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  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 31, 2011
Students find touching story in 'The Lost Thing'

Through Sarasota Film Festival's Outreach and Education Department, middle-school classes participated in the Classroom Critic program and screened official short films selected for the festival's youthFEST. This week, a seventh-grader at St. Stephen's Episcopal School and a sixth-grader at Out-of-Door Academy review 'The Lost Thing.'

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2011
Birth Announcements 04.07.11

Congratulations to the East County parents who celebrated recent births.

  • East County
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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 30, 2014
Top Stories - East County: October

Benderson Development bought a 7.5-acre parcel owned by Dillard's at Southgate Mall, following another purchase near Pelican Plaza.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2015
Beneva Flowers expands to Longboat Key

In yet another commercial real estate transaction on the barrier island, Beneva Flowers & Gifts Inc. has bought Exotica Florist.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Cedric Cannon and Sam Mossler perform. Photo by Matthew Holler.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 24, 2018
FST's 'How to Use a Knife' is a paradoxical mix of horror and hilarity

Playwright combines snappy, Mamet-style dialog with fast-paced, economical scene construction in new Florida Studio Theatre production.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Sam Hester guards an inbounds play.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 4, 2017
East County High 5 Moments: 01.04.17

East County High 5 Moments: 01.04.17

  • East County
  • Sports
Mindy and Wayne Rollins’ relationship with Selby Gardens spans back to their 2008 arrival to town. Photos by Rachel S. O'Hara
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 3, 2013
Wayne and Mindy Rollins prove philanthropy knows no age

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens' Orchid Ball is no garden-variety event for the philanthropic couple, who will chair the annual fundraiser this weekend.

  • Arts + Culture
Longboat Key residents say their top concern is sitting in seasonal traffic as they wait to get to the mainland. File photo
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 6, 2015
Residents, town cite traffic as top priority

Longboaters prefer placing traffic mitigation in the fast lane over pricy projects like burying utilities.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Virginia Sanders
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • October 6, 2015
Virginia Sanders turns 93

Longboat celebrity Virginia Sanders celebrated her 93rd birthday Tuesday.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Steve Whidden |
  • November 29, 2009
Professional Golf Tips 101

Rosedale Director of Instruction and PGA Professional Steve Whidden offers tips for improving your game.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By David Conway |
  • October 31, 2013
City struggles with Sunshine Law

City Manager Tom Barwin has been criticized for Sarasota's recent history of potential Sunshine Law violations, but he promises a new mindset from the city in the future.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Cucci family came out in full force to honor their beloved relative, Laura Cucci, who died of breast cancer more than a decade ago.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 31, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Get Teed Off Golf Tourney

East County residents teed off against breast cancer Aug. 31, at the Legacy Golf Course, for a charity golf tournament benefiting Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.

  • East County
  • News
Marvin Black talks to Ed Brickman about Brickman’s work inspired by a picture drawn by Brickman’s grand-niece as Annette Black and Gloria Weissberg admire the work.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • December 2, 2010
Brickman exhibit a jewel at LBKCA

Ed Brickman: Legal Forging opened at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts Thursday, Dec. 2 at 5 PM. Brickman's jewelry work was on display and many members of the community and friends of Brickman attended the opening event which featured appetizers and drinks as well as the ability to purchase some of Brickman's jewelry.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A Cessna 421C. Courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 19, 2012
Plane bound for SRQ crashes in Gulf

An aircraft destined for Sarasota with an unresponsive pilot circled in the Gulf before crashing at 12:20 p.m.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Charles Preston Rawls, of Sarasota, submitted this photo of sailboats at sunrise in the bay at Island Park.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2015
Sarasota weather page photo: Nov. 19

Charles Preston Rawls, of Sarasota, submitted this photo of sailboats at sunrise in the bay at Island Park.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Barbara Shea and Barbara Jacobs displayed handmade necklaces at last year's event.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 19, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Christmas Bazaar

Start your holiday shopping early at the annual St. Mary event.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • September 22, 2011
School board gets news of $14 million hole in next budget year

After approving its fiscal year 2012 budget, the Sarasota County School Board Tuesday examined early projections for revenues and expenses in 2013, including a projected shortfall of $14.5 million.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
A lemur and her infant jump around in the indoor enclosure at the Myakka City Lemur Reserve.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • June 21, 2017
Myakka City Lemur Reserve branches out

Baby boom leads to Myakka City Lemur Reserve expansion.

  • East County
  • News
Alia Bivona, Nissi Luvavali, Olivia Caragiulo and Emma Bivona act like superstars during wig class.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • June 27, 2013
Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, here I am at: Sarasota Opera Camp

Campers sang their hearts out June 10 to June 28, at the Sarasota Opera, where they learned about different aspects that make-up opera, including make-up, set design, acting, opera history, dance, percussion and costuming.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 3, 2016
Cops Corner 2.4.2016

Crime reports from around the area.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
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