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  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 26, 2021
Tight leaderboard after round two of the WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession

Brooks Koepka holds a one-stroke lead over a group of three golfers heading into Saturday.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 30, 2009
Cops Corner

A woman reported a suspicious flatboat in the canal behind her home. Police saw the boat, occupied by two men, leaving the area. No further action was taken.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2012
JUST THE STATS

2 - The number of home runs the Lakewood Ranch High softball team hit in its 8-2 victory over Venice Feb. 16.

  • East County
  • Sports
Children rush into the waters in the hopes of taking home a pumpkin.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • October 16, 2015
Pumpkins float at YMCA Fall Fest

Families take in fall festivities at Evalyn Sadlier Jones branch.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
For forty years, Mayers worked as an environmental consultant doing mangrove trimming.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • October 3, 2018
Longboater spins off thesis into book

Tom Mayers transforms his 1991 college thesis into a book now sold on Amazon and Kindle.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 29, 2013
News Briefs

Whitney Beach gets Clean Beaches Coalition recognition; Town to receive FEMA funds for Debby's damages; Groups really dig SOS

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Photos by My Union House Photography
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • October 2, 2013
Just Married: Rita Claudino Duclos and Matthew Eric Dudonis

Rita Claudino Duclos and Matthew Eric Dudonis were married July 13, at Bird Key Yacht Club.

  • Arts + Culture
When the memorial is complete 67 reef balls  will be placed in the water off Big Pass.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • May 28, 2019
Sarasota's Eternal Reefs honors lost submariners

The company will place 67 reef balls nine miles off Big Pass in memory of lost submarine crew members.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The racers got started at 6:30 a.m.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • February 3, 2019
Sarasota races to the beat of the drum

The Metro Diner's Music Half Marathon and 10K raced around Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Arlington Park residents Robert Grant and Nathan Wilson are part of a group that fears allowing more multifamily development in and around the neighborhood could lead to issues such as worsened traffic.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 5, 2019
Mixed-use zoning plans prove contentious

In addition to objections from the Arlington Park neighborhood, some city officials want to see affordable housing built on commercial properties.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Crews from Quinn Construction, Inc. are scheduled to begin work in September on New Pass Bridge.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • August 13, 2020
New Pass Bridge repair work delayed until September

The 14-part project on the link to Longboat Key from St. Armands Key will cost $2.77 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Landen Mavrikas hit the waves with his skimboard. Harry Sayer
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 1, 2021
Spring break puts area businesses back on track

Local officials and business owners say tourism is back on track with some reporting their most successful season yet.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Emma Burke |
  • January 8, 2020
Key Notes: 'Siesta Key' Season 3, Episode 1

We cut to the feeling with the premiere episode of "Siesta Key" season three.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Two of the top three transportation projects in city staff's proposed master plan involve trails, including connections to an extended Legacy Trail in Payne Park. File photo.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 14, 2020
Trails still top city transportation priorities

After gathering public input, staff is going to the commission for guidance on the Sarasota in Motion master plan.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Manatee County Schools to cut 150 staff positions
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • March 26, 2013
March 26: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Manatee County Schools to cut 150 staff positions; Colony units can't be fulltime residences; New College names Shannon Duvall as vice president for advancement

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • January 15, 2019
Sarasota deputies exemplify teamwork, dedication in K9 competition

Two Sarasota deputies earned first place awards in the Gulf Coast Police K9 Competition with their K9s companions earlier this month.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • September 9, 2019
Donate directly to the Bahamas

Bahamian Star Woods-Gordon is collecting donations for her home.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kingdom Business Alliance Co-founders Greg Claxton and Scott McKay stand with member Mindy Poff after a Tuesday morning meeting at the Grove. The alliance meets every single week.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • July 28, 2021
Lakewood Ranch-based Kingdom Business Alliance keeps God first

The Kingdom Business Alliance has grown to 29 members in six months.

  • East County
  • News
The Circus Arts Conservatory hosted its annual Circus Gala on Friday, Jan. 30, Under the Big Top. The event was themed 'Hats off to Dolly!' in celebration of Dolly Jacobs.
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • January 30, 2016
The 2016 Circus Arts Gala 'Hats off to Dolly!'

More than 400 guests attended the 2016 Circus Arts Gala 'Hats off to Dolly!' on Friday, Jan. 30, Under the Big Top.

  • Black Tie
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • December 13, 2015
Tennis Center aces Observer Challenge

The 16th annual Observer Challenge tennis tournament hosted 124 players on Dec. 11 to 13, at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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