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  • By Harry Sayer |
  • June 19, 2021
Sarasota celebrates Juneteenth

Community members and vendors came together to celebrate on June 19.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 23, 2009
Tree code issues still simmering

The Planning and Zoning Board will review the town's controversial tree code in the coming months, after its subcomittee failed to impress.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Takiyan Coleman, 7, climbed the Martin Luther King, Jr. bust during the event.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • January 19, 2021
Sarasota honors Martin Luther King Jr. with spirited ceremony

Community figures honored Dr. King's legacy on Jan. 18.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 11, 2022
Windward at Lakewood Ranch launches latest salvo in amenities race

The Neal Communities property shows how middle- to upper-middle-class families are living the country club lifestyle.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 23, 2019
Cops Corner: Week of April 24

Enjoy this week's cops corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Ed Rymer, 68, believes that anything you try at can be done.
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • February 19, 2020
The first step to fitness is believing in yourself

At 68, Ed Rymer has completed six Ironman triathlons, including the 2019 World Championship Ironman.

  • Health
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 25, 2010
Club to seek code changes at commission meeting

Key Club and Resort Attorney John Patterson will ask the Town Commission to consider directing its planning board to make code changes that affect the Islandside project Monday, March 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office said Commissioner Vanessa Baugh did not commit any crimes in relation to a pop-up vaccination event in February at Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 28, 2021
Manatee County Sheriff's Office says no crimes committed in relation to vaccination clinic in Lakewood Ranch

Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh will not be charged with any crimes in relation to the pop-up vaccination clinic in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Legendary Sarasota High baseball Coach Clyde Metcalf retired following the 2021-2022 season.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 19, 2022
Prose and Kohn: Our columnist's favorite moments of the 2021-2022 high school athletic year

Championship wins, massive dunks, bearhugs and a well-deserved retirement: These moments run the gamut.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • August 7, 2012
Aug. 7: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Braden River junior quarterback Nick Trier is fully healthy after missing most of the 2021 season with an ankle injury. The Pirates expect him to be the next in a long line of  QBs to perform at a high level. (Photo by Ryan Kohn)
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 10, 2022
Pirates football does not expect to walk the plank in 2022

Braden River High expects a title run after moving past injury-filled 2021.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 13, 2016
LBO Cops Corner 04.14.2016

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • September 23, 2010
Decorate a bra for a cause

Foxy Lady Siesta Key is raising awareness for breast-cancer by hosting a bra-decorating contest. For $20, Sarasota businesses and individuals can get creative and design the bra of their choice.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Dynasty Elite Youth cheerleading squad already has won state and national cheerleading championships this year.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 30, 2011
Dynasty Elite squad wins national championship

The Dynasty Elite Cheer and Dance Youth team won first place in the level 2 large division at the All-American National Championships March 19-20 in Orlando.

  • East County
  • Sports
Mike Harden and one of his company's food trucks.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 28, 2022
Lobster roll specialist coming to St. Armands

Business launched in New England as a fleet of food trucks.

  • Sarasota
  • News
An unidentified woman was killed early Thursday morning after she walked into the path of a patrol car, according to a Manatee County Sheriff's Office report.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 24, 2022
Pedestrian dies after walking into path of Manatee Sheriff's Office patrol car

Age unknown of woman who was killed after being hit by a Manatee County Sheriff's patrol car in Bradenton.

  • East County
  • News
Manatee County Animal Services Chief Sarah Brown holds Elwood, a tabby who was taken in by the shelter Jan. 10. Elwood is a talkative, affectionate cat who recently had one of his legs amputated.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • February 3, 2021
Manatee County commissioners disagree on animal shelter scope

Cost, size, access: Inside Manatee County commissioners' debate about location of new animal shelter

  • East County
  • News
The Florida Forest Service, a division of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, approved the paint and logos on the town's high-water vehicle. Photo provided by Fire EMS Liaison and PIO  Tina Adams.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • December 6, 2021
Longboat Key's high-water rescue vehicle gets fresh coat of paint

Utility 9 is officially in use in the town of Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Work in the right-of-ways between Swift Road, Bee Ridge Road, Lockwood Ridge Road and Dueby Street may reduce streets to one lane at times.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 22, 2013
Tree trimming closes Webber Street lane

Sarasota County contractors will close the left eastbound lane of Webber Street between Beneva Road and Lockwood Ridge Road beginning today.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Maurice Allen said 2023 will be his final year in long drive competitions as he will challenge himself by playing typical golf events. (Photo by Ryan Kohn.)
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 2, 2022
Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch hosts top long-drive specialists

Former No. 1-ranked Maurice Allen shows he will go the distance to success in Ultimate Long Drive Championships.

  • East County
  • Sports
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