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Legacy Golf Club's foursome of PGA members included Kevin Paschall, Wendi Patterson, K.C. Bartlett and Jeff Boudrie. Courtesy photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 22, 2022
Prose and Kohn: Local golf pros put money on their skills for a good cause

The 2022 Birdie-A-Thon raised approximately $70,000 for local charities

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 17, 2022
A tight leaderboard after round one of the LECOM Suncoast Classic

Thomas Walsh leads at eight under par, but 15 golfers are within two strokes of him.

  • East County
  • Sports
Photos by Yaryna Klimchak
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 4, 2013
Business Briefs

Go Fish features variety of fair-trade items; Siesta Key Salon and Spa boasts lively personality; Pecky offers unique home furnishings

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 8, 2014
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Bayview Dental |
  • April 12, 2022
This is the Season of New Beginnings

This is the Season of New Beginnings

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sponsored Content
Selby Gardens' Lights in Bloom runs Dec. 11 through Jan. 2.
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • December 8, 2021
This Week in A+E: Dec. 9 to Dec. 15

Catch all the holiday action and performances in Sarasota this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • December 28, 2021
This week in A+E: Dec. 30 to Jan. 6

New Year's celebrations, plays, concerts and comedy dot the calendar in the first week of January.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Commissioner Vanessa Baugh was criticized for asking to add neighbors and others to vaccination list.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • February 18, 2021
Manatee County Commissioner apologizes for asking to add names to vaccination list

One Manatee County commissioner calls Vanessa Baugh's email to add names to vaccination list "a terrible mistake" and a show of favoritism.

  • East County
  • News
All the back to school planning culminates on the first day of classes, which this school year is scheduled for Aug. 10. (Photo by Lesley Dwyer)
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 6, 2022
The most wonderful time of the year

Back to school season often comes just in time for parents, but it can be fraught with chores, lists and bigger-picture reflection.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
A group takes advantage of a yoga class at The Market.
  • By Kat Wingert |
  • November 23, 2018
Building a community

Letter from the Editor

  • LWR Life
Andre is the Lakewood Ranch Puppy Raisers’ token “black sheep.” (Photo by Heidi Kurpiela)
  • By Eric Snider |
  • May 19, 2022
Raising puppies for Southeastern Guide Dogs is serious business

The Lakewood Ranch Puppy Raisers group lays the groundwork for a dog’s transition into more advanced guide dog training at Southeastern Guide Dogs.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2020
Sarasota County Charter Review Board District 2: Vic Rohe

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The indoor gymnasium and weight room at Arlington Park, 2650 Waldemere St., are free to use during regular business hours for ages 16 and older.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 18, 2018
Get out and get fit

A roundup of ongoing events in our area

  • Health
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 10, 2021
East County weather page photo: June 10

Gordon Silver captured this photo of two sandhill cranes near Lorraine Road in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 22, 2018
Cops Corner: A lot of foot traffic at the Colony

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Bayfront Park Recreation Center, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 17, 2013
Town outlines bay accesses available to Key residents

Public Works Director Juan Florensa presented a list of all of the town's bay accesses in June. This is a review of eight of the town's 15 bay accesses that are accessible for both Key residents and visitors.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Barbara Marcouiller and Jan Davin
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 18, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Welcome Back Luncheon

St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church's women's guild hosted a welcome back luncheon and first meeting following 11 a.m. mass on Tuesday, Oct. 18. And it was a packed house. The women had three types of homemade quiche and salad, and luckily made enough to feed an army.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Ballet dancer Melanie Hamrick, the girlfriend of rock legend Mick Jagger, bought this Lake Club home. Photo courtesy of Michael Saunders Realtor Tina Ciaccio.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 17, 2020
Mick Jagger's girlfriend buys Lake Club estate in Lakewood Ranch

Mick Jagger's girlfriend buys Lake Club estate in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Beth Stager and Hope Carey work with more than 175 volunteers to make masks for healthcare workers.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 13, 2020
Volunteers have healthcare workers covered in Manatee and Sarasota counties

More than 31,000 masks have been distributed to hospitals, assisted living centers and others.

  • East County
  • News
Siesta Beach is one of five Sarasota beaches for which the county has issues a no-swim advisory.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 29, 2016
County issues no-swim advisory for Sarasota beaches

Health officials believe elevated bacteria levels near Longboat Key, Siesta Key and Casey Key can be attributed to red tide.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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