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Craig Merrill is the pyrotechnician behind the explosions that will fill the Fourth of July night sky over Siesta Beach. He poses with Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce member Aimee Holmes. Courtesy of Craig Merrill.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 31, 2012
Craig Merrill: Demolition Dude

Craig Merrill works for Westlake Produce Co., in Winter Haven, during most of the year. But when the Fourth of July rolls around, he trades apples for ammunition as the pyrotechnician behind the Siesta Key Beach fireworks show.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 7, 2009
Five Points limits denied

Residents asked for tighter restrictions in their 'front yard,' including shorter hours and a smoking ban.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • June 10, 2009
The wheel watcher

Sarasota potter Carla O'Brien shows us how to throw a pot.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 9, 2010
Off-duty rescuer's care goes above, beyond

An East Manatee Fire Rescue member recently took a Braden River Elementary School student to school after a traffic accident sent his mom to the hospital.

  • East County
  • News
Tom O'Brien owns the business with his brothers, David and Steve. His brother-in-law, John Cucci, and mother-in-law, Donna Bergquist, also work at the farm with them.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 29, 2010
From the Ground Up

The O'Brien Family Farm is readying to open to the public in about a month.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2012
Sidelines

Manatee Bearcats win state championship; BRSC to host tryouts; Extra Innings announces summer clinics; Bulldog Navy Wildcat team wins South Conference Championship

  • East County
  • Sports
"I'm in no hurry to retire," says Asolo Rep production manager Victor Meyrich, who this year celebrated his 43rd season with the company. "I have a great stake in this whole operation."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • May 30, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: A Major Production

Asolo Rep production manager Victor Meyrich is sitting pretty these days, thanks to statewide recognition for his work and a new million-dollar production center.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Roy |
  • July 21, 2011
Injured officer enlists some courtroom help

An elbow to the face by a young man resisting arrest crushed Officer Kelvin Williams' orbital bone and put him out of action for four months.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 17, 2011
Public Art Committee wants to help shape new project

Public Art Committee board member Trulee Jameson is upset that her board has no control over a concept being shaped for a $55,000 interactive public-art project the committee approved in August.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 16, 2011
Commission election deadline approaches

Four incumbent commissioners are up for re-election next year - but it's unclear if any representative will have a challenger.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"I love doing this. I love being a part of the community. I love a business challenge and marketing challenges. I love putting things together," Pam McCurdy says with a proud shrug. "I love projects!"
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • May 22, 2013
No Laughing Matter: Pam McCurdy

Pam McCurdy is the set-up to Les McCurdy's punchline -- she's the reason that McCurdy's Comedy Theatre will celebrate 25 years of laughs. The McCurdys tell the story of how they met and opened a comedy club.

  • Arts + Culture
Pat Neal most recently broke ground on Woodbrook, a 213-home development off Lockwood Ridge Road in the East County.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 20, 2011
Strategy proves profitable for Neal Communities

Neal Communities owner Pat Neal announced recently a new partnership with First Continental Mortgage.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Michael Eng |
  • July 22, 2009
Couple opens Ranch's first funeral home

Yvette Reckling and Jim Klausch offer full funeral and memorial services through Because We Care Cremation and Funeral Home Inc.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 23, 2012
Our View: County subsidies: immoral

Maybe a a good roundhouse to their proboscises might knock some sense into them and awaken them.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • July 29, 2009
Lakewood Ranch Booksellers closes doors

Heidi Allwood said the store wasn't getting enough business. However, Little Bookworms, its sister store, remains open and is doing well. Katy Rose Oilery will open in the space this year.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • July 29, 2009
Fund donates $30,000 to Teen Outreach

The Lakewood Ranch YMCA program offers activities and events for teens to keep them away from drugs, alcohol.

  • East County
  • News
District 69 state Rep. Ray Pilon thanks the crowd for its support Election Night at Sarasota Yacht Club.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • November 4, 2010
Republicans sweep county

In what could be a first in Sarasota County, every Republican on the ballot won his or her race - an event that was spurred on by dissatisfaction with Democrats in Washington, D.C.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jessi Smith |
  • June 29, 2012
Moving Through Time exhibition at Clothesline bids farewell to two Sarasota artists

Moving Through Time exhibition at Clothesline bids farewell to two Sarasota artists

  • Arts + Culture
Rabbi Brenner Glickman. Courtesy photo.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • January 25, 2012
Scene & Heard

Rabbi takes comedy shtick to Burns Court; Restaurant adds magic to its melting pot; Writer publishes addicting novel; It takes a village to raise a Jewish library

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 14, 2011
County denies city-funding request for brownfield

The Sarasota County Commission will not give the city of Sarasota $500,000 to clean up a former dump site.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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