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First-, second- and third- year FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training students pose for a first-day-of-school photo.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 26, 2013
Class is in session at FSU/Asolo Conservatory

The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training kicks off the school year with an orientation and photo shoot Monday, Aug. 26.

  • Arts + Culture
(CONTRIBUTED) Dinah Mahan and Kelsey Sharp show off their Easter accessories.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 25, 2016
Kiddie Academy students have a hoppin' time

Lakewood Ranch students get in the Easter spirit with annual egg hunt.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Jack Kelley remains in the intensive care unit of Sarasota Memorial Hospital following a car accident Feb. 28.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 6, 2019
Community rallies around former Lakewood Ranch basketball star

The community rallies around former Lakewood Ranch basketball star Jack Kelley.

  • East County
  • Sports
Fredd Atkins believes he can become the first Democrat to win a County Commission seat in 46 years.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 27, 2016
Sarasota County Commission — District 1: Fredd Atkins

Fredd Atkins has tried and failed to break the Republican stranglehold on the County Commission before — so what’s different this time around?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Barb Thomason decides which bowl to take home from Bowls of Hope last year.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • November 5, 2015
Sarasota calendar 11.5.15

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Nov. 5.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Warren and Jean Lexton with Catherine and Arthur Armitage
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • August 29, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Bird Key Yacht Club Labor Day Celebration

Bird Key Yacht Club kicks off Labor Day weekend with its Labor Day Celebration Party Friday, Aug. 29, at Bird Key Yacht Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Professional dancers and those who paid to dance enjoyed making their way around the dance floor Sunday, Sept. 25, at Westfield Southgate.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • September 25, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: D2L Dance Party "Behind The Ropes"

Hundreds of professionals and spectators had fun dancing around during the D2L Dance Party "Behind The Ropes" Sunday, Sept. 25, at the Westfield Southgate Mall. Westfield Southgate, Cancer Support Community and White Sands Chapter of USADance sponsored the event.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • April 13, 2015
2015 Sarasota Film Festival Opening Night

The Sarasota Film Festival opened with the film "Time Out of Mind" directed by Oren Moverman at the Sarasota Opera House

  • Arts + Culture
Lakewood Ranch High junior Pippa Campbell has started a benefit polo match to raise money to dig water wells in Africa.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 14, 2019
Special polo event in Sarasota will raise money to dig wells in Africa

Lakewood Ranch High junior organizes polo fundraiser in Sarasota with Epic Polo Club owner Jaymie Klauber.

  • East County
  • News
The entire Gulf Gate Library collection will be available at a temporary location in Sarasota Square Mall during construction of the new library.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 15, 2012
Gulf Gate Library collection moves to Sarasota Square

The county signed a $138,000 deal to operate a temporary library at the mall through 2015.

  • Siesta Key
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 22, 2014
News Briefs

Napier trial delayed to December; School district hopes to secure safety director; County searches for local history buffs

  • East County
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • May 26, 2017
Amore bids Longboat Key farewell

Loyal customers dined at the popular Longboat Key restaurant for the final time on May 26.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
USA's James Lenger swims in the Masters 40-49 race at the UIPM Biathle/Triathle World Championships at Nathan Benderson Park. Lenger finished second.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 26, 2016
Exhausting competition can be a real pain

Exhausting competition can be a real pain

  • East County
  • Sports
Greg Lintner preferred to side on the sidewalk while riding around Siesta Key.
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • May 9, 2019
Quality of bike lanes on Midnight Pass raises safety concerns among Siesta Key cyclists

Cyclists on Siesta Key hope to see improvements in a bumpy and narrow stretch of a popular roadway.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • April 8, 2019
Robert M. “Bob” Dutton, Sr.

Robert M. Dutton, Sr. passed away on February 23, 2019 under hospice care at home.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Dr. Alfredo Giangreco, right, and Dr. Federico Frias, behind, said they are excited the hospital will have pediatric emergency room doctor.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 8, 2012
Hospital to add pediatrics unit

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center will soon have a designated pediatric physician working in its emergency room, and will add a six-bed pediatric unit.

  • East County
  • News
Incoming Rotary Club of Longboat Key President Susan McGuire with ahul Wadhwa from the Rotary Club of Agra Tajmahal. Courtesy photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • July 3, 2018
Rotarians travel to Canada

Members of the Rotary Club of Longboat Key attended the Rotary International Convention in Toronto last week.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bryan Jacobs watches as Country Club's Fran Tulski checks out a strawberry.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 18, 2019
Hydroponic farming is tall task for veterans' nonprofit in Sarasota

Vets2Success benefits from donation by Lakewood Ranch area's Gardeners Out East to run its hydroponic farm in Sarasota.

  • East County
  • News
Early voting counted for 25% of overall votes cast in the 2013 Sarasota City Commission election, and 18.7% in the 2013 municipal contest.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 2, 2015
Early voting begins with a sigh

City of Sarasota and Longboat Key voters can hit the polls from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today through Saturday, at the Supervisor of Elections office downtown and Longboat Key Town Hall. But, it’s been a slow start.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Manatee County hopes to be more prepared to face a major hurricane in 2018.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 10, 2018
Is Manatee County better prepared to face a hurricane after Irma?

Officials say shelters and roads need improvement.

  • East County
  • News
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