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Claudiu Retean, 36, focuses on smacking the ball during match No. 1 of the Pros versus Prodigies event.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • May 2, 2015
Take Stock in Children Tennis Festival draws crowds

Manatee County celebrates Take Stock in Children May 2, at the Lakewood Ranch Tennis Center, tennis, tennis festival, Tennis Festival, Lakewood Ranch Tennis Center, Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Don and Suzy Gangnagel experimented with several different kinds of chicken breeds, but have settled with three, including the iconic white Delaware.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • June 15, 2016
Chickens on Rye

Love of chickens helps local couple discover another way to scratch out a living.

  • East County
  • News
Hunter Reed enters the state tournament "confidently anxious."
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 1, 2017
Don't wrestle with decision to attend state finals

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
Juan Martinez-Baez hopes to share his love of riding and polo with the next generation.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 21, 2011
Professional polo player offers private and group lessons

Sarasota Polo Club polo instructor Juan Martinez-Baez this season is offering private and group riding and polo lessons to both children and adults.

  • East County
  • Sports
A few seahorses hold on to a plant with their tails for support.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • January 27, 2011
Mote specialist horses around during lab tours

Mote Marine Aquarium now offers tours of its Seahorse Conservation Laboratory.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ava Krug and Liv Hovde. Courtesy photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 26, 2017
ODA's Krug wins USTA National Doubles Championship

She partnered with Texas' Liv Hovde to take home the title.

  • East County
  • Sports
City of Sarasota Commissioner Terry Turner tells Coalition of City Neighborhood Associations board members they could face big tax hikes if city employee costs aren't controlled.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 6, 2012
Turner frames grim budget picture

City of Sarasota Commissioner Terry Turner Saturday told members of the Coalition of City Neighborhood Association the city would be $20 million in debt by 2022.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 7, 2013
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The sculpture is “intended to emphasize unity in the community while celebrating differences, diversity and inclusion,” according to a city release.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 15, 2016
City schedules roundabout art installation

A portion of the roundabout at Main Street and Orange Avenue will be closed Sunday as crews work to install a sculpture in the center of the intersection.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's Damon Murray and Sam Jackson already both received a pair of scholarship offers this summer.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 1, 2015
Recruiting Trail

Lakewood Ranch High football players Sam Jackson and Damon Murray both have received multiple college offers.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • July 31, 2019
Longboat Key residents out to fight bank closing

Letter asks customers to drive to next-nearest branch, in Cortez, after Sept. 13.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 31, 2011
News Briefs

Commission to discuss live-stream videos; No garbage pickup on Labor Day

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2011
Our View: City budget options stark

Things could get much worse for the city of Sarasota. Soon.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Members of Boy Scout Troop 181 are pictured during a cookout and awards ceremony in 2002.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 14, 2013
Trio honored with Eagle Scout ceremony

The accomplishments of three members of Boy Scout Troop 181 were celebrated Aug. 12 with a Court of Honor ceremony.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • August 17, 2016
Aunt Rudele tells all

Nate Jacobs' unstoppable comedic character has a life of her own.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 7, 2017
Vacation Bible School blasts up fun in Lakewood Ranch

Children have a 'very veggie' VBS.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 27, 2010
Recession cushion

Mark Richmond, owner of Furniture Warehouse, says the key to thriving in the recession is his investments in marketing, ads and customer service.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Academic Center and entrance to New College of Florida. The college was ranked as a top value.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • February 6, 2013
Princeton Review ranks New College as a top value

The appearance continues a five-year run of recognition for New College.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jimmy Pendolino, the former manager of Aerosmith and Peter Gabriel, signed on to manage the Lakewood Ranch-based Matt Facciolla Band after watching them play in person Aug. 31. Courtesy photo.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • November 7, 2012
Music in the Making: Matt Facciolla

When Lakewood Ranch resident Matt Facciolla pictured a music career, it looked a lot different.

  • East County
  • News
Courtesy Mote Marine Laboratory Ruth DeLynn was a volunteer and adjunct scientist at Mote for more than 30 years.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 23, 2014
Ruth DeLynn was backbone of Mote collection

Ruth DeLynn, 87, was known as 'The Bone Lady' and the force behind the Ruth DeLynn Cetacean Osteological Collection.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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