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  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 25, 2021
East County weather page photo: November 25

Gordon Silver captured this monarch butterfly gathering nectar in Del Webb of Lakewood Ranch.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2021
East County weather page photo: December 9

Barrie Wilkie captured this photo of a sunrise over a lake at Lakewood National Golf Club.

  • East County
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2021
Sarasota weather page photo: December 9

Lynn Walters captured this photo of Sarasota Bay from The Ringling Ca’d’Zan

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 16, 2021
East County weather page photo: December 16

David Ginsberg captured this photo of a curious raccoon on a palm tree in Lakewood Ranch.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 16, 2021
Sarasota weather page photo: December 16

Darlene Edelman stopped to take this photo of lily pads floating in a lake at UTC Mall in Sarasota.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 16, 2021
Longboat Key weather page photo: December 16

Diane Suner captured this photo of some driftwood along the shore on Lido Beach.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 23, 2021
Sarasota weather page photo: December 23

Chris Boothroyd captured this monarch butterfly on a patch of milkweed at North Water Tower Park in Sarasota.

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  • January 6, 2022
East County weather page photo: January 6

Gordon Silver captured this photo of a blue heron flying over a pond in Del Webb.

  • East County
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  • January 6, 2022
Sarasota weather page photo: January 6

Judy Cline captured this tree frog hiding out on a rose in Sunnyside Retirement Village in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 6, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: January 6

Diane Suner captured this photo of a horse conch shell on North Lido Beach.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 13, 2022
East County weather page photo: January 13

Bonnie Ottaviani captured this rainbow just before sunset in Del Webb at Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 20, 2022
East County weather page photo: January 20

Gordon Silver captured this photo of a buck along Masters Avenue in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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Robert Rauschenberg's "Preview," from the "Hoarfrosts Editions," 1974.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • March 5, 2025
The Ringling honors Rauschenberg on the 100th anniversary of his birth

It joins museums around the world in celebrating the revolutionary artist, who spent the last half of his life in Florida.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 8, 2011
Groups could collaborate on trash collection

Two Key organizations may partner to supply trash bags at beach accesses.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Mark Huey and other Economic Development Corp. leaders are intent on engaging with local businesses, and county officials hope to leverage that relationship to make policy decisions.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 27, 2017
Housing, workforce provide challenges to local business

A survey of local CEOs shows optimism about the local business environment, but affordable housing and workforce availability are obstacles to growth.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • December 15, 2016
Church continues its stitching tradition

Friends that stitch together, stay together.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 24, 2015
Cops Corner: East County 06.25.15

Find out what crimes happened in your community this month.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Mayor Jim Brown and Commissioners Phill Younger and Terry Gans celebrate with supporters Tuesday night at the Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort after being re-elected.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 13, 2013
'We Won 'Em All!'

Gans narrowly beats Pastor by 27 votes. Brown and Younger retain seats.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Duette Preserve has become home to 131 relocated gopher tortoises since Manatee County opened a recipient site in December 2023.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • September 24, 2025
Gopher tortoises pay to stay in Manatee County

The county just brokered a deal that will bring in over $725,000 to house 191 tortoises.

  • East County
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2014
Our View | Jeb Bush: true conservative

Is former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush too moderate for the Republican Party? That is all the talk.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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