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  • By Amanda Morales |
  • November 13, 2015
Students stack up to set world record

Students at Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences participate in world record attempt with cup stacking.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Aziya Finley works against the clock to stack cups.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • November 13, 2015
School of Arts and Sciences stacks up with the world

Students at Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences participate in world record attempt with cup stacking.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
File photo.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 2, 2016
Polo Grill to host National Rowing Foundation Hall of Fame ceremony

The National Rowing Foundation will induct six crews into the national hall of fame.

  • East County
  • News
Linda Ross is one of four seniors who will return for Braden River this season.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 3, 2016
That's the ticket ...

The top matchups this week in East County sports

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2015
Music on Main parking hits sour note

april fools

  • East County
  • News
Photo by Tara Tomlinson Photography
  • A time to celebrate |
  • May 20, 2015
Just Married: Tom McKean Thomas Jr. and Lauren Elizabeth Pritchard

Tom McKean Thomas Jr. and Lauren Elizabeth Pritchard were married Dec. 27, at The Founders Club.

  • Sarasota
  • Celebrations
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2014
Obituary: Peggy Skidmore

Peggy Skidmore, of Longboat Key and Sea Girt, N.J., died Dec. 14.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
spiceraid
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 2, 2014
Sarasota Police raids crack down on designer drugs

Sarasota Police raids crack down on designer drugs

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
The building's first floor was set back to allow for patio space facing First Street. Rendering courtesy of Hoyt Architects.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • April 4, 2013
First Street project will add condos, commercial

The project will add a modern feel to First Street, and house three single-floor condos and 3,200 square feet of commercial space.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Aaron Blaise, a 1989 graduate of Ringling College of Art and Design, worked on the Lion King, Mulan, Beauty and the Beast, and co-directed the 2003 hit Brother Bear.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 17, 2013
Ringling grad launches Kickstarter campaign

Animator Aaron Blaise, a 1989 graduate of Ringling College of Art and Design, has started a grassroots campaign to fund an animated feature film.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Eight-year-old Summer Cardwell scored 140 points to win the high-point award for the girls 8 and under division at the TBAY Invitational June 29 and June 30, in Lakeland.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 24, 2013
Athlete of the Week: Summer Cardwell

Eight-year-old Summer Cardwell scored 140 points to win the high-point award for the girls 8 and under division at the TBAY Invitational June 29 and June 30, in Lakeland.

  • East County
  • Sports
Courtesy rendering of the Fort Hamer Bridge
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • August 7, 2013
Fort Hamer Bridge meeting takes place tonight

Manatee County will host a public meeting on the proposed Fort Hamer Bridge project from 4 to 6:30 p.m. tonight, at the Bradenton Area Convention Center.

  • East County
  • News
Hurricane Agnes, June, 1972
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • June 6, 2013
Moments in time

A Mercedes might have been better-suited as a swamp buggy after high winds and rain caused flooding on much of Siesta Key after Hurricane Agnes, in June 1972.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 30, 2013
Dr. Beach names Siesta Key Beach in top six beaches in Florida

In a list published in the Guardian, Dr. Stephen Leatherman named Siesta Key No. 3

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
The Volks' backyard features a fire pit, pavilion, pool and pool house. The backyard has no irrigation and 90% of the plants are native to Florida
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • April 17, 2013
Home & Garden: DIY HOME

Sarasota's Indian Beach area is known for having many older-style homes that the owners keep well maintained and occasionally revamp to keep them up to code.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By David Conway |
  • June 17, 2013
County Commission to revisit canopy plan

The county's comprehensive plan called for an urban forestry management plan to be "substantially' completed by 2006, but a final version was never approved.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Members of the Siesta Key Village Association plan to attend the Sarasota County Planning Commission meeting Thursday to speak up in support of allowing businesses to display goods outside.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • August 5, 2014
SKVA to show support for outdoor displays

The Siesta Key Village Association discussed the Siesta Key Overlay District amendment to allow outdoor displays at the meeting Tuesday morning.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2014
Obituary: Paul Carnese Jr.

Paul Carnese Jr., 88, of Falmouth, Mass., and Longboat Key, died June 20.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 2, 2014
Sidelines

All-Stars win district crown; LWR Marauders to host tryouts; Eight-year-old records first hole-in-one

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By David Conway |
  • April 16, 2014
Shelter site could become available

The city has identified a possible alternate staging area for a deep-injection well project, which would free up a potential homeless shelter site on city property.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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