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  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2010
Play Dates

National senior clay court tournament returns; Observer Challenge rallies for its 11th year

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 27, 2013
Business Observer

Sanctuary manager earns PCAM designation; SYC introduces Farm-to-Fork initiative; The Met on St. Armands to host Feed-a-Family event; Moore's celebrates 46th anniversary

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 27, 2013
Heritage Harbour settles lawsuit

The CDD will pay $10,000 to the plaintiffs, ending a controversy about stormwater assessments that began in 2011.

  • East County
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2013
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Fourteen-year-olds Grace Dickinson, Lauren Johnson and Abi Johnson are more than just teammates — they're best friends.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 4, 2016
Familiar bond fuels friendship

Three Cardinal Mooney freshmen have made playing volleyball together a priority.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 22, 2013
Your Neighbor: Brenton Cloud

You could say the saltwater resides in Brenton Cloud's blood.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 22, 2013
Athlete of the Week: Barb Harrison

Palm-Aire resident Barb Harrison shot a 68 to set a new course record May 8, on the Lakes Course at Palm-Aire Country Club.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jessica Luck |
  • July 9, 2010
Key Club receives Pinnacle Award

The Longboat Key Club and Resort received the 2010 Successful Meetings Pinnacle Award for the third consecutive year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 7, 2011
SIDELINES

McDermott finishes third in FACA Senior All-Star Meet; Tabernacle girls team qualifies for nationals; ODA blanks rival Bradenton Christian

  • East County
  • Sports
Matthew R. Olsen and Matthew Andersen in the FSU/Asolo Conservatory production of David Ives' "The School for Lies."
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 1, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: 'The School for Lies'

"The School for Lies" is great theater - brainy text, brilliantly realized and entertaining from start to finish.

  • Arts + Culture
File photo
  • By Caleb Motsinger and Kristen Herhold |
  • October 15, 2014
Business Briefs

Wells Fargo gives third grant to Mote Marine; St. Armands Circle looks to get two new businesses; Beach Residences units sell for combined $5,595,000

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 4, 2010
Man on the street: Ribfest recipes

the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center held its inaugural Ribfest Wednesday. In case you missed it, you can get a second helping - the Tennis Center plans to hold the event again next year. But to hold you over in the meantime, we asked the chefs to dish on their secrets.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 30, 2013
Lore: Bye, bye birdie: Peacock kidnapped

An unknown man snatched a peacock from the Village neighborhood in 1988. The suspect remains at-large.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • March 7, 2014
Sheriff's Office braces for spring breakers

Sheriff's deputies will increase patrols and be on the lookout for underage drinking and drug use during this year's spring break season.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • February 3, 2010
Plaque brings Temple Beth Israel leaders full circle

Members of the 2010 Leadership Circle of Temple Beth Israel were treated to brunch Sunday, Jan. 24, at the temple to celebrate the unveiling of a plaque recognizing their generosity.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This is Cheryl Lee's first year as a Salvation Army bell ringer. Her post is the Publix at the intersection of State Road 64 and Lakewood Ranch Boulevard. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • December 16, 2014
Salvation Army volunteer rings for bigger picture

A former child abuse investigator, Cheryl Lee is now having 'the time of her life' ringing her bell in retirement while helping kids.

  • East County
  • News
Join Emily Walsh for the Observer Daily Headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • February 6, 2012
FEB. 6: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota, and Siesta Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 22, 2011
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Guest Food Editor Scott George developed this recipe when trying to recreate a dish he had in Florence, Italy. Photos by Molly Schechter.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • November 22, 2011
EDIBLES: Pretty pasta fools foodies

The recipe that Scott George is sharing with Edibles is as colorful as his life - and the wild print trousers for which he is famous for wearing. It is his own creation, inspired by a dish he ate in 1991 in Italy

  • Arts + Culture
Speaker of the Florida House Richard Corcoran and Gov. Rick Scott
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • February 16, 2017
Governor v. Speaker

Let’s hope Gov. Scott and House Speaker Corcoran’s rift over Enterprise Florida doesn’t devolve to the level of D.C. politics. Reassure Floridians with a show of statesmanship.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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