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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 19, 2015
Week's best bets: Monday, Jan. 19

Week's best bets: Monday, Jan. 19

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Michelle Orlando, the associate director of Bayada Home Health Care, tries out the robotic seal with Pamela Green, the director of business development for First in Care.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 22, 2016
Robotic pet receives seal of approval in Lakewood Ranch

Windsor Reflections tests robotic seal in battle against dementia

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 16, 2012
FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT: Mandy Peebles

Mandy Peebles is a Braden River High School student graduating both college and high school this May. Read more about Peebles in our candid "Five Things."

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Members of the Old Braden River Historical Society appreciated a presentation on the society's successes prepared by Bill Halstead.
  • By Andrew Atkins |
  • May 15, 2019
Old Braden River Historical Society plans for future

As the Old Braden River Historical Society celebrated 12 years at its May 7 meeting, members looked back on the successes of the organization and discussed plans for the future.

  • East County
  • News
Matt (Eli Gilbert) and Luisa (Emma Devine). Courtesy photos
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • October 25, 2019
'The Fantasticks' considers love’s illusions at The Players Centre

This reverse “Romeo and Juliet” is more than fantastic.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 28, 2013
COPS CORNER: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2013
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Stephanie Claussen, owner of Steff’s Stuff Antiques, models a sun hat (“keeps the wrinkles away,” she says) and a vintage pocketbook from Saks Fifth Avenue.
  • By Katie Hendrick |
  • January 10, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Sip and Shop

Retailers and customers mingled with snacks and beverages Thursday, Jan. 10, during "Sip and Shop" at the Centre Shops plaza.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Judi Stanley learned to cook Italian food from her grandmother, Florence Pascone. Stanley decided to name her restaurant after her.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 17, 2018
Pascone's Ristorante opens at UTC

Italian restaurant livens University Parkway corridor dining scene.

  • East County
  • News
President Larry Thompson of Ringling College of Art & Design, left, and Tom Aposporos of the Longboat Key Foundation, listen Monday as the deal to establish a $10 million art center on Longboat Key is extended into February. Terry O'Connor
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • December 13, 2016
Longboat Key Arts Center deal extended with Ringling College

“The town would be responsible for the site development and Ringling would be responsible for the building,” said assistant town manager Mike Hein.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

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

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Sandra Herr submitted this sunset photo, taken on Gulfshore Road on Longboat Key.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2011
Weekly Winner: Relaxation Technique

Sandra Herr submitted this sunset photo, taken on Gulfshore Road on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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Bryan and Julie Veith went to Arlington, Va. March 14 to receive Bryan's honor as a Fellow by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 24, 2019
Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

Eighteen holes with an engineering ace

  • East County
  • Opinion
Braden River Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Nicholas Leduc tests his students on the types of triangles.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 31, 2018
Manatee County education cost could rise again

School district says addition in tax makes sense.

  • East County
  • News
Janice Rutkowski submitted this sunset photo, taken on Lido Beach.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 18, 2011
WEEKLY WINNER: Engulfing View

Janice Rutkowski submitted this sunset photo, taken on Lido Beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Enjoy our edible gift guide.
  • By Randi Donahue |
  • December 16, 2014
Edible elation

Christmas is quickly approaching, but there is still time to shoot straight to the top of your friends' and family's nice list. Here are Diversions' picks for local edible gifts that can be as pleasing to the taste buds as the spirit.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kristine Nickel |
  • February 7, 2017
Give it up for the optimist

Look to the future and not the past. It may be a lot rosier than you think.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 14, 2012
Woman stabs Siesta hotel manager

Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrested a woman after she attacked a Siesta Key Bungalows employee with a light fixture and threatened bystanders.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
What lies underneath Emerald Harbor Drive will be investigated next year to find out why the road is cracking.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 22, 2015
Emerald Harbor Drive needs investigated

Water accumulation and cracking on Emerald Harbor Drive will be investigated next year as part of a road project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • January 13, 2015
Taste of the Keys to bring food, fashion and fun for good cause

Twelve local 'celebrities' will embrace their inner supermodels and hit the runway in fashions by Island Pursuit Jan. 21 for the fifth annual Taste of the Keys and Fashion Show.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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