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The Braden River sideline erupts after big plays.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 3, 2023
Braden River flag football showcases super team talent

The Pirates flag football team hasn't lost a regular-season game since April 2021.

  • East County
  • Sports
Catherine Avery of Catherine Avery Investment Management was nominated for Investment News Women's Portfolio Manager of The Year.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • September 26, 2023
Longboat resident nominated for Portfolio Manager of The Year

Catherine Avery Investment Management employs an "ultra-personal" strategy to engage clients in the investing process.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Andy
  • By Jack Short |
  • February 17, 2016
Wayward dog, Andy, found

Ten days after jumping a 12-foot fence at a foster home on Siesta Key, social media and a network of vigilant dog lovers helped locate Andy.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cynthia Saunders, the superintendent of the School District of Manatee County, and Charlie Kennedy, the chair of the School Board of Manatee County, celebrate the renewal of the district's 1-mill property tax referendum.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 2, 2021
Manatee County voters approve continuation of school district's 1-mill property tax

The School District of Manatee County's 1-mill property tax referendum passes with 69.27% of the vote.

  • East County
  • Schools
Women discuss Too Young to Wed, an organization dedicated to ending child marriage globally, during a Potlucks for a Purpose meeting.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 28, 2023
Lakewood Ranch woman forms new chapter of Together Women Rise

Potlucks for a Purpose brings women together to learn about gender inequality.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
A condominium in The Tower Residences tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,985 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 21, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Sept. 4-8 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A condominium in The Tower Residences tops the week’s sales at $2.93 million.

  • Siesta Key
  • Real Estate
George Balanchine's "Diamonds" is one of three ballets that will be presented in Sarasota Ballet's latest program, "Victorian Winters." Photo by Frank Atura
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • December 6, 2018
Sarasota Ballet takes on iconic 'Diamonds' and anniversary of 'Enigma Variations'

The Sarasota Ballet is keeping three legacies alive with its latest triple bill, "Victorian Winters."

  • Arts + Culture
7340 Point of Rocks Road
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 9, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Oct. 23-27 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch

A White Beach Fruit Co. property on Point of Rocks Road tops the week's sales at $5.35 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
STOP has pointed to projects like Vue Sarasota Bay as ones it believes could be improved through a public hearing process, though city staff determined the development complied with all zoning regulations.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 10, 2019
STOP readies push for public hearings

As the city considers changes to its zoning code, administrative development review is likely to be one of the first topics officials address.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 13, 2015
Rotary Club plans to hang TEN

The Rotary Club of Longboat Key's newest project is the Tuttle Elementary Nutrition (TEN) project.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Julie Martin pours SALT Tequila.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • August 20, 2023
Rotary Club of Sarasota hosts first Toast Local charity event

The event, which featured tastings of craft cocktails and local beers, benefited charities in the area.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A sign announcing construction of the second Ritz Carlton Residences tower in The Quay will begin soon.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 11, 2023
Downtown luxury condo supply remains shy of demand

Although more than 600 units are planned or under development in Sarasota, the influx of buyers from across the country, many of them paying cash, still outpaces development.

  • Sarasota
  • News
CONTRIBUTED  Braden River High senior Sam Woolf moved on in the "American Idol" competition April 10, and will compete among the show's top seven contestants.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • April 11, 2014
UPDATE: Sam Woolf sails into top seven on "American Idol"

Sam Woolf wins a spot in the top seven on "American Idol" April 10.

  • East County
  • News
Postal worker arrested for fraud and money laundering
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 21, 2023
Postal worker arrested for fraud and money laundering

At least 60 businesses were victims of stolen mailed checks amounting to more than $70,000.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A crowd, including 23 people who signed up to speak about the amendment, waits for the public hearing to start.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • February 1, 2018
Commission puts off Siesta Key zoning discussion

Before considering the possibility of new setback rules, commissioners ask for more guidance.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Islandside Property Owners Coalition asked a Ringling College of Art and Design student to draw this cartoon for the July 2 regular Town Commission meeting. Courtesy of Islandside Property Owners Coalition.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 11, 2012
Town Commission nails zoning-code ordinance

Debate about the zoning-code ordinance dominated commissioners' inboxes but didn't take up much time at Monday's Town Commission meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Stephanie Crockatt is the first full-time president and CEO of the Bay Park Conservancy.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 2, 2023
CEO Stephanie Crockatt talks future for The Bay

“We want this conservancy to be sustainable,” says the new president and CEO of the Bay Park Conservancy.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Nikki Pelier Simon, John Simon and their daughter Ashley Sanchez are carrying on the legacy of this popular boutique.
  • By Emily Leinfuss |
  • May 17, 2023
Scout & Molly’s new owners share their roots in fashion

When Scout & Molly’s former owner died last year, John Simon, Nikki Pelier Simon and their daughter Ashley Sanchez decided to carry on the legacy of this popular boutique.

  • East County
  • Business
Myakka City's Riley Smith, who is 5, runs as fast as he can to collect eggs April 1, 2023, at EGGstravaganza.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 1, 2023
Families enjoy annual EGGstravaganza at Waterside Park in Lakewood Ranch

Children have different strategies when it comes to trying to collect the most eggs in the annual Lakewood Ranch egg hunt.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • August 16, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Bad day on the water

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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