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After the ribbon was cut, the Lorraine Road extension was opened to traffic at 2 p.m. Sept. 6.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 6, 2017
Lorraine Road extension clears path to Sarasota County

After morning celebration, roadway opens to help expand Lakewood Ranch into Sarasota County.

  • East County
  • News
"Wild Rose" is in theaters now. Courtesy photo
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • July 22, 2019
Jessie Buckley produces an unforgettable performance in 'Wild Rose'

The film follows a wannabe country singer/mom of two after she is released from prison and pursues her dream in Nashville.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 28, 2017
Ben Franklin, we need you more than ever

To preserve what our Founders created, Ben Franklin knew it depended on our having the proper temper in the public square.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Iain Webb, director of the Sarasota Ballet, uses his massive and growing collection of ballet books and histories to program and revive rarely performed pieces.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • February 17, 2015
Leaping Off the Page

Sarasota Ballet Director Iain Webb uses his personal library to fuel the ballet's repertory and conserve rapidly disappearing ballet works.

  • Arts + Culture
SONY DSC
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • April 9, 2015
Uptown Grub: The emergence of the high-end happy hour

Uptown Grub: The emergence of the high-end happy hour

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
The Half Shell Oyster Bar, which has made its home on Main Street and Links Avenue for a little more than a year, is moving.
  • By June LeBell |
  • September 20, 2013
Tidbites

Rumors abound; Location, location, location; Carmel Cafe offers three-course prix-fixe; Perfectly picturesque; and Itsy-bitsy tidbites.

  • Arts + Culture
Glenn Rider gets his teeth cleaned by Creekwood Dental’s Antonette Preston-Thomas.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 30, 2011
Dentists whiten, brighten holiday

One hundred patients received free dental care at Creekwood Dental Nov. 23 during Give Thanks with a Smile Day.

  • East County
  • News
Correct posture (left) vs. “chicken head” (right) is posture, which is a forward tilt of your neck.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • May 27, 2015
AEROBIC GRANDMA | “Chicken head” posture: Causes and cures

My partner in this month’s column is a fully qualified expert: John Sutherland, P.T.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 6, 2012
Our View: Catholic giant is awakened

Rare is the occasion when the Sunday bulletins at Catholic Churches forfeit their normally pastoral cover pages for a message like the one on the front of St. Martha's bulletin this past Sunday.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Visit Sarasota is working with the Siesta Key Village Association to modify "Number 1 Beach" signs for long-term use.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 11, 2012
Visit Sarasota thinks big

Visit Sarasota will partner with the newly formed U.S. marketing campaign called Brand USA to target European tourists.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Approximately 850 students in Sarasota County will receive free internet access in the first year of the program.
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • April 3, 2019
Sarasota County Schools collaborates to provide free internet access to low-income students

Sprint’s 1Million Project aims to help approximately “1 million low-income high school students across the country by providing them with free high-speed Internet access at home.”

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 14, 2009
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Samuelson dies at 94

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor spent winters on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Victoria Laman, who will be a junior at River Ridge High School in New Port Richey, makes her way through the model of a lung.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 20, 2019
Doctors in the house at LECOM in Lakewood Ranch

LECOM's Medical Science Academy preps future wave of doctors and pharmacists at Lakewood Ranch campus.

  • East County
  • News
Colonel John W. Saputo, president/owner of Gold Coast Eagle Distributing and former Marine, showed his 2013 C. John A. Clarke Humanitarian Award to the audience.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • October 20, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Lakewood Ranch Community Fund Grant Awards

The Lakewood Ranch Community Fund distributed $68,402 in grants at its 2013 Grant Awards Oct. 15. At Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, Colonel John W. Saputo, president/owner of Gold Coast Eagle Distributing and former Marine, accepted the 2013 C. John A. Clarke Humanitarian Award for his company's support to more than 700 charitable events annually.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jessi Smith |
  • August 13, 2012
Behind-the-scenes burlesque with Mademoiselle Rowdy Pants and Maid Mosephine

Behind-the-scenes burlesque with Mademoiselle Rowdy Pants and Maid Mosephine

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • September 27, 2015
Artists see through the KEYhole

Guests took a sneak peek into artists’ work at Through the KEYhole on Sept. 26 at Longboat Key Center for the Arts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2009
Go for it: Sell the stadium

Go for it: Sell the stadium

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Chip McCarthy, IMG Academy vice president of finance and operations, oversees a $40 million expansion project at the Bradenton facility. Mark Wemple.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 24, 2013
Total excellence

The IMG Academy expansion project, nearly $200 million over 15 years, is a grand attempt to capitalize on a growth opportunity. The project is off to a fast start.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Heritage Harbour South Community Development District South Supervisor Michelle Patterson Bloom says construction traffic for the new Costco site is impacting roads paid for by residents of Heritage Harbour.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 12, 2019
Who will fill Costco-related potholes?

East Bradenton construction traffic impacting Heritage Harbour roads.

  • East County
  • News
SRQ President and CEO Rick Piccolo appeared at an event announcing Elite Airways' Pittsburgh route in December, but the airline is now canceling its plans.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 12, 2018
Elite Airways cancels SRQ-Pittsburgh service

Following Allegiant’s move into the market, Elite Airways is exploring other routes from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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