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  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • September 12, 2022
New lineup, new album for band with New College roots

Physical Plant emerged from the pandemic with a new album, two new members and a resolve to keep writing new songs.

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  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 15, 2022
Myakka City Elementary School works to support its students and staff after Hurricane Ian

Myakka Elementary provides a return to normalcy for many students traumatized by Hurricane Ian.

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  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 12, 2022
Old Florida charm back in business at Bradenton's Linger Lodge

Owner Rita Lewis says the restaurant reopening feels like a homecoming on Braden River.

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  • September 2, 2009
Luis Garcia raises the roof at Circus Sarasota

Tent master Luis Garcia has been with Circus Sarasota from the start, and he's still on the top of his game.

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  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 25, 2010
Police panel quiets chief

The Sarasota police chief thought he might get to defend himself against the Police Advisory Panel's heavy criticism but was told he'd have to wait for a future meeting.

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  • January 15, 2012
Places: Pastry Art

Places: Pastry Art

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  • July 4, 2018
FST offers locally sourced laughter at its 10th Sarasota Improv Festival

Florida-based performers get their share of laughs at Florida Studio Theatre's 2018 Sarasota Improv Festival.

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  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 27, 2019
'Nog Blog: Have you a valediction, boy-o?

"Eyes Wide Shut" and "L.A. Confidential" are the final recommendations of 2019.

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  • February 7, 2020
Hinge Blog: Keep your hands off my lobby boy!

"The Grand Budapest Hotel" and "Wedding Crashers" are this week's picks.

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  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 18, 2019
Cringe Blog: I've got a bad idea

One is a meta masterpiece; the other a terrifying allegory.

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  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 4, 2019
Tour shows possibilities of Longboat's outdoor venue site

Commissioners, staff, public take a walk to see the three-dimensional reality of on-paper proposals.

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  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 19, 2018
The Crunch that Stole Christmas forces artists to create new traditions

The show must go on. With all that hard work, who has time for the holidays? Area performing arts talents find a way.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 17, 2019
Preparation for The Players Centre's latest production starts with the script

Director Elliott Raines takes Arthur Miller’s “A View from the Bridge” from the page to the stage.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • March 6, 2019
Sarasota Opera's unsung heroes rarely see the spotlight, but they're ready for it

What does it take to be an understudy at Sarasota Opera? Just everything you’ve got. Christopher Nazarian wouldn’t have it any other way.

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  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 16, 2019
Binge Blog: Laughing silently to myself

"Nate Bargatze: The Tennessee Kid" (Netflix) and "A Quiet Place" (Amazon Prime Video) are this week's recommendations from the Sarasota Observer's Binge Blog.

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  • By Bret Hauff |
  • February 14, 2018
Affidavit claims Longboat commissioners spoke against Unicorp plan years ago

Commission candidate Langley says in 2014 then-mayor Jim Brown told him: Whittall's plan “would never be approved by the town.’’

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  • By Marty Fugate |
  • August 19, 2016
Theater review: '42nd Street'

'42nd Street' kicks up its heels at Manatee Players

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  • By Jack Short |
  • October 29, 2015
Conversation with Mark Pritchett

The president and CEO of the Gulf Coast Community Foundation discusses some problems facing nonprofits post-recession, and strategies looking forward.

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  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 10, 2015
Theater Review: 'The Actor's Nightmare' and 'The Real Inspector Hound'

Two one-act plays keep it short and silly in Asolo Conservatory production.

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  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 17, 2016
East County cowboys still bullish on ranch life

Ranchers learn to adapt when development changes the landscape.

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