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Results for: Playvital Discount Code "AVA10" Get 10% Off On All Products!

  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 17, 2009
Peace Presbyterian holds Peace in Park event

About 40 children attended Peace in the Park on Veterans Day.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 28, 2010
Camera crew sets up at the Colony

A camera crew filming a commercial to promote state tourism was spotted Monday, April 26, at The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • July 16, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Beyond the Spectrum Fundraiser

As a part of its summer celebrity bartending series, Shamrock Pub hosted a fundraiser Friday, July 13, to benefit Beyond the Spectrum, a charity that benefits children on the autism spectrum. Guest bartenders from the charity teamed up with members of Brown Distributing to raise money for the cause. All money from tips and raffle prizes was donated to Beyond the Spectrum.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 23, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Triathlon

Athletes from all over came to Longboat Key Club and Resort to participate in the Second Annual Ziivaa Longboat Key Triathlon and Duathlon on Sunday, Oct. 23. The triathlon consisted of a half-mile swim, a twenty-mile bike and a five-mile run. The Duathlon consists of a two-mile run, twenty-mile bike and a five-mile run.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Christine and Ian Loomes |
  • November 30, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Runners lace up for Harvest Hustle

Running enthusiasts Nov. 19 wound their way from Harvest United Methodist Church, through the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club and back to the church during Harvest's annual Harvest Hustle 5K race. The event benefited the ministries of All Faiths Food Bank.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • October 6, 2010
Guest Fashion Editor - Jamie Becker

Guest Fashion Editor - Jamie Becker

  • Black Tie
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2012
Salvation Army donations ring true

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key was rich with Salvation Army bell ringers this year.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 16, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Rat Pack Re-Imagined, Part II

All the Daddy-Os and cool cats of Longboat Key packed into the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design on March 13. The lights were low, the men onstage were decked in their best, fitted dress shirts and suits and the audience grooved to the sounds of '50s and '60s.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 16, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Rat Pack Re-Imagined, Part I

All the Daddy-Os and cool cats of Longboat Key packed into the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design on March 13. The lights were low, the men onstage were decked in their best, fitted dress shirts and suits and the audience grooved to the sounds of '50s and '60s.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 21, 2013
Lady Rams notch win

The Riverview High girls tennis team defeated Manatee 6-1 Feb. 20.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 7, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Tara Golf and Country Club Fashion Show

The parking lots and lawn areas in front of Tara Golf and Country Club were filled to maximum capacity March 7, as the community's residents gathered to watch models strut down the runway. The all-women crowd sipped on red wine, as they sat at tables with multi-colored flowers as centerpieces.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Kelsey Grau |
  • March 17, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Lynches St. Patrick's Day Shindig

Lynches Pub & Grub kept the green beer flowing and bagpipes playing during its St. Patrick's Day celebration on March 17. Festivities ran all weekend, giving patrons of Lynches plenty of time to enjoy many traditional Irish dishes and activities.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • January 30, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Nolan Middle School's 'Into the Woods'

Nolan Middle students fastened their green wigs and slipped on their costumes and wart-covered plastic noses, as they prepared for their rendition of an all-things fairy tale play, "Into the Woods" junior version, which runs at 4 and 7 p.m., Jan. 31 and Feb. 1.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 25, 2016
Top Story — April: Rowing toward Rio

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

  • East County
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 18, 2014
Our View

Snowstorms or snowflakes

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 17, 2023
East Bradenton teen forms winning partnership with American paint horse

Gunner, an 8-year-old American paint horse, has excelled both in dressage and helping with therapy at Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • July 4, 2024
Community members bring to life Revolutionary War-era fashion

Sarasota Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution explain what it takes to re-create the costumes of 18th-century patriots.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 21, 2020
Liberty or enslavement

If you’re still undecided, forget the candidates’ personalities. It’s the philosophies that matter.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • October 3, 2018
Pine View School fence changes architect's vision for campus design

Alumnae and architect are shocked to discover that the Pine View School campus isn’t open anymore.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • September 4, 2025
Agencies join forces to promote Sarasota County's vibrant lifestyle

Representatives of Visit Sarasota County, Economic Development Corporation and Arts Alliance educate commissioners on how they collaborate resources.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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