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Sarasota’s Own Robbie Stevens and Marinus Van Driel at the 2012 festival.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 27, 2013
Monumental Milestone

The Sarasota International Cricket Club celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and will hold its 20th annual Thanksgiving Six-A-Side Festival this weekend.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch softball players Quillan Toler, Dana Hutchins and Amber Ozment all announced their college intentions Nov. 16.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 22, 2011
Ranch athletes announce college choices

Six Lakewood Ranch High seniors either signed national letters-of-intent or verbally committed to play at the next level during a signing day ceremony Nov. 16, in the school's media center.

  • East County
  • Sports
Jeffrey Weisman owned an advertising and marketing agency in New York City. In Sarasota, he creates fine-art photography and serves on the board of directors of Art Center Sarasota.
  • By Jeffrey Weisman |
  • July 19, 2012
My View: Fear of flying (with apologies to Erica Jong)

Remember when you actually enjoyed flying?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • November 12, 2016
St. Armands Circle gets artsy

The 28th annual festival featured all different kinds of mediums, including paintings and sculptures.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The work of Bonita Springs artist Kimberly Marshall was featured at the first Paragon Fine Arts Festival in April at Main Street at Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 16, 2018
Stage set for the arts in Lakewood Ranch

With The Players Centre for Performing Arts headed for Waterside Place, Lakewood Ranch continues to enhance its fine arts presence.

  • East County
  • News
Instructor Sandy Bellino leads the class for aqua tai chi at Sarasota Memorial Hospital's HeathFit. Photo by Amanda Morales
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • August 5, 2015
News you can use from the fitness front

The latest fitness news offers an ever-increasing volume of support for Aerobic Grandma's mission to get readers to be more active.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Laura Hampton is one of the librarians who teaches people who come to the Creation Stations how to use the technology.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • December 10, 2018
Nearly $1 million donation fuels Creation Station project in libraries

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation's $947,000 grant will help county libraries to install 3-D printers, sewing machines and more.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 21, 2012
Kiwanis Club gets good marks for 2012 scholarship distribution

The Kiwanis Club raised $35,000 this year.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
After relocating to Sarasota from the Portland area, Sustainability Director Stevie Freeman-Montes was impressed by the progress the city has made environmentally.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 2, 2015
Conversation with Stevie Freeman-Montes

The city's new sustainability manager offers her insight on how Sarasota can become more environmentally conscious.

  • Sarasota
  • News
John Hermansen said something with retail on the first floor and space above for studios and some residential units to create a live-work setting is one viable option for a project on city-owned land on Boulevard of the Arts.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • January 3, 2013
Looking ahead: Rosemary District development

Big changes could be coming to the Rosemary District. City officials say it's the right time.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The junior team and coaches.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 14, 2016
Mustang "fillies" tackle the football world

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 22, 2016
Commissioners balk at eroding beach funding

Bucking a town staff recommendation, Longboat Key town commissioners want to keep at least half of sales tax money generated for beach renourishment.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jen Blanco Sarasota Crew senior rower Shawna Sims overcame a career-threatening injury her sophomore season to earn national and international accolades.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 20, 2014
Pushing forward

Shawna Sims, one of the Sarasota Crew's most decorated rowers, will row for the University of Virginia next year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2020
Cops Corner: Sarasota 10.29.20

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2014
News Briefs

Senate approves faster speed limit on I-75; LECOM and SCF join forces for master's program; School board member cleared of ethics violation

  • East County
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • January 23, 2014
New push for elected mayor emerges

A political committee is proposing a new city charter with five council districts and a 'strong mayor.' The group is crafting its messaging to stand apart from earlier efforts.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • August 20, 2020
Style: Keeping It Cool

Fall in Florida is a far cry from leaves and crisp temperatures. Use these insulated drinkware options to keep your beverages — and yourself — cool and sweat-free.

  • LWR Life
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 26, 2012
Crumbling canal wall sparks liability concerns

When Sarasota County handed over Siesta Key to developers in the early 1900s, the deal included waterway maintenance. When a property owner is absent, sea wall repair can be problematic.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Braden River High defensive back Ben Peacock and Manatee High running back Mike Blakely found themselves on the same playing field as their teams went head-to-head Oct. 15. Blakely has been living with Peacock and his family for the past three years.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 20, 2010
Sense of Stability

Manatee High running back Mike Blakely has been living with Braden River High defensive back Ben Peacock and his family for the past three years.

  • East County
  • Sports
Willowbrook homeowner Armando Oyola-Delgado said he estimates necessary repairs to his home will cost a minimum of $90,000.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 22, 2012
Residents continue their fight

Homeowners in Willowbrook are lobbying the community's developer, KB Home, to buy back their homes. They now have launched a petition, which they hope could lead to a class-action lawsuit, and brought their complaints to the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners.

  • East County
  • News
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