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Ali Wentworth shares stories at RCLA's Town Hall Lecture Series.
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • April 9, 2018
Actress Ali Wentworth dishes on life, love and aging

Actress, author and comedian Ali Wentworth brings the laughs at RCLA's final 2018 Town Hall Lecture.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sarasota Scullers rowers Victor Garguan, front, and Nathan Marshall compete in the Mens 2x race at the fourth Sarasota 5000 Regatta Sunday, Sept. 30, at Blackburn Point Park. Photo by Rachel S O'Hara.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 4, 2012
Right at home: Victor Garguan

Suncoast Polytechnical High senior Victor Garguan had never heard of rowing when he moved to the United States from Moldavia seven years ago. Garguan joined the Sarasota Scullers last fall and has become one of the organization's most dedicated rowers.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Seventeen-year-old Cameron Varga and his 14-year-old sister Kiersten both were invited to tryout to represent Team USA in their respective sports this summer.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 15, 2012
Siblings represent Team USA

Kiersten Varga,14, played beach volleyball for Team USA's U17 team this summer, while older brother Cameron made it to the final round of the 18U Baseball National Team Trials.

  • East County
  • Sports
A contractor this spring plans to install a new 8-inch sewer force main under the north Siesta Bridge, to replace 40-year-old city of Sarasota infrastructure. Courtesy of Stantec Consulting Services.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • March 15, 2012
Sewer project slated to begin

City of Sarasota representatives say they are awaiting a permit to begin work on a sewer force-main line that will be installed about 20 feet underwater by the north Siesta bridge.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 26, 2014
Blazers season ends in Final Four

The Sarasota Christian boys basketball team fell to Orlando Christian Prep 58-44 in the Class 2A state semifinals Feb. 25, at the Lakeland Center.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Community Foundation President and CEO Roxie Jerde reads “Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures.”
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • October 26, 2017
Community Foundation staff, donors read to Gocio students

The foundation partners with Gocio Elementary School to offer literacy and educational programs.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 12, 2012
Mustangs commit to colleges

Lakewood swimmers Danielle Valley and Will Kazokas and softball players Taylor Newton, Jenn Trotter and McKaleigh Goodale made their college decisions known.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 20, 2010
Bird nests shut down Siesta beach access

Although they were roped off, someone intentionally crossed a barrier and destroyed two snowy plover nests at Siesta Key beach access No. 7, which was then closed.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Commissioners Lynn Larson and Irwin Pastor, Vice Mayor Jack Duncan, Commissioner Phill Younger, Mayor Jim Brown and commissioners Terry Gans and Pat Zunz. Photo by Caleb Motsinger
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 24, 2014
Commission seeks to seat new members

Who will be the next Longboat Key Town commissioners? The first candidates emerge.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jen Blanco
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 1, 2012
COMMENT: East coaches share Super Bowl picks

We've heard it time and time again.

  • East County
  • Sports
Actress Penelope Ann Miller. Courtesy photo.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 4, 2012
Scene & Heard

Actress Penelope Ann Miller joins SFF lineup; Artist Series announces 2012 scholarship winners; Sarasota bids adieu to two dynamic directors; Carreño Dance Fest exceeds enrollment goal

  • Arts + Culture
Pat Pettit
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • September 10, 2014
Pat Pettit: Shape shifter

Furniture maker Pat Pettit is turning her old wood scraps into art.

  • Arts + Culture
Jen Blanco
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 22, 2011
Comment: Olivia Ortiz deserving of state title

Three years ago, I walked into Lakewood Ranch High and met 'Spider Legs' for the first time. It's an interview I'll never forget.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch junior guard Devin Twenty scored nine points.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 16, 2016
Lakewood Ranch headed to regional final

The Lakewood Ranch boys basketball team beat Fort Myers Riverdale 57-44 Feb. 16.

  • East County
  • Sports
A reception tonight kicks off the weekend at 6:30 p.m. in the Rectrix Aerodome Center at SRQ Airport. File photo.
  • By Katie Hendrick |
  • February 22, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Three-day event celebrates James Bond

The annual Sarasota Exotic Car Festival revs up this evening, offering residents plenty of opportunities to ogle some of the world's most luxurious vehicles for a good cause: United Cerebral Palsy of Southwest Florida, Inc.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 27, 2014
Our View

Alternative to more Medicaid

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The new location includes amenities such as two reading gardens, a teen center and a technology lab. File photo.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • December 7, 2014
Gulf Gate Library mall location to close

After more than a year of construction, the new library building on Curtiss Avenue will open Saturday, Jan. 24.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
‘A Kaleidoscope of Color' is on display until Aug. 5. Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • June 13, 2018
Circus costume designs of Miles White take center ring at The Ringling

This Ringling exhibit, "A Kaleidoscope of Color," celebrates costume designer Miles White, who forever changed the circus with his use of color and movement-friendly designs.

  • Arts + Culture
"Growing up in the circus and traveling across America was very exciting, very interesting and informative," Gena Shvartsman Cristiani says. "It was also very normal to just get up and leave all the time."
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • December 31, 2013
Video Year in Review: October 2013, In the Center Ring Crafty Genes: Pallet Bed Frame

Gena Shvartsman Cristiani grew up in a juggling family as a prodigy juggling performer who continually traveled the nation. Just recently, she started calling Sarasota home.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 7, 2016
Congratulations to this month's winners of our photo contest!

Niki Muller, Jeannie Sparks and Neil Oldham have won the Observer's photo contest for June.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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