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Former major league pitcher Troy Mattes is turning his attention to training Little League and high school players. Courtesy photo.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 16, 2013
Riverview alum returns home

Lakewood Ranch resident and former MLB pitcher Troy Mattes was named Extra Innings Sarasota's new coordinator of pitching instruction.

  • East County
  • Sports
Weldon Frost was a frequent Christmastime bell ringer.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • July 10, 2017
Weldon Frost led life with knowledge, integrity

Weldon Frost, 86, died July 2.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Sarasota Film Festival box office moves into the Regal Hollywood Stadium 20 for the festival. The festival’s new programming team, which includes Caley Fagerstrom, Michael Dunaway and Derek Horne, strives to bring buzz-worthy, new independent movies t
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • April 1, 2015
Sarasota Film Festival: Reel Big Fest

Sarasota Film Festival’s programmers spend countless hours screening movies year-round. The result? More than 200 films for your viewing pleasure.

  • Arts + Culture
Photo by Randi Donahue
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • December 12, 2013
Christmas displays light up Sarasota

The return of the holidays means the return of the season of light shows throughout Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 9, 2014
Letters to the Editor

Observer readers weigh in on last week's April Fools' edition.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Crosby. Filte photo
  • By David Conway |
  • September 24, 2014
Mote makes public push for bayfront aquarium

The head of Mote is going public with the organization's plans for expansion - and gaining support along the way.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 26, 2014
Natural inclination: Javier Rodriguez finds freedom in art

Natural inclination: Javier Rodriguez finds freedom in art

  • Arts + Culture
A time to keep our perspective
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 23, 2020
A time to keep our perspective

Caesar Augustus and Herod were all about self-centered status, power and ego. Mary and Joseph were the antithesis: humble, not materially wealthy, ordinary in all appearances. And yet they were extraordinary.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Jane Goodwin
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 6, 2018
Sarasota School Board, District 5: Jane Goodwin

Questions and answers with Jane Goodwin

  • Sarasota
  • News
Braden River sophomore pitchers Courtney Mirabella and Hannah Loyer have only allowed 55 hits and 15 runs through 26 games.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 20, 2011
Pirates' pitching duo poses dual threat

Braden River High sophomore Courtney Mirabella and Hannah Loyer have a combined 320 strikeouts this season and have been instrumental in propelling the Lady Pirates to a 24-2 record.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Roy |
  • November 19, 2009
City wants to label parks for activities

After some games, such as golf and archery, were deemed dangerous to some park users, city officials moved to dictate what activities will be acceptable in the city's 48 parks.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • August 1, 2013
Commission sets millage rate

Manatee County commissioners today set an unchanged millage rate and agreed to give money to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office to increase staff there.

  • East County
  • News
The top level of the Palm Avenue parking garage can now be seen over the rooftops of lower buildings on Main Street.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • October 26, 2010
Garage rising above downtown buildings

Still on schedule to for a December completion date, workers are busy building the Palm Avenue parking garage's top floor.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Alain Kalisa is an offensive spark for Riverview High.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 20, 2020
Sarasota high school playoff preview

A look at the winter sports teams still alive.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Florida Burn 2016 Pennant Team
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 11, 2014
Sidelines

i9 Sports fall registration open; Mustangs third in all sports standings; Marauders chosen for All-Star game; Pirates to hold summer workouts; Kudos; and Just the Stats.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 21, 2011
Magazine sales solicit warnings from police

Longboat Key police have issued at least six warnings in December to individuals selling magazine subscriptions without permits.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • May 22, 2020
James J. Haranzo

James J. Haranzo, 93, a longtime resident of  Longboat Key, Florida, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family at his Summer home in Darien, Connecticut on May 9, 2020 after a brief illness unrelated to Covid-19. 

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Architect Paul Rudolph created the Umbrella House in 1953, though its titular feature — the “umbrella” shade over the house — was missing for 50 years after 1966 Hurricane Alma until being reconstructed in 2015.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 1, 2019
Sarasota Architectural Foundation celebrates '60s-style local architecture

The sixth annual SarasotaMOD Weekend celebrates the second wave of ‘Sarasota School’ architecture in the 1960s.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2011
News Briefs

DSA announces officers for 2011-2012

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 15, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Job done

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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