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Courtesy photo Thomas Naylor and Drew Snyder show off their volcano project.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 2, 2014
ODA students erupt with enthusiasm about project

Students at The Out-of-Door Academy learned a volcanic lesson last week in Pam Davis' science class.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo. The Miss Manatee Softball 8U All-Star team has posted a 24-2 record and won all five of its USSSA tournaments since it formed during the summer.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 6, 2013
Undefeated all-stars

The Miss Manatee Softball 8U All-Star team will compete in the Florida South State Championships Nov. 9 and Nov. 10.

  • East County
  • Sports
Ocean Properties Ltd., owner of the Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort, announced Tuesday it’s formulating a joint venture with the Longboat Key Club and Resort regarding the club's assets. Photo courtesy of Jack Elka.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 29, 2012
Year in review: August 2012, 'Key Club partners with Hilton owner'

General Manager Michael Welly said the club always intended to find a hotel development company to assist in its redevelopment plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2014
Our view

3 good ideas; 'it's time'

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 10, 2015
Universal praise

Country Club Shores resident Robert Gault is a strong supporter of a future undergrounding project and the work town staff oversaw to analyze every property on the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy This rendering from Benderson Development shows what the proposed light industrial Class A park may look like.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 16, 2014
Decision revitalizes negotiations

Sarasota County commissioners approved a $3 million sale price for a 41-acre county-owned site, paving the way for development.

  • East County
  • News
Hunter Cross and Carroll Hunter play good friends B-Flat and U.S in "Second Samuel." Photo by Renee McVety.
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • May 8, 2013
Film Review: 'Disconnect'

In the new film, "Disconnect," be prepared to re-examine your online activities. Director Henry Alex Rubin doesn't get preachy about our obsession with the Internet. Instead, he treats it as a fact of life. But he also delves into the dangerous repercussions of seemingly innocuous behavior when being online gets horribly out of control.

  • Arts + Culture
Incumbent Longboat Key Town Commissioner Jack Daly and former Mayor Jim Brown will return to the dais March 22.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 14, 2017
Brown, Daly win Longboat Key Town Commission seats

Incumbent Town Commissioner Jack Daly and former Mayor Jim Brown will return to the dais March 22.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Barb Alexander fell in love with polo after her husband, George, began playing.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 7, 2012
Lakewood Ranch resident celebrates 70th birthday with polo

Lakewood Ranch resident Barb Alexander will celebrate her 70th birthday playing polo March 10, at the Sarasota Polo Club.

  • East County
  • Sports
Commissioners approved a North Trail Overlay and a partial fee waiver for the Sarasota Chalk Festival.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • May 7, 2013
Commissioners approve North Trail Overlay

They also approved a partial fee waiver for the Sarasota Chalk Festival.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 3, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'Loot'

'Loot,' the current FSU/Asolo Conservatory production of one of Joe Orton's farces, shows us what the outrage is all about.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 18, 2011
Planning Board controversy comes to close

Accusations of lame-duck political maneuvering marked the usual process of appointing members to the city's Planning Board.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tarah Kayne and Daniel O'Shea recently won their first international gold medal.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 24, 2015
Local pairs skaters win international gold

Tarah Kayne and Daniel O’Shea won their first international competition at the 2015 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic.

  • East County
  • Sports
The quickest way to revitalize a resort that has sat abandoned since 2009, Colony officials say, is to reach a settlement.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 26, 2012
Colony judge enters orders

A U.S. Bankruptcy judge entered final orders Wednesday in a Colony Beach & Tennis Resort case that's expected to be appealed.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"Dancer in Blue" by William Jerdon
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • April 30, 2014
A&E Picks and Highlights

A&E Editor Mallory Gnaegy keeps you in the know about events, local performers and art gallery happenings.

  • Arts + Culture
Springfest Executive Director Eliza Culverhouse pets Honor
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • March 7, 2015
Springfest family festival brings together neighbors

Families and neighbors came out to enjoy the sun, music and activities at the 9th annual Springfest March 7 near Sawyer Loop Road.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 18, 2012
Town preps for property value drop

Property-tax estimates won't be released until June, but town staff is preparing for an estimated $255,000 drop in revenue.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lost Lagoon's original design includes a lazy river ride. File rendering.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 17, 2016
Lost Lagoon makes second wave

Manatee County accepts a second round of water park proposals.

  • East County
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 25, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 8, 2013
Blazers slide into regional finals

The Sarasota Christian baseball team held off St. Petersburg Canterbury 6-5 in a Class 2A-Region 2 semifinal May 7.

  • East County
  • Sports
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