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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • July 22, 2015
Do This: Sample Sarasota - A Twilight Foodie Market

Do This: Sample Sarasota - A Twilight Foodie Market

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Three of four arrests were DUI-related, while a fourth was a misdemeanor offense.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 10, 2012
Patrol targets DUI violations

Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputies made three DUI arrests and issued 16 citations during a DUI enforcement detail.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 3, 2016
Espresso yourself: The Clever Cup opens in Gulf Gate

A new Gulf Gate coffee shop combines java and jewelry.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Collin Whelan submitted this photo of a double rainbow, taken on Longboat Key.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 30, 2014
Weather: Longboat Key

Collin Whelan submitted this photo of a double rainbow, taken on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kay DePaolo submitted this photo, taken in Lakewood Ranch, of an approaching thunderstorm.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 30, 2014
Weather: East County

Kay DePaolo submitted this photo, taken in Lakewood Ranch, of an approaching thunderstorm.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 15, 2010
Lady Pirates fall on Senior Night

The Braden River High softball team fell to Riverview 4-2 in non-district action April 13.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 7, 2009
How does Longboat compare?

In season, the Longboat Key Police Department has an officer-per-citizen ratio of one officer for every 1,412 citizens. In comparison, the city of Sanibel has one officer for every 1,200 citizens in season.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 18, 2013
Free summer camp kick-off party upcoming

Bath & Racquet Fitness Club will hold a free kids summer camp kick-off party April 20.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • June 22, 2015
An Opera Camper for a Day

A backstage look into the day to day lessons taught to the young students at the Youth Opera Summer Camp at the Sarasota Opera

  • Arts + Culture
Every nook and cranny of Mike and Kathy Verble's Lake Club home was designed to display their love of family, pets and art.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 30, 2019
Home designed with love in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch's most expensive home built using a family blueprint of love in the Lake Club.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 15, 2010
Man robbed at gunpoint at Ranch condo

Two suspects broke down the door of a Lakewood Ranch condo, bound the man residing there and stole property during an armed home invasion last night.

  • East County
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 14, 2013
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 14, 2013
Athlete of the Week: Isaac Weintraub

Sarasota Military Academy freshman Isaac Weintraub fought his way to the semifinals, winning a bronze medal in his sparring division at the U.S. Open Taekwondo Tournament Feb. 19 to Feb. 23, in Las Vegas.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jessi Smith |
  • June 7, 2012
Out of the house and into the art gallery: tips for parents on engaging kids at the museum

Out of the house and into the art gallery: tips for parents on engaging kids at the museum

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 24, 2016
Coast Guard refuses Longboat bridge request

The U.S. Coast Guard may alter the timings of two Siesta Key and Anna Maria Island bridges.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 30, 2012
Our View: How to fight vagrants: privatize

Everywhere you go in downtown Sarasota, the subject of "the homeless" surfaces.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
SKINNY
  • By Ila Edwards |
  • February 3, 2015
Creekside Drinks: Skinny cocktails

Creekside Drinks: Skinny cocktails

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Sophia and Hannah Hritz
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 17, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Dig the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Volleyball enthusiasts packed Siesta Key Beach Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16, for the annual Dig the Beach volleyball tournament. Professionals and amateurs of all ages competed in the tournament as fans and family watched on.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The cast, crew and staff of the Asolo Repertory Theatre contribute hours of work and talent to pull off its ambitious annual repertory theater season.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • March 4, 2015
A Good Rep

The Asolo Repertory Theatre embodies the definition of multitasking as it remains one of the only true repertory theaters in the country.

  • Arts + Culture
After representing Sarasota in the Mrs. Florida pageant, Rachael Neudecker prepares for the Mrs. America pageant in August.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • May 19, 2016
Here she comes: Mrs. Florida

Sarasotan Rachael Neudecker was crowned Mrs. Florida for the Mrs. America Pageant in August.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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