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  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 21, 2014
News Briefs

Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 raises money for plan; St. Armands Circle leaders seek bus shelter; County approves Grand Prix funding

  • Sarasota
  • News
Waterlefe residents Bill Gratsch and Ken Bumgarner stand near Waterlefe'            s back entrance, where Upper Manatee River Road eventually will connect with the Fort Hamer Bridge.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 8, 2017
Detour around Waterlefe entrance takes positive turn

With roadway improvements 95% done, Waterlefe residents have something to celebrate.

  • East County
  • News
Map by Nicole Thompson
  • By David Conway |
  • April 22, 2015
City to further explore Circle garage options

St. Armands Circle stakeholders are standing firm behind a plan to add a Circle parking garage.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A candidate debate will be held 7 p.m. tonight at the Bayfront Park Recreation Center.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 11, 2013
Observer/PIC candidate debate tonight

All six commission candidates have agreed to participate in a forum co-sponsored by the Longboat Observer and the Longboat Key Public Interest Committee.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courtesy photo. Camille Cline
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • September 8, 2016
Community Briefs 9.8.16

Updates from around your community.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 2, 2009
Cops Corner

A Sarasota landscaper was asked why he took two wheelbarrows full of shell and 11 bags of mulch from a Country Club Shore yard. The landscaper told police he received permission to take the items from the landscaper in charge of maintaining the home.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • March 12, 2017
Sarasota HOGs ride for the dogs

The Sarasota Harley Owners Group sponsored its 18th annual Poker Run to benefit the Humane Society of Sarasota County

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
After beating the odds, Robby Lyons, 12, is now playing his second season of Minors baseball at Braden River Little League.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 16, 2011
Love of game fuels Little Leaguer

After undergoing two reconstructive ankle surgeries last summer, 12-year-old Robby Lyons is back on the diamond playing baseball for Braden River Little League.

  • East County
  • Sports
Jacques Bristol.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 14, 2018
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Jacques Bristol

Booker High defensive lineman Jacques Bristol talks his fist college offer, from the University of Southern Mississippi, and the best advice he's received.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Katie Johns |
  • September 7, 2016
Labor Day Regatta celebrates 70th Birthday

Hurricane Hermine didn't scare these sailors away from their favorite hobby.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 15, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Tre Bryant

Braden River High senior guard Tre Bryant scored 43 points in two games last week, including 20 points in the Feb. 10 Class 7A-District 11 championship versus Venice.

  • East County
  • Sports
Members of the reformed SARTQ, an artist collective, as they prepare for their inaugural show "Here and Now" at the State of the Arts gallery.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • August 19, 2015
SARTQ 2.0

The diverse artist collective returns after a three-year hiatus with a fresh lineup, a debut show and a new vision for the Sarasota arts scene.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 17, 2011
Colony battle wages on in appeal

Merryday gave his final thoughts after hearing from Klauber's attorney, Charles Bartlett, and Colony Association attorney Jeffrey Warren. The hearing took place two weeks after Merryday ruled in favor of Klauber in his appeal of the August 2009 bankruptcy rulings.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lili Reinhart, Cole Sprouse, Camila Mendes and KJ Apa in "Riverdale." Image source: The CW.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 29, 2018
Binge Blog: The teens are at it again

The ridiculous drama "Riverdale," the nostalgia-fest that is "Adventureland" and the sugary-sweet "Nailed It!," all available on Netflix, make up this week's Binge Blog offerings.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Anna Dearing |
  • November 22, 2011
Dance Review: 'Diamonds' and 'The Two Pigeons'

Surely the Sarasota and Clearwater audiences would agree that there could not have been a program so expertly combined with George Balanchine's neoclassical masterpiece, 'Diamonds,' and Sir Frederick Ashton's heartwarming story ballet, 'The Two Pigeons.'

  • Arts + Culture
A man driving over a flooded roadway drove his car into a drainage ditch, according to officials with the Sarasota Police Department. Officers were able to pull him from the water, but he later died at the hospital.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • August 28, 2017
Sarasota man dies in flood-related crash; county officials watching for more rain

A man died early Monday morning after a car crash in a parking lot near the Sarasota Kennel Club, and as rains continue county and local officials continue to respond to other flood-related problems.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The father of the injured baby sandhill crane guards the bird from passersby.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 31, 2015
Car crashes into baby bird

A driver hit a baby sandhill crane at the intersection of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and Malachite Drive

  • East County
  • News
Student Government Association members Emily McNulty, Kennedy Hunter, Meagan Gigliotti and Sarah Crawford show off their shirts for the event.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 11, 2016
BRHS bans together to raise money for the Carrier family

The school hosted a Lip Sync Battle, which benefited Band Director Kendall Carrier and his family.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch residents Chris and Jessi McComas will add a co-ed softball league to their MVP Sports and Social club in August.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 22, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Sporting league's primary goal is laughter

  • East County
  • Sports
A controversial debate by the County Commission was just one of the things you missed in Sarasota this summer.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • November 9, 2017
Quiz: Do you know what made the news this summer?

Test your knowledge on what happened after you fled to higher ground and cooler weather for the long days of summer.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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