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Results for: XM Partner Code "4BW9T" Get 20% Off on Trading Fees

  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 27, 2015
Home explosion kills one in Colonial Oaks

Home explosion kills one in Colonial Oaks

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2014
Obituary: Earl Ruggiero

Earl Ruggiero, 89, of Longboat Key and Leominster, Mass., died Oct. 31.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 15, 2013
Sarasota Police close U.S. 41 to investigate crash

Sarasota Police closed a portion of U.S. 41 near downtown early Sunday, April 14, after a vehicle struck two pedestrians the previous night, according to a news release.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 20, 2013
Our Town: Pirates honored for sportsmanship

Braden River High was named the Class 7A overall winner of the Florida High School Athletic Association's Fred E. Rozelle Sportsmanship Award.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 15, 2014
Weekend forecasts shows rain

The National Weather Service reports a 30% chance of scattered thunderstorms throughout the weekend and early next week in the Lakewood Ranch area.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 26, 2014
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 24, 2014
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 29, 2014
Tonight on Tap: Summer Shandy Blowout

Tonight on Tap: Summer Shandy Blowout

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 21, 2014
UPDATE: Sam Woolf moves to the top nine on 'American Idol'

Braden River High senior Sam Woolf survives another week on "American Idol."

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2014
School board

Please send your school and classroom news, events and extraordinary efforts to Community Editor Harriet Sokmensuer, [email protected].

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 7, 2013
ODA digs out win

The Out-of-Door Academy volleyball team defeated Sarasota Christian 3-2 Sept. 6.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2013
Just the stats

This week in sports by the numbers.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 13, 2014
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 30, 2013
High 5

The top five sports moments of the week.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 12, 2014
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 20, 2022
East County weather page photo: January 20

Gordon Silver captured this photo of a buck along Masters Avenue in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 18, 2024
18 holes of community fun at Tara Golf and Country Club

Neighbors decorated their golf carts and themselves to enjoy the Tara Holiday Golf Cart Parade.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2024
SPD offers Painting With Police program

Monthly sessions are held the third Wednesday through the end of the year.

  • Sarasota
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  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • September 24, 2025
With the popularity of pickleball, is there still room for tennis?

The tidal-wave growth of pickleball in the past decade has splashed down in Longboat Key's Bayfront Park and changed the landscape of the only venue for free racket play on the island.

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