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Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2016
Cops Corner: Sarasota 04.21.16

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Sarasota Christian senior Cheyenne Miller pitched a perfect game with 11 strikeouts to lead the Blazers to a 10-0 victory versus Seacrest Country Day in the Class 2A-District 6 championship April 14.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 21, 2016
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 04.21.16

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 04.21.16

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Riverview senior hurdler Sumner Mullins returned to the track less than two months ago after missing his junior season due to a back injury.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 21, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Riverview senior happy to be back on the track

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Riverview graduate Hunter Leeming will compete in the men's 1x at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Rowing Trials, beginning April 21.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 21, 2016
Rowing toward Rio

Riverview High graduate will compete in the men’s single sculls at the U.S. Olympic Rowing Team Trials April 21 through April 24.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
One hundred and twenty Olympic hopefuls will compete in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Rowing Trials April 21 through April 24, at Nathan Benderson Park (courtesy photo)
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 21, 2016
That's the ticket ...

Check out these top Sarasota area sporting events.

  • Sarasota
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Lakewood Ranch junior Sophia Falco ran away from the field in her preliminary heat of the 100-meter dash.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 20, 2016
Ranch girls, Sarasota boys claim district crowns

The Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota and Riverview track teams competed in the Class 4A-District 8 meet April 20.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 20, 2016
Sun sets on Seaplace’s season

Seaplace hosted its final party of the season, Sunset at Seaplace, April 20.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Matt Grover, Troy Syprett and Russell Matthes own Daiquiri Deck Raw Bar.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 20, 2016
Daiquiri Deck to open south Siesta location

The local restaurant brand aims to open at the top of a three-story building on Stickney Point Road by Christmas.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
AnnMarie Miller of Bradenton serves up omelettes to a table. Chef Jason Pantelis includes a piece of fruit on every plate, which cleanses the palate, he said.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 20, 2016
Leon’s House of Omelettes opens on State Road 70

The breakfast and lunch café offers home-style comfort food.

  • East County
  • News
Sen. Nancy Detert gives her final legislative update for Tiger Bay Club.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 20, 2016
Tiger Bay panel gives legislative update

Senator Nancy Detert and local representatives fill in Tiger Bay members on the important issues in Tallahassee.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Philip and Nancy Kotler and Warren and Margot Coville break ground on the new center.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 20, 2016
The Ringling breaks ground on Kotler-Coville Glass Pavilion

The 5,500 square-foot center will house studio glass and serve as the formal entrance to the Historic Asolo Theater.

  • Arts + Culture
Junior Jordan Schmucker earned the win on the mound for Sarasota Christian.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 20, 2016
Blazers bound for title game

Sarasota Christian will play Seacrest Country Day for the Class 2A-District 6 championship April 21.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • April 20, 2016
Town goal: Buy GMD

Longboat’s Town Commission appears emboldened to convince FDOT that the Gulf of Mexico Drive crosswalks should be removed. Why not go all the way?

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • April 20, 2016
An old idea resurrected: a bridge to Longboat Key

The idea has been around since the 1960s.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 20, 2016
Horses find home at Sixteen Hands Horse Sanctuary

Animals taken in are given a lifetime sanctuary.

  • East County
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