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Braden River freshman Brandon Tackett has gone 15-2 since cutting weight from 113 to 106 pounds.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 31, 2018
Pirates freshman wrestler get on top following weight loss

He's excelled since dropping from the 113-pound class to 106.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort has been closed since 2010.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 13, 2015
Sanctions likely for Colony Lender

A judge said he will rule that Colony Lender violated an automatic bankruptcy stay.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Josephine Eisenberg, left, Associate director of development, Jewish Family & Children's Service
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • April 11, 2012
EDIBLES: Your favorites 'to go'

To a New Yorker like me, moving to Sarasota presented a huge change on the "to-go" front.

  • Arts + Culture
Architect rendering of the new entry pavilion. Rendering done on Lumion courtesy of DSDG Architects.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • November 19, 2019
Save Our Seabirds plans expansion on City Island

Renewed entry and education facilities are in the cards for the organization.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 13, 2015
Longboat Cops Corner 3.12.2015

Please enjoy this week's issue of the Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 24, 2018
Danny's Dream inspires cancer research

The first-time event raised money for The Danny Fund at the UF Health Cancer Center.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • August 26, 2019
The 'After the Wedding' remake is less probable than the 2006 original

Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams impress in the 2019 remake, but the rest of the film does not.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Unit 1603 at 1350 Main St. has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,232 square feet of living area. It sold for $710,000. File photo.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 22, 2012
Aqualane Estates home sells for $2.1 million

A home in Aqualane Estates tops all transactions in this week's real estate. John Lemp, Sarasota, sold his home at 1400 Ridgewood Lane to Phyllis Dorricott, trustee, of Los Altos, Calif., for $2.1 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
This home at 348 W. Royal Flamingo Drive on Bird Key has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,211 square feet of living area. It sold for $2,125,000. Photo by Mallory Gnaegy.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 16, 2012
Three-bedroom Bird Key home sells for $2,125,000

A home on Bird Key tops all transactions in this week's real estate. 1401023 Ontario Limited sold the home at 348 W. Royal Flamingo Drive to Duane Harms and Judith Russell, Sarasota, for $2,125,000.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The biggest concern most city governments have about permitting dispensaries is crime. But even so, there is a lot of evidence that dispensaries are not magnets for crime.
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • March 9, 2017
City rules for medical marijuana dispensaries

Legal dispensaries move millions of dollars of local, black-market marijuana sales to people with severe medical conditions into legal, taxpaying, job-creating businesses.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Braden Woods resident Susan Darovec refills seed in one of her bird feeders. The upside-down can below it is to keep squirrels from climbing up to eat the seeds.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 14, 2017
Bird-lovers feed their hobby through laws of attraction

East County residents share tips for attracting wildlife.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Charlie Sheen and Ken Sanborn say their new partnership is a win-win scenario.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • April 1, 2011
Sanborn: Studios, Sheen a winning combination (VIDEO)

APRIL FOOLS' DAY - Former 'Two and a Half Men' star Charlie Sheen is the frontrunner to star in Sanborn Studios' next series, 'Myakka City 52/365.'

  • Arts + Culture
The home at 1255 Westway Drive has five bedrooms, six baths, a pool and 6,618 square feet of living area. It sold for $7.1 million. Courtesy photo.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 18, 2012
Lido Shores Westway Drive home sells for $7.1 million

James and Maryann Armour, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1255 Westway Drive to Borgelt Florida LLC for $7.1 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
This Edgewater home, which has three bedrooms, four baths and 2,696 square feet of living area, sold for $435,000. Photo by Jen Blanco.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 18, 2012
Edgewater home tops weekly sales

A home in Edgewater tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Meyer Grojean, trustee, of Leawood, Kan., sold the home at 6666 Windjammer Place to Alan Lampert and Lorraine, Henry-Lampert, of Northport, N.Y., for $435,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
GreyHawk's Dinah Mahan, 3, and her mom, Angela Mahan.  "Seeing the little pieces of yourself in them," Angela said of her favorite thing of being a mom.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 11, 2018
What Kiddie Academy of Lakewood Ranch moms like best

Kiddie Academy of Lakewood Ranch mothers talk about what they love best about being a mom.

  • East County
  • News
Amy Anthofer and Nurse of the Year Charlene Chirillo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • May 11, 2018
The Resort at Longboat Key Club thanks nurses

To finish off National Nurses Week, the Resort honored area nurses with lunch on May 11.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Amnon Weinstein restores violins with an emotional history. Photo by Debra Yasinow
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 25, 2017
Violins of Hope: A Voice for the Voiceless

Amnon Weinstein and the 'Violins of Hope' break the silence of the Holocaust.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 19, 2014
Weekend's best bets: Friday, June 20

Weekend's best bets: Friday, June 20

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • October 18, 2019
Close to the edge

Theatre Odyssey’s second annual One-Act Play Festival gets edgy with powerful short-form theater.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • March 19, 2020
Sarasota and Manatee beaches will close by Saturday morning

Due to impact from other Florida beaches closing, county officials decided to close all Sarasota and Manatee county beaches by Saturday morning.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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