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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 30, 2009
Thunder clinch playoff berth

The Out-of-Door Academy football team secured a spot in the postseason with a 27-21 victory over Moore Haven in Class 1B-District 6 action Oct. 30.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 27, 2009
Who owns Beer Can Island?

The town of Longboat Key and Manatee County disagree about who should be responsible for the popular swath of sand.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 15, 2009
Our View

CEO mayor, anyone?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Attorney General Pam Bondi. Photo by Mallory Gnaegy.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2012
Our View: The new general takes charge

It's like inhaling the shock of cool, sweet air at dawn in a blossoming orange grove. Or the nose-clearing smell of pine in the cool breeze of the Rockies.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
C.J. Ramsey (the Beast) and Zach Herman (Gaston), middle, act out a fight scene while Jouse Rivera (Cogsworth), Ryan O’Dell (Lumière), Sierra Schwabach (Mrs. Potts) and Emma Slotabec (Belle) watch.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • April 7, 2011
Middle-school drama takes center stage

Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences students will perform the musical, 'Beauty and the Beast,' at 7 p.m. April 15 and 16, at the Booker High School Auditorium.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Kevin Cooper, Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce president; Stacey McInturff, Edward Jones branch office manager; C.J. Bannister, Edward Jones managing adviser; Vern Johnson, SKCC volunteer; and Jacque Abney, Edward Jones member services manager
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 7, 2011
Business Observer - 4/7/11

Edward Jones hosts re-opening celebration; Koontz to serve two-year term on joint committee; New College to salute Sen. Bob Johnson; Tidewell Hospice to hold volunteer orientation; LPL Financial recognizes its top financial adviser

  • Sarasota
  • News
The northbound lane in the 2800 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive is being rerouted while a wastewater pipe is repaired.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 6, 2011
Leaky pipes create GMD congestion

Leaking wastewater pipes under Gulf of Mexico Drive are creating construction zones along the island's most traveled road.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 21, 2009
Walgreens eyes Key site

The drug-store company, based in Deerfield, Ill., has submitted an application for a stand-alone location on Bay Isles Road, just west of Bank of America.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Karen and Malcolm Ronney were fined $2,250 for placing this sign on their home for 47 days in 2006-07.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • December 25, 2010
TOP STORY, MARCH: Sign Fine

When MacAllisters Grill & Tavern owners Malcolm and Karen Ronney moved to Lakewood Ranch from Scotland, they placed a small plaque on the front of their Greenbrook home. In March, they paid more than $2,200 in HOA fines because the sign violated regulations.

  • East County
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 14, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Julia Hyman likes preparing simple foods for herself and her husband, Dick. Photo by Loren Mayo.
  • By June LeBell |
  • March 14, 2012
Kitchen Classics: Julia Hyman

Julia Hyman, a world-renowned sculptor who lives in Venice with her also-famous husband, pianist Dick Hyman, likes almost any food. Any, that is, except the dreaded liverwurst.

  • Arts + Culture
Kai Haaskivi spent two years as an assistant coach for the U.S. U-17 National Team. Now, he serves as director of coaching for the BRSC. Courtesy photo.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 10, 2011
BRSC kicks off new academy

Braden River Soccer Club Director of Coaching Kai Haaskivi will launch his own academy later this month.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 7, 2009
Inn on the Beach: an in-depth look

Inn on the Beach unit owners have spent millions of dollars upgrading their hotel, which has increased assessed values. Its occupancy levels were up 15% this summer compared to 2007. years ago. and. By comparison, The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort suspended hotel operations Sunday, Sept. 27, after its board refused to assess unit owners.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ricardo Graziano in March 2011, near the end of his first season with Sarasota Ballet.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 30, 2011
Prodigal star

Ricardo Graziano's latest turn as a wayward boy in Sarasota Ballet's 'Prodigal Son' proves the newcomer has no problem acting out on stage.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 4, 2011
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

A woman dropped off her daughters, 17 and 13, at the beach. She called the 13-year-old a few hours later to check on the pair, and the younger daughter said her sister had taken off with an older man.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Shirley Beachum holds a portrait of her late husband, pilot Grady Hunt, who was killed in action in 1943. Photo by Robin Hartill.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 8, 2013
Servicewoman salute: Shirley Beachum

Shirley Beachum was serving in London with the Women's Army Corps (WAC) 68 years ago on V-E Day - one of a few good women who helped to win the war.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch High seniors Kristin Zarrella, Ashley Platt and Natalie Novak hope to lead the Lady Mustangs back to the Class 3A Cross Country Championships this fall after finishing third a season ago. Photos by Jen Blanco.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 12, 2012
Lakewood Ranch girls cross-country takes a new direction

Lakewood Ranch girls cross-country team took second at the Barron Collier Invite - the first meet without Olivia Ortiz, who is out with a broken femur.

  • East County
  • Sports
"The point of filmmaking is to connect with the audience through storytelling," Shaun Greenspan says. "You can have the best directing and the best acting, but if no one cares about the story, you're done."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 23, 2011
Filmmaker comes home to premiere flick at SFF

Former Sarasota resident Shaun Greenspan's short film, 'The Break Up,' conjures up the drama of puppy love.

  • Arts + Culture
"The Blue Persian," by Dale Chihuly, was the first piece Richard and Barbara Basch bought in 1993. Within one year, they collected 10 works by Chihuly.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 9, 2013
House of Glass: The Basch's glass collection

Dr. Richard and Barbara Basch's glass collection spans two decades and features more than 250 works of contemporary artists from the 20th-and-21st centuries.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 1, 2009
Cops Corner

A woman said someone stole a spear gun from her pool deck.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
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