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  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 25, 2022
Cardinal Mooney girls basketball falls in state championship game

Mooney went cold from outside the arc in a 44-41 loss to Westminster Academy

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By David Conway |
  • September 9, 2021
9.11 Remembered: Sarasota, Longboat Key took center stage

Sarasota residents in the area on that fateful day recount their memories of where they were when they heard the news — and how they responded in the aftermath.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Craig Mutch flew in from Vancouver to help get the competition ready.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • November 10, 2021
Sand sculptors prepare for Siesta Key's Crystal Classic

The sand sculpting competition returns Nov. 12.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
In order to further engage officials on the possibility of remaining in the city, the Sarasota Orchestra is asking the City Commission to make a policy determination that it is permissible to construct a venue at Payne Park.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 1, 2021
Orchestra holds firm on Payne Park request

Despite community optimism about finding a workable compromise, the Sarasota Orchestra stands by its belief that it needs to use land in Payne Park to remain in the city.

  • Sarasota
  • News
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan hosted a roundtable with local leaders about recent red tide outbreaks on Florida's Gulf coast.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • March 20, 2023
Local leaders agree: Steps need to be taken to combat red tide

Longboat Key town commissioners met with Rep. Vern Buchanan and other local leaders to discuss the current red tide outbreak and steps to lessen its impacts in the future.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Manatee County has accepted the donation of the Bishop Animal Shelter from the Bishop-Parker Foundation.
  • By Scott Lockwood |
  • December 15, 2021
Manatee County accepts donation of Bishop Animal Shelter

Manatee County Commissioners unanimously approve the donation of the $10 million Bishop Animal Shelter from the Bishop-Parker Foundation to the county.

  • East County
  • News
Bruce Pearl's AUTLIVE program raises awareness for for cancer prevention and detection. Photo courtesy Shanna Lockwood/Auburn Athletics.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 5, 2021
Gala's guest offers pearl of wisdom

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
Courtesy photo
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • July 4, 2018
Local bassist receives $12,000 over four-year period from The Exchange

From Sarasota to The Juilliard School, Reed Tucker is using his scholarships for his music career.

  • Arts + Culture
A car makes the journey over a pink jellyfish.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 1, 2023
Racetrack puts kids’ imagination to the test at Fab Lab competition

A competition allowed over 160 elementary and middle school students to race their own custom-designed remote-controlled cars.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 3, 2022
East County weather page photo: November 3

Raymond Redden captured this photo of a snail traveling along the Greenbrook entrance in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 3, 2022
Sarasota weather page photo: November 3

Gordon Silver captured this photo of a cardinal perched in an oak tree in Myakka River State Park.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 3, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: November 3

Tim Holcomb captured this photo of the sun setting from his home on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Funding in the new state budget advances improvements at the interchange of Interstate 75 and State Road 70 by five years.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 22, 2017
Interchange improvements on horizon

I-75 corridor receives advanced funding

  • East County
  • News
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • April 24, 2019
County commission pleased with status of mid-year 2019 funds

County staff presented the annual mid-year budget update, painting county funds in a positive light.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Siesta Key Village Association members spoke up about the negative impacts of Siesta Fiesta on local businesses at SKVA's monthly meeting.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • May 5, 2015
Siesta Key Village Association considers canceling Siesta Fiesta

After 37 years on the Siesta Key, the Siesta Fiesta arts and crafts festival could be canceled next year due to negative feedback from local businesses.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Brittany Lamont has been hired as the new CEO and president of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 5, 2021
Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance hires new CEO and president

Brittany Lamont will head Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance after 11 years at the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • February 17, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events in Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The removal of trees associated with development led to concerns from residents about enforcement of protection rules, while some landowners had concerns about whether city regulations were flexible enough. File photo
  • By David Conway |
  • September 16, 2021
City holds off on changes to tree protection rules

A series of recommended revisions to the city’s tree regulations are years in the making, but officials are still not ready to adopt new rules.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The University of South Florida has won approval to build $39 million housing and student center on its Sarasota-Manatee campus. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 15, 2022
Housing heading to USF’s Sarasota-Manatee campus

The university has won approval to build an approximately $39 million housing and student center on the campus.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Chris McComas had to do substantial research on getting the right sand for the volleyball complex at Waterside Place of Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 27, 2021
New volleyball complex close to opening in Lakewood Ranch's Waterside Place

155 dump trucks deliver the goods in creating Waterside volleyball courts in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
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