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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 27, 2015
New football league eyes Ranch for headquarters

Major League Football is scouting the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch for its headquarters and training facilities.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 16, 2016
Paralyzing disease proves no obstacle

A Mill Creek resident beats the odds after battling Guillain-Barre syndrome and now trains for her shot at 'American Ninja Warrior.'

  • East County
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 30, 2016
Post-season: Traffic is job 1

It was the No. 1 topic of the season. And sad to say, it’s only going to get worse. That is, unless community leaders marshal their efforts now and not wait for FDOT.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • October 7, 2015
Sheriff's Office captain retires after 36 years of service

Lorenzo Waiters leaves behind legacy of solid county police work. Now, he’ll watch his sons take his place.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 18, 2015
The net effect

Former Lakewood Ranch tennis standout adjusts to college life.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 20, 2015
It takes heart to eat giblets

Should the naturally gnarly innards of a gobbler feed a gigantic gala at the Thanksgiving table?

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • December 16, 2015
Cracking Open "The Nutcracker"

The Sarasota Ballet infuses its bold reinvention of a holiday classic with the magic of the circus.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jack Short |
  • February 10, 2016
City and county again spar over homeless issues

Some members of the county commission felt one of their own was misrepresented in a city press release.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 24, 2013
Letters to the Editor

School district still seems too top heavy; Changes needed to improve road safety

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 25, 2014
Brace for Impact

Emergency officials provide up-to-date information residents can use to be prepared this hurricane season.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • June 25, 2014
Aria of the American dream

Part-time Sarasotan and former general manager of The Met Joseph Volpe no longer negotiates labor union contracts. With budget cuts looming for the first time in two decades, Volpe looks back at a peaceful time.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • April 23, 2014
Four chefs' hook on fish

Diversions reeled in four area chefs to participate in a challenge of creating new recipes just for you.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By David Conway |
  • March 6, 2014
Leaders work toward 20:20 vision

As the city demurs on playing an active role in the planning process for land surrounding the Van Wezel, involved organizations list their goals.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • September 11, 2013
Out of this World

Writer Marty Fugate has an infinite, sometimes terrifying, and hilarious knowledge of an imagined future, which he occasionally turns into science fiction anthologies.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • September 18, 2013
Arts organizations share collective vision

Seven arts organizations have partnered to debut a revamped Sarasota Culture Collective, an initiative to attract younger audience members to come to performances.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 15, 2014
Renewed purpose

Bernabe Somoza owns thousands of pieces of discarded furniture. He gives new meaning to the discarded frames.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • August 29, 2013
Senior snapshots

Seniors from Sarasota County high schools reflect on who they were in middle school and discuss what they look forward to most during their final year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • October 3, 2013
TAKING FLIGHT

Sarasota is at the front lines for the domestic use of a high-tech tool from the war on terrorism.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 26, 2014
Walters remembers stories behind the headlines

Retired Longboat Observer Senior Editor Dora Walters spoke about the memorable people and events she covered during her career.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2014
Letters to the Editor

The Observer's readers weigh in on local issues.

  • Sarasota
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