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Aranibar
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 27, 2013
News Briefs

Aranibar elected school board chair; Manatee County School District named finalist for grant

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 28, 2010
Cops Corner

July 15 Mysterious message 7:24 a.m. - 4800 block of GMD. Suspicious Circumstance. A man told police that he believed someone entered his condominium, while he was sleeping in his recliner with the television on, and left a scrolling message on his laptop that read, 'Ah, love the beach, you should turn off your TV. It wastes so much electricity.' An open screen door and smudges on a sliding-glass door were also noted.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Michael Eng |
  • July 21, 2010
Business Observer 07.22.10

Kathy Sharpe Herbst has joined the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Florida Suncoast Chapter, as the new development coordinator.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • January 16, 2019
Familiar Faces: Dennis and Graci McGillicuddy

The couple builds their passion for helping foster children.

  • Black Tie
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 13, 2017
Braden River High football beats Sarasota High 41-14

Two Pirates starters returned from injury in the win.

  • East County
  • Sports
City Commissioner Hagen Brody is hopeful the county or philanthropic organizations will support a Rosemary District affordable housing project.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 12, 2017
City backs Rosemary District affordable housing plans

The Sarasota Housing Authority hopes to bring an affordable apartment complex to Ninth Street and Lemon Avenue.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Shannon Braswell stands, soaked in blood, in a bathtub just before opening.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • October 25, 2012
VIDEO: BEHIND THE SCREAMS

After running the Sailor Circus haunted house, John Rusnak has a new ghastly venture.

  • Arts + Culture
Suzy Brenner, Executive Director of the Paradise Center.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • October 11, 2017
Socializing key to combating loneliness in aging

Local experts weigh in on why socializing as people age is so important.

  • Health
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2010
Birth Announcements 07.29.10

Congratulations to the East County parents who celebrated recent births. The East County Observer will publish birth announcements online the last Wednesday of each month.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Sarasota County School Board met with Superintendent Lori White for a May 15 workshop.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 16, 2012
School Board work session covers ads, health

A small budget and employee health were among the topics covered by the Sarasota County School Board during their monthly workshop on May 15.

  • Sarasota
  • News
On Aug. 10, the larger of the two Whitney cottages was moved to its new location, a 0.44 acre plot at 521 Broadway St. The smaller cottage followed on Tuesday.
  • By John McGuire |
  • August 16, 2017
Longboat Key arts center cottages find a new home

Fundraising continues to transform two buildings into a permanent base for Longboat Key Historical Society.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Phil King created a beautiful setting for a summer dinner.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • July 27, 2011
King honors tradition

A couple of decades ago, it would not have been considered a formal dinner. But at a time when casual and carry-out hold sway, the meal that Phil King prepared in honor of a friend's birthday was an intentional treat served at a beautiful table with all the traditional trimmings - service plates, embroidered linen napkins, sparkling crystal and silver, and candles and flowers.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 9, 2010
Little League set to kickoff with Opening Day festivities

Braden River Little League will ring in the spring baseball season with its Opening Day Family Fun Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Feb. 20 at Braden River Park, 5201 51st St. East, Bradenton.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sponsors and commissioners were presented with special jerseys to commemorate the upcoming Baltimore Orioles spring-training season.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • February 25, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Orioles Chamber Reception

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce welcomed back the Baltimore Orioles for the sixth season at the Ed Smith Stadium with a reception Feb. 25 at The Francis.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jason Collins, VP & chief athletics officer, sits next to Aimee Boorman, the new director of women's and elite gymnastics at EVO Athletics.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • August 30, 2016
Olympic coach finds new home in Sarasota

EVO Athletics adds big name to its gymnastics lineup.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key Town Manager David Bullock takes notes as the commission discusses the tax. He and mayors of the barrier islands asked that the tax revenues be allocated differently than proposed.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 22, 2016
Sales tax proposal heads toward referendum

Voters will decide in November whether to implement half-cent sales tax .

  • East County
  • News
Josh Schultz, Ronny Hinton, Stevenson Villarson Damas and Jayson Bardales donned their football jerseys for the pep rally.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • September 9, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Imagine School Pep Rally

Imagine School at Palmer Ranch held a pep rally Friday to kick off its first football and volleyball games of the year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Jonathan Coleman, Sarasota Ballet Board Chairwoman Hillary Steele and Richard Wires
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • October 16, 2017
Sarasota Ballet introduces this season’s dancers

Friends of the Sarasota Ballet hosted its first event of the year on Oct. 16 at FSU Center for the Performing Arts.

  • Black Tie
Deputy Police Chief Stephen Moyer places a purple wig back on his head after getting dunked as part of a fundraiser at City Hall Friday.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 25, 2013
Sarasota city employees get dunked for charity

Until 2 p.m. today, city employees will take turns sitting in a dunk tank at City Hall as part of a fundraiser for the United Way Suncoast.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2011
'Hooray! It's a Soiree'

"Hooray! It's a Soiree" will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, at Longboat Key Club and Resort Harbourside Dining Room.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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