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The new truck features a mid-mount, 75-foot ladder. The design allows the new truck to be more maneuverable.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • December 22, 2020
Longboat's new ladder truck is a step up

The Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department plans to begin using the new truck in January 2021.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Athletes make their way off the Ringling Bridge nearly an hour into the 2018 running of the Sarasota Music Half-Marathon and Rockin' 10K.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 28, 2019
Half-marathon course prompts road-closure plans on Sunday

Ringling Bridge, St. Armands Circle, bayfront area among those affected.

  • Sarasota
  • News
UF/FAS extension water resources agent Michael D’Imperio, IslandWalk representatives Audrey Sansotta-Weis and Mike Wasylik, Suncoast Waterkeeper Executive Director Abbey Tyrna, IslandWalk representative Russ Gerry, START Chair Sandy Gilbert, and Healthy Ponds Collaborative science communications coordinator Victoria Goldner
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • March 28, 2023
Sarasota initiative guides homeowners to help combat red tide

County stormwater ponds are only preventing around half the red tide-fueling pollution they are designed to filter. The Healthy Pond Collaborative released a pond maintenance guide to help.

  • Sarasota
  • News
David and Brianna Sobotka are thrilled to be raising their little girl on Longboat Key.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 16, 2022
The Beach Harbor Club welcomes its first baby

Blair Marie Sobotka is the first newborn to live at the Beach Harbor Club since it opened in 1970.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Emelia and Teddie Emerick visited the mural with their parents.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • April 13, 2021
Downtown crosswalks get the rainbow treatment

Project PRIDE SRQ has finished a rainbow street mural in downtown Sarasota after a year of preparation.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
One of the pictures that attracted over 100,000 followers to Loccisano's Instagram page. (Photo courtesy of Sheila Loccisano)
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • August 16, 2022
Instagram followers turn a shelling passion into a part-time job

Follow Me to Longboat Key, run by Sheila Loccisano, has more than 100,000 followers on Instagram.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Senior quarterback Tayven Clark has been solid through the air and on the ground for Cardinal Mooney.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 13, 2021
Cardinal Mooney football back on track after earlier skid

The Cougars have won two games in a row after dropping two in a row.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Rebecca and Richard Hopkins have been the driving forces of growth and creativity during their long tenure at Florida Studio Theatre, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • October 4, 2023
At 50, FST is the beating heart of Sarasota theater

Richard and Rebecca Hopkins have shaped Florida Studio Theatre from a scrappy upstart into a cultural powerhouse.

  • Arts + Culture
This three-piece modular building will serve as the temporary clubhouse at Bobby Jones Golf Club. A permanent structure is currently under design.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 7, 2023
Bobby Jones clubhouse delivered as project manager retires

The three-piece temporary modular unit marks another milestone in the restoration of the city-owned golf complex.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Dora Walters |
  • April 14, 2010
After 30 years, teacher and student get a new deal

When part-time Lido Key resident Dr. Arthur Liebman welcomed recently the students attending his course on New Deal Drama, part of the Academy of Lifelong Learning at the University of South Florida, he took a second look at the man in the first row.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Isabelle Monroe, a senior at Lakewood Ranch High School, loves showing cows at the Manatee County Fair. She names each of her cows after a car part of maker.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • January 2, 2024
Students pick the perfect name for their Manatee County Fair animals

Whether it's for laughs, a reference to a favorite food or a tradition, students put thought into picking an animal's name.

  • East County
  • Schools
Inflatables are set up at Waterside Park for Movie in the Park.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • April 14, 2024
Movie in the Park races through April showing

The movie of the month at Waterside Park in Lakewood Ranch was "Cars."

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Dee Donegan said the key to her success is her ability to drive the ball "long and straight."
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 26, 2023
Rosedale golfer has won 17 of past 20 women's club championships

Bradenton's Dee Donegan said she views the sport as her "happy place."

  • East County
  • Sports
Suncoast Waterkeeper monitors bacteria levels at 11 sites throughout Manatee and Sarasota counties.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • January 18, 2024
Is it safe to swim? What water quality results mean for recreation

Suncoast Waterkeeper's executive director explains how weekly monitoring helps inform swimmers about potential health hazards.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The home at 9137 Midnight Pass Road was built in 2001 and has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 4,577 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 22, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Aug. 15-19 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Nokomis

A Siesta Key home tops the week's sales at $3 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 2, 2022
ODA football runs over Oasis High

The Thunder beat the Sharks 51-29 in Head Coach Rob Hollway's home debut to move to 2-0.

  • East County
  • Sports
Kim Luther finished off a 20-year career with East Manatee Fire Rescue by earning the 2022 Fire Officer of the Year award.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 25, 2023
East Manatee firefighter earns top honor before retiring

Kim Luther finishes her 20-year career with East Manatee Fire Rescue by being named Manatee County Fire Officer of the Year.

  • East County
  • News
Jim Brown with his dog
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • September 20, 2023
Life on the water suits former Longboat Key mayor

Jim Brown finds community, activity and peace while realizing his dream of living on the water.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
When they moved to Florida, Chris and Tammy Sachs downsized a lot of things — including their Christmas tree.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • December 24, 2020
Holidays past and present on Longboat Key

No holiday season has ever quite been like 2020, and many hope there's never another one.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Mark Clark took over June 1 as the new president of the Lakewood Ranch Community Fund.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 4, 2023
New Lakewood Ranch Community Fund president takes the helm

Mark Clark says he wants to build the momentum that outgoing board President Nicole Ryskamp began.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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