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“The response from a young crowd really feeds your performance. They're a lot more vocal when they like or hate something," says Tom Harney, left, as he and his fellow acting students rehearse for the upcoming New Stages Tour.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • September 30, 2015
Shaking up Shakespeare

Asolo Repertory Theatre's New Stages Tour puts a modern spin on Shakespearean classics

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 6, 2009
Teens hit the water for competition

Participants in the Brothers and Sisters summer teen program spent the day conquering the water Friday, July 31.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 7, 2014
Students race toward nationals

Merritt Kendzior, Hannah Figueras, Madelyn Kumar, Victoria Sinclair and Domenic Aluise will compete in the F1 in Schools National Final, at Michigan International Speedway.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 12, 2013
Community Golf

David Montague, Ed Singleton, Vito Melfi and Joe Bornstein shot 55 to win the Lakewood Ranch three-ball Men's Event May 25, on Cypress Links.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 27, 2010
Windsor donates $1,300 to Napier's

The Windsor of Lakewood Ranch Assisted Living recently presented a check for $1,300 to the Napier's Log Cabin Horse & Animal Sanctuary Inc.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 6, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, April 13

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 27, 2010
Cops Corner

Jan. 7 No. 1 fan 8:54 p.m. -- 6400 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive (GMD). Public Drunkenness. Police found a man sleeping on a bench at the intersection of General Harris Street and Gulf of Mexico Drive. He told police he had fallen asleep while listening to a game on the radio and was given a ride to his parents' house on Lyons Lane.

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  • Cops Corner
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 28, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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For the 2012 Chalk Festival, 200,000 eventgoers came to Burns Square, as did 500 artists over the course of 10 days. Some Burns Square merchants, however, say the festival should not be more than two or three days. File photo.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • May 9, 2013
Chalk festival outlines possible move

A relocation of the festival in 2014, to the Rosemary District could alleviate the concerns of some Burns Square business owners.

  • Sarasota
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Jake Ilardi at the 2017 Tampa Am. Photo courtesy Chaz Miley.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 12, 2018
Sarasota skateboarder lands in global top-15 rankings

After a whirlwind 10 months, Sarasota skateboarder Jake Ilardi, who trained at Payne Skate Park, finds himself among the sport's elite. He won the Red Bull Roller Coaster event in Munich on June 23 and is sponsored by Nike SB among other companies.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Witnesses called deputies after a man wearing a blue button-down shirt, jeans and a black mask, and toting a pistol led employees to the back of the restaurant and took the cash.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 3, 2013
Masked man robs Sarasota McDonald's

A masked man robbed the McDonald's at 5554 Fruitville Road after 4 a.m. this morning.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rosalyn Warner took this sunset photo July 22, at Waterlefe Golf & Country Club.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2011
Weekly Winner:Cotton Candy Clouds

Rosalyn Warner took this sunset photo July 22, at Waterlefe Golf & Country Club.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
New IDA Executive Director Anne Ross likes to spend her free time camping and kayaking with her family. "We like to be outdoors," she said.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • November 18, 2015
Anne Ross steps up to fill Eva Rey's shoes

New Lakewood Ranch executive director plots course for the future.

  • East County
  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota 12.10.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Chris Wood, the youth minister at Church of the Redeemer, carries the cross during the 13th annual Good Friday Morning Stations of the Cross walk.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • March 29, 2013
VIDEO: Good Friday Morning Stations of the Cross

The 13th annual Good Friday Morning Stations of the Cross walk took place Friday, March 29, down Main Street through downtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 16, 2014
Weekend's best bets: Friday, May 16

Weekend's best bets: Friday, May 16

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  • Things To Do
Doug Hay, a 62-year-old retired maintenance mechanic, is a Lakewood Ranch snake charmer.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • May 14, 2018
Snake Charmer

Doug Hay, Florida snakes, Lakewood Ranch

  • LWR Life
Colony Beach & Tennis Resort officials are calling a signed settlement the first step in making progress for a new resort property on the shuttered hotel site.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 26, 2013
UPDATE: Klauber to receive $3 million consultant settlement

If Colony Beach & Tennis Resort unit owners and a bankruptcy judge approve a settlement reached this week, it will end a more than six-year legal battle between the Colony Association and its longtime owner.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Tammy Hauser (boa) started Discover Sarasota Tours in October 2018. Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • August 30, 2019
Discover Sarasota Tours help residents see the city through new eyes

Locals can learn a great deal from the experiences offered by Discover Sarasota Tours, which is celebrating its one-year anniversary next month.

  • Arts + Culture
A Braden River running back attempts to elude Southeast defensive back Demarquis Brice.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 18, 2013
Special Turnaround: Braden River Football

The Braden River High football team has forced 11 turnovers in its first two games this season.

  • East County
  • Sports
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