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Krista Francies and Joshua Bennett. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 7, 2020
Rockin' the hallways at Braden River Elementary

Teachers and staff at the Lakewood Ranch school dress as rockers for second annual Rock Your School Day.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • August 19, 2019
What's up underground?

New website for the project

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Good news, bad news: no more powerlines in 2018, but sidewalks take a hit.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 23, 2017
APRIL FOOLS -- Underground utilities project takes aim at Longboat sidewalks, bike paths

Contractor said he was told to avoid tying up traffic

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jono Miller speaks at a public forum on an ordinance that would allow for backyard chicken keeping Tuesday, June 2 in Sarasota, Florida.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • August 4, 2016
County incubates new chicken regulations

As Sarasota County considers an ordinance that would allow residents to keep backyard chickens, supporters of the change hope the new rules will protect the animals from neighborhood squawks.

  • Sarasota
  • News
More than 300 listings appeared with a search of Longboat Key on vacation rental site VRBO.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • July 24, 2018
Longboat issues 23 short-term rental citations in less than three weeks

The town has issued 23 citations for short-term rentals less than three weeks after Longboat Key passed an ordinance allowing citations.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2020
Sarasota County Charter Review Board District 2: Lourdes Ramirez

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 28, 2016
Thunder by the Bay II

Suncoast Charities for Children has a challenge: How to turn downtown business owners and residents into fans of the annual event. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Ken Shelin |
  • February 13, 2020
My View: City lacks leadership in development issues

Commissioners, Planning Board members aren't experts on land-use.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • November 8, 2021
Sarasota embraces medieval life at Suncoast Renaissance Festival

Locals lived it up at the weekend festival.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • April 28, 2010
The show tuner

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's James Dodge hasn't missed a beat since signing on as the organization's music director two seasons ago.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 23, 2020
Another tee shot goes 'OB'

Taxpayers are expected to subsidize the Bobby Jones Golf Club in the current fiscal year.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Dana Habedank, 17, prepares to launch herself while fellow daring young women on the flying trapeze, Emme Clarke, 14, and Teresa Powell, 17, offer encouragement. (Klint Lowry)
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • December 18, 2019
Sailor Circus' holiday show presents '12 Days' of derring do

Brand new winter program turns Christmas classic on its head

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 21, 2010
Country Club Shores owners fined for non-compliant dock

The Code Enforcement Board assessed a $1,200 fine to pay for town staff time, and the dock owners could face additional fees.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Arianna Rose’s “Family by Numbers" by Best Play at the  2019 Ten-Minute Play Festival. Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • May 16, 2019
Arianna Rose’s 'Family by Numbers' wins best play at Theatre Odyssey festival

For the first time, the Ten-Minute Play Festival featured work by playwrights throughout Florida rather than just Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Erick Heidt is making a desktop stand which would let the user stand up to work on the computer.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • June 1, 2016
Different dreams

Braden River, Out-of-Door Academy seniors say goodbye to high school life.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Mark Bergin and David Conway |
  • May 31, 2021
Footbridge denied on Sarasota's bayfront

Crosswalk to close while construction progresses.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Each flag along Gulf of Mexico Drive honors one of the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • September 13, 2017
Irma's bad weather prompts town to forgo 9/11 tradition

Every year since 2002, the public works department has lined GMD with American flags.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Braden River junior Kate Walker swims the girls 100 breaststroke at the 2018 Tri-County Championships. The fifth-place finisher at states last season finished seventh here, after battling injuries.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 10, 2018
Tri-County Championships provide local swimmers with feedback

Lakewood Ranch swimmer Sebastian Aguirre and Braden River swimmer Kate Walker are on different paths as the Tri-County Championships give way to the FHSAA state series.

  • East County
  • Sports
Works from the Chalk Festival, such as this drawing near Dolphin Street, have not yet been cleaned from the road.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 9, 2014
Chalk Festival art lingers on Burns Square streets

Sarasota Chalk Festival artwork is still visible on Pineapple Avenue, but city staff says an agreement required the street to be cleaned more than three weeks ago.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 15, 2020
Air Force flyover thrills Sarasota Memorial Hospital staff

MacDill-based aerial tanker banks low over Sarasota to honor medical professionals and first-responders.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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