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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 30, 2012
Provider may terminate service in Cascades, Rio Mar

Capitol Infrastructure, the company that provides data, video and other services within Rio Mar and Cascades, has filed for bankruptcy protection and is selling its assets.

  • East County
  • News
Ron Soto is helping to lead an initiative to discourage panhandling in downtown Sarasota.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 9, 2016
Merchants launch new anti-panhandling campaign

For the second time in two years, Ron Soto is leading an initiative to discourage panhandling in downtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lis Sundberg, Katy Cartlidge, Anton Kernohan and Emma Bailey are four of the 17 students organizing a walkout at Riverview High School.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • March 1, 2018
Tragedy spurs Sarasota high schoolers to act

Students say "enough is enough," and organize walkouts, rallies to make their points heard about school safety following the mass shooting in Parkland.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Players Centre for Performing Arts CEO Michelle Bianchi and Schroeder-Manatee Ranch Director of Community Relations Monaca Onstad are eager to introduce The Players to Lakewood Ranch through a children-focused programming.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 7, 2017
Players Theatre writes new chapter in Lakewood Ranch

'Storytelling Theatre' introduces The Players' children's programming to Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 21, 2014
TWIS Asks: SRQ Cigars

TWIS Asks: SRQ Cigars

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Photo by Jessica Salmond
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • October 8, 2014
Election 2014: Ken Marsh: Sarasota School Board, District 1

Long-term planning is Ken Marsh's motivation - for both the Sarasota school district and his personal life.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 20, 2010
Health Matters - Longboat Key & Sarasota 1/20/10

Enjoy The Observer's monthly magazine insert bringing you local, health-related news you can use for people of all ages.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • March 11, 2010
Half-marathon runners get pumped for race

Runners, walkers and spectators should expect an action-packed day Sunday, March 14, at the fifth annual First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon and 5K.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Rebekah Mandeville Gelvin, Mandeville Beer Garden
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • August 12, 2015
Recipe For Success: Rebekah Mandeville Gelvin

Do you frequent the same local eateries and see the same faces each time you go? This feature helps you get to know those faces a little better.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
"It's hard because you have to think backward and save all the lights," Rita Rust says. "With other mediums you can just add them on at some point."
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 20, 2014
'Guiding Light'

As a part of the Light Chasers plein air painters, watercolorist Rita Rust always looks for the light. She strives for simplicity in her strokes.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota Orchestra's "Songs of Wars I Have Seen"
  • By June LeBell |
  • November 22, 2014
MUSIC REVIEW: 'Songs of Wars I Have Seen'

'Songs of Wars I Have Seen' is a thought-provoking piece filled with unearthly, enigmatic sounds that, somehow, tie together the vignettes of wartime Gertrude Stein wrote about.

  • Arts + Culture
Cardinal Mooney defensive back Sean Morris Jr. intercepted a pass and returned it 91 yards for a touchdown.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 22, 2014
Football Friday

The Observer recaps the week in football.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Florida Department of Transportation closes one lane of the Siesta Key north bridge at night. A man was hit by a car during construction this morning.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 1, 2012
Construction worker struck on Siesta north bridge

A hit-and-run driver struck a 60-year-old pedestrian early this morning. Police are on the hunt for a suspected burgundy four-door Lexus.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2009
Creekwood Bealls employee robbed of deposit

The suspect fled in a maroon Toyota Rav 4. The vehicle was last seen driving southbound on Creekwood Boulevard toward State Road 70.

  • East County
  • News
The Sarasota Police Department is investigating an armed robbery that occurred on Cocoanut Avenue at 9:35 p.m. Tuesday, June 25.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2013
June 26: Daily Headlines Video

Top Stories: Man robbed at gunpoint; Fort Hamer Bridge plan moves closer to approval; Whitney Beach likely to raise the bar; IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Mar Vista

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Dora Walters |
  • March 15, 2010
Man on the street: Green Day

We asked Longboaters if they had plans for St. Patrick's Day.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • May 6, 2010
My View: White hoods put on law-abiders

In the eyes of some people, law-abiding citizens who think criminals should be punished are driven by racial hatred. The racism lies elsewhere.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 20, 2016
We recommend …

If you’re an independent voter or still undecided on the local races, this might help you decide. Reader beware: We always favor candidates who back the freedom agenda.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 20, 2016
We recommend …

If you’re an independent voter or still undecided on the local races, this might help you decide. Reader beware: We always favor candidates who back the freedom agenda.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • July 13, 2017
Four Riverview students strike a chord in barbershop quartet

The quartet brings a fresh face to the Sarasota's barbershop community.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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