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Riverview High junior Ben Skaggs.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 25, 2023
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Ben Skaggs

The Riverview High junior is having a breakout cross-country season.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Jason Wysong has been named the next superintendent of the School District of Manatee County.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • July 20, 2023
Manatee schools' new superintendent ready to impact more students

Throughout his career, Jason Wysong has been looking for the next opportunity to make a bigger impact.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 11, 2009
Our view

Can the code, not the plan

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Hezekiah Coblentz, a Braden River Middle School sixth grader, says he likes all the teachers at band camp.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 9, 2023
Visual and performing arts camp a high note for Manatee students

Students participating in the School District of Manatee County's art and band camps develop their artistic talents.

  • East County
  • Schools
Stephanie Crockatt is the first full-time president and CEO of the Bay Park Conservancy.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 24, 2023
Bay Park Conservancy names first president and CEO

Stephanie Crockatt comes to The Bay after nine years of leading the development of the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, an 850-acre park network.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
Police investigate reported suspicious man talking to himself on a bicycle
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • November 14, 2023
Police investigate reported suspicious man talking to himself on a bicycle

A caller reported the suspicious cyclist, but officers were unable to find him. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The Hilton flag that flies in front of the Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort could disappear if a renovation project doesn’t get under way this summer. File photo.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 29, 2013
Hilton eyes October as project start date

Town staff will continue to meet with Hilton officials and project engineers throughout the summer to help speed up the project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Debutante twins Sofie and Chloe Niebuhr take a quick dance break for a photo with Debutantes Christine Tagle and Andrea Pellizzari.
  • By Janet Combs |
  • January 8, 2024
2023 debutantes make their entrance with grace, charm and poise

The 42nd annual Debutante Ball unveiled the year's class while benefiting youth programs of the Sarasota Orchestra.

  • Black Tie
A chickee hut at Kissimmee State Park is the recreation of an 1876 "cow camp" structure. Courtesy of Florida State Parks.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • February 23, 2012
Homeowners warned about construction

County officials want to make sure homeowners understand that chickee huts must comply with certain government construction codes.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Mercedes Matthews makes coffee and ice cream and may one day deliver it with the company's delivery bike.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • December 24, 2020
Coffee and ice cream shop offers work worth doing

The Rise Coffee Co. and Nye’s Cream Sandwiches business employs people with special needs.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Linda Krysinski, Manager at Foxy Lady
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • October 24, 2023
What to wear for fall, according to St. Armands Circle boutiques

With jackets and sweaters on the way, it's time for light layering, a color palette swap and some western wear.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • August 30, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: It came from the sky

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Adrian Moore and Christian Barnard |
  • April 12, 2023
Universal school choice won’t defund public schools

Opponents to Florida’s education savings accounts are misguided. Data show their predictions of doom for public education haven’t occurred.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Esplanade at Lakewood Ranch's George Scherff, Robyn Kaiserman and Martin Hartmann, who are a part of the Sorrento Gang, volunteer at the Florida Center for Early Childhood.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 8, 2023
Lakewood Ranch's 'Sorrento Gang' has fun while giving back to nonprofits

From golf tournaments to Super Bowl pools, the Esplanade neighbors provide work hours and funds to benefit the community.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Easter bunny will make a grand entrance as he did at EGGstravaganza in 2022.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 29, 2023
EGGstravaganza to return to Waterside Place in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch's biggest egg hunt will have thousands of eggs for children to gather on April 1.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
James Madden, Julia Mergen, Culver Casson and Steffen Robinson of The Christmas Carolers offer a performance.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • December 2, 2023
Block party ushers in holidays in downtown Sarasota

This month’s Fresh Fridays event put a holiday spin on the food and entertainment.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch's Scott Kessler and his wife, Cherri Kessler, continue to raise money for the American Cancer Society three years after Cherri's cancer diagnosis.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 20, 2023
Lakewood Ranch resident prepares for Men Wear Pink

Scott Kessler continues to raise funds for American Cancer Society three years after his wife's cancer diagnosis.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
11th grader Evanah Torres, 10th grader Izzy Martinez, and 11th grader Paul Cloutier work on Torres' section of the mural.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • May 3, 2023
Riverview High students express their artistic side with community mural

Students are expressing themselves artistically as they create a mural for a nearby homeowner that celebrates living in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Florida Power & Light's underground utilities project remains in progress, eyeing a finish line in early 2024.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • November 1, 2023
FPL still investigating Idalia outages with Longboat underground utilities

While the company still hasn't provided an answer, representatives look to maintain regular communication with the town.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
An ordinance passed in 1982 allowed for the Key to be grandfathered in and keep their regulation powers. (Photo by Lauren Tronstad)
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 8, 2022
Town to consider short-term rental registration program

Longboat Key is among few jurisdictions allowed to continue regulating short-term rental properties.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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