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  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 16, 2012
Letters to the Editor

I'll vote for Obama; A vision for wealth; Don't know Marxism; They hear what they want

  • Sarasota
  • News
Boats will be covered in Christmas lights and figurines.
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • December 13, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Sarasota Boat Parade of Lights

The 28th Annual Sarasota Christmas Boat parade of Lights will make its way across Sarasota Bay Saturday, Dec. 14.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
An aerial trapeze artist performs over the heads of the Key Chorale members. (Courtesy Photo).
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • December 13, 2013
Weekend Best Bet: Cirque Des Voix

This Weekend Best Bet features an evolving collaboration between Sarasota's 100-member vocal chorus Key Chorale and the flexible and exciting circus acts from Circus Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
Palm fronds were scattered on the streets leading to the Five Points roundabout.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • December 13, 2010
Windy conditions force street cleaning

Gusts as high as 34 mph are blowing debris all over downtown streets.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Braden River High football team captured its first victory Sept. 30.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 30, 2011
Pirates capture first win

The Braden River High football team defeated Port Charlotte 20-10 in non-district action Sept. 30 to earn its first win of the season.

  • East County
  • Sports
Rita Rehn and Jo Twiss. Photo by Matthew Holler.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 15, 2016
Theater review: 'The Roommate'

“The Roommate” shows the limits of personal transformation at Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2012
Letters to the Editor

They hear what they want; That settles it; I'll vote for Obama; Don't know Marxism; Treasonous remarks

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the East County Observer archives.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 28, 2012
Gill forms new Sarasota congregation

The former Longboat Island Chapel minister has formed the New Village Chapel in Sarasota with congregants.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 28, 2011
ODA girls tennis tops Braden River

The Out-of-Door Academy girls tennis team defeated Braden River 4-2 Feb. 24.

  • East County
  • Sports
Robert Sullivan says Nathan Benderson Park is one of the main reasons he and his wife chose this area to live.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 31, 2016
New CEO takes helm of SANCA

Nathan Benderson Park puts former promoter on center stage

  • East County
  • News
Siesta Key Association board member Peter van Roekens, who started the Adopt-A-Road pickup in 2003, with first timer Marilyn Romanus.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 3, 2013
Siesta Key cleanup volunteers bag record event

The Siesta Key Association/Siesta Key Village Association Adopt-A-Road pickup netted the best ever turnout of 24 volunteers and 32 bags of trash.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • September 16, 2010
Group solicits new ideas for city's power source

Looking for a way out of a 30-year utility agreement with FPL, a group of Sarasotans is sponsoring a contest seeking designs for a new electric utility for the city.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The home at 7316 Barclay Court recently sold for $1.1 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 15, 2018
Knightsbridge home tops local sales at $1.1 million

Residential real estate transactions for Jan. 29 to Feb. 2.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Longboat Key beaches free of red tide stain while some canals inland still reek  of dead fish washed up following Hurricane Matthew. Canal cleanup is underway.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • October 12, 2016
Storm reels in Longboat Key fish kills

Key’s beaches clean while canals still reek of dead fish washed up following Hurricane Matthew.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The condominium has three bedrooms, four baths and 3,054 square feet of living space.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 12, 2016
The Water Club condominium sells for $1,950,000

The condominium has three bedrooms, four baths and 3,054 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Amanda Heisey |
  • August 1, 2013
Cheers: The Manhattan

Cheers: The Manhattan

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Downtown leaders credit Norm Gollub for helping residents and businesses keep track of ongoing projects in the heart of the city.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 19, 2016
Downtown economic leader departs post

Downtown Economic Development Coordinator Norm Gollub is leaving Sarasota. How will the organizations that fund the position follow up on his work?

  • Sarasota
  • News
antipasto
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • March 3, 2015
Flavio's: Iconic, casual Italian dining on Siesta Key

Flavio's: Iconic, casual Italian dining on Siesta Key

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
DeMarcay developer Greg Kveton said he wants to use a more efficient construction method.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 16, 2017
Residents protest proposed DeMarcay changes

A developer wants to build an 18-story condo the same way as every other high-rise in the city. So why do neighbors want to block the use of a standard construction method?

  • Sarasota
  • News
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