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  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 10, 2010
Walking a fine line

Circus Sarasota headliner Nik Wallenda is on his way to becoming more than just a tightrope walker with a famous last name.

  • Arts + Culture
Brittany Parker had an advantage during the Boo Run because she was being chased by a wolf, Ryan Hoppe. The Lakewood Ranch residents were hoping to win the costume contest.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 29, 2016
Can’t mask the enthusiasm in Lakewood Ranch’s Boo Run

Hundreds participate in Boo Run to raise awareness of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 11, 2013
Super Boat Grand Prix decision good news for charities

The Suncoast Super Boat Grand Prix is more than a Fourth of July tradition and local economic booster - many area children's programs also rely on the money it nets.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lazy Lobster bartenders Mackenzie Flanagan and Courtney Rossler
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • July 29, 2015
It’s 5 o’clock somewhere

With Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant gone, what will be your new favorite happy hour spot?

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
Alexander Figueroa is a retired Army sergeant Major who now is an Army instructor at Braden River High School.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 21, 2019
Our Precious Freedoms: Alexander Figueroa

Army sergeant major and JROTC instructor helps young people understand their freedoms.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 8, 2014
Teenager's reflexes capture rare sight

Thirteen-year-old Dylan Spofford has an eagle's eye and great reflexes.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
One of the Longboat Key police boats is about 13 years old and will be replaced through a grant from West Coast Inland Navigation District.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • January 20, 2020
Longboat fire, police gain thousands in grants

First responder agencies awarded more than $130,000 for marine purposes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • November 20, 2015
Manatee County School Board seeks input on start times

Data shows later start times benefit middle, high school students

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 18, 2009
Lady Mustangs race to top-5 finish

The Lakewood Ranch High girls cross country team finished fifth at the Little Everglades Pre-State Elite Invitational Oct. 17 in Dade City.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Steve Whidden |
  • November 17, 2009
Professional Golf Tips 101

Rosedale Director of Instruction and PGA Professional Steve Whidden offers tips for improving your game.

  • East County
  • Sports
From left, Braden River Middle School sixth-graders Ehab Bakhet, 11, Kyle Page, 11, and Peyton Lyn, 11, eat lunch in the cafeteria. Enlarging the cafeteria is one of the proposed renovations for the middle school.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 4, 2019
Board considers Braden River Middle renovations

School Board of Manatee County to consider renovations at Braden River Middle

  • East County
  • News
Llywelyn Jones
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 28, 2016
First Draft: New Play Festival offers audience insight

The Players’ New Play Festival gives local playwrights the most valuable tool of their craft — feedback.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 13, 2015
Dining for Women

East County resident Kay Yoder says the Dining for Women organization is the area’s best-kept secret.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Wide receiver Trevor Losada is one of the Mustangs top players to watch this season.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 26, 2015
Football Preview: Lakewood Ranch

After finishing 6-3 last season, Lakewood Ranch is looking to get back to the playoffs for the first time since 2011.

  • East County
  • Sports
Blackberg Ranch/Barefield Farm defeated Tito's 14-9 in the Rolls Royce & Merrill Lynch Cup Sunday, at the Sarasota Polo Club. Courtesy photo
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2015
Blackberg/Barefield Farm defeats Tito's in Rolls Royce & Merrill Lynch Cup

Blackberg Ranch/Barefield Farm played Tito's in the Rolls Royce & Merrill Lynch Cup Sunday, at the Sarasota Polo Club.

  • East County
  • Sports
Firefighter Paramedics Brian Kolesa and Tirso Guerrero with Marvin Kocian and Dean Congbalay. Courtesy photo
  • By Dean Congbalay |
  • February 3, 2015
Firefighters to the rescue

Quick action by Longboat Key firefighters gave two Portobello residents stuck in an elevator a lift.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Dean and Janet Mixon launched the Harvest Festival last year.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • November 19, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: Mixon Harvest Festival

Mixon Fruit Farms concludes it's 10-day Harvest Festival with two days of family fun Nov. 20-21 at the farm, 2712 26th Ave. E.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 6, 2012
Record label eyes Siesta for festival

A record-label marketer is scouting Siesta Key for a music festival but is learning the feat will be no small task.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Bay Haven School teacher Maribeth Ditmars reads a list of students’ names from her 1995 class. Photo by Amanda Morales
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • April 23, 2015
Bay Haven students dig up the past

In 1995 the Major League Baseball strike came to an end, the Academy Award for Best Picture went to “Forrest Gump” and the verdict for the O.J. Simpson trial was not guilty.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Andrew Atkins |
  • April 10, 2019
Record run for Doggies for Duchenne 5k

Just how much did the race raise? $20,637.

  • East County
  • News
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