• Alternate Text
  • Loading

  • 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
  • Spirit of America
  • 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
  • Spirit of America
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Elections
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

Results for:

Sarasota Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 19, 2015
Cops Corner

Sarasota Observer lists the strangest Cops Corner entries of the week.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 20, 2021
County to disperse $13 million in rental assistance

Those eligible will be able to receive up to 12 months of rental assistance.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lisa Nichols attaches a basket to a bicycle at the Backyard Bike Shop on Longboat Key. She has co-owned the shop with her husband, Charlie, since the late ’90s.
  • By Caleb Motsinger |
  • September 12, 2014
Backyard Bike Shop co-owner becomes co-mechanic

After 20 years in the medical field, Lisa Nichols is taking on new duties at the business she owns with her husband.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Johnson Clark, Erica Johnson and Andrew and Randi Mackintosh model the 2014 T-shirts. (Courtesy Mary Lou Johnson)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 19, 2013
2014 Turtle Watch T-shirts available now

T-shirts are available for the 2014 season at the UPS Store in the Centre Shops.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Manatee County Administrator Scott Hopes could have his contract extended at Tuesday's Manatee County Commission meeting. (File photo)
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 23, 2022
More drama on tap at Manatee County Commission meeting

County Clerk Angel Colonneso launches an attack on the administrator, whose contract is up for extension.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 9, 2021
Longboat Key women's golf associations gather to Go For the Cure

Both the Key Niners and the Women's Golf Association came together for a round of golf.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • November 10, 2020
Light Up Siesta Key Village Holiday Parade canceled

Instead, the island will be decorated and a meet-and-greet with Santa is planned.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
IMG Academy junior Ryan Sforzo will join his sister Sydney Sforzo at Notre Dame. Courtesy photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 16, 2020
Irish land local lacrosse star

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
Air Force veteran Richard Sutton salutes the American Flag during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner during the Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 10 at The Sheridan in Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Scott Lockwood |
  • November 10, 2021
The Sheridan honors its veterans in Lakewood Ranch

The Sheridan honored its Armed Forces veterans with a Veterans Day celebration on Wednesday.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2012
New Briefs

Town to hold interviews for P&Z director; Town, Chamber to unveil advertising program; Publix receives extended construction hours; Commission holds off on charter review

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Mark Veazey and his daughter went fishing on Friday at Overlook Park.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 2, 2020
Beachgoers, anglers return to Longboat Key

The town of Longboat Key's public beach parking reopened on Thursday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Gene Witt Elementary School third grader Camryn Killingsworth makes her way across the monkey bars. File photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 28, 2020
School playgrounds no longer barred in Manatee County

School District of Manatee County allows elementary students to use playground equipment again.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • October 31, 2017
Sewage spill closes lanes on U.S. 41

Crews are on the scene trying to clean up the spill, just south of Central Sarasota Parkway.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A video featured on the third-party site BrainPop features the Black Lives Matter Movement.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • September 21, 2020
Parents protest after Black Lives Matter video shown to students

The video was featured in the current events section on BrainPOP, a third-party vendor.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Bob Goodman has an idea to construct penthouses atop Sands Point.
  • By John McGuire |
  • July 5, 2017
An idea with a view: the Sands Point redevelopment dilemma

Penthouses atop the Sands Point condo would help finance overall renovations, but Longboat commissioners are still grappling with rules for that kind of redevelopment.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
(marty fugate)
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 18, 2019
Welcome back, Longboaters: Here's what you missed

While the summer heat was on, a batch of stories made us think and (occasionally) smile. Here are the 10 best, plus a few extras for good measure.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
As of Thursday, Dec. 17, 1,738 patients have tested positive at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, and 140 COVID-19 patients have died.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2020
Tracking COVID-19 cases in Sarasota, Manatee

As of Thursday, the state lists 16,389 confirmed positive cases in Sarasota and 19,612 in Manatee. In Sarasota, 454 positive individuals have died, and 400 have died in Manatee.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Su Byron |
  • May 20, 2021
Art and About: Let the Sunshine In!

The pandemic dealt a blow to the region’s arts community, but it’s coming back strong. These arts happenings will definitely put a sunny smile on your face during the summer sizzle.

  • LWR Life
Bob Gault is chairing this year's gourmet lawn party with Asima Palmer and Glenn Peterson
  • By Katie Johns |
  • October 11, 2017
A Conversation with Bob Gault

Along with Asima Palmer and Glenn Peterson, Gault is chairing this year's Kiwanis Club Gourmet Lawn Party

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 22, 2014
News Briefs

P&Z Board recommends stripping ZBA Board duties; Town hosts health fair; Town seeks volunteers

  • Longboat Key
  • News
« 694 695 696 697 698 699 700 701 702 703 »
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