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The series of athletic competitions held in Manatee and Sarasota counties in February each year draws more than 400 athletes ages 50 and up to compete in events such as archery, basketball, bocce, bowling, cribbage, cycling and more.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 20, 2011
Registration opens for Gulf Coast Senior Games

Manatee and Sarasota counties have opened registration for the 23rd Annual Gulf Coast Senior Games competition.

  • East County
  • News
Dr. Mona Jain Middle School sixth grader Emery Houston does an online quiz in class. The School District of Manatee County is developing a model for school that will be a mixture of students being in class and doing e-learning,
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 3, 2020
School District of Manatee County might try e-learning blend

Superintendent envisions blended model of being in the classroom and e-learning for students next year.

  • East County
  • News
Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • July 18, 2012
July 18: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Harmony at Lakewood Ranch is just one of many East County communities under development. Impact fees for new homes vary by the size of the home.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 7, 2018
Manatee County Commission set to vote on impact fees

Lower impact fees would result in $2 million less annually.

  • East County
  • News
The work of artist Henry Darnell at the 2012 Sarasota Chalk Festival. (File)
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 29, 2013
Chalk Festival picks up 'intelligent' distinction

The New York Times' 'In Transit' blog highlights the Sarasota Chalk Festival as part of its 'Guide to Intelligent Travel.'

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 25, 2019
Spanish Main gets all shook up with Elvis

The king of rock and roll made an appearance at Spanish Main Yacht Club Feb. 25.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Dorian, Samantha and Steve Drouin at Braden River's graduation.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 5, 2019
Braden River High School graduate earns invitation to U.S. Naval Academy

Samantha Drouin wants to make a difference at the U.S. Naval Academy, and perhaps someday as a politician.

  • East County
  • News
Meet this week's athlete, Skylar Jungers
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 7, 2011
Athlete of the Week: Skylar Jungers

Twelve-year-old forward Skylar Jungers recorded a hat trick to lead The Out-of-Door Academy girls soccer team to 4-1 victory over Bayshore Dec. 1. It was the seventh-grader's first hat trick while playing for the Lady Thunder. Here is an inside look at this week's Athlete of the Week.

  • East County
  • Sports
Douglass Montrose-Graem plans to build an art museum in downtown Sarasota to house his collection of work by revered English artist J.M.W. Turner.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 21, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Collector with a vision

Douglass Montrose-Graem plans to build an art museum in downtown Sarasota to house his collection of work by revered English artist J.M.W. Turner.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 3, 2015
Theater Review: 'Sotto Voce'

Nilo Cruz’ “Sotto Voce” takes audiences on a hypnotic voyage of memory.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Rafeal Petlock, onstage at the Players Theatre, returned to Sarasota in 2008 and hopes to pursue acting full-time.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • September 2, 2015
Stagedoor: Rafael Petlock

Actor Rafael Petlock has appeared in plays in New York City, television and movies. But he’s perfectly fine expressing himself in his hometown of Sarasota when and wherever he can.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By David Conway |
  • October 15, 2018
Selby Gardens secures $21.8 million for master plan

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens hopes to raise $92 million as it works to implement a series of renovations at its bayfront campus.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Alan Anderson’s involvement goes beyond the Manatee Sarasota Building Industry Association. He sits on the MTI Foundation board and is an adviser for Manatee Technical College’s carpentry program. Photo by Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 29, 2015
Conversation with Alan Anderson

East County resident Alan Anderson has been involved with the Manatee Sarasota Building Industry Association since moving in 1997 to Florida, and he has been involved with the national organization even longer.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2013
Letters to the Editor

Get rid of Obamacare; Save Beer Can Island?; Sept. 11 tribute thank you

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
John Ryan, Ryan Schitea and Jack Ryan
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • September 28, 2020
Sarasota Bay Watch resumes clam distribution

The organization is beginning monthly clam deployments to help the bay.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 18, 2014
Districts seek to shed pricey water systems

Sticker shock from a $43,000 water pipe leak this summer has District 6 officials looking to unload their water system.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • July 22, 2009
Manatee names new Lakewood principal

Linda Nesselhauf, one of the school's original assistant principals, returns to the East County's first high school.

  • East County
  • News
Matt Grover, Troy Syprett and Russell Matthes own Daiquiri Deck Raw Bar.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 20, 2016
Daiquiri Deck to open south Siesta location

The local restaurant brand aims to open at the top of a three-story building on Stickney Point Road by Christmas.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 12, 2011
School Board districts to get new boundaries

The Manatee County School Board has started the redistricting process for its School Board members.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Beginning Dec. 10, Frontier will fly to Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 12, 2018
Frontier adds Atlanta to its destinations from SRQ

Like its new service to Philadelphia and Cleveland, low-cost airline plans to launch Atlanta on Dec. 10.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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