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The 32nd annual boat parade was not rescheduled.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 1, 2018
Top Story - December: Boat parade canceled thanks to inclement weather

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

  • Sarasota
  • News
Heritage Harbour Golf Club and Eatery's Bryan Veith organized the new County Amateur Golf Championship, to be held in December.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 5, 2019
Local golf courses partner to host county championship event

Local golf courses Heritage Harbour and Legacy will partner to host a Manatee County championship event.

  • East County
  • Sports
Alana Kutt has advanced to the regional finals of the Drive, Chip and Putt competition.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 18, 2019
Prose and Kohn: Local golfer's drive sends her to major event

Alana Kutt is headed to TPC Sawgrass on Sept. 28 for the Drive, Chip and Putt regionals.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 17, 2010
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  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • December 27, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Dec. 28

A look at our favorite events happening this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 14, 2019
Braden River Bluegrass Festival draws big crowd to Linger Lodge in Bradenton

Linger Lodge in Manatee County hosts Braden River Bluegrass Festival

  • East County
  • News
Sam Stapleton-Jones, Tyler Puhalovich and Connor Bezet sit on the bench after the game.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 22, 2017
Mustang boys soccer must rebuild after agonizing loss

Lakewood Ranch loses 13 players from its championship-game squad next season.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota County prohibits fertilizer during the summer and requires at least 50 percent slow-release fertilizer during the rest of the year
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • May 29, 2019
County reminds residents of upcoming fertilizer restrictions

Residents are encouraged to also refrain from blowing grass clipping in the direction of the road this summer.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Planning consultant Shawn Dressler addresses residents from the area surrounding the Bath and Racquet Club at a Jan. 25 workshop.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 1, 2018
Bath and Racquet plans remain controversial

Residents expressed significant concern about a proposal to add buildings ranging from three to seven stories to the Bath and Racquet Club property.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Community leaders hope to turn the portions of the Quads that received conservation easements into woodland habitat. Eric Garwood
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • November 27, 2019
Sarasota organizations hope for greener area around Celery Fields

Conservation Foundation of Gulf Coast and Sarasota Audubon Society share their hopes for the Quads.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • April 26, 2018
Sarasota Memorial Health Foundation tees up for golf tournament

SMHF held a pre-reception cocktail party on April 26 at the Sarasota Yacht Club.

  • Black Tie
Randy McGill winds up to pitch.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 26, 2018
Fulfilling a fantasy: O's fans travel to Sarasota for week of nostalgia

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Revs. Kenneth Blyth, Dee de Montmollin, Norman Pritchard, Longboat Island Chapel Pastoral Care Assistant MiMi Horwitz and Rabbi Stephen Sniderman of Temple Beth Israel.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • November 14, 2018
Longboat clergy invite all to Thanksgiving service

The annual Thanksgiving Interfaith Service will take place at 5 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel on Nov. 20.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
In addition to the 150 hotel rooms, the Kimpton proposal included a first-floor restaurant with frontage on Main Street and Washington Boulevard.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 19, 2015
County to revisit options for planned Kimpton Hotel site

After the developer of a proposed Kimpton Hotel failed to close on a sale agreement, the county plans to remarket land at the corner of U.S. 301 and Main Street.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • June 1, 2017
Woman’s Exchange honors local students and arts organizations

The annual Woman's Exchange Awards Celebration was held on June 1 at Woman’s Exchange.

  • Black Tie
Five beach hot spots are targeted for renourishment in the next five years.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • October 21, 2019
Town presses ahead with beach-borrowing ballot issue

Commissioners would formally discuss, take first of two votes in early November on language.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2016
Longboat Key Letters to the Editor

Floridays project would adversely impact Anna Maria Island; Floridays hotel would bring life to north end

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Registered Nurse Debbie Bottiger prepares a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for a School District of Manatee County employee. The district worked with MCR Health to provide about 300 vaccines to district employees who were at least 65.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • February 10, 2021
Manatee County schools' safety layers increase

Manatee County senior teacher vaccinations add another level of safety for district on campus.

  • East County
  • News
Elia Rofail acquired the 1940s-era Monterey Village Motel at 24th Street and Tamiami Trail and plans to develop a 33-unit, $3 million apartment project.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2015
OUR VIEW | How to change N. Trail’s insanity

Capital flows where it is welcome. For more than 25 years, anti-market regulations have chased away innovation.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The Vue Sarasota Bay is one of three Kolter projects under development in the downtown area.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 18, 2016
Kolter plans another downtown Sarasota high-rise

The West Palm Beach-based developer has announced plans for the 18-story Grande at the Ritz-Carlton Residences.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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