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Tow trucks worked to remove the semi-truck until about 2 p.m.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 21, 2010
Overturned truck snarls traffic

A semi-truck and trailer overturned yesterday morning, causing delays in traffic.

  • East County
  • News
Senior running back Carlos Crawford converted a 2-point conversion in the fourth quarter.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 24, 2014
End of the road

The Braden River High football team's record-setting season came to a close with a 37-21 loss to East Lake in the Class 7A-Region 3 semifinals Nov. 21.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 3, 2012
Sarasota County health ranking reaches No. 3

Sarasota County ranked third out of 67 Florida counties in an annual health ranking.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • April 24, 2014
Circulating Opportunity

John Moran, a leading advocate for the creation of a downtown circulator transit system, believes the program could serve as a financial boon for Sarasota businesses.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A 19-year old Naples woman died in the crash.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 28, 2014
I-75 crash at SR 70 kills 1, injures 6

The Monday evening crash was related to backed-up traffic on Interstate 75 caused by the closure of the overpass at University Parkway.

  • East County
  • News
U.S. News & World Report ranked New College of Florida in the top 100 of several categories in 2014 college ratings.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 11, 2013
New College gets high ranking

U.S. News & World Report ranks New College of Florida No. 5 national public liberal arts college for second consecutive year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2014
News Briefs

Alaina Ray named PZ&B director; Martin Luther King Jr. holiday closings

  • Longboat Key
  • News
“Some of them I [paint] from pictures and some of them I do from my soul,” said painter Dr. Mary – Louise Biasotti Hooper.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • October 29, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: New art displayed at The Federal Building

The public attended an artist's reception on Friday Oct. 26 at the New Deal Gallery inside the Federal Building. Local artists Dr. Mary-Louise Biasotti Hooper, Jill Hastings - Ellis and Linda Larisch displayed their work for the public to see. The Federal Building gets a new exhibit of paintings from local artists every three months.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 14, 2012
Lakewood Ranch plans St. Patrick's Day celebration

A parade and Irish Celtic Festival will be held March 17, at Central Park.

  • East County
  • News
Former Lakewood Ranch resident Chase Jones wants to know when the last time you watched the sunrise was? He'd like to watch it with you. Photos courtesy Second Street Photography.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • July 23, 2013
Lakewood Ranch artist shares a positive art experience

Chase Jones is a multimedia artist going on tour with his project called the Sunrise Cube. He hopes to shed a little light on the project and in the community.

  • Arts + Culture
Jordan Blanton's shotgun shell flies after he shoots a clay.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • October 8, 2015
2015 Harvest Moon Classic fires off at Ancient Oak Gun Club

The four-day tournament began with the 100-bird preliminaries Thursday.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Firefighters Pension Board members Shannon Gault and Gerald Feder still question a pension investigation that’s under way.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 23, 2011
Board members question pension investigation

Longboat Key Firefighters Pension Board members Gerald Feder and Shannon Gault are not pleased thus far with an investigation of the pension plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Read this week's edition of Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2011
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

  • Longboat Key
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Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 29, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Richard Albero still has the ball from his first pitch at Yankee Stadium.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 23, 2018
A walk to remember

In 2015, Lakewood Ranch resident Richard Albero embarked on a 1,200-mile trek to raise money for wounded warriors. Now he’s penning a memoir about the experience and plotting his next step.

  • LWR Life
Sheriff Tom Knight, left, and Lt. John Jernigan display stolen metal and mug shots of the suspects in those thefts.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 8, 2011
Illegal-scrapping crackdown nets 62 arrests

A sheriff's office campaign designed to dampen the theft and sale of scrap metal results in the capture of dozens of suspects.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Team leaders Mike Beaumier, vice president of Suffolk Construction, and Jonathan Parks, senior principal of Jonathan Parks Architect, on sixth level of the Palm Avenue parking garage.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • December 16, 2010
Garage sets sail

The Sarasota Observer got an exclusive tour a week before the scheduled opening of the Palm Avenue parking garage, which will soon feature a modern, sail-like appearance on the outside and roomy parking levels inside.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Nolan Middle School Student Support Specialist Carrie Rainwater kissed a cow Dec. 7.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • December 8, 2015
Nolan Middle School faculty member smooches livestock

As a reward for collecting cans for an FFA service project, Carrie Rainwater kissed a cow.

  • East County
  • News
Welcome to Florida allergy season — all 365 days of the year.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • April 19, 2018
Allergies problematic year-round

Tree pollen is dying down, but a lot of people deal with different allergens throughout the year.

  • Health
Roots and seawater cover a pathway cut from the mangroves on Greer Island. Police lobbied for months for the path to be cut for emergency access to the beach.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • June 1, 2018
Alberto's effects restrict access to Longboat's north end beach

The northernmost point of Longboat Key has been eroded to the point that emergency vehicles cannot traverse a path cut for them .

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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