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Maggie Feix was named the Lakewood Ranch Mustangs’ new softball coach.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 2, 2014
Coaching change

Maggie Feix enjoys the competitive spirit of her new team.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By David Conway |
  • April 3, 2014
'Bite Coin' brings technology to shops

APRIL FOOLS' - In an effort to promote increased spending in the heart of Sarasota, entrepreneur Jesse Biter is introducing a new cyber currency to be used in local businesses.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"Becky's New Car" is now playing at Venice Theatre.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • October 8, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: 'Becky's New Car'

American theatrical comedy loves men suffering mid-life crises and scratching their seven-year itches. Steven Dietz's "Becky's New Car" gives equal time to women-of-a-certain-age stuck in various ruts.

  • Arts + Culture
"Peony in Motion" by Betsey Cameron
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • February 5, 2014
A&E Picks and Highlights

A&E Editor Mallory Gnaegy keeps you in the know about events, local performers and art gallery happenings.

  • Arts + Culture
Restaurant worker claims boss punctured her tire
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 30, 2023
Restaurant worker claims boss punctured her tire

A woman told police that she believes her general manager hired someone to puncture her tire. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Officials discuss the proposed budget for fiscal year 2022 at a special City Commission meeting Tuesday, July 13.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 14, 2021
City set to lower property tax rate in 2022 budget

City Manager Marlon Brown hopes his first budget will serve as a model for long-term financial management.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The roundabout at Gulf of Mexico Drive and Broadway Street is intended to improve safety at the intersection. (Courtesy rendering)
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 20, 2022
Town enters agreement for GMD roundabout, initially approves budget

The design, permitting and construction documents of the roundabout at Broadway Street and Gulf of Mexico Drive are expected to be complete in November.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 27, 2009
Pirates, Mustangs strap up for spring ball

Associate Editor Jen Blanco gives a preview of next fall's Braden River and Lakewood Ranch football teams.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • July 12, 2012
My View: City sadly fiddles with registry

Talk about fiddling while Rome burns. The city of Sarasota is facing a series of crises threatening to escalate further.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Lakewood Ranch High graduate Nikki Kerrigan spent the past year playing for IMG Academy's U19 girls team
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 13, 2012
Former Mustang powers IMG Academy

Lakewood Ranch High graduate Nikki Kerrigan was recently named IMG Academy's Offensive Player of the Year for its entire girls soccer program. The forward will play for Missouri State University this fall.

  • East County
  • Sports
Daniel Hoffe
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Looking Back: Daniel Hoffe

Daniel Hoffe was attending a training program in the South Tower of the World Trade Centers when the Sept. 11 attacks occurred.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Flashing school speed-limit signs were not working for a brief period of time on the first day of school at Southside Elementary School. Photo by Kurt Schultheis.
  • By Kurt Schultheis and Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • August 25, 2011
New school year sees few problems on first day

Except for the minor glitches expected on any opening day of the new school year, the Sarasota County School District reported a generally smooth start Monday.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Les McCurdy, Emily Walsh and Ken Sons. Photo by Loren Mayo.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • February 15, 2012
Black Tie & Tales

Will the real Christine please stand up?; Red hot!; A romantic dinner for ... 60!; Multiplier effect for Red Cross; The back story

  • Arts + Culture
MTC paramedic students Nick Treffinger and Lydia Wilkinson work on the Anatomage table with Jay Bush, the Emergency Medical Services program director at MTC.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 21, 2018
Cadavers come to life in Lakewood Ranch

Manatee Technical College's Lakewood Ranch campus is first technical school in the state to utilize the Anatomage table.

  • East County
  • News
Courtesy photo Traffic jams and bridge openings on and near Longboat Key the past few weeks were not just seasonal traffic issues.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 2, 2014
Officials conspired to jam traffic

APRIL FOOLS' - The season's traffic woes began when a town official sent an email reading: 'Time for some traffic problems on Longboat Key.'

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • March 7, 2014
Jalea: The best of Spanish and Peruvian cuisines

Jalea: The best of Spanish and Peruvian cuisines

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 26, 2014
Commission debates federal funds for sand

Federal dollars would save money, but the town would have to give up control over future beach project decisions.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Boy hides in a dryer to avoid bedtime
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 12, 2025
Boy hides in a dryer to avoid bedtime

A juvenile calls 911 from the confines of a dryer drum where he tried to avoid bedtime and a frustrated father. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
The St. Regis Longboat Key at night on August 14, 2024. The resort's lights were an issue during the 2024 sea turtle nesting season.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • November 17, 2024
No fines added after final St. Regis hearing finds resort in violation

After a slew of lighting violations resulted in $6,850 of fines, representatives from the St. Regis say resort staff is working on compliance and education.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Senior hospital technician Jonathan Hande, barred owl Nova and operations manager Jocelyn Shearer.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • July 21, 2021
Save Our Seabirds to reopen July 30

The bird hospital and research facility has been closed to the public for 16 months.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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