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Four Braden River High School students created an app that could save lives.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • December 23, 2020
East Bradenton students honored for dosage app

Four Braden River High students win 16th Congressional District App Challenge.

  • East County
  • News
The penthouse at 415 L Ambiance Drive has floor-to-ceiling windows.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • February 2, 2024
$11 million penthouse sale breaks Longboat Key condo record

The penthouse of the L'Ambiance condominium complex sold for $11 million, the highest recorded condominium sale on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A pile of vegetative debris left behind by Hurricane Ian awaits processing into mulch at the delivery site off Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Sarasota. (Andrew Warfield)
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 23, 2022
Planning, vigilance enable massive hurricane debris cleanup operations

Plant debris cleanup operations brought workers and equipment from across the country to Sarasota on a moment's notice. Disaster-stricken areas have a former congressman from Vermont to thank for it.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota senior running back Joe Ziegler has set an initial target of 1,200 yards for the 2023 season.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 17, 2023
Sarasota High football gets a new attitude for 2023

First-year Head Coach Josh Phillips ushers in a fresh Sailors era.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Polo Grill, a Sarasota-Manatee Original restaurant, is featured in this week's "In The Kitchen." If your favorite member's certificates are sold out, you could always try a recipe featured in The Observer's "In The Kitchen" series.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • July 15, 2013
Sarasota-Manatee Originals kick-off certificate sale today

Get more bang for your buck through the half-off certificate sale, but only a limited amount are available.

  • Arts + Culture
Fight over 'shared boyfriend' results in two arrests
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 8, 2023
Fight over 'shared boyfriend' results in two arrests

Two women who attacked a third in a fight over a boyfriend they shared were arrested on multiple charges. This and other reports from the Sarasota Police Department in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Lissette Estevez, an English to Speakers of Other Languages teacher, helps guide third grader Daniel Perez-Martinez through a math lesson. Teachers are not only there for students educationally but also socially and emotionally.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 15, 2022
Myakka City Elementary School works to support its students and staff after Hurricane Ian

Myakka Elementary provides a return to normalcy for many students traumatized by Hurricane Ian.

  • East County
  • Schools
Paintings from Children's Art Classes
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • May 21, 2024
Creative Kids of SRQ enters nonprofit scene with Youth Art Show

The nonprofit offered the gallery walls to young artists and helped them visualize a future in the arts.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Anna and Elsa walk their fans over to a better photo spot. The sisters were mobbed with hugs the minute they arrived.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 10, 2024
Movie in the Park at Waterside Place attracts 'Frozen' super fans

It was a special night in Lakewood Ranch to stay up late and dress like your favorite princess.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sarasota Orchestra announced the death of Bramwell Tovey, its incoming music director, on Wednesday. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • July 13, 2022
Sarasota Orchestra music director dies

Bramwell Tovey, a Grammy Award-winning conductor with an international reputation, died after a reoccurrence of cancer.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Badger Bob's Services Team |
  • June 24, 2021
A/C Purchase Plans: Lease vs. Own

Know the difference and keep your cool.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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Arbor Grande's Elizabeth Henderson, who is the founder of the Little Free Library Club, Country Club East's Arielle Monserez and her 4-year-old daughter Millie Monserez and Tampa's Katerina Farese cut the ribbon on the library in April. It burned in the pavilion fire.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 12, 2023
Lakewood Ranch's Little Free Library club writes its first chapter

The new club delivers books at Greenbrook Adventure Park.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Braden River boys basketball junior Marcus Schade.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 24, 2023
East County Athlete of the Week: Marcus Schade

The Braden River boys basketball junior leads the Pirates with 16 points per game.

  • East County
  • Sports
The root of it all: Education
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • November 1, 2023
The root of it all: Education

The high-voltage, sometimes violent, anti-Israel protests on college campuses are one of the inevitable results of state-run education. It shows how little college students know about history and how easily they are "manipulated and mobilized."

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Plans to operate a 200-seat restaurant at the Lido pavilion remain controversial.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 16, 2017
Resident opposition mounts to Lido pavilion plans

Critics say a proposal to renovate the Lido pool and pavilion is a bad deal for the city.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Key and Jewfish Key residents have complained about raucous partying at a nearby sandbar.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 9, 2016
Longboat Key officials brace for AquaPalooza

After receiving an email from a Jewfish Key resident, town staff are reviewing a special event permit for the coming MarineMax Sarasota event.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Urbanite's 'The Birds of North America' studies the lessons given by time
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 28, 2023
Urbanite's 'The Birds of North America' studies the lessons given by time

Time’s arrow goes straight to the heart in “The Birds of North America” at Urbanite Theatre.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Longboat Key Town Manager Howard Tipton lended a helping hand at sandbag distribution early Tuesday morning.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • August 29, 2023
North Longboat residents quietly get ready for Hurricane Idalia

Residents make small preparations for possible storm impacts while abnormal water activity foreshadows potential flooding.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Paramedics prepare to respond to a COVID-19 suspected call wearing additional protective gear. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 23, 2020
Manatee County fire and EMS forces face COVID-19 with unified plan

Manatee County fire and EMS forces face COVID-19 with unified plan

  • East County
  • News
Kyle Grimes, an attorney for Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, speaks at the Dec. 15 meeting.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • January 19, 2023
Race village proposed for SR 64 development near racetracks

Schroeder-Manatee Ranch has tweaked its plan to attract racetrack-friendly homeowners to Taylor Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
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