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  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 7, 2021
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church hosts garden concert

The church celebrated good weather with a returning favorite.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Patti Katter started “Wake Up with Patti” in November 2019. The podcast, which she records from her home in Lakewood Ranch, broadcasts inspirational interviews to listeners in more than 34 states and 13 countries.
  • By Abby Weingarten |
  • February 20, 2020
Sounds of Success

Instead of getting down when life got tough, Patti Katter chose to use her voice to push on toward success and inspire others to do the same.

  • LWR Life
Ann Matthews, Samantha Cataline and Jennifer Willis at a digital learning center in South Africa.
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • July 23, 2018
Teaching it forward

Phillippi Shores Elementary School educators recently returned from South Africa where they spent the summer volunteering with the Good Work Foundation.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 9, 2021
9.11 Remembered: 24 hours in Sarasota

President and his team stayed on Longboat Key.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Through its previous two co-ops, Solar United Neighbors helped 100 households in Sarasota County install solar panels.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • December 3, 2020
Co-op encourages homeowners to go solar

Solar United Neighbors started its third solar co-op in Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Heavy rains in September stalled the Beach Road Drainage project, exposing issues with the project's design.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2013
Welcome Back: Since you left ...

It's clear from the traffic jams that summer is officially over and 'season' has arrived in Sarasota. But the summer lull did not mean a lack of news. Here, we've compiled all the big news you missed while you were at your summer homes, traveling the globe or enjoying lazy summer days at the beach.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2014
News Briefs

North-end beach project wraps up; Groin project costs come in under $2.5M

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 14, 2010
District 1 candidates face-off again

The three District 1 candidates for the District 1 preliminary election met for the second time this week Wednesday night, at Bayfront Park Recreation Center.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jill Eisenbeis, a library assistant as Braden River Library, puts books away. The Braden River Library will be closed until Aug. 23. File photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 12, 2021
Manatee County libraries close to prevent spread of COVID-19

All Manatee County libraries will be closed until Aug. 23.

  • East County
  • News
Residents could soon trade rides on a bus for a ride share service as part of SCAT's system overhaul. File photo
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • October 29, 2020
SCAT to eliminate south routes, add ride share

As part of a system overhaul, many fixed routes will be eliminated in favor of a ride share service.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Courtesy renderings Aria will feature a beachside pool with a rain curtain, cabanas and a half-mile walking path.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 15, 2014
P&Z decision could bring new era for Villa Am Meer

The Planning and Zoning Board will consider a site plan next week for the new 16-unit Aria condominium project that preserves the property's historic home.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"I refuse to listen to people who say there's nothing here," Tim Jaeger says.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 29, 2014
Jaeger rules the roost

Other artists have big-city dreams, but Tim Jaeger sees Sarasota as a blank canvas.

  • Arts + Culture
County Administrator Jonathan Lewis told commissioners during the budget hearings pay  raises are intended to bolster job retention and recruitment. (File photo)
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 14, 2022
County millage rate dips slightly as commission sets max rate

With countywide property values spiking by 17.6%, the Sarasota County Commission set an essentially flat maximum millage rate for fiscal year 2023.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota football roundup: 09.18.20
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 18, 2020
Sarasota football roundup: 09.18.20

Sarasota football roundup: 09.18.20

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 25, 2021
New way to cross

New Pass bridge work prompts new path for pedestrians, cyclists.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 16, 2019
Festival rocks hunger in Lakewood Ranch

Giving Hunger the Blues at the Sarasota Polo Club in Lakewood Ranch benefits Mayors' Feed the Hungry program.

  • East County
  • News
Alex and Rachel Hunsader, 22 and 23 respectively, have grown up attending and working the festival, but say it's still an exciting family affair.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 7, 2015
Hunsaders sprout 24th pumpkin festival

One sign of fall: The Hunsader Farms Pumpkin Festival, which returns weekends from Oct. 10 through Oct. 25.

  • East County
  • News
Siesta Public Beach has been drawing even more people than usual this summer, no doubt a reflection of its status as No. 1 beach in the country. Photo by Carolyn Bistline
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • August 4, 2011
Siesta Key banners face zoning code problem

Siesta Key groups believe banners at entryways to the island should proclaim Siesta Beach's status as No. 1 in the country. The question is whether such signage will be allowed under the county zoning code.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
One caller reported seeing tiny, perfectly shaped orange fish in a trail along the surfline in front of the Diplomat Resort. Others reported slightly larger, translucent fish in red as far south as the Quick Point Park.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 31, 2022
APRIL FOOL: Concerned Longboaters report fish kill

Weekend angst subsides as sloppy family is blamed for scaring locals in the middle of tourist season.

  • April Fools
ODA seniors Aaliyaa Genat and Anthony Gaukhman make hearts with their hands as they enjoy their graduation ceremony.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 4, 2022
Out of Door Academy graduates celebrate on the Lakewood Ranch campus

ODA seniors already looking forward to their future college life.

  • East County
  • Schools
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