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Longboat Key's first turtle nest. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • April 26, 2020
Longboat Key sees first turtle nest of 2020

Though turtle season doesn't start until May 1, the nesting mothers are arriving.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key Charter Review Committee: Pat Zunz, Phill Younger, Alan Pryor, Bill Cook
  • By John McGuire |
  • May 3, 2017
Longboat Key Charter Review committee starts with elections

Members held their first meeting on April 25.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 9, 2022
Sarasota and Manatee have 25 National Merit finalists

The national program rewards students with high achievement scores on the PSAT and other criteria.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
CERT event organizer Karen Emanuelson, Manatee County Emergency Management Chief Steve Litschauer and CERT President Jim Emanuelson get together before the start of the event.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 22, 2022
Lakewood Ranch hosts community event to attract emergency response volunteers.

Emergency response group in Lakewood Ranch hosts "touch-a-truck" event.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Kari Keech-Babcock, a guidance clerk at Lakewood Ranch High School, has been named a finalist for School District of Manatee County's Support Employee of the Year.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • December 9, 2021
Lakewood Ranch High School guidance clerk finalist for Support Employee of the Year

After unusual introduction to Lakewood Ranch High, Kari Keech-Babcock provides sweet service to school's community.

  • East County
  • Schools
A proposed project to dredge Big Pass, seen here in an aerial photo, will be one of the items up for discussion at Thursday's SKA meeting.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • January 9, 2014
Siesta real estate trends top SKA agenda

A real estate expert and Siesta business leader will brief the Siesta Key Association Thursday on trends in the island's property market and demographics.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The elimination means that residents have a harder process to affect change on future land use developments.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 14, 2021
County restricts citizen-led land-use changes

Change in rules sets up approval process before comprehensive plan requests can move ahead.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The administration area of the school has been reconfigured to have a single point of entry. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 17, 2022
Braden River Middle renovations near completion

The School District of Manatee County takes advantage of summer months to continue renovations, which include a newly configured administration area and a cafeteria expansion.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • June 1, 2016
Keys prepare for Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week

Saveral restaurants on Longboat Key, St. Armands Circle and Lido Key will participate in Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week June 1 to 14.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 29, 2022
Troche opens new chapter as chief of Sarasota Police

The city's first Hispanic chief has served with department for 20 years.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • February 7, 2019
Home-based business waves victory flag

The longstanding Sarasota flag business finally gained legal status following a contentious hearing with county commissioners.

  • Sarasota
  • News
When they moved to Florida, Chris and Tammy Sachs downsized a lot of things — including their Christmas tree.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • December 24, 2020
Holidays past and present on Longboat Key

No holiday season has ever quite been like 2020, and many hope there's never another one.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Construction started March 15 on the roundabout at U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • March 26, 2021
Longboat Key leaders express concerns about U.S. 41-Gulfstream roundabout

Construction has gotten underway at the downtown Sarasota intersection.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Supervisor of Elections Ron Turner said there has been a significant increase in interest for voting by mail in this year's election.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 13, 2020
Sarasota’s primary elections: What you need to know

Between the effects of COVID-19 and a switch to new election formats in the city and county, the Aug. 18 primary will be a new experience for voters.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Registered Nurse Debbie Bottiger prepares a COVID-19 vaccine for a School District of Manatee County employee. The district has worked with community partners to provide more than 5,000 vaccines to its more than 6,000 employees.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 17, 2021
Vaccines a relief for Manatee County educators

The School District of Manatee County works with community partners to get its employees vaccinated.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 30, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Smell that?

Police reports from around the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
A rendering of the new Lakewood Ranch Library that is under construction. (Courtesy rendering)
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 28, 2022
Keep it simple: Commission picks name Lakewood Ranch Library

Baugh Library, Rex Jensen Library, McLibrary Face are among the names that didn't make the cut.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 1, 2012
News Briefs

Publix to go before the Town Commission; Town, Key Club file appeals; Citizens decreases its maximum coverage limit

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sharon Preston-Folta, the daughter of Louis Armstrong, is reclaiming her narrative and telling the world about her childhood. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • February 24, 2022
Daughter of American legend reclaims her history

Sharon Preston-Folta couldn't tell people the simple truth of her parentage for most of her life. But now she's quite comfortable telling the world she is Louis Armstrong's daughter.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • April 28, 2022
Sailor Circus Academy students pay tribute to legacy at spring show

The circus's past and present were celebrated from April 22-24.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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