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  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • October 28, 2016
Key to the Cure kicks off the social season

More than a thousand gathered to raise money for Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation.

  • Black Tie
SANCA's Paul Blackketter signs paperwork making the deal official. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 8, 2015
SANCA adds regatta to schedule

World rowing regatta will come to Sarasota

  • East County
  • Sports
Braden River junior Lexie Phelps earned the win on the mound for the Pirates.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 10, 2016
Lexie Phelps tosses Pirates past Sailors

The Braden River softball team beat rival Sarasota 5-2 Feb. 10.

  • East County
  • Sports
School Board Chairwoman Karen Carpenter addresses the audience before panelists speak.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 15, 2013
Local leaders address area education needs

Local leaders shared their visions for education in the area and state during a Lakewood Ranch Kiwanis luncheon.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Adam N. Phillips, D.O, Board Certified General Surgeon & Vein Specialist |
  • September 9, 2021
Detecting Vein Disease

Detecting Vein Disease

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  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • June 25, 2019
Bradenton man arrested for possession of various drugs

Michael Olson was in possession of ecstasy, cocaine and marijuana.

  • East County
  • News
Booker High alumnus Charlie Barnett co-stars in Netflix's breakout hit "Russian Doll" with Natasha Lyonne. Photo by Amelia Hanks
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 17, 2019
'Russian Doll' star Charlie Barnett credits Booker VPA for getting his start

The Booker High alumnus and Longboat Key native who co-leads the Netflix show shares what the school means to him.

  • Arts + Culture
Nikki Yanez, 10, occasionally practices on the tennis court. The majority of her training is done through stretching, conditioning and completing gymnastics elements. Photo by Jen Blanco
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 7, 2014
Back-to-back Champ

Ten-year-old Nikki Yanez won a pair of tennis titles last month after only having played the sport for two years.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Mayor Ken Schneier (left) and Vice Mayor Mike Haycock (right) were sworn in to their respective positions on March 23, which is the last time the town commission met in person.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • April 26, 2020
Schneier navigates unusual first weeks as Longboat Key's mayor

The Longboat Key Town Commission last met in person on March 23 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Oar Bust, a dragon boat team made up of Town of Longboat Key employees, leaves the shore with the help of their instructor during practice Saturday morning at Palma Sola Causeway Park.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • March 5, 2020
Longboat town employees practice for dragon boat race vs. local rivals

Longboat Oar Bust will compete against Anna Maria Island, Holmes Beach on Saturday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The cast, crew and staff of the Asolo Repertory Theatre contribute hours of work and talent to pull off its ambitious annual repertory theater season.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • March 4, 2015
A Good Rep

The Asolo Repertory Theatre embodies the definition of multitasking as it remains one of the only true repertory theaters in the country.

  • Arts + Culture
Lakewood Ranch junior Alex Brown performs a compulsory and an optional routine during each meet.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 7, 2016
Alex Brown's passion springs to life

Lakewood Ranch High junior masters the trampoline.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • June 13, 2018
Second appeal of Colony demolition filed, hearing scheduled for today

A third unit owner has filed a second suit to stop the town from demolishing the buildings at the site of the former Colony.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Keely Carney |
  • May 31, 2012
Survival of the fittest, Ashley Wilkerson style

Survival of the fittest, Ashley Wilkerson style

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 10, 2010
Colony files reorganization plan

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort is asking a bankruptcy judge to confirm its reorganization plan before it secures an investor who will help renovate the 232-unit resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota County is planning a $2.8 million drainage project that includes a larger retention pond on Beach Road.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 21, 2012
Aesthetics, costs clash for project

Sarasota County commissioners will consider the fate of 26,000 cubic yards of soil left over from Beach Road drainage improvements Dec. 11.

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  • By Josh Siegel |
  • July 2, 2013
State approves Manatee's financial recovery plan

The Florida Department of Education approved a Manatee County School District plan to meet the state-required 3% fund balance by June 20, 2014 - a decision that prevents state takeover.

  • East County
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2014
News Briefs

Sarasota Police reveal details of drug operation; FDOT shifts Siesta Key lanes for Stickney Point Bridge work; Siesta seawall project moves ahead with work

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lily, Mason and Cassidy Berg show off their masks before heading into Southside Elementary School.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • September 15, 2020
School board considers mask policy extension

If the policy extension is approved, students could have to wear masks for the rest of the school year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Sarasota Observer archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
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