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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 2, 2010
CAMP SPOTLIGHT: Summer Day Horse Camp

East County children share their thoughts on Rosaire Riding Academy's Summer Day Horse Camp.

  • East County
  • News
Lou Newman shared this picture of two adult black skimmers and a chick on Lido Key post-Tropical Storm Colin.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 16, 2016
Lido black skimmer colony weathers Tropical Storm Colin

Although the bird habitat on Lido Beach took some damage during nesting season, a majority of the chicks survived — and the skimmers have begun mating again.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The state posted lower speed limit signs and a speed feedback sign near the Siesta Drive-Higel Avenue curve on Siesta Key.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 24, 2017
Siesta Drive safety campaign progresses

Residents hope a lowered speed drive on a small segment of Siesta Drive is the first of many changes to the roadway.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 5, 2012
Briefs

Briefs

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • April 1, 2016
Weekend best bets: Music on Main, Jiggs Landing Fish Camp grand opening

Music on Main Light it Up Blue will honor Autism Awareness month.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 31, 2010
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Main Street Memorial

Readers react to Schroeder-Manatee Ranch moving the veterans memorial once planned for Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 29, 2014
2014: The best of Cops Corner

We bring you the strangest, silliest Cops Corner reports, courtesy of Longboat Key police, in 2014.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 27, 2015
UF/IFAS Extension to host community workshop

In response to a request at the Feb. 9 Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations meeting, Robert Kluson, Extension agent, will facilitate a workshop on the food policies in the Sarasota County comprehensive plan.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch will home the annual musical celebration, Winterfest.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • February 4, 2014
Winterfest organizers release final lineup

Organizers of the annual musical celebration, Winterfest, released the official lineup of bands to perform at the March. 29 event.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • June 14, 2016
Film review: 'Maggie's Plan'

Greta Gerwig brings the charm in Rebecca Miller's new romantic comedy.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Josh and Michele Reich
  • By Elaine Glickman |
  • July 21, 2011
Turtle Beach havdalah event unites generations

Turtle Beach was the beautiful setting, as more than 100 members and guests of Temple Emanu-El gathered on June 18 for the third annual Beach Cookout and Havdalah.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 26, 2015
Sidelines

Sarasota teams fall in Final Four

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By April Doner |
  • May 31, 2012
Neighborhood love story: A re-beginning

Neighborhood love story: A re-beginning

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Stephen Suau, who said the Fruitville Initiative was his brainchild in 2002, and Wade Matthews, the conservation chair for Sarasota Audubon Society, discuss Sarasota County commissioners denying an amendment to the Fruitville Initiative on Oct. 28.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 4, 2015
Side of Ranch column: Jay Heater

Political menu offers two sides, ends with bad taste

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota Police arrested 55-year-old David Christner Saturday, Nov. 2, for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 4, 2013
Man stabbed with ice pick during parking scuffle

The victim, found at the middle of the Siesta Key north bridge, required a blood transfusion.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Master sand sculptors arrived early to help create the sponsor sculpture for the 2012 Siesta Key Crystal Classic.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 4, 2013
Crystal Classic organizers seek volunteers

Siesta Key Crystal Classic planners have asked for volunteers to assist five master sand sculptors create a 60-foot-long sculpture ahead of the event.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • March 30, 2016
Cops Corner 3.31.2016

Crime reports from around the area.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Franko Skugor of Serbia and Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo of Spain advanced to the men’s doubles finals of the 2014 Sarasota Open.  File photo
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 8, 2015
Ranch nets Sarasota Open

After six years on Longboat Key, the Sarasota Open swings into the Lakewood Ranch Tennis Center.

  • East County
  • Sports
School Board members Bridget Ziegler, Shirley Brown, Caroline Zucker and Booker Middle School Principal LaShawn Frost cut the ribbon for the new amphitheater. Photos by Jessica Salmond
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • September 11, 2014
Curtain closes on Booker Middle renovations

School administration and families celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new amphitheater.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 25, 2012
Vicki hasn't left the building

Vicki the swan is back in the water.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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