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Saturday, Oct. 15 was the first day of stone crab season. Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant caught a few that day and is expecting to have more next weekend.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 17, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Get Crackin'

Saturday, Oct. 15 was the first day of stone crab season. Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant caught a few that day and is expecting to have more next weekend.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Gjoko Tasevski spent 17 years as a professional goalkeeper in Europe, before retiring at the age of 33. Jen Blanco
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 7, 2013
Familiar Focus

After a seven-year hiatus, Gjoko Tasevski has returned to the Braden River Soccer Club as its director of coaching.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • April 14, 2017
Church of the Redeemer, Ministerial Association walk stations of the cross

Hundreds of faithful gathered in downtown Sarasota to walk the 14 stations of the cross down Main Street in recognition of Good Friday.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Heather Kasten will start as the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance's new executive director May 12. She currently serves as Sarasota Chamber of Commerce’s vice president of membership. Photo by Josh Siegel
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • April 30, 2014
Business alliance hires new executive director

Heather Kasten plans to lead the charge for growth and economic development in the Lakewood Ranch area.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • April 8, 2016
Where should transgender students go to the loo?

It’s a no-win proposition. What are your options?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 25, 2010
Nolan students rally for Relay

Nolan Middle School students raised more than $1,300 for Myakka's Relay for Life event March 20-21.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 13, 2018
Centuple-millidruple bogey!

Bobby Jones Golf Club decision makes no sense.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Jeff Shank. Courtesy photo.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 6, 2012
Reader on the roof

Sarasota Christian School students recently held a contest to determine which school employee would "Go Crazy for Reading."

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
East County residents Linda Dabbiero and Dan Rocco will compete in the 2016 Race Across America beginning June 18.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 2, 2016
A considerable drive to help

East County residents will cycle 3,000 miles to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

  • East County
  • Sports
Photos by Jen Blanco
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 9, 2013
Forge ahead: Jammeria Higdon

Sarasota High senior Jammeria Higdon closed out her prep track-and-field career at the Class 3A State Finals May 3, at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Construction of the 6,900-square-foot, stand-alone building began in December, and crews are in the process of wrapping up construction.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • May 28, 2013
New P.F. Chang's construction wrapping up

The restaurant is expected to open June 17.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A mailer sent out to nearby residents earlier this month with a juxtaposed rendering of a massive shopping center looming over a parking lot didn’t sit well with the Sarasota City Commission Monday night.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 23, 2012
Commission chooses Benderson project

The Sarasota City Commission picked a $1.4 million offer for prime commercial space on Fruitville Road. The offer is half what a competing developer offered to pay.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 8, 2014
Town to pick a side on Linley

Commissioners opted to limit parking to one side of the Longbeach Village street at Monday's meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sheri Potter, right, has been troop leader for Troop 254 for six years. She hopes the experience will help instill a sense of community in the girls.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 27, 2014
The Good News: Sheri Potter

Using the tradition of folding and retiring the flag, Girl Scouts of the Gulf Coast Troop 254 create a sense of community.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Wendy Scott said she normally facilitates dog rescues but is focusing on cats and kittens because there is a need for it.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 3, 2012
Volunteer aids feline adoption efforts

East County resident Wendy Scott has started an organization that assists local cat- and kitten-rescue groups by organizing events.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • November 7, 2013
Homeless debate shifts focus

Homelessness expert Dr. Robert Marbut said his upcoming report makes addressing the 'crisis' of homeless families and children a top priority.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lynches Pub & Grub is located on St. Armands Circle and offers a selection of authentic Irish cuisine and American favorites.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2013
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Lynches Pub & Grub

This week we went in the kitchen at Lynches Pub & Grub with owners and sisters Chris and Ethna Lynch as they prepare traditional Irish lamb stew. Get the recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's 'In the Kitchen.'

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Molly Azpell, Kirsten Sponseller, Sally Gruters, Anastasia Maracle, Stacy Sternberg and Kat Ricker
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • September 12, 2012
Ringling Underground provides modern take on art

The Renaissance-era courtyard of the Ringling Museum of Art was overtaken recently by something more modern - 20-somethings.

  • Arts + Culture
Dolly Ivey, Theresa Bealle, Joanne Quares and Gail Beuile show off their accessories.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • May 17, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY:Harvest & Harmony

A farm-to-fork event, King Family Farm and Market hosted an all-things "Southern Living" event May 17, as the magazine's Contributing Editor Rebecca Lang demonstrated how to prepare four recipes from the magazine and her cookbook. Harvest & Harmony attendees also enjoyed music and a dinner of crops grown at the farm, prepared by Loft 5.

  • East County
  • News
A condominium in Summer Cove sold for $1,185,000. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 1, 2012
Summer Cove condo tops home sales at $1,185,000

A condominium in Summer Cove on Siesta tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Joseph and Regina Culloo, of Highlands Ranch, Colo., sold their Unit 404-C condominium at 1660 Summerhouse Lane to Susan Dietrich, of Norwich, N.Y., for $1,185,000.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
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