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After being diagnosed with juvenile-enthesitis arthritis last year, 12-year-old Erick Barnard was forced to give up baseball.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 13, 2012
Spirit of the Game

Twelve-year-old Erick Barnard was diagnosed with juvenile enthesitis-related arthritis about a year ago. On May 31, Erick was awarded the Matthew O'Sullivan Spirit of the Game Award during Manatee Cal Ripken Baseball's night at McKechnie Field.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2012
Our View: No bricks, no parallel parking!

Now, if only the Sarasota city commissioners will listen.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Courtesy photo.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 16, 2011
MacAllisters to host Scottish Festival

The third annual event will benefit the Wobbly Feet Foundation.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 9, 2011
P&Z subcommittee makes a (vision) statement

Over the summer, the Longboat Key Town Commission adopted the vision and mission statements and core values developed by the Planning & Zoning Vision Subcommittee.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch Community Fund President-elect Diane Brune gives a $3,500 check to Joyce Scott of Catholic Charities/Our Mother’s House.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 26, 2011
Community Fund gives out grants

Lakewood Ranch residents Bob and Billie Delaney also earned the fund's Humanitarian of the Year award.

  • East County
  • News
Currently, Longboat Key visitors cannot stay at an island hotel like the Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Hotel for more than 30 days.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 15, 2011
P&Z promotes tourism stays

Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board is willing to allow visitors to rent a tourism unit on Longboat Key for longer than 30 days.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Photos by Loren Mayo Larissa Carroll and Fuzion Dance Artist Jahrel Thompson rehearse for the Gulf Coast Ballet’s upcoming show, “A Divine Divertissement.”
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • June 15, 2011
Final fling

June 19 marks Larissa Carroll's closing performance with the Gulf Coast Ballet.

  • Arts + Culture
Chef Larry Barrett serves tea to Laura Raines.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • February 3, 2011
Steeped in tradition

Simply Gourmet Caterers is hosting royal English tea parties during the month of February at the Powel Crosley Estate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Host Rob Smithson
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • May 4, 2011
Edibles: Sarasota celebrates royalty royally

Sarasota friends and family of Rob and Angela Smithson did not have far to go to celebrate the wedding of HRH William Arthur Philip Louis Windsor and Catherine Elizabeth Middleton.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 29, 2010
Lakewood bicyclist recovering from crash

A motorist struck cyclist Debra Dunbar Sept. 10 in the County Club of Lakewood Ranch. The impact broke nine bones.

  • East County
  • News
I Grow My Own Veggies
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • March 24, 2011
Urban Sarasota gardens cultivate interest

Junior League's Simply Sarasota Kitchen Festival kicks off March 30 and runs through April 2.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Hilton Leech Studio and Residence/Amagansett Art School
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • March 3, 2011
Historic Preservation

The Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation 21st annual Historic Homes Tour will feature four homes in McClellan Park, which opened to the public March 7, 1916.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 5, 2012
Downtown walking beat praised

The Police Department's Downtown Walking Beat Program encourages officers to work closely with downtown merchants and residents.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The city installed signs in mid-August that warned motorists to park in designated spaces.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 10, 2012
Parking concerns rise on Circle

St. Armands merchants are concerned that parking citations will interfere with business as season quickly approaches.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Suzanne Atwell at her home. Atwell moved in 1994 to Sarasota with her husband. Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • February 7, 2013
Election: Atwell tries to take a 'well-balanced' approach

Mayor Suzanne Atwell, who has been appointed mayor twice, spends most of her time in her City Hall office, where she listens.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • March 8, 2013
Manatee County to hold How Will We Grow community workshops

Over the next three months Manatee County is asking the community to weigh in on the How Will We Grow conversation, a conversation with the community that will help county commissioners outline growth and development standards for the next 30 years.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Freya Robbins, CDFA™ |
  • August 20, 2020
Peace Through Divorce

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Michelle Giannico (left) wore her mask as she paid for her clothing at Longboat Resort Wear. Store owner Harvinder Mahesh Mirchandani (right) also wore a mask.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • August 25, 2020
Mask policy renewal gets a vote Monday

The Longboat Key Town Commission is set to vote on whether to renew the town's mandatory mask policy on Aug. 31.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lauren Golon was a girls soccer captain at Cardinal Mooney High in 2019.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 12, 2019
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Lauren Golon

The Cardinal Mooney junior talks toughening up and taking the ball to the net.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
A couple has cordoned off "their" section of beach, restricting public access.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • January 15, 2020
Homeowners' blocked beach access leaves many questioning legality of actions

A couple roped off a section of beach near Siesta Key Beach Access 1, which many residents say is unfair.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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