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  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 17, 2014
High five moments of the week

The top five sports moments of the week.

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  • Neighbors
"I think a lot of artists ask themselves if what they're doing is substantial," Cheryl Losey says. "Sometimes, you just have to put on your blinders and trust that your work is valuable." Heidi Kurpiela.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • November 2, 2011
Cheryl Losey: Harp's delight

Last year Cheryl Losey appeared in a PBS documentary. This year she cut an album. Meet the Sarasota Orchestra harpist landing major grants and making a beautiful racket.

  • Arts + Culture
Lauren Strongin-Ciobanu in Houston Ballet's "The Nutcracker."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • January 12, 2011
Scene & Heard

Former Sarasota ballerina's star rises in Houston Ballet; The HuB Cup runneth over with Hollywood glamour; and Glitz up your weekend at the Five-Star Ball.

  • Arts + Culture
The Charter Review Committee's recommendations will soon put before the Town Commission.
  • By John McGuire |
  • June 21, 2017
Longboat Charter Review: small changes, big implications?

Charter changes could end up on the next ballot, if commission approves.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Vertex has five days to object to the decision, and the judge has 10 days either to issue a final order or reopen public hearing.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 19, 2011
Palm-Aire tower to be denied

A Manatee County hearing officer has issued a notice of intent to deny Vertex Development's application for a 150-foot cell tower on Palm-Aire Golf Course property.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2011
Seguso family celebrates daughter's christening

Lennon Shy Charlotte Seguso, the youngest daughter of Robbie and Carling Bassett Seguso and granddaughter of Sue Bassett Klauber, was baptized Jan. 2, at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 27, 2015
Top Story — July: Sarasota Police lock down SMH, evacuate businesses

The Sarasota Police Department locked down Sarasota Memorial hospital and closed U.S. 41 as officers investigated a suspicious package found near Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Clearwater Chargers at Lakewood Ranch U16 boys soccer team, which comprises players from eight area high schools, will compete in the Florida Youth Soccer Association State Cup Final Four May 19-20, in Auburndale. Courtesy photo.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 16, 2012
Boys charge into final four

Lakewood's Clearwater Chargers U16 boys team will compete in the Florida Youth Soccer Association State Cup Final Four.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch High graduate Nikki Kerrigan spent the past year playing for IMG Academy's U19 girls team
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 13, 2012
Former Mustang powers IMG Academy

Lakewood Ranch High graduate Nikki Kerrigan was recently named IMG Academy's Offensive Player of the Year for its entire girls soccer program. The forward will play for Missouri State University this fall.

  • East County
  • Sports
Richard and Rebecca Hopkins conjure intimate theatrical experiences inside Florida Studio Theatre's Cabaret space.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • January 27, 2015
Capturing Cabaret

Somewhere in between plays and musicals, FST's Cabaret productions define and expand theater's most ambiguous form.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 3, 2014
The man with a plan

On the heels of completing his 10,000th home, Pat Neal remains focused on building out Lakewood Ranch, and doesn't show signs of slowing down anytime soon.

  • East County
  • News
A $157 upgrade to the Bee Ridge Water Reclamation Facility continues to weigh on the county's budget.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • September 14, 2020
County considers $1.3 billion budget

The county will consider a millage rate of 3.46 and a general fund budget of $323 million at its final budget hearing Sept. 23.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Owners Sharon and Brad Frank opened Primrose School at Lakewood Ranch Town Center in 2005 after visiting the franchise’s Tampa location.Â
  • By Shellie Terry |
  • August 15, 2019
Future Forward

With its first students having just graduated high school, the Primrose School is expanding to a second location. Owners Brad and Sharon Frank discuss what they’ve learned along the way.

  • LWR Life
Dick Vitale poses with the pediatric cancer survivors in attendance.
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • May 11, 2019
Dick Vitale Gala raises more than $4.3 million for pediatric cancer research

The gala, which benefited the V Foundation for Cancer Research, was held May 10 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

  • Black Tie
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 7, 2010
Town attorney wants Comp Plan revisions

Town attorney David Persson will ask for direction from the town's planning and zoning board and the commission on the future vision of Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lavontae Youmans (22) said he considers himself a power runner.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 14, 2020
Pirates running game bowls over opposition

A Braden River junior running back excels going downhill.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Rev. Bruce Porter signs the wall in the sanctuary.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 20, 2011
Members sign off on new building

Excitement was in the air as members of Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian got their first look at the interior of their new sanctuary at 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kevin Costello
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 18, 2016
Art as Philosophy

Kevin Costello's new installation, "Sojourn into the Anthropocene," explores global warming.

  • Arts + Culture
Michael Wallace, Bob Schauer and Eric Walsh. Courtesy photo.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 28, 2011
University Park shines at charity ball

Members of the University Park Women's Club and their guests sparkled Dec. 10, during the club's seventh annual Diamond and Crystal Charity Ball

  • East County
  • Neighbors
"The adage, 'The way I learned worked for me, it'll work for my kid,' is bunk. Children learn differently now," DeJong-Richter CEO Tracy Richter said.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • September 25, 2015
Manatee Technical College hosts Educational Futures Conference

Manatee Technical College, Manatee County School District hosts Educational Futures Conference

  • East County
  • News
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