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  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • June 17, 2009
Profiles of Summer | Swan Song

Longtime Sarasota Ballet dancers Adrian Ciobanu and Lauren Strongin are packing up their pointe shoes and heading to Houston. Says Ciobanu: 'We love the company and we love the city, but it's time to move on.'

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • December 13, 2018
Looking Ahead: The must-see shows and other arts events in 2019

Here's a look at the events we think you should consider attending and the shows you should consider seeing around Sarasota in 2019.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 25, 2024
Cyclist pedals to find volunteers to support cancer patients

Jeff Molby's cycling adventure to benefit cancer patients takes him through Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • January 5, 2025
Theatre Odyssey celebrates 20 years of its Ten Minute Play Festival

After a modest start, the festival has become a mainstay of the Sarasota arts season.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Eric Snider |
  • February 21, 2025
Taylor Emmons' legacy lives on through Out-of-Door Academy scholarship

Grieving parents turned their son’s tragic death into a sustainable charitable endeavor that has paid for more than a dozen teenagers to attend a private high school.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 10, 2024
12 things to do this summer in Manatee County

Take a look at things to do and places to go this summer in eastern Manatee County.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 31, 2018
Vote of no confidence

Given their history, it’s difficult to think Sarasotacommissioners can make the right decisions on the bayfront. They should charge The Bay’s board to present a plan to voters.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • November 30, 2016
Holidays mean open season for scamsters on Longboat Key

Longboat Key Police Detective Bob Bourque said keeping the ho-ho-ho in your holidays means paying attention at a time of multiple merrymaking distractions.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • July 20, 2022
East Manatee Fire Rescue board to vote on paramedic plan

The Board of Fire Commissioners will discuss a scaled-down request to add paramedics over a four-year period.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 16, 2022
Basketball camp fires up future Lakewood Ranch High players

The annual camp at Lakewood Ranch High also gives its current players a chance to coach.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 4, 2022
New residences planned to revive North Tamiami Trail district

Nearly 10 years after it was adopted by the city, the special zoning district meant to improve Tamiami Trail from downtown to University Parkway is beginning to see long-awaited redevelopment.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 27, 2009
Millage to increase?

A budget that attempts to maintain existing service levels will require the town of Longboat Key to implement a higher millage rate for the second year in a row.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 4, 2010
Former BRHS student confesses to 10 area burglaries

Justin Lizardi, 20, is facing charges for burglarizing homes throughout the East County.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 2, 2012
Lady Mustangs keep title hopes alive

The Lakewood Ranch High softball team advanced to the Class 3A-Region 3 finals with a 5-4 victory over Seminole Osceola in a regional semifinal April 27.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • November 17, 2010
Portrait of an artist

After years of meticulously painting the human face, portrait artist Truman Adams is ready to work faster and larger.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • August 31, 2020
Lord's Warehouse reopening on Longboat Key

The reopening of the Lord's Warehouse and the Longboat Island Chapel mark the near-full awakening of church life on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 20, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Sept. 21

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Berkley Mason |
  • September 5, 2017
Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton brace for Hurricane Irma

The county to give out sandbags in Lakewood Ranch in preparation for the potentially "catastrophic" Category 5 hurricane.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 29, 2015
East County: Top 5 Teams of 2015

Records fall, barriers broken as area teams reach for the stars.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • April 13, 2016
University Parkway's CycleBar puts pedal to the mettle

Reporter puts her spin on new cycling studio on University Parkway.

  • Health
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