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  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2013
Letter to the Editor

Place Longboat Key ahead of tomorrow's technology trends

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Roger Grossel welcomes voters at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall as they head to the polls.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • March 15, 2016
Lakewood Ranch residents show patriotism at polls

Manatee County precinct polls are open until 7 p.m.

  • East County
  • News
Olivia Ione Carlson
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 31, 2013
Occasions: Births

To see your own wedding, engagement, anniversary and birth annoucements in the East County Observer, send your information to [email protected].

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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
Cast members and recurring characters Madisson Hausburg, Pauly Apostolides, Kelsey Owens, Garrett Miller, Brandon Gomes, Chloe Trautman, Juliette Porter and Alex Kompothecras — Photo by Niki Kottmann
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • July 26, 2017
MTV releases teaser video prior to premiere of ‘Siesta Key’ reality show

The sneak peak gives a nearly three-minute long introduction of the characters and how they’re all connected from the perspective of cast member Juliette Porter.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Out-of-Door Academy senior punter Bryan Kirshe recently was named a 2013 Preseason First Team All-American by the Ray Guy Prokicker.com Kicking, Punting and Long-snapping Academy.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 17, 2013
Climbing the Ranks: Bryan Kirshe

Prokicker.com ranks Bryan Kirshe, an ODA senior, as the No. 1 punter in the nation. He averages 47.2 yards per punt.

  • East County
  • Sports
The owner of Plaza at Five Points aims to sell the top floor of the downtown Sarasota building for $12 million.
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 21, 2016
Downtown Sarasota office owner seeks $12 million for one floor

The listing for the top floor in the Plaza at Five Points is among the most expensive in the local market.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Heather Hutchison has a fascination with the natural world and how humans adapt to nature and its ever-changing force, which inspires much of her work. Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • February 9, 2018
Sky's the limit for Alfstad's latest exhibitor Heather Hutchison

Artist Heather Hutchison draws inspiration from the natural world through her series of light-capturing boxes at Alfstad& Contemporary.

  • Arts + Culture
Carol Sparrow and Randy Locke created the  festival to highlight local singers and English music.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 17, 2017
Sarasota Festival of Vocal Arts debuts

The inaugural festival puts Florida singers and English compositions in spotlight.

  • Arts + Culture
Shore restaurant owner Tom Leonard says a revised Shore application that now has a one-story restaurant with 185 seats “will have a woody, surf watch, Old Florida feel."
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 9, 2015
Shore seats: And then there were 185

A revised Longbeach Village restaurant application eliminates a second story and reduces the number of seats from 299 to 185.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Calibrated traffic signals, roundabouts, $6.2 million in improvements along U.S. 41 near the Ringling Bridge pinch point south of Fruitville, alternative transit and parking garages are just a few solutions to gridlock.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • November 13, 2016
WELCOME BACK: Seasonal traffic continues on Longboat

Calibrated signals, roundabouts, $6.2 million in improvements along U.S. 41, alternative transit and parking garages are just a few gridlock solutions.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • June 7, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: The Naked Florist

The Naked Florist is one of the newest shops in the Rosemary District.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Tommy Klauber, Amy Whittington and George Kruse of Atlas Endurance, the new Lakewood Ranch multisport club that will hold its membership drive March 6
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • February 27, 2013
New Lakewood Ranch triathlon club a community builder

Amy Whittington and Tommy Klauber hope Atlas Endurance gives people who want to put three sports together a pressure-free, social place to do it.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Signature Saks Rockstar faux leather cosmetic case, $28, at Saks Fifth Avenue Sarasota
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • April 22, 2015
Fashion Insider: All White Everything

The time between Memorial Day and Labor Day is when we all love to wear white, although the urge starts a little early in Florida.

  • Black Tie
The 56th annual Sarasota Orchid Society's annual show and sale takes place Saturday and Sunday, at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 4, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BEST: Annual Orchid Society Show and Sale

Experience a symphony of thousands of orchids this weekend.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 31, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, June 1

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner on Longboat Key!
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2017
Cops Corner: Longboat Ket 2.22.2017

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner!

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Molly Ballow, William Fogel, Rabbi Michael Werbow, Dale Root, Joel Servetz an Ben Berman stand with the 170 bags of donated food.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • October 6, 2014
Temple Beth Sholom collects for local food banks

Temple Beth Sholom has collected 170 grocery bags worth of food to be donated to local food banks.

  • Sarasota
  • News
An early-morning kitchen fire will necessitate the closing of The Hub Baja Grill for up to four weeks. Photo courtesy of Robert S. Hackney.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • February 2, 2012
Kitchen fire causes The Hub to close temporarily

Fire officials were working Wednesday to discover the cause of a fire that resulted in at least $200,000 in damage to The Hub, closing it for up to four weeks.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 24, 2013
SIDELINES

Cardinal Mooney girls fall in district title game; Mooney Cougars improve record to 19-1; Riverview Rams top Booker Tornadoes

  • East County
  • Sports
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