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Richie Lucibello aims his shot.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 22, 2017
Prose and Kohn: Starting from scratch

A summer bar game series beings with an in-depth look at the merits of pool.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Katie Johns |
  • October 18, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: Oct. 19, 2017

Dorothy Cole, Jodie Grossman, Jadwiga Zofia Mues, Bettye Chumley Boyer, Roland Carroll, Neva Kelley-Paesani and Pearl Kushner died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • April 9, 2014
Initial dam repairs to cost $14 million

Manatee County has hired Hayward Baker to complete the first of two phases of repairs.

  • East County
  • News
Greenbrook's Samuel Clementi shows off his Skechers Energy Lights his mom, Katie, bought him for the start of the school year at Robert Willis Elementary.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • August 9, 2017
Grade 'A' shoppers prepare for Manatee County School District's opening day

Teachers, administrators, parents and students grapple with first-day-of-school preparation.

  • East County
  • News
Lexy Friedman tells Santa what she wants for Christmas following the 2014 Light Up the Village parade in Siesta Key.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • November 25, 2015
Sarasota calendar 11.26.15

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Nov. 26.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
One of the home made scarecrows takes the wheel of one of the many tractors the Hunsader family has out for the upcoming Pumpkin Festival.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • October 12, 2016
Hunsader Farms gears up for annual Pumpkin Festival

The Big Train Ride tops new attractions at Hunsader Farms’ Pumpkin Festival.

  • East County
  • News
Katie Norvell has volunteered at Cat Depot since the grand opening of its current facility in 2010. She says she enjoys the organization's mission and high-energy atmosphere.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 8, 2014
The Good News: Katie Norvell

Cat Depot volunteers find rewards in the organization's mission to save lives and provide shelter for homeless cats.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2014
Our View

At the expense of others

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 17, 2009
Community Golf Scores 08.11.09 to 08.15.09

East County golfers post amazing numbers on area courses.

  • East County
  • Sports
City staff may be charged with maintaining medians and other grassy spaces for several weeks.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 5, 2014
City mowing contractor cuts service

Following service issues, the city may now be on its own when it comes to turf maintenance.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Commissioner Terry Turner felt it wouldn't be fair to allow two board appointments if they were just going to be voided.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 29, 2011
City commission pushes for Planning Board appointments

In their last meeting in office, three outgoing city commissioners pushed to appoint members to the Planning Board, even though the city attorney advised them other potential candidates were not given enough time to apply.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Siesta Key No. 1 Beach sign was restored Tuesday, April 3, after being stolen.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 5, 2012
Vandalised sign restored

The front of the Siesta Key No. 1 Beach sign was stolen earlier this month, but a new sign was reinstalled Tuesday morning.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 15, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Anna Babayan

Nine-year-old Anna Babayan defeated Grace Hagopian 6-4, 6-2, to win the Girls 12s division of the Celsius Local Classic July 28 to 29, at the Bath & Racquet Club in Sarasota.

  • East County
  • Sports
Larissa Green reads the Wall Street Journal while her daughter, Ann Green West, talks on the phone Saturday at Booker High School. The pair arrived with Howard Green on Friday night.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • September 15, 2017
Thousands seek shelter during Hurricane Irma

Booker High School had never had to open its doors as a shelter before. As Hurricane Irma approached Florida, the school became a home to more than 1,300 evacuees.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 28, 2017
2017: Sarasota Year in Review

From triumph to tragedy, Sarasota saw it all in 2017.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 13, 2015
OBITUARY | Thomas Shepard Jr.

Thomas Rockwall Shepard Jr., 96, of Longboat Key, died April 29.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Ray’s Canoe Hideaway Owner Mark Stukey stands on his flooded dock in the Manatee River.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • September 14, 2017
Profits lost in the storm

Irma leaves business owners searching for solutions.

  • East County
  • News
More than two-thirds of Sarasota County's Gulf shoreline is critically eroded, according to Sarasota County Coastal Resources  Manager Laird Wreford.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • April 4, 2014
Disaster recovery plans top SKA agenda

The Siesta Key Association met Thursday to discuss the island's post-disaster recovery plans, as well as other hot topics.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Patton Park will encompass Kent Lake, seen here. A patch of land near the entrance to Bridgewater will be the main park area with a pavilion and other amenities.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 1, 2017
Patton Park completes new Lakewood Ranch trail system

SMR is developing four new parks, all to be finished by the end of the year.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 4, 2009
New hotel opens in East County

Benderson Development and Buffalo Lodging Associates opened the new Hampton Inns & Suites off University Parkway.

  • East County
  • News
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