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  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 24, 2014
Observer seeks community input at town hall meetings

The East County Observer will host a community meeting 7 p.m. Dec. 11 to engage with readers and hear suggestions.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 27, 2013
Occasions: Birth Announcements

The Observer welcomes East County's newest additions.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • May 12, 2010
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: Julie Rohr Academy

Students at Julie Rohr Academy are gearing up for their moment in the spotlight. The school will present "The Music Man" at 7 p.m., Friday, May 21, at the Sarasota Opera House.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 1, 2011
Mustangs honor one of their own

The Lakewood Ranch High School football team renamed its Spring Game the Adrian Shawn Littlejohn Memorial Spring Football Game in honor of 14-month-old Adrian Littlejohn, who lost his battle with cancer May 1.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 3, 2012
Lady Mustangs squad sweeps Lady Warriors

The Lakewood Ranch High volleyball team beat Seminole Osceola 25-12, 25-7, 25-21 in a Class 6A-District 12 match Saturday, Sept. 27.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 23, 2013
Scene & Heard

Art of Our Time gets moving; Awarding brownie points; Journalist is on the receiving end of questions

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 19, 2020
Prose and Kohn: Despite loss, Mustangs remain serious playoff threat

Lakewood Ranch boys basketball will look to follow the 2005 girls team's path to the title game.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • November 29, 2017
Sarasota Ballet's 'Metropolitan' gets the pointe across through storytelling

Sarasota Ballet focuses on storytelling with its latest production, "Metropolitan."

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • June 11, 2017
County grants give neighborhoods opportunity for improvement

Groups of residents can apply for up to $10,000 to improve aspects of their community on the county's dime.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • May 4, 2016
Taste of Peru

New family restaurant on University Parkway serves Peruvian food, culture.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • March 18, 2015
It’s all Greek to them: Olympia Dukakis leads the FSU/Asolo conservatory

Acclaimed actress Olympia Dukakis leads FSU conservatory students through their craft and their future with ancient Greek theater.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 27, 2013
CLASSROOM CRITIC

The mission of Sarasota Film Festival's education department is to inspire, educate and entertain students by promoting creativity, collaboration and community involvement.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 27, 2017
Pirates quarterback forces opponents to shiver their timbers

The Braden River junior has the offense churning and scouts turning their heads.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 28, 2013
Football Preview: ODA Thunder

David Grain Jr. won the Most Improved Player Award two years ago. Now, The Out-of-Door Academy senior wide receiver is hoping to lead the ODA Thunder back to the postseason.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • March 19, 2024
Longboat police requested for suspicious package of dog food

A resident called police to figure out what to do with a random box of dog food that appeared on his property. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2014
Our View

At the expense of others

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • February 27, 2023
St. Regis celebrates completing the building's structure

After the topping-off ceremony, the condo project on Longboat Key is expected to take another 16 months to complete.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • May 9, 2014
Off the Hook Seafood Company: Off-the-charts good

Off the Hook Seafood Company: Off-the-charts good

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 4, 2011
Our View: Fed beach funding a gamble

Living in paradise with beaches comes with a cost called renourishment. As Longboaters know, it's a steep cost, but a necessary oxygen for the Key's survival.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • November 25, 2019
Giving thanks, the Longboat Key way

This island is full of its own traditions. Here's what a Thanksgiving Day on Longboat Key might look like.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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