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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2012
Our View: Don't fall for steelworker's sob

You have to be dreading the next five months. We are.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Pip Smalley, 12, plays shortstop and also pitches for the Sarasota American 11-and 12-year-old All-Star team.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 30, 2016
A hero in his own right

Sarasota 12-year-old makes fourth straight Little League All-Star team.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Lakewood Ranch High volleyball team will travel to Winter Haven for the Class 6A-Region 3 finals Nov. 10.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 6, 2012
Lady Mustangs sweep way into regional final

The Lakewood Ranch High volleyball team defeated Tampa Sickles 25-16, 25-11, 25-17 in a Class 6A-Region 3 semifinal Nov. 6.

  • East County
  • Sports
Bob Conley will face James Carlino in the General Election.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 20, 2016
East Manatee Fire Rescue — Seat 2: Bob Conley

Conley will face James Carlino in the general election.

  • East County
  • News
Families take in the fireworks display at Bayfront Park during the Fourth of July celebration last year.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • June 30, 2016
Sarasota Calendar 6.30.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of June 30.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Riverview senior Austin Katz finished 15th in the nation in the 100-meter backstroke at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials June 27 with a personal best time of 55.43 seconds.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 30, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Sharks build for the future at U.S. Olympic Team Trials

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
trivia
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 24, 2013
TWIS Tour Guide: Trivia Nights

TWIS Tour Guide: Trivia Nights

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • April 4, 2018
'The Death of Stalin' makes fools of those in power after the Soviet general's death

Wit and superb casting make this raucous dark comedy shine.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Lakewood Ranch's Kevin Conway, Sarasota's Dean Anderson, tournament honoree Christopher Gordon, service dog Blaze and Heritage Harbor's Nick Gyeszat go off the first tee at the fifth annual Rosedale Golf Classic April 4.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 4, 2018
Rosedale Golf Classic helps change a life in Bradenton

East County community support raises more than $100,000 for Homes for Our Troops.

  • East County
  • News
The proposed first phase of the bayfront project now includes an arcing pier, an open lawn area and a beach shoreline.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 11, 2019
From concept to plan, Sarasota bayfront plan's details shift a bit

Nearly a year after the city adopted a vision for redesigning the bayfront, the proposed first phase of the public park project has undergone some changes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
How long will it take to cull the peacocks to 12 male birds? Town Manager Dave Bullock doesn’t have an answer but he promises 2016 will be the year of the peacock removal.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 1, 2015
Peacock removal begins in 2016

How long will it take to cull the peacocks to 12 male birds? Town Manager Dave Bullock doesn’t have an answer but he promises 2016 will be the year of the peacock removal.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lilly Kaighin, Carolyn Johnson, Nolia Stephan, Marti Page and Sue Renfrew, all former Luffing Lassies, at the 1978 Adams Cup.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • September 27, 2017
Luffing Lassies sail into 45th year

In 1972, Lilly Kaighin called five women to the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. The rest, as they say, is history.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Roy |
  • February 3, 2011
Siesta Key pipe may carry runoff into Gulf

Hoping to eliminate Siesta Key Beach closures due to high bacteria counts, the county has two options to remedy the problem. One Key neighborhood is against one of the solutions.

  • Sarasota
  • News
East Manatee Fire Rescue Chief Lee Whitehurst pulls out plans for Station 2 at the future site for Station 7. The fire district will have to select and architect and engineer for the project, but the facilities could be similar.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 27, 2017
East County fire district ready for growth

East Manatee Fire Rescue budgets for design of new fire station.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 10, 2011
Our View

Agenda for the new commission

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Jaymie and Tommy Klauber, shown at the 10-year anniversary of their restaurant on Nov. 1, closed their Polo Grill & Bar on Tuesday.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 4, 2018
Polo Grill & Bar in Lakewood Ranch closes

The catering side of the business will remain open through May.

  • East County
  • News
Amore by Andrea proprietors W. Howard Rooks and Andrea Bozzolo. Inset: The interior restaurant seats 210 and includes a bar, formal dining area and basement. Photos by Robin Hartill
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 12, 2014
That's Amore

The once vacant building at 555 Bay Isles Parkway will host its first customers in more than six years when Amore by Andrea opens Nov. 13.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Michael Eng |
  • March 10, 2010
Ranch restaurants to host St. Patrick's Day benefits

The Lucky Pelican Bistro and Fish Market and Ed's Tavern will celebrate the Irish holiday with fundraisers March 17.

  • East County
  • News
Crime reduced in 2012 in 10 categories, including: Forcible Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Larceny, Motor Vehicle Theft, Kidnapping, Arson, Simple Assault and Fraud.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • May 24, 2013
Sarasota crime drops more than 16% in 2012

Sarasota County crime dropped more than 16% in 2012 compared to 2011.

  • Sarasota
  • News
ODA junior Maria Ross will compete in her first Nick Bollettieri Women's Sarasota Open April 14 through April 17.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 6, 2016
ODA junior courts new challenge

Sarasota Open showcases some of nation's top developing players.

  • East County
  • Sports
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