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Photos by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • April 23, 2014
Peridia golf course receives makeover

Peridia Golf and Country Club will close for renovations starting May 5.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 20, 2016
Heritage Harbour South CDD — Seat 4: Larry Eichert

Larry Eichert will face Joyce Sandy in the general election.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • May 4, 2012
Siesta Key preps for 40th sand-sculpting competition

The Sarasota County Parks & Recreation and the Pelican Press will co-sponsor the 40th Annual Sand Sculpture Contest.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 21, 2010
Kiwanis Club still hungry for more food donations

The collection effort has been extended through April 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • June 19, 2013
Sarasota Orchestra has Anu director

Estonian Anu Tali, who co-founded the Nordic Symphony Orchestra, will become the music director of Sarasota Orchestra for at least three seasons.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Chef Judi Gallagher |
  • November 13, 2012
TWIS = This Week Is Savory

TWIS = This Week Is Savory

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Joyce Tappan loves cheering on her thoroughbreds at stakes races.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • May 2, 2012
Neighbors: Joyce Tappan

Joyce Tappan doesn't just horse around - she has 48 winning pictures.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Join Emily Walsh for the Observer Daily Headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • January 18, 2012
JAN. 18: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota, and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 18, 2013
Sept. 18: Daily Headlines

Today's Stories: Sarasota manufacturing industry shines in 2012; Lakewood Ranch Medical welcomes new CEO; Realtor breakfast highlights future of downtown, North Trail; IN THE KITCHEN WITH: The Riverhouse Reef & Grill

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2009
In Brief

Community News and Notes

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Longboat Key Town Commission will hold its next special pension workshop 1 p.m., Monday, March 7, at Town Hall.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 22, 2011
Commission reschedules pension meeting

A special pension workshop originally scheduled for today will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, March 7.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 3, 2010
Ranch to highlight performing arts

The third Ovation, A Day for the Arts, will be held Feb. 6 on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

  • East County
  • News
A photo from last year's dinner (Courtesy Karen Arango)
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 6, 2013
James Beard Celebrity Chef Tour makes a comeback to Darwin's on 4th

James Beard recognized Celebrity Chef Tour makes a stop at Darwin's on 4th for a dinner featuring Darwin Santa Maria and four "celebrity" chefs on Dec. 11. Last year's event sold out.

  • Arts + Culture
Teen drivers will get hands-on training on how to handle emergency situations during the Mopar Road Ready program presented by BRAKES.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 10, 2017
BRAKES makes important stop in Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton area

Teen drivers can take advantage of a hands-on, driver safety course.

  • East County
  • News
Though he hails from California, David Leaser has been finding his photographic inspirations in Florida's gardens and wildlife.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • December 22, 2015
Flowers Face to Face

Photographer David Leaser captures the microscopic beauty of nature at the Selby Gardens.

  • Arts + Culture
Cardinal Mooney sophomore Maddie McNally helped lead the Lady Cougars to an 8-0 district record and the No. 1 seed in the Class 3A-District 10 tournament. Photo by Jen Blanco
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 16, 2014
Killer instinct

Cardinal Mooney sophomore outside hitter Maddie McNally leads the Lady Cougars with nearly 200 kills so far this season.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Braden River High kicker Kadin Kerns will play football for Kent State University this fall.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 19, 2011
Kerns commits to Golden Flashes

Braden River High kicker Kadin Kerns has committed to play football for Kent State University.

  • East County
  • Sports
Jacob Amontree spruced up the landscaping near the entrance to Siesta Key Chapel for his Eagle Scout community service project.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 6, 2013
Riverview junior soars toward Eagle Scout rank

Seventeen-year-old Jacob Amontree recently completed his community service project at Siesta Key Chapel. The project puts him one step closer to obtaining Eagle Scout status.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Homelessness consultant Robert Marbut addresses the Sarasota City Commission and Sarasota County Commission at a meeting Monday.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 26, 2013
City, county move forward with Marbut plan

At a joint meeting of the Sarasota County Commission and City Commission Monday, commissioners offered an endorsement of Robert Marbut's preliminary report on homelessness.

  • Sarasota
  • News
It's almost like the boom times again in Lakewood Ranch's new Central Park community going up off Lakewood Ranch Boulevard, north of State Road 70. So why doesn’t anyplace else look like this?
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 14, 2011
OUR VIEW: Lessons for Sarasota County

There is something dramatically different about the development and dynamics of Lakewood Ranch compared to the rest of the region.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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