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Each of Der Dutchman's pies has about three pounds of pie filler and feeds six people.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • June 29, 2022
The keys to the perfect apple pie, from a Sarasota expert

Der Dutchman staff get into what it takes to make some great apple pie.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Residents fill sandbags at the town's site at the Broadway Street beach parking area. (File photo)
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 26, 2022
County could cut Longboat water supply before storm, chief says

The town urges residents to prepare before the likely order to evacuate.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Nokomis 15-month-old Lilly Murphy has a unique approach to mini golfing. Her mother, Heather Murphy, says UTC Kids Club is a new way for them to find a different playgroup.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 23, 2023
UTC Kids Club provides activities for children to enjoy

Dozens attended the first UTC Kids Club of the season on the Green at UTC.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • In Memoriam |
  • September 8, 2021
Joseph P. Callahan

Joseph (Joe), age 96, of Longboat Key, Florida and Massapequa, New York passed away peacefully at home on August 28, 2021 surrounded by his two daughters.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
John Wishart loves the 289 high performance engine in his 1964 1/2 Mustang, the first of its kind to roll off the assembly line.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 13, 2021
Longtime Mustang car show returns to Main Street at Lakewood Ranch

The Ponies Under the Palms car show in Lakewood Ranch raises money for Take Stock in Children and Southeastern Guide Dogs.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Heidi walks in the pet parade with Violet Ditucci and Krista Post.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 22, 2023
Sarasota Pride Festival celebrates diversity with colorful array of activities

The event brought together a concert, a "RuPaul's Drag Race" performer, pets in costume, a vendor marketplace and more.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A rendering shared at today’s Planning Commission meeting showed plans for a hotel at Calle Miramar and Beach Road on Siesta Key. Rendering via Sarasota County.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 20, 2021
Planning Commission endorses Siesta Key hotel plan

Despite lengthy public testimony in opposition from island residents, the county advisory board supported applications tied to a Siesta Key Village hotel.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 19, 2022
Florida Studio Theatre serves up something delightful in 'Something Rotten!'

Two struggling playwrights try a little theatrical magic to beat the Bard in “Something Rotten!” at Florida Studio Theatre. What could possibly go wrong?

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 26, 2022
How a nurse practitioner saved COVID-19 lives without vaccines

Vanessa Hamalian and her new Latitude Clinic have treated 1,092 COVID-19 patients with ivermectin and the FLCCC protocols, none with vaccines. Of those, 1,091 have recovered.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Those opposing development along a section of Lorraine Road in Lakewood Ranch attended Tuesday's Sarasota County Commission meeting dressed in white shirts to show unity. (Photo by Ian Swaby)
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 25, 2022
Sarasota County declines rezone for section of Lorraine Road in Lakewood Ranch

The County Commission also approved a major extension of Lakewood Ranch that includes building 5,000 homes.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 17, 2016
Associative State: Elijah Anderson's artistic wordplay

Elijah Anderson's art uses word association to give new meaning to the familiar.

  • Arts + Culture
Kevin McDowell, a Hodgkin's Lymphoma survivor, won the men's elite division of the 2021 Sarasota-Bradenton Triathlon in 49:15.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 17, 2021
Elite dedication on display at Benderson Park

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 4, 2022
SMH board goes overboard?

SMH CEO David Verinder has shown no signs of wanting to leave, but the hospital board is making sure he won’t by going outside the industry norm.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Booker senior running back Ahmad Hunter was the area's leading rusher in 2022.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 9, 2022
Prose and Kohn: It is now or never for Sarasota football teams

With the playoffs beginning this week, here's a look at each team's chances and the players who could decide the games.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
For months, the town has limited street parking on the south side of Broadway between Palm Drive past Longboat Drive South.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 5, 2020
Longboat Key's illegal parking fines to increase in December

Longboat Key town commissioners voted to increase parking fines from $30 to $75.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
No Toreador Crimson carpet for GMD.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 4, 2021
April Fool's strikes again in the Observer

Wacky sources, paper-thin premises, ludicrously misshapen story angles add up to our annual festival of foolishness.

  • April Fools
Bruce Rodgers retires Dec. 31. Courtesy phot
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • April 3, 2019
Scene & Heard 04.04.19

Here's a look at the A&E news of the week with Hermitage Artist Retreat, Embracing Our Differences and Asolo Repertory Theatre.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Jeanne Guertin-Potoff has her first solo exhibit at Art Center Sarasota.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 24, 2023
Longboat Key resident shows at Art Center Sarasota

Jeanne Guertin-Potoff's "Adjust Your Focus" exhibition is on display through April 29.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Dramaturg Lauryn Sasso, actress and guest artist Gail Rastorfer, FSU/Asolo Conservatory third-year student Erin Whitney and Stage Manager Kelly Borgia rehearse with playwright Deborah Zoe Laufer and director Sean Daniels (not pictured).
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • April 10, 2013
Unplugged allows Asolo Rep audience to plug in to up-and-coming plays

The Havasupai Indians call the burnt-orange cliffs of the Grand Canyon home, and their tribe's oral history suggests they emanated from the vast natural wonder, said to be the tribe's guardian.

  • Arts + Culture
Kristen Patton walks with fourth grader Abigail Patton and Giavanna Patton, who is in pre-K, and Vincent Patton to school. "It's always good to get the kids out of the house for some morning exercise," Kristen Patton says.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 13, 2022
Braden River Elementary hosts annual Walk and Roll to School Day

Walk and Roll to School Day encourages students and their families to participate in easy physical activity, like walking to school.

  • East County
  • Schools
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