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A student at the  Suncoast Science Center Faulhaber Fab Lab uses the COVIDucation site.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • August 24, 2020
Fab Lab students create site to help elementary kids learn about COVID-19

The site, created to be a storybook, follows Arthur the Knight as he explains COVID-19 to students.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Get a close-up look at the Budweiser Clydesdales on Thursday at 5 p.m. at Main Street at Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 14, 2024
Clydesdales show off in Manatee and Sarasota counties

The famous Budweiser team has several stops that include Siesta Key, North Port, Lakewood Ranch and Bradenton.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Phillip Hartl stands outside of the entrance to the Linger Lodge restaurant on Dec. 13. His family purchased the property in 2016 and have overseen an extensive remodel of the property over the last year and a half.
  • By Scott Lockwood |
  • December 18, 2021
Linger Lodge Restaurant & RV Campground moves closer to reopening in Lakewood Ranch

Owners completing major renovation of the property's RV Park and parking lot in February. AND Owners say Old Florida appeal will remain at Linger Lodge.

  • East County
  • News
Town Hall now provides a direct deposit checking account option for its customers.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 30, 2013
Direct deposit available at Town Hall

Water users sick of sending in checks to pay for their bills have a new option.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A transfer of development rights proposal would allow owners of historic structures, such as the Palm Apartments next to the Embassy Suites hotel,  to sell height and density rights to other development projects in perpetuity.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 22, 2024
Pitch would allow historic buildings to sell air rights, preserve structures

If the transfer program proposal is adopted, owners of historic structures in the city of Sarasota could sell height and density rights to other development projects in perpetuity.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Braden River sophomore Molly Horalek (16), sophomore Mia McGuire (7), senior Riley Hinkle (9), junior Morgan Beane (13) and junior Baylee Hinkle (15) celebrate a win over ODA.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 16, 2023
Braden River High volleyball has its eyes on third-straight district title

The Pirates overcame the loss of a senior leader to finish the regular season 18-6.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lisa Baskfield and Julia Yesler
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • May 4, 2022
Longboat Key full-timers look forward to slower season

Although season gets longer every year, full-time residents look forward to less traffic and a lighter calendar.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Chef Sol Shenker will not reveal where the ingredients from Wolfie's mouthwatering sandwiches will come from.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • September 26, 2023
New York-style deli finds new home in Sarasota's Rosemary District

Sol Shenker is executive chef at The Original Wolfie's, which opens in October in the Rosemary District.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Greenbrook 13-year-old Drake Cohen settles into the campsite with his father, Tom Cohen, during Lakewood Ranch Community Activities' Community Campout.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • February 13, 2023
Lakewood Ranch Community Activities to host its Community Campout

The Community Campout has become a tradition for Lakewood Ranch families.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy's Ely Chappell conducts observational data collection with Stephanie Peabody, the founder of the Brain Health Initiative, and Cadence Clay.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 13, 2023
Expanding Lakewood Ranch Prep offers more opportunities

With the upper school building complete, school staff members say the sky is the limit for extracurriculars.

  • East County
  • Schools
Flooded neighborhood debris collections begin Aug. 27
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 20, 2024
Flooded neighborhood debris collections begin Aug. 27

City announces final collection pass through the heavily damaged Bellevue Terrace neighborhood.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Nico Bencomo takes his second shot on the No. 9 hole at Laurel Oak Country Club's Jones course. Bencomo is one of Cardinal Mooney's top boys golfers in 2022.  (Photo by Ryan Kohn.)
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 19, 2022
Prose and Kohn: Mooney boys golf wants a top-five finish at states

The Cougars believe they have both the top-end talent and the depth to get it done.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
This rendering shows the club's golf course running alongside the Myakka River.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • April 29, 2024
Exclusive golf course breaks ground in Myakka City

The Miakka Golf Club is being built next to the TerraNova Equestrian Center on Clay Gully Road.

  • East County
  • News
Parallels to 1930s Nazis
  • By Llewellyn Rockwell Jr. |
  • November 1, 2023
Parallels to 1930s Nazis

The Nazis' demonic evil began long before the Holocaust. It began with policies similar to what we see in the U.S. today.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Smoke and flames billow on Alta Vista Street on Monday after a home caught on fire.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 12, 2024
Firefighters respond to Sarasota house fire

Sarasota County firefighters responded to a 911 call of a structure fire at 11:45 a.m. Feb. 12 on Ponder Avenue.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • June 20, 2013
New code will bring new vision

A form-based code would specify the density, height, scale and design of projects in a certain area providing what Commissioner Susan Chapman calls a 'more objective' development map.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Barb Herz, Rich Rowe, Charlie Resnick and Rochelle Zeidman
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • November 7, 2023
Oldest resident of Club Longboat turns 99 years old

Charlie Resnick is a pillar of his condo community and is "full of positive energy."

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Rob Hongen, Becky Jones, Joan Reploeg, Bob Appel and Suzanne Lakamp
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • March 25, 2024
Longbeach Condominiums marks 50th anniversary with party

Residents spent a weekend celebrating Longbeach's history, great access to nature and tight-knit community.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Unit PH-4 condominium at 4500 Gulf of Mexico Drive sold for $755,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 4, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Aug. 19-23 in Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key, Bird Key

A condominium on Dream Island Place tops the week's sales at $1.17 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
FST technicians Ana Strickland and Aubrey Hess work on the costume worn by Jillian Louis (who plays Bea Bottom). (Courtesy photo)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • October 27, 2022
FST makes a stitch in time to show 'Something Rotten!'

Clothes make the Elizabethan man (or woman) in this ambitious musical comedy at Florida Studio Theatre. Mari Taylor Floyd and Aubrey Hess make it happen.

  • Arts + Culture
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