• 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
  • Things to Do
  • 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
  • Things to Do
  • 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:

  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 7, 2019
Lakewood Ranch football moves to 2-0

The Mustangs beat Bayshore High 16-6 thanks to an opportunistic defense.

  • East County
  • Sports
Gregg Matthews, Greg McDaniel, Co-Chairman Donald Reaves, Tina Paradissis, Grand Sire Archon Gregory Vincent, Aundria Castleberry, Co-Chairman Vincent Foderingham, Randall Morgan and Herman Bell. Photo courtesy of Cliff Roles
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • February 16, 2020
Sarasota gets romantic with Valentine's Day

The Suncoast was full of romance during the Valentine's Day Weekend.

  • Black Tie
Greer Mackebee and Sarah Bauer. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • June 14, 2021
What is "I do?"

A couple who met on "Jeopardy!" got engaged on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Knowledge McDaniel.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 2, 2017
East County Athlete of the Week: 08.02.17

East County Athlete of the Week: 08.02.17

  • East County
  • Sports
Cardinal Mooney junior quarterback Johnny Antonucci completed nine of 12 passes for 107 yards against Riverview. (Photo by Ryan Kohn.)
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 1, 2022
As regular season winds down, Sarasota high school football teams have work to do

Cardinal Mooney got a key win over Riverview, 14-7, on Tuesday night to help its case.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
She might be a part-time coach at the Imagine School, but the students love Marina Mercier.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 15, 2017
Former Braden River High dance coach fights back after brain surgery

Special dance showcase in Venice will raise money to defray dancer's medical expenses.

  • East County
  • News
Sand stopped pumping onto the north end of the island July 3 and the contractor spent the last week smoothing out the sand and grooming the newly shaped coastline.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 11, 2014
Beach project wraps up

Approximately 100,000 cubic yards of sand was placed on the north end of the Key from North Shore Road to Broadway.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch seniors Tim Dwyer, Luis Tremblay-Vidal and Dylan Cameron and junior Hunter Reed have all posted winning records this season.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 13, 2016
Mustangs pin hopes on depth

Lakewood Ranch has four wrestlers ranked in the state's top 15.

  • East County
  • Sports
County officials say the money used to draw the Orioles to Sarasota was well spent.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 9, 2017
County doubles down on spring training

As the county considers investing more than $20 million to lure the Braves spring training operation, has the investment in the Orioles and Ed Smith Stadium paid off?

  • Sarasota
  • News
The latest proposal in the ongoing saga calls for a major reduction in the original plan: a five-star 166-room hotel, operated by St. Regis, and 102 residential condominiums.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 27, 2017
Top Story - July: Colony developer unveils new plan for the shuttered Longboat resort property

Catch up on the top news items of 2017 with the Observer's Digital Year in Review.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Initial budget projection works with 3% increase in Longboat Key'   s property values.
  • By John McGuire |
  • May 17, 2017
Longboat Key estimates 2017-18 revenue at $15.56 million

Initial budget projection works with 3% increase in Key's property values.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Longboat Key Historical Society has extended its deadline from Oct. 31 to Nov. 10 to bid on the L-shaped historic cottage. Photo taken by Nat Kaemmerer.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • November 9, 2020
Historic cottage moving to Town Center site

The Longboat Key Historical Society is set to move the cottage from 521 Broadway St.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • February 19, 2014
University corridor has own identity

Businesses along the Manatee County side of University Parkway struggle to explain their whereabouts.

  • East County
  • News
Llywelyn Jones
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 28, 2016
First Draft: New Play Festival offers audience insight

The Players’ New Play Festival gives local playwrights the most valuable tool of their craft — feedback.

  • Arts + Culture
The Cougars celebrate a win over Bishop McLaughlin.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 31, 2019
Prose and Kohn: Crazy for the Cougars

The Cardinal Mooney community has embraced volleyball in 2019.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2014
Letters to the Editor

Two-way parking is wrong for Village

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The Jellison foundation’s donation is the largest in the Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation’s history, pushing the healthcare foundation’s cancer campaign closer to its $75 million goal.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 1, 2020
Jellison Family Foundation donates $25 million to SMH Cancer Institute

Gift is the largest ever received by hospital's foundation.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • January 16, 2020
Make-A-Wish welcomes home family from cruise

Make-A-Wish Southern Florida hosted its Cooking For Wishes luncheon on Jan. 15.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Parker Shanahan is Cardinal Mooney'    s "field general."
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 16, 2017
Cardinal Mooney catcher proud of work behind the plate

The senior has helped the Cougar pitching staff get out to a great start in 2017.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 28, 2021
Sarasota High football scores late to beat Barron Collier

A T.J. McKay touchdown run gave the Sailors a 19-13 lead with 2:04 to play

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
« 800 801 802 803 804 805 806 807 808 809 »
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