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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 20, 2015
Our View: He just doesn't get it

For a guy who graduated from Harvard and 'taught' at the University of Chicago, Barack Obama sure didn't 'larn' much about economics or capitalism.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 7, 2009
Our View

Fair and balanced

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Samowitz, pictured in February, holds a photo of himself taken when he was a 27-year-old enlistee.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 7, 2013
Samowitz, oldest Iwo Jima survivor, dies at 99

Marty Samowitz was there when troops raised the U.S. Flag over Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 11, 2011
DID refocuses marketing efforts

The Downtown Improvement District, Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau and other organizations discussed pooling their resources for maximum impact.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 21, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: East County

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

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 28, 2015
Father charged with negligence in shooting case

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has charged 35-year-old Reynold Franzen with culpable negligence after his 3-year-old son shot his 1-year-old son earlier this month.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Elvita Phelan, Maria Laura Jones, Debbie Smith and Cheryl McGrew attended.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 1, 2011
Local educators learn about STEM

Four Manatee County educators attended the Children's Engineering Convention in Virginia Feb. 20-26.

  • East County
  • News
Wendy, right, leads her five 15-day-old cygnets.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 21, 2014
Sully, Susie take hatchlings under their wings

The newest swan couple hatched four healthy cygnets Sunday, and are relishing in their first days of parenthood.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Out-of-Door Academy football team's 25-man roster is comprised primarily of rising freshman and sophomores. Photos by Jen Blanco
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 21, 2014
Youth Movement

The Out-of-Door Academy football team's roster will be composed primarily of freshmen and sophomores next season.

  • East County
  • Sports
The home at 1435 Westway Drive to 1435 Westway LLC has five bedrooms, six-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,566 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 2, 2015
Westway Drive home sells for $5,475,000 million

The home at 1435 Westway Drive has five bedrooms, six-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,566 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Town Hall's new purchasing manager, Ana Owen, likes to go sailing in her free time. She's been learning the skills for the water sport for the last four years.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • December 2, 2015
Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority board questions purchasing power

The IDA wants to structure the new purchasing manager’s spending.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • August 19, 2014
Café Americano: New dinner menu; same great location

Café Americano: New dinner menu; same great location

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
A condominium at 300 S. Pineapple Ave. recently sold for $1,762,500.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 2, 2017
Sansara condominium sells for $1,762,500

Residential real estate transactions for Sept. 18-22.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
After being diagnosed with juvenile-enthesitis arthritis last year, 12-year-old Erick Barnard was forced to give up baseball.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 13, 2012
Spirit of the Game

Twelve-year-old Erick Barnard was diagnosed with juvenile enthesitis-related arthritis about a year ago. On May 31, Erick was awarded the Matthew O'Sullivan Spirit of the Game Award during Manatee Cal Ripken Baseball's night at McKechnie Field.

  • East County
  • Sports
Kaity Cairo, Adam Ratner, Emma Katz and Andrew Stevens
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • February 5, 2014
Backstage Pass: Kids Komedy Club steals hearts in Valentine's show

Director Adam Ratner (just one of his three titles at FST) founded Kids Komedy Club (the second generation) in 2009. It's a group of 10 performers ages 10 to 15 that meets every Saturday morning to write, rehearse and perform sketch comedy and improv routines.

  • Arts + Culture
Brad Shaw before
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 19, 2012
Neighbors: Deirdre Bradshaw

Four years and more than 100 pounds ago, Deirdre Bradshaw read an article about a woman's drastic weight loss and decided it was time to make a change in her life.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 2, 2010
Buchanan talks jobs with city commissioners

U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan visited the City Commission for the first time ever to discuss how the federal government may be able to help bring jobs to Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The outlook for The Shore at Longboat Key will offer diners a view of Sarasota Bay. Terry O'Connor
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • December 21, 2016
The Shore on Longboat Key snags MoZaic chef

The Shore is one of four restaurant projects planned or underway on the Key. Here are a few details on the new dining landscape.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 19, 2012
Temperatures, octopi net stone-crab season lull

Recently, stone-crab season hasn't been all it's cracked up to be due to warm water temperatures and an increase in predators.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 27, 2016
Sandhamn home sells for $2,998,000

The home at 5372 Sandhamn Place has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,908 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
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