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  • By Jack Short |
  • January 1, 2016
Families celebrate New Year's Eve at the downtown midway

Kids and adults rang in the new year with a carnival atmosphere.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • November 4, 2016
Clambake for a cause

The annual New College Clambake was held on the lawn of College Hall on Nov. 3.

  • Black Tie
Readers respond to the St. Regis parking garage's potential impacts
  • By Letters to the Editor |
  • May 22, 2023
Readers respond to the St. Regis parking garage's potential impacts

Readers differ over the value of the proposed St. Regis parking garage.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Cheryl Taub, local artist, has a master's in art education and has been creating art all her life.
  • By Sidra Wali |
  • April 21, 2023
Town exhibit showcases work from local artists

The seventh annual Artists’ Reception at Longboat Key Town Hall was the largest one yet.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 27, 2010
Hospital CEO completes 165-mile bike ride

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center CEO Jim Wilson biked from Miami to Key West during the Southern Most AIDS/HIV Bike Ride earlier this month.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 14, 2010
Opposition continues battle over Tara project

The 12 Oaks Advisory Committee contacted Walgreens executives to discourage them from building a new location on the site.

  • East County
  • News
Marcia Freedman displays one of her more recent watercolor paintings. She prefers painting watercolors to oil paintings.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • September 21, 2011
Neighbors: Marcia Freedman

Artist Ed Whitney once commented on a painting, done by Marcia Freedman, saying that the artist was "a person having a love affair with color."

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sophomores Kristin Zarrella and Olivia Ortiz lead a pack of runners at the Class 3A state meet Nov. 20. Courtesy photo Steven Black.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 23, 2010
Lakewood girls cross country finishes second in state

The Lady Mustangs posted a second-place finish at the Class 3A state meet Nov. 20 for the second-consecutive season.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 2, 2011
OUR VIEW: County right, policy still wrong

When Ken Sanborn asked Sarasota County for another $500,000 for his startup movie studio in Lakewood Ranch, it just highlighted an ongoing policy problem.

  • East County
  • Opinion
A bald eagle keeps watch over its nest on the Lorraine Road extension in Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • March 22, 2017
For PETE's sake, road project delayed

Is major projects’ delay just a big pile of bird droppings?

  • East County
  • News
Riverwalk's Linda Carroll and River Club's  Penny Savage like doing low impact exercises in a group setting because they have fun while they work out.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 20, 2019
Sweatin' to the Oldies

Videos inspire women's exercise group to get fit and have fun.

  • Health
Michael Bergquist said the Sarasota United Water Polo Club is welcoming both experienced players and newcomers as it works to establish itself locally.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 27, 2019
Water polo group lobbies for practice space

Does the city have room to accommodate water polo players at Arlington Park?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Riverview wideout Stephon Turner takes a short pass upfield for a score.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 7, 2017
Irma and previous storms put damper on football season

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Shantia Grace, Riverview High's all-time leading scorer, is now Booker High's girls basketball coach. Here, she pumps up her team during a stoppage against Palmetto High.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 22, 2017
Riverview legend off to fast start with Booker girls basketball

The Rams' all-time leading scorer came to the Tornadoes to "give back to Sarasota County."

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
LECOM School of Pharmacy students, from left, Brandi Conely, Kelly Fero, Stephanie Wills and Johnny Le Nguyen (far right), stand with faculty mentor Victoria Reinhartz in front of the group’s winning poster presentation. Courtesy.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 3, 2017
Drinking water safe despite smell

I-75 flyover gains Sarasota County approvals

  • East County
  • News
At a future meeting, city staff will bring back a negotiated land swap agreement for the commission's consideration.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 5, 2016
City explores downtown land deal with developer

To facilitate the construction of a roundabout at U.S. 41 and Fruitville Road, the city could agree to a land swap that would also facilitate the private development of nearby land.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 26, 2016
Black Muse: Powerful African American art at Art Center Sarasota

Art Center Sarasota showcases powerful works by African-American artists.

  • Arts + Culture
Due to rainy weather during its live music day, the Harvey Milk Festival is hosting a fundraiser July 11 at THROB Nightclub.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • July 6, 2015
Harvey Milk Festival hosting fundraiser on July 11

Due to rain at this year's live music event, the festival is holding an essential fundraiser at THROB Nightclub

  • Arts + Culture
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 4, 2015
TWIS Asks: La Dona Donuts

TWIS Asks: La Dona Donuts

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
The 1920s cottage sits on land the Whitaker family owned originally. Jan Silberstein added the deck when she bought the house in 1984. Photos courtesy of Michael Saunders & Co.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • March 25, 2015
Past perfect

A historic Indian Beach home recalls a Sarasota that almost disappeared.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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