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  • By Loren Mayo |
  • June 18, 2009
Kids adore their dads

The little ones plan to bake cakes and make cards this Father's Day, which falls on Sunday. After they finished learning about sea turtles and fish, we sat down with several Mote Marine Aquakids campers just before the big day to ask what makes their dads so special. Here's what they said:

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 17, 2009
Mustangs receive collegiate coaching

Ohio State University wrestling coach Tom Ryan conducted a two-day mini camp for the Lakewood High wresting team June 11-12.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2009
Our View

Negotiate What?

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
This home at 481 E. Royal Flamingo Drive has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms, a swimming pool and 4,047 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.46 million.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 30, 2011
Bay Isles home sells for $1.65 million

The Ontario corporation of 834564 Ontario Limited sold the home at 541 Harbor Point in Bay Isles Unit 1 for $1.65 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Tyler Whitson |
  • May 21, 2012
WSLR makes big changes, hints at support for new stations

WSLR makes big changes, hints at support for new stations

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 2, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Sandy Gilbert |
  • November 4, 2009
My view

Town manager deserves thorough reviews

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
"You can't overstate the importance music has had in our lives," says Bharat Chandra. "It's what brought us together, what brought us to Sarasota, what brought us our daughter."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • November 3, 2010
Encore Performance

Musicians Bharat and Anne Chandra are bridging Sarasota's generation gap by providing kids and elders with a common artistic purpose.

  • Arts + Culture
Barbara Strauss, producer of the Sarasota Blues Festival, is busy preparing for the event's 20th anniversary.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • November 3, 2010
The stories of Blues Fests past

On the eve of the festival's 20th anniversary, the producer of the Sarasota Blues Festival, Barbara Strauss, shares some of her most memorable moments.

  • Arts + Culture
"I've always been fascinated by creating something three-dimensional from a bolt of fabric," says Eric Cross, pictured here with the packing paper design he created for this year's "iconcept" show.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 23, 2011
Posh paperboy

Artist Eric Cross grabbed local headlines for his tea-length contribution to this weekend's 'iconcept' fashion show at Art Center Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 26, 2009
Town looks at sand solutions

The town could acquire sand near Venice to put near North Shore Road to replace a fast-eroding beach that closed the beach access there.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2009
Cops' Corner 06.04.09

The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 4, 2009
Mustangs impressive in first spring game

Sophomore quarterback Reggie Lindsey threw for 125 yards and two touchdowns in Lakewood's 20-14 win over Cape Coral Island Coast May 29.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 5, 2010
Pirates name new head coach

Braden River High officially named Don Purvis as its new head football coach March 4.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 22, 2010
Lawsuit accuses county official of influencing bid

A lawsuit against the county accuses division Director Larry Arnold of using his friendships to help award two contracts dealing with a spring-training stadium.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • April 22, 2010
Young gardeners grow successful harvest

Students at Gulf Gate Elementary and Emma E. Booker Elementary are learning through the hands-on project of caring for their EarthBoxes.

  • Sarasota
  • 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
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • August 19, 2009
Wildlife rehabilitator regrets hoax

East County snake man Justin Matthews last week admitted to staging the capture of a Burmese python.

  • East County
  • News
Kevin Connelly, Steve Fields, Diana Harrington and David Del Purgatorio
  • By Robin Roy |
  • September 23, 2010
Charter candidates stump for votes

Many in the county view the Charter Review Board as one of the most important elected offices. The county's charter is essentially its constitution, and board members are tasked with suggesting changes to that document and places those suggestions on referenda. Two Charter Review Board races are up for grabs in the Nov. 2 election.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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