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David Randall has competed in the 2009, 2010 and 2015 World Championships.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • September 12, 2018
David Randall uses barrier islands as training path

Island-hopping athlete and his hand cycling relay team win the World Championships in Italy. He trains on Longboat Key and Anna Maria Island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 4, 2010
New rules govern garage door replacements

The Manatee County Building Department is offering a new process for permitting and inspecting garage door replacements.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • July 21, 2011
Teenager hooks winning tarpon

Siesta Key residents Trevor Cowieson is the youngest participant to win the Sarasota Sportfishing Angler's Club annual Tarpon Tournament.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Half-Acre Construction started work last week to extend Braden River Middle School's on-campus drive.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 15, 2011
District to change BRMS driveway

A new traffic loop on school property should help eliminate congestion on River Club Boulevard during dismissal times.

  • East County
  • News
Riverview volleyball captain Margo Schnapf, pictured in the Kennedy Caucus Room of the U.S. Senate, was one of two girls from Florida chosen to participate in Girls Nation. (courtesy)
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 18, 2016
Rams outside hitter Margo Schnapf juggles responsibility

Riverview volleyball captain was one of two girls chosen to represent Florida at Girls Nation, in Washington, D.C.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By H. Terrell Griffin |
  • May 25, 2016
Chapter 1: Trouble in Paradise

Protestors. Pot. A Peacock Killer. Can detective Jake Bass stop the Key's descent into mayhem?

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 29, 2014
Drive time

East County-based Nate's Honor Animal Rescue seeks donations of new and used golf carts, which the organization will use to transport supplies and animals around its eight-acre no-kill ranch shelter, off Lorraine Road.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Bridget Ziegler
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 27, 2017
Ziegler’s persistence brings more transparency

She has lived up to her promise.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Allied troops on Omaha Beach
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 4, 2014
Our View: 'Never again'?

This is the 70th anniversary of D-Day ... June 6, 1944. We all have seen the photographs and footage from the beaches of Normandy. We have seen the rows upon rows of our nearly 9,400 military dead at the Normandy American Cemetery - most of them killed in Operation Overlord, the code name for the Allies' invasion of France. But so few of us in subsequent generations can even imagine what author Rick Atkinson vividly re-creates in his epic book, 'The Guns at Last Light.'

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Rabbi Brenner Glickman talks with event attendees about current world events.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 11, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Lunch with the Rabbi

Rabbi Brenner Glickman, of Temple Emanu-El, and his wife, Elaine, shared an afternoon of discussion of world events and snacking on Hamantashen - triangular cookies, eaten on the Jewish holiday Purim - during the Lunch with the Rabbi event March 11. More than 20 members of the Jewish community converged at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall to spend time with Glickman.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • July 23, 2014
Motorworks Brewing begins distribution

Motorworks Brewing begins distribution

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
"Fun and art take place all the time on our campus," Kathleen List says. "It's a completely different environment here (than other university libraries) — people are so inspired to do things."
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • May 14, 2014
Archiving a Career

Kathleen List never wanted to be a librarian. But in her 17 years heading up Ringling College's library, she found the perfect outlet for her art education.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jack Short |
  • October 26, 2015
Commissioners to consider food truck ordinances

Here's a rundown of what to look for at this week's Sarasota County Commissioners' meetings.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Walmart Supercenter, approved by the Sarasota Planning Board, would replace an empty Publix and mostly-shuttered storefronts at the Ringling Shopping Center.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • January 24, 2013
Walmart appeal scheduled for Feb. 19

The store's classification is at the forefront of the debate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jetson Grimes, Vickie Oldham and Vice Mayor Willie Charles Shaw
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • January 20, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast

Members of the community began their day at the 31st annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast Monday, Jan. 20. Through inspirational words, song and prayer attendees honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The breakfast is the first memorial event of the day.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • January 15, 2014
Facility ready for business

Lakewood Ranch Town Hall's new $2 million facility took about 10 months to finish.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • February 18, 2019
Jimmy Wales talks Wikipedia, future of internet in Sarasota

The Wikipedia founder shared his thoughts on internet accessibility, censorship and more as part of the RCLA Town Hall Lecture series.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Town Hall
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • September 26, 2018
Longboat considers 3-year commission terms

Longboat Key Town Commission considers changing term limits from two years to three.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Fencing around the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center is showing the harsh effects of age and the humid air.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 20, 2020
It's time to open Longboat

The lockdowns have done their job. We all know what to do and not to do. Reopen the parks all the way.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 2, 2010
Cops Corner

May 24 Extended stay 9:51 a.m. -- 700 block of Tarawitt Drive. Parking Violation. Police observed a 40-foot Bluebird Presidential motor home parked in a front yard. A business card was left on the windshield that advised the owner that an ordinance exists that prohibits motor-home parking for an extended period of time.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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