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  • By Amanda Morales |
  • November 14, 2014
WEEKEND BEST BET: Siesta Key Crystal Classic

Watch the soft sands of Siesta Beach transform in masterpieces by the shore for the Siesta Key Crystal Classic this weekend.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 30, 2009
10 to Contend: Phillip Younger

The code-enforcement board member will face off with Commissioner Hal Lenobel for the at-large commission seat in the March election.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota's Mary Tucker, a freshman at Kentucky, has a chance to make the U.S. Olympic Rifle Team.  Photo courtesy UK Athletics.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 16, 2020
Prose and Kohn: Shooting her shot

Former SMA athlete has an eye on the Olympics

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 4, 2015
SCS outlasts Braden River

The Sarasota Christian volleyball team beat Braden River 3-2 in non-district action Sept. 3.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Manatee County School board member Julie Aranibar won't face violation charges
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • February 21, 2013
Feb. 20: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Manatee County School board member Julie Aranibar won't face violation charges; Commissioners continue Ringling Walmart appeal hearing; Town gives ULI a second look; Gulf Gate Library opens at Sarasota Square Mall

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Mark Morris Dance Group: The Mark Morris Dance Group will anchor this year’s Ringling International Arts Festival. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • May 9, 2012
Ringling Museum director sounds off on this year's RIAF

When the Ringling Museum and the Baryshnikov Arts Center joined forces in 2009 to launch the Ringling International Arts Festival (RIAF), the event was supposed to be a biannual to-do.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 15, 2020
Colony case nears second anniversary

Trial scheduled for April in the proceedings that ultimately will decide how oceanfront acreage will be sold.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 9, 2019
In her own words: Dora Walters

A few samples of what Dora had to say.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bay Haven School teacher Maribeth Ditmars reads a list of students’ names from her 1995 class. Photo by Amanda Morales
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • April 23, 2015
Bay Haven students dig up the past

In 1995 the Major League Baseball strike came to an end, the Academy Award for Best Picture went to “Forrest Gump” and the verdict for the O.J. Simpson trial was not guilty.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
The property at 1440 Boulevard of the Arts has sat vacant for years as the city has sought a project for the land. File photo
  • By David Conway |
  • May 22, 2014
Developers pitch Rosemary project

Rosemary Square, a mixed-use 'catalyst project,' would feature residential, commercial and theater space.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Susan Zalkim, Karen MacIntosh, Phyllis Osbaldeston and Norma Gregson
  • By Katie Hendrick |
  • March 20, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Mary's Women's Guild Fashion Show

The St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church's Women Guild held a fashion show Wednesday, March 20 at the Longboat Key Club & Resort's Harbourside Dining Room. The event benefitted Catholic charities.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Rosie Webber and Joe Casey engage in a back-and-forth duet. (Matthew Holler)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 30, 2019
When 'Outlaws and Angels' takes the stage, it's all good

Florida Studio Theatre revue tips its hat to the saints and sinners who transformed American country music

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 21, 2013
Chamber of Commerce accepting applications for awards

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce is now accepting applications for the award, which it will award at its annual awards luncheon Friday, May 10 at the Hyatt Regency, Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • February 13, 2018
Key Notes: ‘Siesta Key’ Episode 15 Recap

This week was full of moments that made me want to bang my head against the wall, including the demise of Bradisson and Juliette's lack of basic college-level knowledge.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Sarasota football roundup: 10.13.17
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 13, 2017
Sarasota football roundup: 10.13.17

Sarasota football roundup: 10.13.17

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Wide receiver Trevor Losada is one of the Mustangs top players to watch this season.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 26, 2015
Football Preview: Lakewood Ranch

After finishing 6-3 last season, Lakewood Ranch is looking to get back to the playoffs for the first time since 2011.

  • East County
  • Sports
Image courtesy Kat Macmillan
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • November 21, 2018
Ringling College student starts a conversation with 'Microplastics' exhibit

Ringling College of Art and Design illustration major Tess Lockey was appalled when she learned about microplastics, so she decided to take action through art and start and

  • Arts + Culture
Kathryn Parks opens the entertainment portion of a fundraiser for The Players Centre for the Performing Arts by captivating the crowd with a song.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 10, 2016
The Players get acquainted with their new community of Lakewood Ranch

Kickoff fundraiser draws backers of The Players Centre for the Performing Arts.

  • East County
  • News
DeShaun Fenwick.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 23, 2017
Braden River gets area football season underway

The Pirates play Chatfield High (Colo.) on Aug. 24 in Orlando.

  • East County
  • Sports
Longboat Key Police Chief Peter Cumming speaks at a press conference Aug. 10.
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • August 10, 2017
Longboat Key murder suspect worked at targeted resort

Darryl Hanna Jr. was a part-time security guard at the Zota Beach Resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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