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The Out-of-Door Academy senior Austin Brinling was a Taylor Emmons Scholarship recipient. He said it changed his life.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 20, 2019
ODA center fielder reflects on Taylor Emmons Scholarship

The Out-of-Door Academy center fielder Austin Brinling, a Florida commit, reflects on receiving the Taylor Emmons Scholarship to attend ODA.

  • East County
  • Sports
Max Taylor walking his dog, Miga, through Bird Key Park on Friday.
  • By Blake Fussell |
  • January 11, 2022
City Commission looks to make Sarasota more dog friendly

City commissioners made a motion to analyze where dog parks can be installed in Sarasota, citing a lack of dedicated spaces.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Arlene Willis on a trip to the Lavalla School in Cambodia. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 15, 2022
Grapes for Humanity hosts auction to help winemakers

The foundation usually works to help people with disabilities but is giving back to its wine producers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Arlington Park residents Robert Grant and Nathan Wilson are part of a group that fears allowing more multifamily development in and around the neighborhood could lead to issues such as worsened traffic.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 5, 2019
Mixed-use zoning plans prove contentious

In addition to objections from the Arlington Park neighborhood, some city officials want to see affordable housing built on commercial properties.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 20, 2014
Meritage plans 475-home community

Meritage officials say they hope to break ground on the Lakewood Ranch project in the first quarter.

  • East County
  • News
Detectives allege Abbi Sloan wrote 23 stolen checks for herself and her boyfriend for roughly $8,200.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 22, 2013
Sarasota Police arrest woman for forging checks

A 21-year-old woman is suspected of writing more than $8,000 of fraudulent checks stolen from her employer.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Howie Hochberg poses in front of a Sarasota Axe Throwing Club target.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 13, 2019
Sarasota Axe Throwing Club could be the area's newest bar sensation

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 31, 2014
Volunteers needed

The Tiny Hands Foundation is looking for volunteers for this weekend's Backpack Brigade event Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sarasota opens its district season tonight at Venice. A win tonight and the Sailors would set themselves up to possibly clinch a spot in the playoffs with a victory over Braden River Oct. 19.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 5, 2012
Friday Night Clash: Oct. 5

Tonight's games include Lakewood Ranch at Tarpon Springs, Braden River vs. Manatee, Sarasota at Venice and Riverview vs. Palm Harbor University.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 10, 2013
News Briefs

Deputies remove aggressive dogs; Siesta beach wins more accolades; Impact fee data delayed for months

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 20, 2020
East County weather page photo: August 20

Bill Marrone captured this colorful sunset over a lake in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Ben Kostas, a Carlos E. Haile Middle School eighth-grader, congratulates Cameron Cody on his first run scored in Little League.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • October 27, 2017
East County 8-year-old doesn't let Down syndrome slow him down

On and off the baseball diamond, Cameron Cody shows he's just one of the guys.

  • East County
  • News
Laura Campbell, principal at Tara Elementary School, works with Averyanna Rivera on constructing a tower during STEAM class. Much like these towers, Tara Elementary will undergo construction during a renovation of the school.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • February 12, 2020
School Board of Manatee County considers revising capital plan

School Board of Manatee County considers reworking capital plan

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • February 7, 2022
Longboat Key hosts first Festival of the Arts

The Chamber of Commerce put the two-day art show together with Howard Alan Events.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 8, 2014
Sidelines

Bulldogs battle Wildcats in wet weather; Lady Cougars tame Lady Thunder; Mustangs tee off in Qdoba tourney

  • East County
  • Sports
The king and queen of fresh: Ben and Shelby King
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • March 7, 2012
EDIBLES: The Royalty of Fresh

Beginner gardening books would have you believe that growing something involves little more than putting a seed in a piece of appropriate earth and giving it food and water.

  • Arts + Culture
COVID-19 vaccines have started to arrive in Sarasota.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • January 14, 2021
Longboat Key residents urged to remain wary of COVID-19 vaccine scams

The town has not had any reports of COVID-19 vaccine scams as of Thursday afternoon.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Enjoy this week'     s edition of Cops Corner!
  • By John McGuire |
  • April 12, 2017
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 4.13.17

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner!

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 20, 2009
Town sets sight on signs

Town residents and planning board members are urging the state to take out some of the signs in the Gulf of Mexico Drive right of way.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A witness called deputies at 1:32 a.m. to report that Ricky Leer killed a 53-year-old victim during an argument in the woods.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • January 3, 2012
UPDATE: Body found in wooded area

Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has arrested Ricky Leer, 58, for Second Degree Murder.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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