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Ken Green is being inducted into the State College of Florida Athletics Hall of Fame.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 20, 2020
State College of Florida Athletics Hall of Fame honors Ken Green

Ken Green earns spot in State College of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 13, 2012
Stoneybrook Stableford Sunday Golf season set to tee off

Stoneybrook will begin its second Stableford Sunday Golf season at 8 a.m. Sept. 16.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 5, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • July 18, 2011
Sarasota Opera announces new director of production

The Sarasota Opera Association announced Christopher Van Alstyne has been appointed as its new director of production.

  • Arts + Culture
Marie Wyatt, Kitty Bystrom, Pat Helmuth and Marge Nuzzo
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • March 21, 2019
Seaplace takes a dip in the pool

Longboaters threw the party on March 20.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Rabbi Jonathan Katz. Courtesy photo.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 3, 2013
Beth Israel reaps fruitful harvest

Temple Beth Israel celebrated Sukkot, the weeklong holiday commemorating the fall harvest, with its annual food drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Austin Hoppe, 21
  • By Kimmy Comito and Sarah Karp |
  • August 31, 2013
ODA falls to Bradenton Christian

The ODA crowd dressed out in all white for their first home game of the season last night against Bradenton Christian School.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 8, 2015
Sarasota Film Festival: Classroom Critic

Classroom Critic is a program for middle school students in which they learn to appreciate the art of film and analyze it critically.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Myakka Fire Protection District and East Manatee Fire Rescue District firefighters gather with Manatee County Commissioners to celebrate the merger of the two departments. Photo by Scott Lockwood.
  • By Scott Lockwood |
  • September 22, 2021
East Manatee fire departments aim for seamless transition

Commission approves East Manatee Fire Rescue's takeover of the Myakka City Fire Control District.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 25, 2012
SIDELINES

Lady Thunder earn tournament berth; Lady Blazers take win during Senior Night; Lady Thunder take the win on Senior Night; ODA rolls past SW Florida Christian; Sarasota Crew 4+ squad wins gold

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo. Sheila Conger with her granddaughter Madeleine
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2013
Forty Carrots hosts grandparents

Forty Carrots Family Center invited students' grandparents to attend Grandparents' Day Nov. 25.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Lisa Nisenson |
  • June 11, 2013
A preview: Andrés Duany and Light Imprint

A preview: Andrés Duany and Light Imprint

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • April 23, 2018
Perfect writing and acting pairs make 'Final Portrait' a delightful ride

Excellent dialogue, camera angles and acting make for an engaging tale of American writer James Lord's experience being painted by Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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1715 Prospect St.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • April 3, 2013
3 Things: Boom Times

The year 1926 was the peak of Sarasota's first real-estate boom, and homes from that era still dot the town's older neighborhoods.

  • Arts + Culture
A car was left partially in a lake at the intersection of Natures Way and Lakewood Ranch Boulevard after a single-vehicle crash.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 26, 2019
Lakewood Ranch single-vehicle crash sends car into lake

Lakewood Ranch single-vehicle crash sends car into lake and two people to the hospital.

  • East County
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • August 21, 2020
Joan Hannah Peterson

Joan Hannah Peterson, 87, of Sarasota, Florida, passed away peacefully on Aug. 16, 2020.

  • Sarasota
  • Tributes & Obituaries
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  • By Nicole Unger |
  • December 8, 2014
Day Trippin' — Finding the perfect Christmas tree

Day Trippin' — Finding the perfect Christmas tree

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Thunder by the Bay's first appearance in Lakewood Ranch  in 2017 also will be its last.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 24, 2017
Thunder by the Bay returns to Sarasota from Lakewood Ranch

The motorcycle festival will be held at the Sarasota County Fairgrounds in 2018.

  • East County
  • News
ODA's Brian Ragone is a perfect 5-0 in the 300-meter hurdles this year.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 28, 2012
Thunder hurdler races toward title

ODA senior Brian Ragone hasn't lost a 300-meter hurdle race so far this season.

  • East County
  • Sports
Following the reopening of the Sarasota Farmers Market this summer with social distancing guidelines in place, market officials are opposed to the prospect of another group operating on the same footprint downtown. File photo.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 6, 2020
Downtown group rejects mid-week farmers market proposal

Although the Downtown Improvement District declined to fund a start-up “micro-market,” board members encouraged the Sarasota Farmers Market to consider weekday events.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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