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  • By Guest Author |
  • October 9, 2022
SunCoast Blood Centers hosts 10th annual Red Hot Gala

The event was held Sept. 24.

  • Black Tie
While 551 Broadway Street has paid utility bills in 2021, water usage rates show July 2018 was the last time anyone lived in one of the six apartments. File photo
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • November 1, 2021
Longboat commission denies proposal to build four homes in Longbeach Village

Town Commission rejects proposal to replace six apartments with four standalone homes under the town's Conformance Overlay Redevelopment District provisions.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 7, 2018
Hopes, Miner should go

Manatee schools need the proposed 1-mill tax if they are to get on a path of consistently rising success. But voters also need a sign that the board can be trusted.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • March 25, 2021
Joel Ascencio named Longboat Key's officer of the year

Thursday morning marked the Longboat Key Police Department's first awards ceremony.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 7, 2023
Top nature photos from around Sarasota, Longboat Key, East County in 2022-23

Readers from across the region submit their photos to the Observer's 2022-23 Weather and Nature Photo Contest.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Longboat Key Education Center is preparing for its fall season.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • October 19, 2016
Longboat Key Education Center finalizes fall line-up

The fall season runs from Oct. 17 to Dec. 16.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Manatee County officials urged motorists not to drive into standing water. Here a pickup truck is covered by floodwaters on Upper Manatee River Road. (Photo by Jay Heater)
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 1, 2022
See the impact of Hurricane Ian in Sarasota, Manatee

Heavy rainfall and hurricane-force winds hit Sarasota and Manatee counties Wednesday, causing damage across the region.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Craig Fugate, former head of FEMA, is leading the county's after-action review about how it handled a major hurricane.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • February 9, 2018
Former head of FEMA presents fixes for county's emergency management weaknesses

The key points: Open more shelters earlier and simplify communications to the public.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Dina King, 32, was arrested as she began to drive down Ringling Boulevard, not five minutes after she left a courtroom, where she was fined for driving with a suspended driver's license.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • December 23, 2010
Operation Gotcha

Sheriff's deputies trail two-dozen drivers with suspended licenses as they leave a courtroom. Some ignored a judge's order to stop driving and got back behind the wheel.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • June 11, 2018
Red tide detected in low, medium concentrations along beaches

As of June 8, red tide was detected in both Sarasota and Manatee counties. Updates on the red tide status will be available later this week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2011
Observers launch new eEditions

Trying to go green? Or, are you simply too anxious to wait for your favorite news about You, Your Neighbors, Your Neighborhood to arrive on your doorstep?

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • January 9, 2019
Legacy Trail fans rejoice at unveiling of Laurel Road overpass

Pedestrians on Legacy Trail will now be safer following the completed construction of the Laurel Rd. overpass.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Brion Whitley is making a comeback from a leg injury that caused him to miss the 2019-2020 season. Photo courtesy Dave Winder - Murray State Athletics.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 3, 2020
Prose and Kohn: Bring it on

Collegiate athletes represent Sarasota in winter sports, especially basketball

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 12, 2010
Klauber: Colony needs to see the light

Colony owner/chairman Murf Klauber told the Code Enforcement Board that the town's turtle-lighting ordinance puts guests at risk.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The FGCL is a chance for players like Brooklyn Lucero, a former Lakewood Ranch High pitcher, to get live reps during the summer against elite competition.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 25, 2021
Former Lakewood Ranch, Braden River prep softball players stay sharp in FGCL

The Florida Gulf Coast League is in its second season and the talent level is higher than before.

  • East County
  • Sports
Out-of-Door Academy'   s valedictorian Caitlin Camire is set for graduation.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • May 31, 2017
ODA valedictorian leads class into graduation in Lakewood Ranch

Hard work was key to senior's rise at The Out-of-Door Academy.

  • East County
  • News
Tropical Storm Debby left little of America's No. 1 Beach exposed Monday, June 24 as the surf stretched more than 100 feet north of Siesta Key Beach lifeguard stands. Photos by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 27, 2012
Year in review: June 2012, 'Debby dominates Key'

Collateral bands of rain from tropical storm Debby turned Siesta Key streets into canals, flooded the beach and delayed bridge construction.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 22, 2021
Sarasota Art museum hires new director

Shearer, the education director at Atlanta's High Museum of Art, will begin Aug. 30.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Arden and Norbert Kreisch performed together for 30 years.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • July 18, 2018
Arden Kreisch reflects on circus cycle

Kreisch and her husband Norbert performed together for 30 years.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • In Memoriam |
  • December 19, 2022
Ralph August Schroer

Bradenton, Florida - Ralph August Schroer, 85, of Bradenton, FL passed away on December 11, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.

  • East County
  • Tributes & Obituaries
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