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Junior John Sirignano says caring for his sock baby, Oswald, has made him excited to become a real parent in the future. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • February 3, 2022
High schoolers learn parental lessons by caring for sock babies

With sock baby assignment, Lakewood Ranch High students learn while walking in parents' shoes.

  • East County
  • Schools
Myakka City Elementary teacher named Manatee County's Principal of the Year
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • December 13, 2022
Myakka City Elementary teacher named Manatee County's Principal of the Year

Principal Carol Ricks was honored for her dedication to students, teachers, staff and the Myakka City community.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • October 19, 2020
Amendments could make changes to county charter more difficult

A pair of amendments could make it harder to get citizen-initiated amendments on the general election ballot.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 29, 2022
Siesta Key battered but not broken after Hurricane Ian

Fallen trees and water-filled roadways plagued the island Thursday afternoon, but homes and businesses remained largely intact.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Follow Black Tie on Instagram: @blacktie_untied
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • January 14, 2016
Your Black Tie: We Want Your Instagram Photos

Hashtag your event images on Instagram with Black Tie

  • Black Tie
Commissioners discuss how to spend an estimated $191 in penny surtax revenue.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 14, 2022
Sarasota city leaders stick with surtax spending proposal

Suggested broader changes to proposed list of $191 million in projects fail to gain commission support.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Small cell facilities were installed in downtown Sarasota in 2018.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 28, 2022
Longboat leaders approve cell-pole plan for north end

Nine small-cell facilities could be working by early 2023, Verizon official tells town.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Roxanne Sima, Kathy Osterberg, Becca Towery, Maria MacDonald, Kathy Collums, Amy Gorman and Angela Massaro Fain are dressed for the occasion.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 18, 2023
Charity will be in style at Sisterhood for Good's Gatsby fundraiser

Lakewood Ranch-area nonprofits will benefit from a night of playful excess at the Feb. 15 event.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Built in 2006, the home at 700 Lyons Lane has four bedrooms, three-and-two-half baths, a pool and 4,763 square feet of living area. (Eric Garwood)
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 9, 2022
Lyons Lane property sells for $3.9 million

Sleepy Lagoon home is the top-seller on Longboat Key and surrounding barrier islands for the week of Sept. 26-30.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2020
Sarasota County Commission District 1: Mike Hutchinson

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sean O’Neil, Gary Kurnov, Sarah Cartwright, Alex Floethe and Juan Jaramillo attend the Da Capo Society Fall Kick Off on Oct. 26 at the Sarasota Opera House. Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • January 5, 2018
Sarasota Opera gets hip with the kids

The opera is trying to reach a younger audience, which could help the art form thrive for many years to come.

  • Arts + Culture
  • In Memoriam |
  • April 2, 2021
Father Edward G. Pick

Father Edward G. Pick, founder and Pastor of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Church on Longboat Key, died March 27, 2021, at the age of 86.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • October 18, 2021
You Observed: The Paradise Striders took to the streets of Longboat Key to walk for breast cancer awareness

During October, the team usually participates in a local walk but organized their own this year.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bob Ruff
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2021
Welcome Back: Remembering our Longboat friends

Longboat Key friends and neighbors we lost.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch's Mackenzie Loukota, who is 21 months old, and her mother, Vicki Loukota, play at the park together.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 5, 2021
Mom's love prevails in the Lakewood Ranch area

Lakewood Ranch area moms talk about what it takes to be a good mother in 2021.

  • East County
  • News
Fiddler crabs skitter across the boardwalk on City Island regularly. (Photo by Lesley Dwyer)
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • August 30, 2022
Tour a hidden gem on a City Island trail

Learn about estuaries on City Island, one of the 40 stops along a watershed audio tour through Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 21, 2021
East County weather page photo: October 21

Gordon Silver captured this busy bee gathering nectar in Del Webb of Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the town of Longboat Key to hold its IntroLBK 2021 class on Zoom instead of having the Citizens Academy in person.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • May 24, 2021
Town to offer virtual IntroLBK 2021 class again

The free classes about Longboat Key Town Government are offered from June 22-24 on Zoom.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jean Blackburn will present several works in Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art Gallery's "New Work x 3." Painting by Jean Blackburn and graphic adaptation by Niki Kottmann
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • February 27, 2019
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Feb. 28

A look at our favorite arts and entertainment events taking place this week in Bradenton, Sarasota and Venice.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Tidewell Hospice Music Therapist Michael Russo plays outside a patient’s window at Brookdale of Punta Gorda. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 13, 2020
New challenges for end-of-life care in Sarasota, Manatee

Tidewell Hospice adapts with less hands-on support allowed during COVID-19 pandemic.

  • East County
  • News
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