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Wanda Colon shows Aletta Chapman, a student at The Academy of Home Staging, how to hang a painting.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • March 13, 2013
Television host helps stage Tara home

Celebrity and staging team turns a cluttered, outdated home into one ready to be sold.

  • East County
  • News
The eatery will offer a variety of Neapolitan style pizzas. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 18, 2019
Doughbie Bros. Pizza opens at University Town Center plaza

Doughbie Bros. Pizza opens at Benderson's University Town Center in Sarasota-Manatee area.

  • East County
  • News
Samantha Bisceglia, of Sarasota, submitted this photo of an early morning sunrise on Siesta Key.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 25, 2016
Sarasota weather page photo: Feb. 25

Samantha Bisceglia, of Sarasota, submitted this photo of an early morning sunrise on Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 25, 2016
East County weather page photo: Feb. 25

Dianne Joseph, of Lakewood Ranch, captured this sunset shot in Greenbrook Village.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Jessica Luck |
  • October 5, 2011
Education Center offers lifelong learning opportunities

Fall semester classes and workshops begin Oct. 17. Registration is open now.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • May 22, 2020
Longboat Key preps for hurricane season during COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised several questions about hurricane preparations to keep people safe.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Key T-Shirts operated for 25 years in Whitney Beach Plaza.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 23, 2010
Key T-Shirts closes after 25 years

The beachwear-and-souvenir shop could re-open next year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Orioles head groundskeeper of Florida operations Dan Thomas stands on the field he maintains.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 22, 2018
Field day: Orioles' Florida groundskeeper shares secrets of the trade

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
A tricolored heron stalks through the water at Celery Fields in Sarasota.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 17, 2017
Not suited for a dump

Next Wednesday’s hearings on a proposal to approve a construction-waste recycling plant near the Celery Fields will be a test of the vision county commissioners have for the future.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The popular Riverside Park band shell sits on the site of a former run-down old mobile home park and came about as a result of incorporation.
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • July 13, 2011
A Tale of Three Cities: Bonita Springs: Second Time's the Charm

Bonita Springs seems to have everything going for it from a 1999 incorporation into a city, including lower taxes and self-determination.

  • East County
  • News
Conductor Guillermo Figuora — Courtesy photo
  • By Edward Alley |
  • April 2, 2019
'Music of the Americas' offers Sarasota Orchestra patrons taste of Latin music

The dynamic Discoveries 3 concert featured Latin American and Latin American-inspired music and ended in an explosive finale.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The Lakewood Ranch High community is raising money for Roosevelt Atkins, an assistant football coach at the school who has been battling COVID-19.Â
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 16, 2020
Lakewood Ranch High community raising money for assistant football coach

Roosevelt Atkins has been battling COVID-19.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 19, 2019
He might cry ‘wolf,’ but it is for good reason

Sarasota businessman Martin Hyde used his three minutes at the City Commission meeting with a fiscal message.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
David Miller, with fishing guide Capt. Scott Moore, caught a red fish that he had to release.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2010
Residents get hooked on going fishing

It's no secret that Longboaters are hooked on fishing, and they've sent us the pictures to prove it.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Part of Osprey Ave. was closed off Saturday for the 15th Annual Firehouse Chili Cook hosted by Morton’s Gourmet Market.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • October 12, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: 15th Annual Firehouse Chili Cook Off

Some liked it hot for the 15th Annual Firehouse Chili Cook Off on Saturday afternoon hosted by Morton's Gourmet Market.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Amy Caron, a staff member with Nate's Honor Animal Rescue, loads a van with food to deliver. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 6, 2020
Giving Challenge accepted in Lakewood Ranch

Donors come through for Lakewood Ranch-area nonprofits during Giving Challenge

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 1, 2011
FDOT signs off on GMD sign removal

Sixty-eight sign posts and 49 signs will be removed from Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The front of 5134 Bunyan St. is a neon tree wonderland.
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • December 23, 2019
Sarasota shines through the holiday season

Sarasota has no shortage of festival holiday homes, here are some of our favorites.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2019
Longboat Key weather page photo: November 28

Michael Cohen captured this image of a feeding great egret at South Lido Park.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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