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  • By Su Byron |
  • February 17, 2022
Digital Photography Club members capture the world frame by frame

The art of photography is still worth mastering. And the Lakewood Ranch Digital Photography Club can help you do just that.

  • LWR Life
Jammie Jordan is the new girls soccer coach at Booker High.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 23, 2020
Booker girls soccer coach brings fresh approach

Jammie Jordan brings experience from football to help rebuild a program in disarray.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Ned Jewitt has repaired his seawall for years.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • May 2, 2018
Longboat residents push for higher seawalls

A proposed allowance of 1 1/2 feet in height is not enough to protect properties from intensified storm surges and predicted sea level rise.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 12, 2013
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 8, 2016
New Longboat Key turtle rules face close crawl

In a tie vote, the Longboat Key Town Commission nearly takes the beak out of turtle regulations.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Barrier island residents and officials hope adding another left-turn lane on eastbound Gulfstream will move more traffic along U.S. 41.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 22, 2017
City OKs U.S. 41 design changes

Despite city administration’s concerns, the Sarasota City Commission unanimously approved adding a third northbound lane on U.S. 41 at Gulfstream Avenue.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • April 7, 2021
You Observed: Yardarm Lane gets back in the groove of things

The Country Club Shores street celebrated increasing vaccinations with a block party.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Resident David Lough commissioned aerial shots of the Payne Park area in an effort to explore alternate options for building an orchestra venue. Photo courtesy David Lough.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 4, 2021
City includes Payne Park in effort to retain orchestra

The City Commission empowered staff to discuss placing a music hall in Payne Park — a concept that continues to draw opposition from preservationists.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Marty Rappaport
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 7, 2018
Persistence brings shine to a jewel

Mary Rappaport and St. Armands Circle

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Valerie Demino layers her rainbow cake. Demino has delivered cakes to health care workers, teachers and friends.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 29, 2020
Multi-layered generosity in the Bradenton area

Greyhawk Landing resident bakes homemade cakes for people helping with COVID-19

  • East County
  • News
The Tara Bookstore regularly offers hundreds of titles for purchase. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 13, 2012
Bookstore promotes literacy, offers unique books

The Goodwill's Tara Bookstore will hold its third annual Bookapalooza event Saturday.

  • East County
  • News
Dr. Michael Crosby, CEO and President of Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, and Sarasota Bay Watch founder Rusty Chinnis at last year's Scallopalooza. Photo by Kristen Herhold
  • By Katie Johns |
  • September 14, 2016
Scallopalooza to help clam and scallop restoration

The annual event is Sarasota Bay Watch's lone fundraiser.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Dana Westmark and Donald Geikie |
  • March 23, 2012
Real Estate Deal of the Week: Whitaker Bayou

Real Estate Deal of the Week: Whitaker Bayou

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Proponents of the parking changes say they will allow customers to dine and shop without worrying about getting a parking ticket.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • November 29, 2012
Turner pushes for eased restrictions

The controversial subject of parking enforcement downtown could be coming full circle.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Braden River High School's Ricardo Robinson-Shinall is Florida Studio Theatre’s Write a Play educator of the year.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 10, 2022
Braden River High teacher and students earn Florida Studio Theatre's Write a Play awards

Braden River students' story of snack envy leads to Write a Play award.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 3, 2009
Rookies take field at Heritage Harbour

Nearly 30 7- and 8-years-olds headed out to the ballpark May 30 for the Manatee Cal Ripken Youth Baseball League at Heritage Harbour's first Rookie Division All-Star Game.

  • East County
  • Sports
A conceptual drawing shows the location of the proposed new Sarasota Performing Arts Center at The Bay.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 19, 2023
Four firms remain in the running to design new arts center

The task force formed to select the architect for the Sarasota Performing Arts Center will bring four finalists to town for in-person presentations.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rabbi Jonathan Katz will facilitate the five-week program on Longboat Key.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 3, 2020
Bereavement Support Group returns to Longboat

Rabbi Jonathan Katz brings the five-week program to the key, beginning Jan. 23.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A home in Cherokee Park tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Built in 2009, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,538 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 28, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Sept. 11-15 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A Cherokee Park home tops the week's sales at $4.19 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Town Clerk Trish Granger swears in Randy Clair on Monday to fill the District 1 seat.
  • By John McGuire |
  • April 5, 2017
Clair's appointment fills Town Commission seat

Former commissioner is the only applicant to replace Linde.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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