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The Out-of-Door Academy sophomore Ashtin Frank rushes for a Team Blue first down during the school's first O Bowl under the stadium lights.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 2, 2011
ODA kicks off first O Bowl

ODA hosted its first girls-only football game Feb. 26 under the stadium lights.

  • East County
  • Sports
Terry A. Gans
  • By Terry A. Gans |
  • November 20, 2012
My View: The education of a commissioner

There are two questions people ask over and over: 'Is it what you expected?' 'Do you enjoy being a commissioner?'

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 9, 2012
CDD delays budget approval

Supervisors on the Heritage Harbour South Community Development District board have initiated the budgeting process for the Fiscal Year 2013 but did not take action to approve a proposed $502,000 budget, in its entirety, at their meeting May 2.

  • East County
  • News
Alicia Aeziman
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 22, 2015
Police arrest dog groomer for credit card theft

Police allege Alicia Aeziman used a customer’s credit card to pay for sunglasses and a restaurant bill.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • April 28, 2010
The show tuner

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's James Dodge hasn't missed a beat since signing on as the organization's music director two seasons ago.

  • Arts + Culture
Senior Austin Rain and junior Marcus Balliette celebrate following Rain’s 4-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 14, 2012
Pirates end season on a winning note

The Braden River High football team notched its first win of the season with a 28-7 victory over Naples Palmetto Ridge on Senior Night Nov. 9.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By John Ewing |
  • February 13, 2012
A Love Letter to Sarasota - by Pamela Beck

A Love Letter to Sarasota - by Pamela Beck

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Designer/owner Filipe Piumbini and company vice president Amy Bott have opened SRQuality Kitchens and Baths at San Marco Plaza.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 6, 2016
SRQuality Kitchen and Baths opens in Lakewood Ranch

Designer sinks his teeth into new business

  • East County
  • News
Ned Rosenblatt, Brent Layman, Jake Stuart, Ronan Cowan and Tyler Oswald perform at Booker High School’s Death by Chocolate fundraising event. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 3, 2012
Booker musicians reflect on Berklee jazz festival

This year, the Booker High School Jazz Combo took second place.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Married couple and fellow artists Matteo Caloiaro and Brooke Olivares spend their artistic free time in their cozy studio space in the Burns Court neighborhood.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • August 19, 2015
Studio Space: Matteo Caloiaro and Brooke Olivares

The two illustration graduates from Ringling College returned to Sarasota to expand not only their work but also impart tips and skills to the next generation of Ringling students.

  • Arts + Culture
The East County Observer and Bogey's Restaurant and Sports Pub have teamed up to showcase the East County’s top athletes. Each recipient's article will be featured on the restaurant's wall.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 7, 2011
Athlete of the Week: Keyon Fordham

Eleven-year-old running back Keyon Fordham scored four touchdowns, including a 60-yard kickoff return, and racked up 200 yards on the ground in the first half, leading the East Manatee Bulldogs' Junior Pee Wee team to a 33-0 victory over the Fishhawk Wolfpack in its season opener Aug. 27.

  • East County
  • Sports
A flyer advertising a $2000 reward for two lost dogs flaps in the wind on the corner of Lockwood Ridge Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Nonna Beetge has been looking for her two lost pets since they went missing on April 4.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • July 5, 2016
Sarasota woman continues to search for stolen pets

It’s been four months since Nonna Beetge lost her dogs. She’s tacked flyers onto telephone poles, posted their pictures in Facebook groups and even hired a pet detective, but she’s not giving up.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jade Rhodes leads Auburn with 17 home runs so far this season.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 16, 2015
Power hitter

Former Sarasota High infielder Jade Rhodes has helped blast the Auburn University softball team to a No. 3 national ranking.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Sarasota forward Shelby Miller finished with 12 points for the Lady Sailors.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 6, 2014
Lady Sailors capture second consecutive district title

The Lady Sailors captured their second-consecutive district title and will host St. Petersburg Northeast in the regional quarterfinals Feb. 6.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 3, 2010
Site contamination delays new Publix construction

Chemicals found at the site of the former Sarasota Herald-Tribune, which sold the property to Publix, had to be removed before the supermarket chain could begin building a new store.

  • Sarasota
  • News
John Goodman, former president of Sarasota Concert Association, died in 2019.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 29, 2014
John Goodman passes Sarasota Concert Association baton

John Goodman was the president of Sarasota Concert Association for eight years. In April, the association named Joy McIntyre as its new president.

  • Arts + Culture
Natalia Alexis Besse
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 27, 2014
Occasions

The East County Observer would like recognize your family's milestones. To have your announcement included in the East County Observer, please email your information to Senior Editor Pam Eubanks, [email protected].

  • East County
  • News
The beach project will place sand at the Broadway beach access to Gulfside Road, and from The Islander condominiums to the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 13, 2013
Town prepares for beach bids again

The town of Longboat Key received no bids for its summer beach project April 16. One month later, the town is putting the project out to bid again in the hopes of landing a bid from a sand-dredging company.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
I. Bert Spiegel sits in his studio, located on the lanai, where he paints and conducts small repairs.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • July 3, 2012
Neighbors: I. Bert Spiegel

I. Bert Spiegel has enjoyed 42 contented years on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Brunettes are back and onmessage. (Photo Credit: Cliff Roles)
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • November 25, 2015
Black Tie & Tales 11.25.15

This social column includes notable happenings seen at Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida's "High Tide at High Noon" Luncheon, Florida Poodle Rescue's "Putting on the Poodle" luncheon and AJC's Civic Achievement Award Dinner.

  • Black Tie
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