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  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2012
News Briefs

SCVB wins top award for US Airways insert; State to host information session for condo owners

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Rafael Davila and Kara Shay Thomson star in Puccini's "Tosca."
  • By June LeBell |
  • February 7, 2015
MUSIC REVIEW: Kara Shay Thomson is 'Tosca'

Read June LeBell's review of Puccini's 'Tosca,' at Sarasota Opera.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 25, 2012
Merchants: Parking enforcement crosses line

St. Armands merchants say that increased parking enforcement is taking a toll on their customers.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 24, 2010
As rat race ends, insects could start to bug residents

The cold winter season has been tough on certain types of wildlife, resulting in fish kills, cold-stunned turtles and manatees with cold-stress syndrome. But the cold weather has brought other critters to the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The owners of Marina Jack, the facility pictured here, purchased another marina on south Siesta Key last week.
  • By Jack Short |
  • September 11, 2015
Marina Jack buys large south Siesta facility

The new owners of Turtle Beach Marina, now Bayfront Yacht Works and Marina, will update the facilities and operations at the site.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Workers installed sod April 20 over dirt exposed because of construction.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 3, 2017
Lakewood Ranch condo project scrapped?

Is The Lakeshore luxury condo project in Lakewood Ranch on hold or for sale?

  • East County
  • News
Jordan Schmucker.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 16, 2017
East County Athlete of the Week: Jordan Schmucker

The Lakewood Ranch junior talks volleyball, chocolate and Marvel movies.

  • East County
  • Sports
At Riverview, freshmen go through a transition course, which educates them about the dangers of social media, the impact of a digital footprint and the magnitude of consequences associated with making posts that may threaten.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • February 16, 2018
Schools respond to increasing number of threats via social media

As the district works to improve the physical safety of its schools, it must also tackle threats made by students on social media.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Double homicide suspect Brandin Lee Kasick, 26, was arrested in J.D. Hamel Park Sunday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 26, 2011
Sarasota police arrest murder suspect

City of Sarasota police officers apprehended a Pennsylvania double homicide suspect Sunday after he was seen in the downtown area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Momentum is gathering behind a proposal to look into potentially moving the SCAT transfer station from its location at First Street and Lemon Avenue.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 18, 2014
DID discusses SCAT station relocation

At a meeting Tuesday, members of Sarasota's Downtown Improvement District talked about the advantages of moving the downtown SCAT transfer station.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A Sarasota County-owned site at 1301 Cattlemen Road remains one of two options approved Tuesday as potential sites for the new Emergency Operations Center. Courtesy Sarasota County Government.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 15, 2011
Emergency Operations Center sites eliminated

The County Commission asked staff Wednesday to pursue a thorough vetting of two sites for the location of the new EOC.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 10, 2010
Summerfield resident challenges HOA rules

Joani Ellis has had a $1,600 fine since 2006 for having too many decorative items in her yard. She says the rules need to change.

  • East County
  • News
An example of one of the sea wall enhancements to be installed at Bayfront Park.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • June 1, 2018
Bayfront Park to become FWC testing ground

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is planning to test how different resilient shorelines affect marine life at Bayfront Park.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch quarterback Justin Curtis threw three touchown passes. (courtesy Dan Miller)
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 4, 2015
East County Football Friday: Week 10

Lakewood Ranch ends six-game losing streak with win against North Port.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 27, 2013
The Observer announces holiday edition of 'It's Read Everywhere' contest

The Observer is getting into the holiday spirit with a holiday edition of its annual 'It's Read Everywhere' photo contest.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 23, 2016
Top Story — February: Village brawl makes a splash

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Event coordinators Penny and Les Brassington
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 13, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Cedars Tennis Welcome Back

The tennis players at Cedars Tennis Resort took the fun off of the courts for a welcome-back get together on Thursday, Jan. 13. The club restaurant was packed and, for once, the love was positive for tennis players. It was quite the racket.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
ODA junior quarterback Gus Mahler will need to have a big game against Bishop McLaughlin on Oct. 14.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 12, 2016
That's the ticket...

The match-ups this week in East County sports.

  • East County
  • Sports
Nicole Kaney often enjoys a kale salad with dinner.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 4, 2012
In the Kitchen with: Nicole Kaney

Sarasota resident Nicole Kaney shares her dish for one of her favorite healthy foods - kale.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By June LeBell |
  • March 10, 2014
MUSIC REVIEW: Sarasota Orchestra's Masterworks VI: 'Exotic Stories'

The Sarasota Orchestra played a program this past weekend filled with so much color, it was like visiting the Louvre.

  • Arts + Culture
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