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Dillon O'        Neill has a chance to win a state weightlifting title on Saturday.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 6, 2017
Cardinal Mooney senior works hard to lift his chances at state

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 14, 2012
Letters to the Editor

The shrinking middle class is a myth

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Weekend's best bets: Friday, Nov. 28
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 28, 2014
Weekend's best bets: Friday, Nov. 28

Weekend's best bets: Friday, Nov. 28

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
James West submitted this photo of his daughter, Katherine, jumping for joy at sunset on Siesta Key.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2014
Weather: Sarasota

Visit YourObserver.com to submit your local weather photos. Each weekly winner will be entered into a monthly drawing for a $25 gift card. One grand prize winner will receive a $5,000 flooring makeover.*

  • Sarasota
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  • By Pam Nadon |
  • March 29, 2016
Film review: 'Hello, My Name is Doris"

A seriously cute comedy

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Michael Koscec submitted this photo of a heron standing on a groin on Longboat Key. The supermoon is faded in the background.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2014
Weather: Longboat Key

Michael Koscec submitted this photo of a heron standing on a groin on Longboat Key. The supermoon is faded in the background.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Diane Brune's name will be added to the John Clarke Humanitarian of the Year plaque.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 31, 2018
Philanthropist's turn to receive in Lakewood Ranch

Diane Brune is named the Lakewood Ranch Community Fund's 2018 John Clarke Humanitarian Award winner

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 3, 2018
Gold bars? Not really

Cops corner

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
David Bromstad cultivated his own sense of style and color through trial and error and the lessons he learned while at Ringling College.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • May 13, 2015
50 Shades of Bromstad

David Bromstad, HGTV star and color master, returned to his alma mater, Ringling College of Art and Design, to give the commencement address May 7. He reminisced on his time here and how a 24-hour Denny’s got him through college.

  • Arts + Culture
Derian Pettitt, 12, and Michael Haynes Jr., 14, donated dolls, among other toys.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • December 9, 2015
Haile Middle students band together for charity

The school collected more than 300 items for Toys for Tots program.

  • East County
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Lynn Suppa submitted this photo of a hummingbird in her backyard in Sarasota.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2014
Weather: Sarasota

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Irene Merhy submitted this sunset photo taken on Coquina Beach.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2014
Weather: Longboat Key

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  • Longboat Key
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Doreen Steinhauser submitted this sunset photo, taken on Palma Sola Boulevard.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2014
Weather: East County

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  • East County
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2014
Say, 'Hi Bob!'

Dan Miller caught the purrr-fect shot Saturday morning when he saw a bobcat walking through his neighbor's backyard.

  • East County
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Mike and Makayla Harrison love the history and horsemanship involved in riding the Florida Cracker Trail. Photo by Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 17, 2015
On the trail

Riders embarked Feb. 14 on a 110-mile cross-state ride on the Florida Cracker Trail.

  • East County
  • News
Phill Younger helped refocus the town' s beach strategy, from an overall approach to a money-saving plan to focus on erosion hotspots.
  • By John McGuire |
  • April 5, 2017
Younger steps up to new challenge

Younger stepped down from the Town Commission in March.

  • Longboat Key
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Voters approved a project in November that will bury all utilities on Gulf of Mexico Drive. A second project to bury remaining islandwide utilities was approved via referendum in March.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 4, 2016
Judge validates GMD bonds

Judge validates Gulf of Mexico Drive underground utilities bond

  • Longboat Key
  • News
'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' runs through Aug. 4, at Venice Theatre. Courtesy photo.
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • July 29, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'

It's very rare when a director takes a rock-solid, classic musical and writes new bookends for it, but Venice Theatre's Brad Wages has placed a cherry on top of the psychedelic sundae that is 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.'

  • Arts + Culture
NATURALCHILD
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 12, 2015
TWIS Asks: Natural Child

TWIS Asks: Natural Child

  • Arts + Culture
Italy's gold-medal winning Men's Pair of Giuseppe Vicino and Matteo Lodo test how the medals taste at the 2017 World Rowing Championships. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 11, 2018
SANCA races for revenues

Sarasota County applies pressure for operator to lessen park's dependance on tourism dollars.

  • East County
  • News
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