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The Riverview High volleyball team will play Manatee for the Class 8A-District 6 title Oct. 22.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 21, 2015
Rams advance to title game

The Riverview High volleyball team is headed to the district championship for the first time since 2006.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 9, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 12.10.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Longboat Key Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
David Bullock stands outside of Longboat Key Town Hall before Monday night’s commission meeting.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 5, 2011
FULL STORY: Bullock receives one-year contract

Town Commission voted 6-1 for longtime Sarasota County deputy administrator.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Coral Hospitality oversaw management of the Sandpearl Resort, in Clearwater Beach, after its development in 2005. Courtesy photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 29, 2012
Colony: Signs of progress?

The Colony Beach & Tennis Association must show forward movement when it petitions the commission next week for a second extension of the resort's re-opening deadline.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Coral Hospitality oversaw management of the Sandpearl Resort, in Clearwater Beach, after its development in 2005. Courtesy photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 29, 2012
Colony: signs of progress?

The Colony Beach & Tennis Association must show forward movement when it petitions the commission next week for a second extension of the resort's re-opening deadline.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The rehabilitation center Pines of Sarasota will soon be replaced.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • February 26, 2019
Philanthropy makes possible new facilities at Pines of Sarasota

New buildings fully funded through a donation from the Esther & Harold Mertz Foundation.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 30, 2016
Premier Sports Campus launches film series

The first 'Movies on the Green' featured 'The Sandlot.'

  • East County
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 6, 2016
Longboat Key starts beach project

Trucks began hauling thousands of cubic yards of sand to the mid-Key shoreline this morning.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courtesy photo
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 15, 2017
Experiments in Art: Institute for Psychogeographic Adventure takes over The Ringling

The Brooklyn-Based performance-art group embraces the pseudo-scientific method to create an individualized, custom tour of performance.

  • Arts + Culture
Bayfront Park officially opened in late June after a year of renovations.  File photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • November 1, 2017
Sarasota County and Longboat Key to host Bayfront Park celebration

The newly renovated park officially opened in June.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota County commissioners will meet Monday, June 10, for a quarterly update from county staff.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 7, 2013
Sarasota County Commission to hear quarterly update

Sarasota County staff will present updates on a proposed bus rapid transit system, watershed plans, and transportation concurrency during a workshop Monday, June 10.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Holder
  • By Robin Roy |
  • October 14, 2010
Florida House candidates focus on jobs

Faced with a constituent base suffering from high unemployment, incumbent Doug Holder and his opponent, Nancy Feehan, both tout their job-creation strategies as they battle for the Florida House District 70 seat.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Manhattan Transfer will headline the closing night of the Sarasota Jazz Festival, which is celebrating its 40th year. (Photo courtesy of John Abbott.)
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • March 4, 2020
Jazz Club of Sarasota goes big for its 40th annual festival

Week of events designed to suite every kind of jazz lover, including those who are and don't know it

  • Arts + Culture
Championship players include: Hannah Ott, Madison Taylor, Kasey Brandt, Alana DeLaGarza, Emma Bourdeau, Kayleigh Roundy, Hailey Hirter, Courtney Stout, Riley O’Neill, Allison Van Hatten and Jessica Wagner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2013
SIDELINES

Lady Pirates go 2-1 in holiday tournament; Falkner Farms wins tournament championship; LRLL spring registration upcoming; Miss Manatee Softball announces registration dates for spring season

  • East County
  • Sports
Anne Bryant and Georgia take a walk at Arlington Park, one of several city-owned, county-operated parks that may lose funding as Sarasota County considers how to reduce its budget.
  • By Cassidy Alexander and David Conway |
  • January 18, 2018
County may cut city parks funding

Facing a budget crunch, the county is preparing to withdraw support for city parks and negotiate a new deal with its municipalities.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 25, 2016
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 08.25.16

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 08.25.16

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Sarasota Christian softball team honored seniors McKenzie Lantz, Audra King, Anikka Jensen, Cheyenne Miller and Nicole Miller (bottom row) April 4. (courtesy photo)
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 5, 2016
Blazers victorious on Senior Night

The Sarasota Christian softball team blanked St. Petersburg Catholic April 4.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Keven Aland
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 18, 2016
Band of Gypsies: Hot Club of SRQ swings into gypsy-jazz nostalgia

The local band pays homage to the sound pioneered by Django Reinhardt in 1930s France.

  • Arts + Culture
Saraiah Walkes.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 29, 2017
East County Athlete of the Week: 03.29.17

East County Athlete of the Week: 03.29.17

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 3, 2015
News briefs

Recommended budget capitalizes on property value increases; Fertilizer ban takes effect

  • East County
  • News
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