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Jamier Jones attempts to dribble to the basket past Dylan Higgins.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 23, 2016
New clubs are heavy hitters

East County athletes benefit as talented coaches open club programs close to home.

  • East County
  • Sports
A sign marking the Big Pass shoal stands at the entrance of Big Pass from Sarasota Bay. Several Siesta Key groups have spoken in opposition to dredging Big Pass to renourish Lido Key.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • August 19, 2016
SOSS2 to host second Party on the Pass

Efforts to reopen Beach Road will also be highlighted at this year’s Party on the Pass hosted by Save our Siesta Sands 2.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cheryl Press submitted this photo taken at Bay Isles Beach Club, noting that the waves on Longboat Key were bigger than those of North Carolina’s Outer Banks.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 9, 2015
Longboat Key photo contest winner: Oct. 8

Cheryl Press submitted this photo taken at Bay Isles Beach Club, noting that the waves on Longboat Key were bigger than those of North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • February 2, 2017
St. Martha, St. Mary commemorate National Catholic Schools Week

Students commemorated the week with a full day of service.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Rita Rehn and Jo Twiss. Photo by Matthew Holler.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 15, 2016
Theater review: 'The Roommate'

“The Roommate” shows the limits of personal transformation at Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Jean Blackburn's pieces were inspired by 2018 being the year of the bird.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • July 3, 2018
Jean Blackburn paints with a bird's eye view

Blackburn currently has 15 pieces on display at Selby Public Library until July 21.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 24, 2016
Briefs: Longboat Key 2.25.16

Validation hearing set for Gulf of Mexico Drive bonds.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Dana Westmark and Donald Geikie |
  • July 6, 2012
Real Estate Deal of the Week: Condo on the Bay

Real Estate Deal of the Week: Condo on the Bay

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
UPDATE: Chillounge Night rescheduled due to forecast
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 25, 2015
UPDATE: Chillounge Night rescheduled due to forecast

UPDATE: Chillounge Night rescheduled due to forecast

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Go Lucky Clea (#4) takes the lead.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 1, 2016
Greyhound racing gives audiences a thrill and dogs a purpose

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Nikki Yanez, won the USTA Girls 12 hard court national championship this past August.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 18, 2016
Making a mark on the competition

Sarasota 12-year-old has been playing in the Girls’ 18s singles division for the past year.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2013
Our View: The city's days of reckoning

Page 1 headline: City budget - $6 million deficit.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The Longboat Rec Center i n Bayfront Park was a former tennis center
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • October 8, 2018
Longboat revisiting the need for a new rec center

Longboat has put aside $40,000 to study possible rec center.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 14, 2010
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Charlie George

The Observer spotlights Manatee East catcher Charlie George.

  • East County
  • Sports
The proposed $22 million project would pump close to 1 million cubic yards of sand on the beach. Photo by Roger Drouin.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • April 4, 2013
City plans Lido renourishment

City officials will spend the next few months convincing federal officials to approve $13.64 million in funding for the project. Public meetings will also be held.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"Murder for Two" runs through July 29 at Florida Studio Theatre. Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 2, 2018
'Murder for Two' creates campy killer comedy at Florida Studio Theatre

The Florida Studio Theatre production 'Murder for Two' is an entertaining musical spoof of the murder-mystery form.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • June 17, 2009
Profiles of Summer | Swan Song

Longtime Sarasota Ballet dancers Adrian Ciobanu and Lauren Strongin are packing up their pointe shoes and heading to Houston. Says Ciobanu: 'We love the company and we love the city, but it's time to move on.'

  • Arts + Culture
Lido Key residents have expressed concerns about how storms could affect the island’s shoreline.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 1, 2018
City explores Lido shoreline committee

Lido Key residents hope a new group could help monitor the status of the barrier island's beaches.

  • Sarasota
  • News
More than 25 guests gathered to celebrate the soon-to-be mommy of three Diana Buchanan on May 11 at The Field Club. Photo courtesy of Diana Buchanan
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • May 17, 2017
Black Tie & Tales 05.18.17

From star sightings at Dick Vitale Gala to baby showers that brought May flowers, here's a recap of the latest social happenings.

  • Black Tie
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • September 9, 2009
Obama addresses East County classrooms

The president encouraged students to take responsibility for their education during his speech Sept. 8.

  • East County
  • News
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