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Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 3, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch senior Blake Wood was one of the few area athletes to compete in javelin in 2020-2021.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 9, 2021
Our columnist's top moments of the 2020-2021 high school season

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
The revolutions per minute that bikers aim for during class matches the beats per minute of the song selected by the class instructor.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • April 13, 2016
University Parkway's CycleBar puts pedal to the mettle

Reporter puts her spin on new cycling studio on University Parkway.

  • Health
  • By Randi Donahue |
  • November 21, 2019
Grape Expectations

An East County vineyard is making its mark in the Florida wine scene and invites tourists and locals alike to share the fruit of its labor.

  • LWR Life
Donna DeFant
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 2, 2019
They've got the power in the Lakewood Ranch area

Here are the people to watch in 2019.

  • East County
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • March 12, 2018
Harry Joseph Curl

Harry Joseph Curl departed Earth on Feb. 3, 2018.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
File photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • October 23, 2018
Ringling College of Art and Design announces entertainment design major

Ringling College of Art and Design will begin offering the new undergraduate degree program, entertainment design, in fall 2019.

  • Arts + Culture
See It, Say It, Send It creator Kevin Angell stands in the app's new Sarasota office.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • January 30, 2020
Sarasota app provides easy communication between law enforcement and public

See It, Say It, Send It uses location services to help citizens report suspicious activity and law enforcement deliver important information.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • November 24, 2018
Lakewood Ranch hosts first seafood festival

Lakewood Ranch Seafood and Music Festival comes to Lakewood Ranch Main Street, first annual festival, seafood, music, 2018

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Lance, one of the Humane Society of Sarasota County's therapy dogs, is loved by many. His owner, Nan Miller, says people will sit for a long time just petting him or children will lay their heads on him and talk to each other.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 14, 2021
Unleashed at work

Therapy animals are becoming more commonplace in the workplace.

  • Health
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 16, 2009
UPDATE: Longboat house catches fire - again

Traffic on Gulf of Mexico Drive was shut down for a second time Wednesday, July 15, when a second fire flared up at 5060 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
James Rieser, a city resident, said he wanted to continue to build strong relationships within the community while working to ensure officers are equipped to do their jobs. Image courtesy city of Sarasota.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 29, 2021
City appoints James Rieser as chief of police

Rieser, a captain with nearly three decades of experience, will take the top job at the Sarasota Police Department following Bernadette DiPino’s resignation.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ms. Sanibel is a snowy plover.
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • October 16, 2020
Bird of the week: Tracking Ms. Sanibel

Banded birds are trackable, and you can help.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Built in 2005, the home at 1423 Hillview Drive  has six bedrooms, seven-and-a-half baths, a pool and 11,588 square feet of living area. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 11, 2022
Harbor Acres property sells for $17.5 million

A Harbor Acres home on two lots tops this week's sales at $17.5 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Winafred Schoeffler has been playing bridge for about 60 years and teaching it for 12.  St. Boniface hosts a bridge class and playing 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursdays.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • January 27, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : St. Boniface Rally Day

Members of various clubs and groups at St. Boniface Episcopal Church hosted Rally Day Sunday, Jan. 27 in the courtyard to show off what activities the church has to offer. The church has nearly 50 groups ranging from yoga, bridge, bible study, various volunteer service projects and even a conversational Spanish club. "This is a sort of welcome for our new rector Rev. John C. N. Hall to show him what we have and so new parishioners can see what is going on and for ministries to open themselves up to new people," said Director of Stewardship Betsie Danner.

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  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 19, 2010
Islandside project postponed indefinitely

Longboat Key Club and Resort and town officials told the Town Commission they need more time to review differences with the revised project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A debris contractor cleans Country Club Shores canals Nov. 20,, scooping up dead fish and depositing them at Bayfront Park for transport to a Bradenton landfill.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 24, 2015
Town nets relief from red tide cleanup

What’s that smell? For many residents, it’s relief, after Town Manager Dave Bullock authorizes a cleanup of dead fish.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Taylor Albano led the way for ODA in its 3-0 victory over Imagine High School Sept. 12.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 13, 2013
ODA sweeps Imagine

The Out-of-Door Academy volleyball team defeated Imagine High School 25-13, 25-13, 25-10 Sept. 12.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • September 13, 2020
Longboat Key first responders treated to pizza

A few neighbors decided to send lunch to the first responders of Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Suggestions are swirling to solve traffic and pedestrian issues on Fruitville Road and U.S. 41.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2017
Longboat Observer readers sound off on Key issues

Voters spoke loud and clear on density.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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