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Competition winners Michael Miller, Andrea Guaita Rishab Ramamurthy
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • February 4, 2018
Three young competition winners get to experience the 'Thrill of a Lifetime'

The three winners of the Edward & Ida Wilkof Young Artists Concerto Competition get to perform as soloists with the Sarasota Orchestra.

  • Arts + Culture
Valeria Pankey.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 22, 2020
East County Athlete of the Week: Valeria Pankey

The Lakewood Ranch girls soccer player talks being left-footed and wanting to travel back in time.

  • East County
  • Sports
Hatchlings head toward the Gulf after hatching. Nests often contain between 100 and 120 eggs, but only one in 1,000 hatchlings typically survives to maturity. (File photo)
  • By Kelsey Grau |
  • April 9, 2014
Key organizations prepare for turtle-nesting season

Beginning May 1, members and volunteers of Longboat Key Turtle Watch as well as Mote Marine Laboratory's Sea Turtle Patrol will be out before dawn each morning, walking the sandy shores in search of nests.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Erin Clay, Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Public Library Manager, is excited to see the exhibit finally on display.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • August 25, 2020
Sarasota North Public Library hosts Smithsonian exhibit

The Voices & Votes: Democracy in America” exhibition is on display through October.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
An important conviction for all Sarasota
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • May 10, 2023
An important conviction for all Sarasota

The Sarasota County Democratic Party chair calls for a denouncement of the Proud Boys.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 19, 2009
Cops Corner

A man told police that he was hit in the head while riding his bike by a water bottle thrown from a silver Chevy Trailblazer or GMC SUV. Police were unable to locate the vehicle.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Don and Suzy Gangnagel experimented with several different kinds of chicken breeds, but have settled with three, including the iconic white Delaware.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • June 15, 2016
Chickens on Rye

Love of chickens helps local couple discover another way to scratch out a living.

  • East County
  • News
Sophomore Elias Corn, junior Liam Heary, senior Cole Firlie, sophomore Luca Simon, senior William Shoemaker, junior Drew Vanden Heuvel  and junior Evan Keogh are members of the Class 4A champion Sarasota High swim team.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 23, 2021
Sarasota boys, Riverview girls capture 4A swimming titles

The Rams had individual winners while the Sailors relied on their depth

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The meetings will be held at Payne Park Auditorium and the Robert L. Taylor Community Complex.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 26, 2017
City to host parks and recreation open houses

City staff is assessing the community demand for parks and recreation services as part of a master planning process.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Park East at Azario's Lily Wojtkowski loves creating comics. (Courtesy of Lily Wojtkowski)
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 21, 2022
Lakewood Ranch 12-year-old delivers comic strip plot twists with pet rat 'Pretzel'

Lily Wojtkowski turns her love of doodling into a comic book featuring her pet rat, Pretzel.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Ringling Museum education assistant Brooke Wessel leads virtual tours using the 18-pound Ohmni Telepresence Robot.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 20, 2021
Ohmni Robot lets SMH patients virtually explore Ringling Museum

Hospital patients can take control of the 18-pound robot to explore the Ringling Museum's 66 acres.

  • Health
Joel Murrill, homeless for more than two years, took advantage of an incredible set of coincidences to create a new life for himself.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • December 29, 2010
TOP STORY, JULY: Life-changing decisions

Living on Sarasota's streets for two years, 54-year-old Joel Murrill had little hope of breaking free. But helping others finally paid off for the former airline mechanic.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 4, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Slow it down, huh?

Police reports from around the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Big Pass divides Lido and Siesta keys — both literally and figuratively.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 5, 2017
2017 Issues to Watch: Big Pass

Even though the state has offered an early endorsement of a proposal to dredge Big Pass, Siesta Key residents will keep fighting to block the Lido Key renourishment project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
There's a pool down the street from her Esplanade home, so Carolyn Lowry-Nation opted for a garden on her lanai.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • August 23, 2023
Gardeners Out East club grows flowers, friendship

The 40-member club in Lakewood Ranch was founded on friendship and stresses environmental education.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Jeff Speck, left, signs a copy of his book Walkable City Rules for city Planning Director Steve Cover at City Hall on Thursday.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 11, 2019
Walkability expert talks downtown strengths, weaknesses

Planner Jeff Speck praised the progress Sarasota has made in the past two decades, but listed street design and cycling capacity among the issues left to address.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch resident Frank Shea loves helping others learn about their Celtic heritage.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 25, 2019
Celtic fun kicks off with Kiltober in Lakewood Ranch

Celtic culture full of passion in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
David Persson: Longboat Key town attorney for 22 years
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2012
Our View: All 22 years are what count

Give Longboat Key Town Attorney David Persson credit. He submitted and announced his resignation Monday honorably, with dignity and integrity and as a gentleman. Frankly, we would not have expected otherwise.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 4, 2022
ODA football's chance at unbeaten season ends in SSAC semifinals

The Thunder lost 21-0 to rival St. Stephen's Episcopal at home Friday.

  • East County
  • Sports
Norah Ceaser and Mary Pickup pluck the strings on a harp.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • November 30, 2015
GFA students, families celebrate holidays early

The Goldie Feldman Academy hosted a holiday celebration for families at the Sarasota Children's Garden Monday, Nov. 30.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
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