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Nicola Piras, Makena Winch and Braxton Bowdell are three senior leaders on the Sailors.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 30, 2020
Sailors boys soccer heads into playoffs undefeated

Sarasota isn't satisfied with their level of play, though.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Josh Siegel Rebecca O'Brien, a Southeast High School senior, assists Logan Heath, a Haile Middle School sixth-grader, with his math homework as part of a before-and-after school program offered by the Manatee County YMCA.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 29, 2014
YMCA's program thrives with new focus: middle schoolers

Enrollment for the Manatee County YMCA's refocused and renamed Y DASH after-school program has jumped to 650 students per quarter.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2020
Sarasota County Charter Review Board District 1: Krista Lohr

Meet the candidate

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Florida Department of Transportation is working to reconfigure the interchange of I-75 and State Road 70.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • November 13, 2020
Weekend construction to cause congestion at interchange of S.R. 70 and I-75

Weekend congestion expected at interchange of State Road 70 and I-75

  • East County
  • News
  • By Paul Lento, MD |
  • September 27, 2018
Hip Bursitis: The Pain is Not What You Think

Hip Bursitis: The Pain is Not What You Think

  • Health
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Police Chief Bernadette DiPino was named head of the Sarasota Police Department in January.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • October 31, 2013
Crime rate data under fire

The Sarasota Police Department disputes the accuracy of crime data that show the city has a higher rate of crime than neighboring municipalities.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • December 10, 2017
Critic's holiday film picks

A look at our favorite movies coming out this holiday season.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • September 2, 2018
Backstage at the Players offers look at life of an iconic poet in 'Before Steepletop'

Premiere production of Alfred Keyser’s “Before Steepletop” celebrates the haunting allure of Edna St. Vincent Millay.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Jaxon, ridden by Manatee County Sheriff's Office Deputy Zach Bradley, is one of the newest horses on the Mounted Patrol Unit. Behind them is Deputy Kevin Vreeland on Gunny.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 23, 2020
Saddled up for public safety in Lakewood Ranch

When the crowds return, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office wants to have its Mounted Patrol horses ready.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 27, 2012
SIDELINES

Lady Cougars silence Lady Thunder; Sarasota boys finish fourth at North Port Invitational; Sarasota Sailors fall to Southeast Seminoles; Cougars suffer first loss

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 17, 2020
State Representative District 70: Mark Oliver

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2013
Letters to the Editor

What should we believe?; Tyranny still exists

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Hickory Hollow
  • By Shellie Terry |
  • May 21, 2020
Smokin' Summer Spots

LWR Life contributor Shellie Terry shares the secrets to finding the best barbecue in town.

  • LWR Life
Ann Quackenbush sorts packed seeds in February.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • October 19, 2020
Longboat Key church's seed packers hit milestone

At Christ Church of Longboat Key, Hope Seeds volunteers reach 100,000 mark.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
In 2001, a statue of John Ringling was erected on a new median neck-out at South Boulevard of the Presidents — one of the many projects Marty Rappaport helped become a reality on St. Armands Circle.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 20, 2016
Longtime St. Armands Circle leader announces retirement

Colleagues and city officials say Marty Rappaport, the founder of the St. Armands Business Improvement District, had a lasting impact on the direction of the Circle.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ida Adalora spends three hours making plarn a day.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • January 7, 2019
92-year-old Sarasotan works to provide beds for the homeless

Bags to Beds, the service project organization, has a secret key to their production: Ida Andalora.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Alana Sherman. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 14, 2021
"American Idol" quest ends for Lakewood Ranch resident

Lakewood Ranch's Alana Sherman says "American Idol" is "not the end."

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 29, 2009
Cops Corner

Police pulled over a man driving a four-door, silver Jeep. The man was driving in and out of his lane, and police issued him a ticket for driving with a suspended driver's license.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • November 3, 2020
Longboat Key voters revel in the Election Day tradition

The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Longboat Key Town Hall and Longboat Island Chapel.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Garrow
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • August 27, 2014
Doing Business: Malibu Fox Express

The time she took off during her first pregnancy with her son, Dalton, in 2011, changed Danielle Garrow's life.

  • East County
  • News
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