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  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • September 21, 2011
UPDATE: Hospital board keeps same millage rate

The nine-member Sarasota Memorial Hospital Board of Directors Sept. 19 approved an ad valorem millage rate of 1.0863 for fiscal year 2012, which is unchanged from the previous fiscal year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"I wanted to be a machinist so I could make my own stuff," says Eric McGrath, pictured here in G.WIZ's Fab Lab, which is currently under construction in the front wing of the museum.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 23, 2011
The Fab factor

Eric McGrath landed the creative foreman's dream job. The machinist explains how G.WIZ's new Fab Lab gives local inventors a high-tech advantage.

  • Arts + Culture
Dr. Daniel Lamar of Coastal Orthopedics is the team physician for the U.S. Men's Soccer National Team.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 8, 2015
U.S. Soccer is Dr. Daniel Lamar's sideline

Coastal Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Daniel Lamar is the team physician for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team.

  • East County
  • Sports
Crosby. Filte photo
  • By David Conway |
  • September 24, 2014
Mote makes public push for bayfront aquarium

The head of Mote is going public with the organization's plans for expansion - and gaining support along the way.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
2016 debutantes practice their father-daughter waltz at Municipal Auditorium Dec. 7. Photo courtesy of Billy D Photography
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • December 14, 2016
Then and Now: Local debutante program shifts its focus

There’s more to the debutante program than etiquette classes and Cinderella-style dances.

  • Black Tie
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 26, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 21, 2014
TWIS Tour Guide: Bloody Marys

TWIS Tour Guide: Bloody Marys

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Feb. 26: Baltimore Orioles opening spring training home game vs. Pittsburgh at Ed Smith Stadium. Courtesy photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 5, 2017
Five key 2017 Sarasota sports dates

Five key 2017 Sarasota sports dates

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Third baseman SarahBeth Wengerd is mobbed by her teammates after hitting a two-run walk-off double in the Class 7A-District 10 championship April 16.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 23, 2015
Sailors win in slugfest

The Sarasota High softball team rallied in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat Braden River 14-13 in the Class 7A-District 10 championship April 16.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • December 6, 2012
Commissioners ease downtown parking restrictions

Monday's vote brings back pre-2011 parking enforcement hours, and an employee permit program is in the works.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 10, 2017
SEASON Magazine is now accepting spring submissions

Submit arts, Black Tie and gallery listings for March, April and May by Friday, Jan. 20

  • Arts + Culture
Historian David McCullough and his wife, Rosalee, attended the annual Gulf Coast Community Foundation luncheon March 2 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.
  • By Kristine Nickel |
  • June 8, 2017
Is incivility the new norm?

These are not the most pleasant or stress-free of times.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The Lakewood Ranch Chargers U9 boys soccer team. Back row: Matthew Ramirez, Mason Viacaitis, Broden Beorlegui, Mateo Tsakiris, Max Jones, coach Luis BaezaFront row: Cade Cracker, Parker McElyea, Jaxon Lemus, Jack Stewart
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 12, 2016
Lakewood Ranch 8-year-old lives for 'awesome goals'

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
This aerial photograph shows Riverside Preserve, located on 45.5 acres immediately east of Williams Road, from Upper Manatee River Road north to the Manatee River. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 31, 2018
Construction begins on riverside community

M/I Homes expects to start sales in Riverside Preserve in February.

  • East County
  • News
An unnamed suspect stabbed two unnamed victims near Turtle Beach Wednesday night.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 18, 2016
UPDATE: Teen arrested in 'brutal attack' on Siesta Key

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 16-year-old tourist after he allegedly stabbed two family members Wednesday.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 17, 2010
Ranch Main sets stage for 10th arts festival

ArtCenter Manatee and LWR Communities will present the 10th annual Art at the Ranch Fine Arts Festival this weekend.

  • East County
  • News
Karen Mahoney, with Erin and Teddy; Sally Langer, with Molly; Gino Dilallo, with Casey, Bo, Murphy and Gabby; and Dave Thomas, with Dakota and Andy, enjoy their daily jaunts on the Key. Courtesy photo.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • November 10, 2011
Island Beat: At long last, Siesta Key welcomes a fish market

Scott Dolan has been coming to Siesta since he was a child. He's been a full-time resident since 2000.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Nobuntu will perform in its first American tour Oct. 19-21 at Historic Asolo Theater. Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • October 6, 2017
RIAF 2017 defies expectations

Local and international performers take audiences out of their comfort zone at The Ringling’s ninth annual arts festival.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 17, 2015
OUR VIEW | $682 million for what?

Over 10 years, Longboat Key taxpayers have sent all that money to Manatee and Sarasota. Surely more of it can come back.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Rober Gault |
  • June 19, 2013
My View: We have four branches of government

The Founding Fathers of the United States of America created three equal branches of the government (that's government with a lowercase 'g') - the executive, legislative and judicial branches.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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