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By Robert Plunket |
November 10, 2022

Casey Key home makes the most of its tranquil surroundings

A spacious Casey Key estate reflects a life well lived for the former CEO of Cadbury and his family.

Siesta Key
Neighbors

By Michael Eng |
July 29, 2009

Delaney's 'Covert' a hit in Hollywood

Lakewood Ranch resident and NBA ref Bob Delaney sold the movie rights to his first book, 'Covert: My Years Infiltrating the Mob.'

East County
News

By Loren Mayo |
September 16, 2009

Sarasota proves it's got talent

Local performers both young and old turned out for the open auditions for 'Sarasota's Got Talent' competition.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

By Kent Chetlain |
February 17, 2010

Longboat Key - Real Estate

Orchid Beach condo sells for $2.5 million

Longboat Key
Real Estate

By Heidi Kurpiela |
May 14, 2009

Artistic Emergence

Hoping to nurture Sarasota's creative class, disenfranchised artists rally for their rising peers.

Arts + Culture

By Loren Mayo |
March 4, 2010

Marathon men and women gear up

Local runners are hitting the road to prepare for the fifth annual First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon, to be held Sunday, March 14.

Sarasota
Neighbors

By Heidi Kurpiela |
August 11, 2010

Classroom Drama

With less than two weeks left before the start of school, Lakewood Ranch High School's no-nonsense theater teacher tells it like it is.

Arts + Culture

By Heidi Kurpiela |
July 28, 2010

The Music Man

Sarasota big-band leader Mike Ash isn't ready to stop blowing his horn.

Arts + Culture

By Heidi Kurpiela |
July 14, 2010

Funny girls

How comedy is keeping the hilarious women of FST's Vintage Whine improv troupe young at heart.

Arts + Culture

By Heidi Kurpiela |
July 11, 2012

A Gulf Coast Journalist: Jack Perkins

After eight years as the face and unmistakable voice of the PBS program, 'A Gulf Coast Journal,' Casey Key resident Jack Perkins is off the air and publishing a new journal - his first memoir.

Arts + Culture

By Pam Eubanks |
July 18, 2012

Observed: Facts should determine your vote

I began hearing the rumors several months ago, so I wasn't completely surprised when Manatee County Commission District 5 Candidate Vanessa Baugh called me one day with a dilemma: Rumors were circulating about her residency in Manatee County.

East County
Opinion

By Mallory Gnaegy |
September 5, 2012

Linda MacCluggage: 'nine/eleven'

Local actor, director and playwright Linda MacCluggage wrote her response to 9/11 in a documentary-style, one-act script 10 years ago. A recent trip to the 9/11 Memorial beckoned her to dust off the script she hadn't touched since then.

Arts + Culture

By Pam Eubanks |
August 22, 2012

Extraordinary Exchange: China

Sixteen-year-old Sarah Schoeffel spent approximately seven weeks in China this summer. The teen was one of 30 students nationwide to earn the scholarship opportunity with the NSLI-Y Scholarship program.

East County
Neighbors

By Observer Staff |
December 29, 2010

Best of Cops Corner 2010

Since The East County Observer launched Cops Corner in August 1999, it has consistently been one of the most loved and most read features in the paper. It seems readers always want to know what kind of mischief is happening in their community.

East County
Cops Corner

By Pam Eubanks |
November 3, 2010

Overdose victim inspires Ranch songwriter

Lakewood graduate Bryan McGregor performed a song he wrote for Derek Spring, who died of a prescription overdose two years ago, at the Red Ribbon National Candle Light Vigil last week.

East County
News

By Observer Staff |
October 6, 2011

Letter to the Editor Special: Recycling the right choice

A few weeks ago, the Pelican Press published an opinion column titled "Recycling as religion" in which the author expressed his view that recycling is a waste of valuable resources and that the county justifies its recycling program with arguments that don't "stand up to research."

Sarasota
Opinion

By Michael Eng |
March 14, 2012

Observed: Help! My MIL bought an iPhone

I know I probably shouldn't be writing this about my mother-in-law; I'm treading into dangerous territory here. But, she lives all the way in Orlando. And I'm pretty confident she won't be able to find this on our website, anyway.