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  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 4, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Slow it down, huh?

Police reports from around the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2014
High Five Moments of the Week

The top five sports moments of the week.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Roxanne Sima, Kathy Osterberg, Becca Towery, Maria MacDonald, Kathy Collums, Amy Gorman and Angela Massaro Fain are dressed for the occasion.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 18, 2023
Charity will be in style at Sisterhood for Good's Gatsby fundraiser

Lakewood Ranch-area nonprofits will benefit from a night of playful excess at the Feb. 15 event.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Chairman and President of SFF Mark Famiglio speaks at the March 21 SFF Sponsor and Press Kickoff Party at The Westin Sarasota. Photo by Niki Kottmann
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • March 22, 2018
Sarasota Film Festival announces 2018 lineup and additional screening location

SFF hosted a press and sponsor kickoff party March 21 at The Westin Sarasota to give an overview of the festival and its various events.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 30, 2014
News Briefs

East County mourns sudden loss of community member; Sashay Dance Club closes; County accepting applications for criminal-nuisance board

  • East County
  • News
The Van Gogh immersive exhibit was extended twice and ended in August instead of the original plan to end in April.
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • December 28, 2022
2022: A return to normalcy for local arts

The latest year in Sarasota's arts community saw a return to a full slate of performances and customers returning to their places in theater spaces.

  • Arts + Culture
OBSERVED: Jazz legend Ron Carter to perform in Oakland
  • By Michael Eng |
  • August 18, 2022
OBSERVED: Jazz legend Ron Carter to perform in Oakland

The Guinness world record-holder as the most recorded jazz upright bassist in history is coming to West Orange. And it’s all through Joseph McMullen’s amazing HAPCO Music Foundation.

The event had a band that played hard even without an audience. Courtesy photo Amy McKinlay
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • January 9, 2022
Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation pulls off virtual gala

Staff switched to an online format shortly before the gala's debut.

  • Black Tie
Lt. Josh Dillard, born and raised in Manatee County, won East Manatee Fire Rescue District's Firefighter of the Year award for his work before he was promoted from engineer.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • July 7, 2021
Born-and-raised local firefighter wins East Manatee award

Josh Dillard was awarded as East Manatee Fire Rescue District's Firefighter of the Year.

  • East County
  • News
Darling Bergstrom.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 16, 2022
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Darling Bergstrom

The Cardinal Mooney girls lacrosse player talks her origins in the game and her love of books.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • December 21, 2017
Sarasota homes light up for the holidays

It's the most wonderful time of the year. Celebrate with some of Sarasota's most wonderful light displays.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 4, 2022
Longboat attracts private donors to finance stage

After a over-budget bids for Town Center land work and stage, town resets budget and attracts thousands in private donations.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 25, 2021
Lakewood Ranch High School cheerleaders ready to raise spirits

Mustangs hold the crowd in the pompons of their hand.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • March 15, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Clemens Reiss

Clemens Reiss first began playing lawn bowling more than a decade ago and is currently serving as the president of the Sarasota Lawn Bowling Club.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Some city officials are concerned about the external planning effort for redeveloping the bayfront.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 28, 2017
Bayfront planning organizations draw questions

As civic leaders develop a master plan for 42 acres of city-owned bayfront land, city officials are scrutinizing who's in charge.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This aerial photo, taken in February, shows construction in The Tides community which features single-family, built-to-rent homes on Lake Spoonbill in Waterside.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 8, 2023
The Tides rolls into Lakewood Ranch's single-family home rental market

Despite sharp rise in rents, the single-family, built-for-rent home market remains hot in the Lakewood Ranch area.

  • East County
  • Opinion
In early July, Fannie Bushin and 4-year-old oversized toy poodle Miles moved to Longboat Key.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • September 7, 2021
Dog groomer starts business in Longboat Key

Miami transplant comes to Longboat with her business and her special dog, Miles.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's Garrett Lindgren has learned to talk about 9/11
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • September 7, 2016
Retired firemen talk about painful reminders of 9/11

Fifteen years later, Lakewood Ranch residents still battle the memories.

  • East County
  • News
Mia Wasikowska in "Crimson Peak." Photo source: HBO.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 15, 2020
Binge Blog: Ghosts are real, that much I know

"Crimson Peak" and "Good Time" are this week's selections.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Freshman Allan Tran and junior Dylan Jackson set up a drone. They passed a safety course that brings them one step closer to driving drones commercially.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 2, 2022
Braden River High School's drone program takes off

Braden River High students pass a drone safety course that brings them closer to flying commercially.

  • East County
  • Schools
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