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Brooke Storer and her No. 9 sportsman car.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 1, 2017
Right time to feel power of DeSoto Speedway

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
An editorial cartoon depicts what was predicted for the 2001 hurricane season. For the Atlantic side of the state the summer was an active one with 15 named storms. But the closest that Sarasota got to a storm was Hurricane Gabrielle that hit Venice and
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • June 11, 2015
This week in history 6.11.2015

A glimpse of the way things were from the Pelican Press archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 9, 2010
Cops Corner 06.10.10

Store security observed the defendant selecting a gallon of Hawaiian Punch and a bag of Jolly Rancher candy. The defendant then exited the grocery department and proceeded to the front exits.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
File photo
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 21, 2016
The Water Club condominium sells for $1,950,000

The condominium has three bedrooms, four baths and 3,054 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2016
Longboat Key Letters to the Editor

'No' vote was good for Longboat Key; Thanks to churches for believing in Newtown youth

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Harry Echtman and Seth Morton play a game of frisbee.
  • By Maria Amodio |
  • February 4, 2011
Students get groovy reward for good grades

Students at Phillippi Shores Elementary had a far out time at the school's '60s Day on Friday, Feb. 4. Students, teachers and parents all donned their grooviest '60s fashions and enjoyed a day full of tie-dying, face-painting and retro games including frisbee and twister.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • January 14, 2010
Smitten with the kitchen

Susan Filson dishes in her blog, 'Sticky, gooey, creamy, chewy.'

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • November 12, 2014
Three Things: Cute and Cozy

One of the architectural curiosities of Sarasota is the hundreds of little "villas" that occupy the middle portion of Siesta Key. Here are a few that are currently on the market.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Nancy Janus received her tricycle with help from the Kelly Brush Foundation.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 26, 2017
River Club woman gets chance to reclaim cycling passion

She was hit by a car while riding her bike in 2012, leaving her with an incomplete spinal cord injury.

  • East County
  • Sports
After seeing a circus performance many years ago, he was inspired by the magic to get involved in a bigger way. But, it’s the programs that keep him donating every year.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • May 8, 2013
May 8: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Third suspect in violent Sarasota home invasion captured; Mills freezes all school spending; Properties have stake in new Mote turtle policy; Patron Saints: Mitchell McKnight

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The city will hold budget workshops today, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 27, 2016
City prepares for budget workshops

The preliminary city budget shows an increase in expenditures and revenues thanks to rising property values — but staff says increased levels of service may be difficult to maintain.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eva Rey |
  • September 5, 2012
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall update

Those who have lived in Florida long enough to recognize the waxing and waning seasonal population will inevitably ask about the summer workload at Town Hall, the number of service requests we receive, and where I am going for my vacation this year.

  • East County
  • Opinion
ODA senior corner infielder Desmond Lindsay was drafted by the New York Mets with the 53rd pick.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 9, 2015
Mets draft ODA slugger

The Out-of-Door Academy senior corner infielder Desmond Lindsay was selected by the New York Mets with the 53rd pick in Major League Baseball’s First Year Player Draft, which began June 8.

  • East County
  • Sports
Kaydann Jones, 4, is a survivor of brain cancer. She was first diagnosed about two years ago, when she had just turned 3.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 3, 2010
MIRACLE

Originally, doctors gave Kaydann Jones, then 3, only six to nine months to live after she was diagnosed with brain cancer. About a month ago, an MRI revealed her tumors have disappeared.

  • East County
  • News
Run for the Girls — Girls Inc. 5k serves as the annual graduation event for girls in third- through eighth-grades who participate in the Girls on the Run program.
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • May 6, 2014
Run for the Girls - Girls Inc. 5k rescheduled for Saturday

Girls Inc. has rescheduled Run for the Girls 5k for 8 a.m., Saturday, May 10, at Lakewood Ranch High School.

  • East County
  • Sports
The cattle egret appears to try to guilt customers inside a McDonald’s into feeding it by staring at them through the window. The bird has been meeting great success with its ploy.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 4, 2011
Egret addicted to fast food?

The same cattle egret has been visiting a McDonald's restaurant for more than a year, because customers were regularly feeding it. Now wildlife officials are warning people that an unnatural diet could harm the bird.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Manatee County Emergency Management Chief Don Hermey, Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management Bryan Koon, Longboat Police Chief Pete Cumming, Sarasota County Emergency Management Chief Ed McCrane and Longboat Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • June 8, 2015
TODAY: Join residents in preparing for a potential disaster

On June 8, the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Longboat Key will host the 13th Disaster Preparedness Seminar.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • August 8, 2013
Cabana Inn aims to lose bad rap, plug into music scene

Cabana Inn aims to lose bad rap, plug into music scene

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Meet this week's athlete, Dalton Kindt.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • October 27, 2011
Athlete of the Week: Dalton Kindt

Out-of-Door Academy sixth-grader Dalton Kindt, 12, has already achieved black belt status in Korean taekwondo and has been studying Brazilian jiu-jitsu for the past six months.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 27, 2013
Obituary: Elizabeth Poss Colebrook

Elizabeth Poss Colebrook, 90, of Aurora, Ohio, died Aug. 10.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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