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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 3, 2012
Our View: What we need: A leader

One of the pleasures of winter in Sarasota is how this region manages to attract extraordinary speakers and experts.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 28, 2011
Cops Corner

April 17, 2011 3:10 a.m. - South Osprey Avenue. Suspicious Incident. Two young boys were seen hurling things at cars using their lacrosse sticks.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Robin Roy |
  • November 12, 2009
BRT station moves forward

Almost $250,000 has been allocated to the design of a bus rapid transit station at a public-housing complex, even though there's only a 50% chance the transit project will move forward.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • November 12, 2009
Homeowner demands city remove exotic trees

A Bird Key resident says the city has refused to remove three exotic trees near his home, even though they sit on the public right of way.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 2, 2014
Letters to the Editor

ULI report assessment lays a costly egg; Lord's Warehouse fashion show chairs give kudos; Suggestions to improve Bradenton Beach traffic; Winding Oaks board supported maintenance

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Gabrielle Woodruff developed her love of volleyball from her mom, Kim Kelly, who spent six years coaching the Cardinal Mooney volleyball team.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 15, 2012
Love of the Game

Gabrielle Woodruff grew up on the volleyball court watching her mom coach the Cardinal Mooney High volleyball team. The St. Stephen's middle hitter played her final game for the Lady Falcons Oct. 31.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Anthony Paull |
  • August 13, 2012
Midler serves INDIE-licious alternative radio

Midler serves INDIE-licious alternative radio

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Braden River High School students Jessica Garcia, Haley Brown, Elizabeth “Annie” Curry and Larry Haymore are excited about participating in this year’s fair.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 11, 2012
Manatee County Fair opens Thursday

The Manatee River Fair Association will host the 96th annual Manatee County Fair Jan. 12-22.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 11, 2010
Cops Corner

Nov. 2 Breath of fresh air 4:13 p.m. - 2200 block of Ringling Boulevard. Disorderly Intoxication. An officer came across a drunk man lying on the ground. The man spoke slowly and was unable to stand. But it was not beer, wine or liquor that the man had consumed. The officer discovered the man was intoxicated from Listerine, which was determined from his fresh breath and the half-empty mouthwash bottle in his backpack.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 9, 2010
Community Golf Scores 11.09.10

East County golfers post impressive numbers on area courses.

  • East County
  • Sports
As associate pastor of worship arts, the Rev. Alan Keith Martin was one of the most visible leaders at Woodland — The Community Church.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • July 27, 2011
'Until I See You Again'

The Rev. Alan Keith Martin, 53, served as associate pastor of worship arts at Woodland -- The Community Church, for more than six years. He died July 15 of cancer.

  • East County
  • News
Rex Jensen is president and CEO of Schroeder-Manatee Ranch.
  • By Rex Jensen |
  • April 25, 2012
My View: How will we grow: Part One

Keeping with last column's economic development theme, let's talk about development. Not all of it is good, but unlike what the community activists would have you believe, it isn't all bad, either.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 6, 2009
Arena walls come tumbling down

Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch moved forward Friday with its plans to demolish the failed hockey arena project.

  • East County
  • News
Gale and Murphy
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 9, 2011
Scene & Heard

Rosemary boutique comes out of 'The Closet'; Arts Council forms a new 'Alliance'

  • Arts + Culture
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Lewis Abate has custom artwork on his Jeep to honor those who lost their lives on 9/11. “It’s my tattoo,” he says of the artwork.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • September 7, 2011
9/11: The Worst Day, The Best Day

Lakewood Ranch resident Lewis Abate was inside the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
"Seeing the way the stage changed with just one button pressed fascinated me," Pasquini says of his first experience with a light board.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 8, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Let there be light

Freelance lighting designer Michael Pasquini creates lasting production memories as he sheds lights on the stages at local theaters such as the Sarasota Opera and Banyan Theater Company.

  • Arts + Culture
Thirteen-year-old Tiffany Butz has won first place in every martial arts competition she’s competed in since joining Ming Wu Martial Arts 18 months ago.
  • By Christopher Miller |
  • July 27, 2011
Ranch teen wins martial arts tourney

For the second year, Tiffany Butz, 13, was crowned champion of the 12-13 age division of the U.S. Open Martial Arts Challenge tournament July 1-2, in Orlando.

  • East County
  • Sports
Cris Meyers, Jayne Weiss, Mary Lou Johnson and Lynnie Walters wear their Out Of the Box T-shirts.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • July 27, 2011
Fivesome enjoys friendship, fitness and fearlessness

The core group numbers five: Mary Lou Johnson, Cris Meyers, Margaret Wallace, Lynn Walters and Jayne Weiss. They are all in their 50s and 60s. Walters and Weiss are snowbirds; the others live full-time on Longboat Key. They all take fitness classes at the Longboat Key Club, and that's where they met. It is also where they decided to do things differently.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 28, 2009
Historic Homecoming

For nearly three decades, the sand-based seahorse sculptures at the Lido Casino were a Sarasota icon. Now, two of the sculptures have found a new home.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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