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Rita Zuchelli submitted this photo of birds taking flight at sunrise, taken near Nathan Benderson Park.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 27, 2015
Sarasota photo contest winner: May 28

Sarasota photo contest winner: May 28

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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  • By Patti Waller |
  • February 4, 2014
Fitness for your feet

Fitness for your feet

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Eva Green in "Penny Dreadful." Photo source: Showtime Anytime.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 5, 2018
Cringe Blog: Behold terrible wonders

"Penny Dreadful," starring Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Josh Hartnett and Harry Treadaway; and "Tucker and Dale vs. Evil," starring Alan Tudyk, Tyler Labine, Katrina Bowden and Jesse Moss, are this week's recommendations.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Manatee Technical College's main campus can now take footage of weather in real time.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • October 8, 2015
Manatee Technical College opens weather station

The East County school can now track the weather in real time and make weather predictions with the help of a weatherSTEM station they received for free.

  • East County
  • News
Mary Lou Johnson is currently working on a second photography book.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 23, 2019
Mary Lou Johnson captures lure of Longboat

The local photographer’s book, ‘The Lure of Longboat Key: Sunrise to Sunset,’ has sold more than 1,200 copies in Publix.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Booker senior shortstop Pat McKenzie looks forward to playing on campus for home games.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 30, 2014
Home-field advantage

This spring, Booker High School will unveil its new baseball and softball fields, tennis courts and rubberized track, among other upgrades.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
"Writing for grownups doesn’t appeal to me anymore,” says children's entertainer Mifflin Lowe says. "I'm through with the adult neuroses, the problems, the whining. I create what I like now: happy, fun stuff."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • April 4, 2012
Mifflin Lowe: Lone Star

Mifflin Lowe's story of an inner city kid who wants to be a cowboy has lassoed the attention of famous hip-hop artists, record executives and now the Sarasota County Film and Entertainment Office.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • October 4, 2017
Sarasota named No. 1 city for retirees

According to U.S. News and World Report, the city is No. 1 of 35 top cities in the country for retirement.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 12, 2011
Student makes special donation

When Fruitville Elementary first-grader Kai Sutter purchased a $25 raffle ticket at a recent fundraiser, he promised his mother, Jan, that if he won the $10,000 prize, he would give half of the money to charity.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • August 2, 2016
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Aug. 11

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Scott Veix, of Bradenton, captured this shot of a baby alligator hiding in water plants looking for lunch at Jiggs Landing.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 17, 2016
East County weather page photo: March 17

Scott Veix, of Bradenton, captured this shot of a baby alligator hiding in water plants looking for lunch at Jiggs Landing.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2012
News Briefs

Town seeks volunteers for boards; Buchanan seeks sand-source update; P&Z Board meeting canceled

  • Longboat Key
  • News
City commissioners Liz Alpert, Willie Shaw and Shelli Freeland Eddie — who represent Sarasota's three districts — were sworn in Friday afternoon.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 15, 2015
New city commissioners sworn in at City Hall

New Sarasota city commissioners Liz Alpert and Shelli Freeland Eddie — along with Mayor Willie Shaw — officially began their four-year terms following a ceremony today.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A.J. LaMarc and Grace Hill are both National Merit Semifinalists.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • October 3, 2018
Academic progress shows merit in Lakewood Ranch

Local high school students earn National Merit Semifinalist status.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 16, 2014
Weekend's best bets: Friday, May 16

Weekend's best bets: Friday, May 16

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Kelly Zacovic learns something new every day as she combs through the Ringling Archives' massive collection of circus documents and oddities.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • January 6, 2015
The Greatest Archive on Earth

The staff of the Ringling Archives painstakingly records ancient artifacts to preserve the circus' storied history.

  • Arts + Culture
Carl Grady submitted this photo of a frog hanging out in his back yard in Sarasota.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 10, 2015
Sarasota photo contest winner: Sept. 10

Carl Grady submitted this photo of a frog hanging out in his back yard in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Monica Mingote, of Bradenton, submitted this photo of a family of birds enjoying lunch at the Preserve Golf Club.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 10, 2015
East County photo contest winner: Sept. 10

Monica Mingote, of Bradenton, submitted this photo of a family of birds enjoying lunch at the Preserve Golf Club.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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  • By June LeBell |
  • February 21, 2016
Music review: Sarasota Orchestra Masterworks 5

A world-class conductor leads Sarasota’s world-class orchestra.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 18, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
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