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Mustangs javelin thrower Levi Freed said he learned the sport by watching his brother, Caleb Freed.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 13, 2023
Mustangs javelin throwers on target in the hunt for gold

Lakewood Ranch High students say the primal thrill of throwing a spear drew them to the somewhat-obscure sport.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 21, 2018
Longboat Key Garden Club Home Tour: Schneiderman Home

One of the original Whitney Beach cottages will be part of the Garden Club home tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 3.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kathleen Cravens is a student member of The Rocketry Club at Suncoast Science Center/Faulhaber Fab Lab.
  • By Dariela Delgado |
  • January 24, 2023
Fab Lab's Rocketry Club aims high — 15,000 feet, to be exact

High schoolers at Suncoast Science Center/Faulhaber Fab Lab are designing and building a rocket to soar more than 2 miles into the air.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Isaac Ashley.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 17, 2022
East County Athlete of the Week: Isaac Ashley

The Lakewood Ranch High junior wide receiver caught three touchdowns May 13 in the football team's spring scrimmage and is poised for a big fall season.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 10, 2020
Village parking: It’s not free for anyone

There are no easy choices.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • September 30, 2019
High time for a good time at Business After Hours

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce gathered at the Circus Arts Conservatory for the event.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Work installing conduit and electrical-service equipment pads along Broadway Street is complete, town officials said.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • October 14, 2019
Utility project moves forward on north, south ends

Town reports initial stages of $49 million project is on schedule.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 26, 2016
Local manatee spotted with twins on Siesta Key

Mote Marine Laboratory scientists have observed Tomo-Bella hundreds of times over the last 23 years.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Harriet Sokmensuer Mary Ann Robinson
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 27, 2014
Happy day

In honor of Sarasota resident and philanthropist Mary Ann Robinson, the city of Sarasota proclaimed March 25 Mary Ann Robinson Day.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Lisa Krouse has been interim executive director of the EDC of Sarasota County for one year. (Photo by Andrew Warfield)
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 23, 2022
Overhauling in overdrive: Lisa Krouse describes the past year of revamping the EDC

As the third top execitive of the Economic Development Corp. of Sarasota County in recent years, Lisa Krouse looks back in the organization's progress over the 11 months.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Amy Baker, Lysette Daniels and Marisa Baker check out the beach erosion in the 3100 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive in Longboat Key.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 7, 2021
Hurricane Elsa's peak wind gust at SRQ airport: 54 mph

A frequently updated report on the progress of Elsa.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • December 7, 2022
Daniel Louis Hessel

Daniel Louis Hessel (Dan) age 84 of Longboat Key, FL, and former resident of Roseville and Ham Lake, MN, passed away November 28, 2022 after a nine year battle with Parkinson's Disease.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Michael Saunders & Company |
  • March 24, 2020
Beach bound anyone?

Beach bound anyone?

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Sponsored Content
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • December 9, 2020
East Bradenton nativity tweaked

East Bradenton churches make adjustments to nativities during a time when "even Bethlehem has to adjust."

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Wild pigs have been spotted frequently along Lakewood Ranch Boulevard in recent weeks. As development continues, the pigs have less space to occupy, meaning they more often infringe on roads and communities.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • January 20, 2021
Lakewood Ranch pig problems left to neighborhoods, local trappers

Newly hired trapper explains his efforts to reduce Lakewood Ranch's pig population

  • East County
  • News
Jeffery Kin's Living Arts Festival will debut in and around Sarasota in November.
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • August 24, 2022
Local theater professional to create new arts festival in Sarasota

Jeffery Kin spent 15 years building drama at The Players Centre, and now he's hoping to build a bigger stage for all of Sarasota's arts organizations.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2020
Sarasota Hospital Board At Large Seat 3: Finolia Idahosa

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 8, 2015
Pilot makes emergency landing in Tidewater Preserve

A WWII veteran landed his plane without injuries.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 27, 2022
Sarasota Hospital Board Northern District, Seat 2: Nick Altier

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Suzanne Grodner, Lise Bruneau, Kendra Jo Brook and Christian Douglass in Asolo Rep's production of "Silent Sky."
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 3, 2023
Asolo Rep's 'Silent Sky' honors pioneering astronomer

The stellar production at Asolo Repertory Theatre captures the intellectual excitement of astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt's discovery — but also the cost.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
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