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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 31, 2011
Premier expects 20,000 for cup

The Clearwater Chargers and the Fusion Futbol Club will host the Nike Cup Labor Day Showcase Sept. 3-5, at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Sports
Chris Lynch, new owner Jason Burns and Ethna Lynch
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • April 22, 2015
Lynch sisters toast end of an era

Chris and Ethna Lynch head for a new destination: retirement.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 28, 2012
Chamber Chair pares beach project cost

Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce President Mark Smith worked with the design team behind the Siesta Key beach enhancements to slash $8 million from its estimated cost.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • May 22, 2013
BID agrees to pay $50,000 for a Circle parking study

The study would look at ways to address the parking shortage, including the possibility of a parking garage and valet service.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 10, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Booker boys basketball coach Phil Helmuth was named the school's new Athletic Director June 20. (courtesy photo)
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 23, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Tornadoes names new AD

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 14, 2009
Key Club holds town hall meeting

The meeting featured a presentation from Longboat Key Club and Resort General Manager Michael Welly, as well as a panel discussion.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2014
Gordon 'Gordy' Larry Johnson

Gordon 'Gordy' Larry Johnson, 81, of Longboat Key and Brainerd, Minn., died Oct. 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 22, 2011
Islandside hotel to be built first

The Longboat Key Club and Resort will build its five-star hotel before constructing residential components of its $400 million Islandside project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
John Ewing, Darren Ankersmit, Ciera Coleman, Jesse Coleman and Todd Weissfeld. Courtesy of Cassolette.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 22, 2016
Return to Form: Cassolette reunites for first show in three years

It's been three years since Cassolette's last show. Now the band is back with new songs β€” and a new energy.

  • Arts + Culture
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
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 30, 2016
Post-season: Traffic is job 1

It was the No. 1 topic of the season. And sad to say, it’s only going to get worse. That is, unless community leaders marshal their efforts now and not wait for FDOT.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 15, 2010
Volunteers gear up for river cleanup

The Old Braden River Historical Society is hosting its second annual winter river cleanup at King Ranch on Jan. 16.

  • East County
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Sarasota County Students scored higher than national and state averages, but lower than last year's scores.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • September 16, 2011
Sarasota students top state and national SAT scores

On Wednesday, Sept. 14, the College Board, a non-profit organization that administers voluntary tests in the U.S., announced the scores of the 2011 Scholastic Assessment Test.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 7, 2009
Manatee Chamber honors small businesses

The Manatee Chamber of Commerce recognized five small businesses during the 2009 Small Business of the Year Awards Luncheon June 4 at the Bradenton Municipal Auditorium.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 14, 2009
$72 million bus system advances

SCAT's rapid-transit project gets past the first federal-government hurdle.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Police are asking for assistance in identifying the photographed individuals.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 30, 2012
Sarasota Police looking for armed robbery suspects

A man was robbed at gunpoint in the 1600 block of Main Street Saturday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 29, 2011
Longboat seeks density assistance

Town officials hope elected officials can help exempt the town from a state bill that prohibits a density referendum.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Beach Road drainage improvements have been delayed until July.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 29, 2012
Beach Road stormwater project delayed again

A stormwater drainage project that's been in the planning stages since 2005 and was supposed to start after Easter has been delayed again.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • November 7, 2014
WEEKEND BEST BET: Longboat Key Historical Society Fish Fry

The Longboat Key Historical Society's 10th annual Old Time Fish Fry will take place on Nov. 7 from 5 to 9 p.m.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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