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  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • June 15, 2017
Giving Challenge waves off 2017 event

Organizers see September event's growth and reset date for May 2018.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 13, 2016
Vendor casts future for historic Jiggs site

Five years after Manatee County opened Jiggs Landing Preserve, its facilities are being used.

  • East County
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  • By David Conway |
  • December 29, 2016
Top Story — August: Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe plans expansion

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • January 12, 2017
Sarasota proves there is no age limit on service

Mother Nature never quits, and, luckily, neither will Mary Rainey.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • November 3, 2016
Sand man turns Braden River courtyard into his castle

Teacher's specialty is just a day at the beach

  • East County
  • News
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • November 11, 2016
Whitney Beach Plaza owner asks for another Longboat Key referendum

Why the quick turnaround? Owner Ryan Snyder said he has no choice.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • December 8, 2016
Friends and family come together to shed some puppy love

They didn’t want much for their birthdays — just to give Sarasota Sheriff’s Department’s canine companions a barking good time.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 27, 2015
Streaking Slugfest

Bradenton Christian’s David Hinkel posted a 25-game hitting streak this season while leading the team in batting average.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • May 27, 2015
Feral hog population rebounds in Edgewater

CDD 2 residents want to stop the feral pig population from flying out of control.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 2, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Young local golfer has drive to be a champion.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • April 20, 2016
A Sooners ring...60 years later

Woody Wolverton's new national championship ring brings the University of Oklahoma's back-to-back victories full circle.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • September 17, 2015
First Street improvements highlight a growing area

As the city works on a project designed to make a segment of First Street near Cocoanut Avenue more walkable, businesses in the area are excited by the changes — and by the growth surrounding them.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • March 18, 2015
Circle leaders stress urgency on garage

St. Armands Business Improvement District members want the city to hit the gas pedal toward a new parking structure.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • March 19, 2015
Commissioners pump more money into Siesta Key station

The $25 million Siesta Key pump station project, scheduled to be completed in 2016, was delayed to coincide with a Phillippi Creek septic project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 13, 2015
Christ Church expands footprint

Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, was in dire need of more parking spaces, so it’s congregation approved buying an office building next door.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 15, 2015
Christ Church gives blessing to office purchase

Before members can meet their spiritual needs at Sunday services, they have an earthly need: more parking on the ground.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By June LeBell |
  • January 23, 2015
MUSIC REVIEW: Soprano Mary Wilson captivates Sarasota

Mary Wilson, a soprano who's soloed from the Boston Baroque to the Hollywood Bowl, gave a recital in the home of Lee Dougherty Ross last week and proved why she's in such demand.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • February 3, 2015
What's the Buzz?

The Sarasota Honey Co. offers a career path for those with special needs.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 15, 2013
Swan family: The next generation

Eleven cygnets hatched last week on the Harbourside pond, and that's not the only family news.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • August 7, 2014
Historic Osprey fishing pier sits at heart of community

The south county pier has been closed for two years due to permitting issues. It will reopen in December after a $300,000 structural project is complete.

  • Sarasota
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