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  • By Joe Hendricks |
  • March 29, 2013
Walkability is the talk of the town

Walkability is the talk of the town

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 11, 2010
Sports writer welcomes baby boy

East County Observer Associate Editor and Lakewood Ranch resident Jen Blanco and her husband, Brian, welcomed their son, Brendan Jacob Blanco, at 1:35 p.m., Aug. 8, 2010, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • March 10, 2014
Boaters' Coalition says no to Big Pass dredge

On Saturday the group joined a growing chorus of opposition to the Army Corps project, injecting for the first time in the debate the voice of stakeholders not focused on Siesta Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 19, 2010
Our View

Destructive threats

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 3, 2014
'Whatever it takes'

Unicorp President Chuck Whittall is prepared to spend $35 million and five years to redevelop the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 7, 2011
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Casting directors with Knickerbockerglory are interested in a Sarasota family, with a high school or college student, which has never visited the United Kingdom.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 7, 2012
Sarasota family casting call announced

A new reality show called "Twin Towns" is seeking a Sarasota family to star in a reality show that features sister cities.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Observer photographed Ina Gross at the Perlman and Pearls Gala Jan. 7, at Michael’s On East. Photo by Loren Mayo.
  • By Pam Eubanks and Michael Eng |
  • January 11, 2012
Ranch death ruled a homicide

The murder of 78-year-old Ina Gross is the first in Lakewood Ranch history.

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota YMCA Sharks swimmer Keanan Dols was named to the Jamaican world junior championship team.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 2, 2015
Water World

Pine View School junior Keanan Dols will be the lone swimmer to represent Jamaica at the 5th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Aug. 25 through Aug. 30.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Jess Sturtevant and Ashley Rogers
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 16, 2015
Thrill of the Hunt: Canned Ham's vintage finds

With their new joint venture, Canned Ham Vintage, two antiquers are rolling back the clock on Sarasota's fashion scene.

  • Arts + Culture
Unit PH 02 at Water Club has three bedrooms, four baths, one half-bath and 3,435 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.8 million. File photo.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 27, 2013
Water Club condominium sells for $2.8 million

A condominium in The Water Club at Longboat Key tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Key residents Elliott and Judy Sauertieg join Rabbi Brenner Glickman for dinner. Courtesy photo.
  • By Elaine Glickman |
  • August 4, 2011
Siesta residents, Shabbat regulars

Siesta Key residents have been among the hundreds of Temple Emanu-El members and guests enjoying summer Shabbat celebrations at the synagogue.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 23, 2012
Going the Distance: Sarasota man to run 3,273 miles

Ultra-distance runner and Sarasota resident John Pyle will run from San Francisco to Key West as part of the Patriot Run Across America.

  • Arts + Culture
Heather Junqueira is working on a new method of early cancer detection — using a dog’s sense of smell to sniff out cancer.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 18, 2015
Group sniffs out new method for early cancer detection

Heather Junqueira is putting her money where her dogs’ noses are in hopes of creating a new technique to detect cancer.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 20, 2012
St. Stephen's ranked No. 1 in Class 2A Academic Team Champion standings

St. Stephen's is currently ranked No. 1 in the Florida High School Athletic Association's Class 2A Academic Team Champion standings after the fall season.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2010
Letters to the editor

Amendments 5 and 6 are sensible and logical; Town tax hike to almost 26% is an abomination

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Baxter Bell, M.D., RYT 500 holds a side-angle pose.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 23, 2011
Baxter Bell to lead 'energetic' yoga classes

Baxter Bell will be holding yoga workshops at the Sarasota Memorial Healthplex March 4 through March 6.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
These events are worth getting uncorked.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • June 3, 2014
IN THE KNOW: Wine Tasting

Here's our weekly list of things you should know, but might not. This week's 'In the Know' features great places to sample wine.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • March 20, 2015
Sarasota County commissioners consider new programs for 2016 budget

Although no official decision has been made, county staff presented some possible new programs and funding options at the budget workshop.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 12, 2011
Our View: Right turns in the Legislature

Gov. Rick Scott, a Tallahassee outsider despised in the media and willing to take unpopular stands on principle, had a surprising amount of success during his first legislative session as governor.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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