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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 5, 2011
Gregg Kaplan shares life lessons

Gregg Kaplan's executive lessons revolve around a key theme: Don't be afraid to take chances.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • September 28, 2011
Scene & Heard

Sarasota's bourgeois beckoned for J. Lo film; Lakewood Ranch rocker records second album; Puppets open the Van Wezel season

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • September 28, 2011
BACKSTAGE PASS: Off the cuff

Florida Studio Theatre's newest long-form improviser likens performing on stage for hours to a unique form of storytelling.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • April 27, 2011
Performance art

GPAC's performance coordinator, Deborah Kerr, explains her all-encompassing job title, Canadian sense of humor and fascination with puppets.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 25, 2011
STORYTELLER

Alex Kumar won first place in the 4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Contest. Braden River's Levi Waxler took home third.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 18, 2012
Fighting for Freedom

Although Bauhman and Mehraz Badiee, owners of You Say When Yogurt Shoppe in Lakewood Ranch, left their home country of Iran more than 30 years ago, fighting for the freedom of Iranians is still close to their hearts.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Dana Westmark and Donald Geikie |
  • April 14, 2012
Real Estate Deal of the Week: Lincoln Park

Real Estate Deal of the Week: Lincoln Park

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 17, 2012
George Pappas proves creativity is ageless

Local artist George Pappas sits on a leather couch in his in-home Sarasota studio, where he talks about his long career and receiving the "Ageless Creativity" award from the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 19, 2012
Team Unity: Braden River High girls basketball

The Braden River High girls basketball team won six of its first seven games this season and now has its sights set on making a name for itself as one of the top teams in Class 7A-District 11.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 3, 2012
Beatles' guitarist's legacy 'keeps music alive'

Music education is 'getting better' with a little help from Louise Harrison - and her friends.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • January 31, 2013
Camp shows complexity of the homeless issue

A homeless population staying on Central Avenue illustrates the city's difficulty in trying to find a strategy to deal with an increasing homeless population.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 26, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 21, 2012
Life in the Fast Lane: Peter Herke

Retired racecar driver and Sarasota resident Peter Herke built a career on his mechanical expertise and desire to continue pushing the limits.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 7, 2013
Right Frame of Mind: Zach Quillian

Sarasota Christian School senior catch Zach Quillian has helped lead the Blazers to an impressive 6-0 start under the guidance of two sets of watchful eyes.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By June LeBell |
  • March 27, 2013
Tidbites: Sarasota produces food and drink winners

The Bunny Trail Is 'Hoppening'; The Bunny Trail Hops Up to the Bar; More Favorites for Feasting at Easter; Call Your Nearest Bunny or It Won't Be Funny!

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 9, 2020
Sarasota-area college softballers participate in the local Florida Gulf Coast League

The league is the first of its kind for college softball players.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 25, 2018
Lakewood Ranch continues to build ultra-competitive restaurant market

Lakewood Ranch continues to build ultra-competitive restaurant market.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • December 18, 2019
Sailor Circus' holiday show presents '12 Days' of derring do

Brand new winter program turns Christmas classic on its head

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 22, 2020
Prose and Kohn: On the Trail

LRHS teacher followed wild calling for six months.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 4, 2020
A rung higher on the ladder in Lakewood Ranch

Top firefighters honored by East Manatee Fire Rescue

  • East County
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