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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 13, 2013
Athlete of the Week: Courtney Mirabella

Braden River High senior Courtney Mirabella allowed two hits and struck out 12 in six innings to lead the Lady Pirates to a 10-0 victory over Manatee March 5. She also went 3-for-4 at the plate with four RBIs.

  • East County
  • Sports
Back to Michigan: A car carrier  was loading up a Longboat Key winter resident's vehicle for a ride back north.
  • By Katie Johns and Eric Garwood |
  • April 26, 2019
Longboat says so long to another season

Another one is in the books for Longboat, and residents, business owners and town officials say it went pretty well.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Dexter Trombetta, 6, uses pennies to decorate his car, and says that he wants to work on his car when he gets back home because one of the pennies fell off in the race.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • September 12, 2018
Seniors bring Scouts up to speed in Lakewood Ranch

Inspired Living hosts Cub Scout troop

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's Mickey Quinn enjoys a beer at MacAllister's Grill & Tavern.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • October 1, 2017
Lakewood Ranch resident uses laughter everyday to keep the doctor away

For Mickey Quinn, laughing provies his very own 'fountain of youth'.

  • Health
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2015
Letter to the Editor

The Great Divide: Let’s go unitary

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By John McGuire |
  • February 16, 2017
Vehicle strikes bicyclist on Longboat Key roadway

Longboat Key emergency personnel have closed one lane of traffic on the 2200 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 24, 2013
SCS falls to SWFC

The Sarasota Christian volleyball team fell to Southwest Florida Academy 25-15, 25-21, 17-25, 25-18 Sept. 23.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Barb Thomason decides which bowl to take home from Bowls of Hope last year.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • November 5, 2015
Sarasota calendar 11.5.15

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Nov. 5.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 10, 2016
Theater review: 'Young Frankenstein'

The Players brings “Young Frankenstein” to life.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Principal Dancer Ricardo Graziano and Ellen Overstreet pose for a marketing photo. "I'm so thankful for everything that has happened to me," Overstreet says. "I never imagined I’d be here."
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 20, 2013
Dancing in sin

Don't let Sarasota Ballet dancer Ellen Overstreet's sultry vixen character role fool you -- she's really the girl next door.

  • Arts + Culture
Town Manager David Bullock told commissioners that the town should issue an RFP.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 12, 2012
Town to put out RFP for zoning, Comp Plan review

The Longboat Key Town Commission reached consensus to solicit bids for the project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Senior linebacker Noah Arce finds comfort in junior linebacker Chase Knopf.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 23, 2016
'Blank' and blue Braden River seniors take off helmets for last time

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota High School’s Ian Grubb, No. 19, breaks away from a group of Sarasota Military Academy players Wednesday, Dec. 19, at Sarasota High School.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • December 20, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: SHS v. SMA boys and girls soccer

Sarasota High School hosted Sarasota Military Academy for both boys and girls varsity soccer games Wednesday, Dec. 20, at Sarasota High School. The night was extra special for the Sarasota High School seniors who were honored during Senior Night in between the boys and girls games. The Sailors were victorious in both games with the girls beating the Eagles 2-0 and the boys crushing their opponents 8-0.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Trisha Robinson-Antonelli. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 12, 2017
Paws step up for charity

Restaurant offers clammy introduction

  • East County
  • News
Jewish Family & Children Service of the Suncoast Executive Director Rose Chapman said 80% of clients served by the organization are not Jewish, so adding Center for Building Hope’s programming to the mix makes sense.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 16, 2015
Nonprofit assumes cancer support services

Center for Building Hope and Jewish Family & Children Service hope to transition cancer support programming to JFCS Oct. 1.

  • East County
  • News
Emory Stephens holds his pirate sword tight during the treasure hunt.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • July 12, 2017
Sailors hunt for treasure

Sailor in the Sarasota Youth Sailing Camp searched Sarasota Bay for the "X" that marks the spot on July 12.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By June LeBell |
  • May 26, 2010
Music Review: The Met in HD 'Armida'

The Metropolitan Opera just concluded its season of high-definition, live performances transmitted to movie theaters all over the world, and the two film complexes in Sarasota, AMC 12 and Hollywood 20, have been so well sold, they've had to add extra theaters and extra viewing dates.

  • Arts + Culture
RUNNING WILD: Balliette started out playing running back but ended up hurting his quadriceps prior to tryouts his freshman year. "I couldn't run full speed, so they ended up moving me to defense," Balliette says.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 28, 2013
Football Preview: Braden River Pirates

Senior linebacker Marcus Balliette is one of only a handful of seniors to have been a part of the Braden River football team since the beginning - a move he hopes will only further cement his legacy.

  • East County
  • Sports
Barbara and Ryan Ackerman
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • January 13, 2016
Ackerman Group ranks No. 1

Coldwell Banker’s Ackerman Group sold $77.7 million worth of real estate in 2014, more than any local agent.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Fran Mangino sketches out the Guptill House.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • February 19, 2016
Historic Spanish Point sets the scene for artists

Plein Air Painters of the Suncoast host day two of Paint Sarasota Paint Out at Historic Spanish Point.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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