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Jake and Connor Krug have mainly played doubles matches with other teammates in 2023.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 11, 2023
Lakewood Ranch brothers grow as tennis players, individuals at Duke

Sophomore twins Connor and Jake Krug say their time playing tennis at Duke University has given them opportunities off the tennis court.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lincoln Marine built this home on the banks of the Braden River in 1920 and it still stands today.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 21, 2023
Heritage Days runs through March in Manatee County

Jiggs Landing offers special boat tours of historical spots during the annual monthlong celebration of Manatee's history.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • April 14, 2021
‘Hotel house’ dilemma

A 90-page ordinance of regulatory hassles is not the answer to abusive vacation rentals. There are alternatives to the heavy hand of the government.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Tim Tremblay, 61, said he loves baseball because of the people the sport attracts.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 11, 2023
40-and-up baseball finds a home in Manatee County

The league, which also includes players from Sarasota County, prepares for its inaugural season.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • August 26, 2009
Three stores to open on Main

Good Earth Natural Foods, Big Olaf Creamery and Yoder's Amish Shoppe and the Katy Rose Oilery are expected to open over Labor Day weekend in time for the Sept. 4 Music on Main concert.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • April 14, 2010
A ballet of their own

Sarasota Ballet dancers Kate Walsh Honea, Octavio Martin and Jamie Carter ditch their pointe shoes to give choreography a whirl for the company's final performance of the season.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • August 18, 2010
An Act of Courage

In the face of breast cancer, Bobbie Burrell came out a star. The 'Got A Minute' performer shares her inspiring journey.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • June 23, 2010
Theatrical Release

Just when the rest of Sarasota is winding down, Carole Kleinberg is winding up. The artistic director of Banyan Theater Company talks about the joys of summer.

  • Arts + Culture
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 1, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Out-of-Door Academy family Bianca, Roberta, Laszlo and Tom Tengerdy will continue with their Thanksgiving Day tradition of feeding the homeless this year in Colorado while visiting family.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 22, 2011
East County families give a helping hand on Thanksgiving

For these East County families, Thanksgiving is more than just turkey on the table. It's a chance to make a difference.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 27, 2011
Cops Corner

April 13, 2011, 4:41 p.m. -- 500 block of Bay Isles Road. Suspicious Circumstance. A woman told police she saw someone enter a vacant restaurant.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 23, 2011
Letters to the editor

Government should help move forward with ideas; Cell-phone tower needed on Key; Time to move forward; Unkind remarks blighted evening fundraiser; Anti high-speed rail letter writer got it all wrong

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
"I'm completely devoted to it," Caiti Ward says of Irish dancing. "I'd never give it up for any other dance."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 9, 2011
Irish spring

The effervescent Caiti Ward has spent most of her life in Irish dance dresses, curly wigs and tights. The lead bad-girl of 'Rhythm in the Night' proves she's anything but unruly.

  • Arts + Culture
Jerry Sparkman incorporated two tons of Siesta Key sand in his recent collaborative architectural exhibit, "Origins." Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • October 10, 2012
Art in Architecture: Jerry Sparkman

Jerry Sparkman is a local architect who fused his creative spirit with his day-job in a recent collaborative architectural exhibit in Italy.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2020
Sarasota Charter Review Board District 2: Doreen Dupont

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Crystal Landkas-Coronas feeds carrots to Melman and Twiggs. The giraffes love carrots and enjoy romaine lettuce, fresh branches from trees and other foods.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 20, 2020
In Lakewood Ranch area: Here's looking at zoo, kid

Public gets a free look at Rye Road Giraffes in Manatee County.

  • East County
  • News
During the COVID-19 response, work has continued at Sarasota construction sites such as Epoch, a high-rise condominium project at 605 S. Gulfstream Ave. Business groups are concerned the virus could slow future construction.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 21, 2020
Business groups collaborate on COVID-19 policy advocacy

In an effort to stem the economic losses associated with the coronavirus, local organizations are lobbying for regulatory change.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The nearly finished living room exemplifies some of the motifs and colors that can be found throughout the work of the 11 design teams that worked on separate sections of the house. (Photos by Klint Lowry)
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • March 11, 2020
Jewels on the Bay presents 25th home-design showcase

Late change of locale presented an extra challenge to designers

  • Arts + Culture
Alexis Fraser, aka Lipstick Lex, has created a persona and a catchy, instantly recognizable style with her lipstick portraits of celebrities, like this one of Lady Gaga. (Courtesy photos)
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 18, 2020
Lipstick Lex makes her mark with makeup

Working mom, struggling artist found her signature style with lip-print portraits

  • Arts + Culture
The land at 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive must be cleared of debris by Dec. 20.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • December 5, 2018
Vacancy at the site of former Colony resort depends on courts, calendar

It will likely be two years before St. Regis is built.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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