• Alternate Text
  • Loading

  • Mother's Day Gift Guide
  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App
  • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Elections
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Longboat
    • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Elections
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Mother's Day Gift Guide
  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

Results for:

Matthew Peterson
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • October 12, 2020
Business profile: Surf and Scotch

Owner Matthew Peterson wants to bring a new flavor of boutique to the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 5, 2014
Resident buys winning ticket

Longboat Key resident Robert Rich is now $53,165.93 richer. He purchased a winning Fantasy 5 ticket at the island's Publix, according to the Florida Lottery.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bert Tucker and Sherry Wetherington
  • By James Peter |
  • June 11, 2023
Longboat Republican Club barrels into offseason with bourbon tasting

The cookout and bourbon tasting was part of an effort to foster stronger community for year-round resident members.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2013
Tractor Supply hosts FFA fundraiser

It's your last chance to celebrate National Future Farmers of America Week.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The town of Longboat Key has reestablished some of its COVID-19-related protocols. Anyone entering Town Hall will need to wear a mask and undergo a temperature check before being seated.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • August 19, 2021
Longboat Key reestablishes mask requirement in town facilities

On Wednesday, the town of Longboat Key reestablished some of its COVID-19-related protocols.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Booker senior Sariah Bradley.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 11, 2023
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Sariah Bradley

The Tornadoes girls basketball player led the team to a 58-12 win over Lake Placid Tuesday.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Joe Miller says he’s always felt he had an obligation to pass the music on. (Photo by Lori Sax)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • August 18, 2022
Joe Miller didn’t just create the band. He leads it, too.

Joe Miller, the founder of the Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble, inherited his father’s love for music — and for passing it on.

  • Arts + Culture
Kevin Everhart.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 27, 2021
East County Athlete of the Week: Kevin Everhart

The Lakewood Ranch junior running back scored six touchdowns against West Boca Raton High on Sept. 24

  • East County
  • Sports
Riverview High girls soccer sophomore Rachel Paule.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 14, 2022
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Rachel Paule

The Rams girls soccer sophomore had a hat trick and three assists in the team's 9-0 win over Manatee High on Tuesday.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Neighborhoods with wider canals pose less of a problem with navigation and the widths of back yard docks.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 14, 2020
Commissioners sign off on final dock rules

With 7-0 final vote, leaders seek more 'absolute' language in regulations.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Booker High boys basketball team huddles during a timeout against North Port High on Tuesday. The Tornadoes came back from and eight-point deficit to tie the game at 40 before ultimately losing.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 8, 2022
Booker boys basketball wants to get back to glory days

The Tornadoes are inexperienced and on their third coach in three years, but a base of talent is there.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Some future buyers of Bayso (left) and owners in Ritz Carlton Residences are opposing the One Park development plan at the north end of Quay Commons in The Quay.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 19, 2023
One Park developer calls bribe investigation a 'delay tactic'

The suspension of a Planning Board hearing over a conflict of interest charge is called "a joke" by Property Markets Group CEO Kevin Maloney.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • December 15, 2016
Letters to the Editor: Sarasota 12.15.16

Readers comment on Siesta Beach smoking regulations and the proposed dredge of Big Pass.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The home at 3303 Gulf of Mexico Drive is the highest sale of the year at $13.75 million.
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • June 15, 2022
Longboat Key home sells for $13.75 million landmark price

An extensively remodeled home on Longboat Key helped continue the trend of escalating prices for local real estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
East County's Irene Nikitopoulos is thrilled to become the leader of Carlos E. Haile Middle School.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 19, 2023
Haile Middle to welcome new principal for 2023-24

East County's Irene Nikitopoulos is thrilled to be principal of her community's middle school.

  • East County
  • Schools
Cully Rowell was named the 2020 Manatee County Agriculturalist of the Year.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 22, 2020
Myakka City rancher cultivates respect in Manatee County

Myakka City's Cully Rowell is named Agriculturalist of the Year for Manatee County

  • East County
  • News
Sidney Turner. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • October 23, 2020
Rotary Club of Longboat Key provides Resilient Retreat care packages

Rotarian Sidney Turner, the Resilient Retreat founder, got a surprise from her fellow club members.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 10, 2022
Sarasota Cops Corner: 'Get gas here often?'

Police reports from around Sarasota

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Models Patricia Harper, Nancy Morgans (top), Anastasia Tess Magoulas (bottom), Christine Nichols-Brown, coordinator Eloise Eckler, and models Ellen Hunt, Joan Clowser, and Kathleen Link, gather together during dinner.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • May 27, 2022
Sparkle on the Runway entertains River Strand residents in Bradenton

The fashion show benefits the Manatee County Food Bank.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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
« 674 675 676 677 678 679 680 681 682 683 »
The best of Your Observer, delivered directly to your inbox

Get the latest in news, sports, schools, arts and things to do in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Longboat Key and East County.

Sign Up

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-366-3468
  • FPN Verified

Extra, Extra!

  • Newsletters
  • App
  • Crossword
  • Contests

more

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Classifieds
  • Advertise
  • Rack Locations
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility Options

sister sites

  • Business Observer
  • Jax Daily Record
  • Orange Observer
  • Accessibility Options
  • Copyright © 2026 Observer Media Group Inc., All Rights Reserved
Sign Up for Daily Headlines

A daily dose of news from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

Sign Up for In Case You Missed It

A Saturday dose of the week's top stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County.


Anytime. Anywhere. Observer.

From in-depth local reporting to real-time breaking news, stay connected to the stories shaping our community with the Your Observer app.

Download Now for Free