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Ian Martin.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 14, 2018
East County Athlete of the Week: Ian Martin

The ODA lacrosse senior talks beating rival teams and fishing in the Seychelles.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Joe Hendricks |
  • May 17, 2013
Joe on the Go: Making the rounds on Election Night

Joe on the Go: Making the rounds on Election Night

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 7, 2018
ESPN host thrilled to be honored at upcoming Dick Vitale Gala

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
Dale Orlando wants to secure a place in her neighborhood where her dog, Shadow, can run free with other dogs from the area.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 15, 2016
Gillespie Park lobbies for paw park

After five years of asking for a dog-friendly area in Gillespie Park, Dale Orlando is close to making her vision a reality.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Chris Anthony Giles and Alayna Gallo perform in "The Wonder Years: The Music of the Baby Boomers." Photo by Matthew Holler
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 20, 2019
'The Wonder Years' offers a blast from the musical past at Court Cabaret

Florida Studio Theatre's latest revue is an incomplete yet endlessly entertaining look at two decades of the Baby Boomers' favorite hits.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Imagine School student Dominick Bauer has become the ninth generation in his circus family to perform.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 28, 2018
Sarasota 10-year-old juggles priorities in Lakewood Ranch

Education, circus legacy are center stage for Imagine School of Lakewood Ranch student.

  • East County
  • News
Ann Morrison. Photo by Blake Walton.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • March 4, 2015
Theater Review: SaraSolo Festival

The SaraSolo Festival celebrates the power of one.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
When Connecticut natives Vic and Mary Frances Emerson bought a home in Esplanade Golf & Country Club, Mary says she had to be “dragged kicking and screaming” out of New England. “I didn’t know I would fall in love with LWR."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • November 21, 2019
Class Act: Rising Tide

Some couples support causes by opening their checkbooks. Other couples do it by opening their homes to fundraising events. Vic and Mary Frances Emerson are the second kind.

  • LWR Life
The Mall at UTC Marketing and Sponsorship Director Lauren Clark said the mall has adjusted its tenant mix over time to better serve the market. She said she is excited about how the community has embraced the mall.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 30, 2019
Mall at UTC is 5 years old ... and still growing in Sarasota

Mall at UTC is 5 years old ... and still growing in Sarasota

  • East County
  • News
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has started planning a new facility that would include fleet maintenance.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 7, 2013
Sarasota County Sheriff's Office to present facility study

Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight Tuesday will present a study to county commissioners Tuesday, Jan. 8, that calls for the agency to double its facility space.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 17, 2014
Observer wins 61 awards at newspaper contest

Six newspapers in the Observer Media Group garnered 61 total awards, including 24 first-place finishes, at the 2013 Florida Press Association Better Weekly Newspaper contest held July 10 to July 11, at the Biltmore in Coral Gables.

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  • Neighbors
Trevor Bates plays the missing child and Summer Dawn Wallace plays Fiona in "In a Word." Photo by Dylan Jon Wade Cox
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • March 12, 2019
Lauren Yee’s 'In a Word' explores the aftermath of a child abduction

Urbanite Theatre approaches the unpopular topic of child disappearance in its latest gripping — and surprisingly funny — production.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Thomas Pizzi plays the grand piano he'll use during his performance at the April 27 concert.
  • By Andrew Atkins |
  • April 24, 2019
Jazzing it up at Living Lord Lutheran Church

Lakewood Ranch church plans concert of professional jazz musicians.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kelly Carson |
  • March 23, 2017
Letters to the editor

Tolls, election, growth and the arts

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • January 31, 2017
Film review: 'Elle'

Isabelle Huppert doesn't disappoint in this thrilling bait-and-switch revenge story.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2009
Parents, teachers shine at celebration

At its seventh annual Denim and Diamonds fundraiser April 17, at the Chelsea Center, Gulf Gate Elementary auctioned off several items.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
"It all started at 8 o'clock on Feb. 16, 1964," Jimi Gee says of his love of music. "That was the night The Beatles came on TV. I saw boys with long hair and I thought, 'I can do that.'"
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • July 3, 2012
Guitar Hero: Jimi Gee

Thanks to a new gig, a new album and a new makeover, Sarasota's favorite gender-bending rock guitarist is more comfortable than ever in his own skin.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • November 12, 2016
Gulf Gate tastes local bites

Friends of Gulf Gate Library hosted A Taste of Gulf Gate Thursday at Gulf Gate Public Library.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 3, 2012
Lady Mustangs race to fifth-place finish

The Lakewood Ranch High girls cross-country team finished fifth at the flrunners.com Invitational 13 Race of Champions Sept. 29 in Titusville.

  • East County
  • Sports
Public works employees worked all night providing power to lift stations on the island, preventing a system failure. (Photo via Longboat Key government).
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • September 19, 2017
In hours and days after Irma, town workers kept sewage system alive

A group of town employees worked around the clock to stop a wastewater overflow.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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