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  • By Marty Fugate |
  • May 31, 2016
Theater review: 'Blade and Bow'

Dylan Jones' original fantasy storytelling imagines a high-stakes game of demonic cat and mouse.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Steve Queior and Fred Piccolo |
  • May 24, 2012
My View: We're back on high ground

We think the chamber's Sarasota Tomorrow has re-ignited the business community's voice in Sarasota's future.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
George Pappas could have been a dentist, but he opted for becoming an artist. Getting the “Ageless Creativity” award suggests he made the right move.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 17, 2012
George Pappas proves creativity is ageless

Local artist George Pappas sits on a leather couch in his in-home Sarasota studio, where he talks about his long career and receiving the "Ageless Creativity" award from the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 30, 2017
Letters to the editor

Some thanks, a missing element, and 'taking'

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Richard Dorfman
  • By Robin Roy |
  • February 24, 2011
Business sense versus community activism

SPECIAL: The Sarasota Observer is interviewing City Commission candidates before the March 8 district election.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota 15-Under Babe Ruth All-Stars
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 1, 2015
Sarasota High 5 Moments 09.03.15

Sarasota High 5 Moments 09.03.15

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 29, 2014
Rotary Club plans Key parade to honor veterans, families

The new Longboat Key chapter seeks to honor the sacrifices of those who serve and their family members in a Veterans Day parade and program.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Freshman Bianca Dean, who began playing golf six months, is now the No. 4 golfer on the Lakewood Ranch girls golf team.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 20, 2010
Ranch biker rules BMX circuit

Lakewood Ranch High School freshman Bianca Dean captured her second-consecutive BMX state championship earlier this year.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • May 18, 2016
Cops Corner 5.19.2016

Comical crime reports from around the area.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 25, 2012
Restrictions revived on accesses

As tourist season approaches, parking on Siesta Key continues to irk residents and business owners.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Patricia Wilson, Tara Raven, Ngan Gilkison and Jaden Hair are eager to educate the public about organic, sustainable farming.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 28, 2010
TOP STORY, JUNE: SmartFarm takes root

Four women are working to build a sustainable, organic community farm and educational facility in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 10, 2020
Stay the course, governor

The media chafes that DeSantis is an outlier. But his approach is helping 95% of Floridians not infected with the coronavirus.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Sarasota Mayor Shelli Freeland Eddie and Arts and Cultural Alliance Executive Director Jim Shirley
  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 12, 2018
Sarasota County Schools and the Arts and Culture Alliance mingle

The groups held a reception on Feb. 12 at the Sarasota Opera House.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 5, 2014
Technology exec's success has grown organically

Getting friendly with competitors is anathema to many executives. But one well-traveled decision maker has found a way to turn business rivalries into advantages.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Gracie Brasacchio and Colleen Brasacchio have a duet together in addition to their solo routines.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 24, 2016
Riverview High School swimmers remain in sync

Gracie Brasacchio, 17, and Colleen Brasacchio, 15, have been involved in synchronized swimming for the past 10 years.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
East Manatee Fire Rescue’s Shawn Battick, an engineer, moves a 165-pound life-size mannequin, after completing a rigorous course.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 14, 2012
Responding to the challenge

Local first responders and students in related academies at MTI participated in the First Responders Challenge Nov. 10.

  • East County
  • News
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  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 16, 2016
Tim Tebow returns to Bayside Community Church

The football player will speak during services March 5 and 6.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • February 19, 2014
Groups work together on community

Partnership exceeds expectations on the fast track to development of Country Club East.

  • East County
  • News
The Mable Ringling Memorial Fountain in Luke Wood Park, left, as it sat since the early 1950s, has been excavated for renovations, right. Courtesy photos.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 13, 2012
Fountain renovation rises to the top

After being covered with dirt for more than 60 years, the late Mable Ringling's memorial fountain in Luke Wood Park has been uncovered and awaits restoration.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Dr. John Yee, the medical director of Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, has led his center to a national award.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 31, 2017
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center earns a feel-good award

Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine honored for its clinical outcomes, patience satisfaction.

  • East County
  • News
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