Music, one of seven statues illustrating the seven virtues of Sarasota, was damaged months ago. It stands alongside Flora on the eastern side of St. Armands Circle.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 15, 2022
City, BID seek ways to get ahead on statue repair costs in St. Armands

Funding for such work isn't part of the Sarasota Public Works Department's budget.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Superintendent Brennan Asplen congratulates a Sarasota High graduate during ceremonies in May.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 6, 2022
Pay hike aims to solidify hiring, retention

School district's lowest-paid employees will begin school year at $15 an hour.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Bobby Jones Golf Club has been closed since March 2020 as the city prepared to renovate the course. Now, construction may be delayed as the city fields offers from private groups interested in running the facility.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 2, 2021
City keeps options open for Bobby Jones renovation

Although some officials were concerned about ceding control and delaying construction, the board will attempt to find private companies interested in operating the municipal golf course and funding improvements.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Colleen Blumenthal says she doesn't know if Blumenberry Farms will survive if Sarasota County commissioners allow light industrial uses on her section of Lorraine Road.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 20, 2022
Rezone vote due for section of Lorraine Road in Lakewood Ranch

Blumenberry Farms owner says allowing light industrial would be a blow to agriculture.

  • East County
  • News
7-year-old Lillian Huff works on a school assignment.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 13, 2023
Nature helps nurture a love of learning at new Sarasota school

Roots Nature & Leadership Academy, founded in September 2022, follows a model of student-led learning.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 9, 2012
BID discusses outdoor seating issues on Circle

Business Improvement District board members want city staff to crack down on excess outdoor seating and the hodgepodge of restaurant furniture on St. Armands.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Although the city said the Epoch development met the standards in the zoning code, a group of residents are focused on setbacks as they attempt to overturn the city's decision. Rendering courtesy Seaward Development.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 23, 2019
Residents appeal downtown condo approval

A coalition of residents living on Gulfstream Avenue and Palm Avenue are challenging a planned 18-story project in their neighborhood.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Bicycles stand ready for the Longboat Key Triathlon in December 2019. (File photo)
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 29, 2022
Relocated Siesta Key triathlon set for Longboat Key, City Island

The Sunday morning event is expected to host about 200 athletes in a variety of events.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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