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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 8, 2012
Community Golf

Enjoy this week's community golf scores.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • May 20, 2015
Jack Dusty adds new cocktails packed with stories

Ingi Sigurdsson, lead bartender, unveils fresh drinks and the stories behind them

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • June 17, 2010
Sarasota Small Business of the Year Awards: Golden Apple Dinner Theatre

Cultural Organization of the Year -- Finalist

  • Sarasota
  • News
In addition to playing music, Ben Walsh plays football and lacrosse, and he is captain of Cardinal Mooney’s Academic Olympics team.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 16, 2012
Neighbors: Ben Walsh

Stand-up bassist Ben Walsh, a senior at Cardinal Mooney High School, looks forward to competing at the state level for the third consecutive year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Medical Director Steven Newman says “working together with guys he’s helped train to resuscitate a life” is the best part of his job.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 12, 2013
License to mend

Longboat Key Medical Director Steven Newman's healing touch has a far reach: His license reaches up to 60,000 patients annually through more than 600 first responders.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 26, 2009
Let the learning begin!

More than 12,000 East County students returned to classrooms, textbooks and teachers Monday for the start of the 2009-2010 school year.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 30, 2010
Sarasota election recount denied

A Charter Review Board candidate wanted a recount, claiming Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent wrongly encouraged her to concede.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Robin Hartill Arts Center Executive Director Jane Buckman spoke about the need for the Ringling College division to become financially viable.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 22, 2012
Residents seek voice in Arts Center future

The Arts Center has a plan that could bring in a larger audience. But some Village residents feel ignored in their own backyards.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Photo by Carol Doty.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • June 13, 2013
Moments in time

Siesta Key resident Doug Stone had more use of a fish than anyone else in his neighborhood.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Event organizer Candace Powell went by the nickname of "Candy" as a child, spurring the idea for the run's name.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 11, 2016
5K juggles fun, fundraising

Panther Ridge's Candace Powell believes every day is a chance to change the world.

  • East County
  • News
Lawmakers praised Superintendent Rick Mills for providing a thorough response to state audits and expressed confidence in his ability to move the district forward.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 13, 2014
Superintendent gains support in Tallahassee

In a bid to reduce fines owed to the state, Manatee County School District Superintendent Rick Mills impressed legislators with his response to audit findings.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Kathryn Parks |
  • March 25, 2013
Theatre Odyssey’s Ten-Minute Play Festival is this weekend

Theatre Odyssey’s Ten-Minute Play Festival is this weekend

  • Arts + Culture
Fabrizio Di Marco, right, sits with his father, Matt, sister, Arianna, and mother, Gina.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 20, 2012
Heart Walk to feature heart-disease survivor

At the age of 10, while walking to a neighbor's house with a group of friends, Fabrizio Di Marco realized something wasn't right. He was dizzy and tired, and he fainted on the lawn.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 20, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Reese Vita

Cardinal Mooney sophomore Reese Vita has been playing football since he was 4 years old.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Despite the five-year vacation of the Gulfstream Avenue condominium, Charlotte Ryan said she always believed she'd find a way to return to her Dolphin Tower home.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 22, 2015
Conversation with Charlotte Ryan

We talked to the Dolphin Tower Condominium Association president about the five years of work spent repairing the damaged building — and how it feels to be close to moving back home.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Bay Haven songbirds: Hannah Jennings, Erin Boudreau, Lis Sundberg, Stefanie Mullins, Isabella Stepanek and Reilly Farr
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 1, 2010
Bay Haven students bask in 'holiday splendor'

Meet some of the voices behind this week's holiday concert at the Ringling Museum.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 5, 2014
Letters to the Editor

To send in your Letters to the Editor, email them to News Editor Robin Hartill at [email protected]. Letters pertaining to local issues receive priority. Letters may be edited for grammar and space.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
At its meeting Aug. 26, the Manatee County School District decided to table discussions on a contract between the district and security personnel who may occupy area elementary schools.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • August 27, 2014
School District puts elementary school security personnel on hold for now

The Manatee County School District tabled the discussion on elementary school security personnel at its meeting Aug. 26.

  • East County
  • News
Photo by Kristen Herbold
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • November 18, 2014
YOUR NEIGHBOR | Mary Elizabeth Carey

Some people bounce from place to place as they work their way up the corporate ladder. Not Mary Elizabeth Carey.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Tabitha Bingham helped host this year's event at Braden River Middle School.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 9, 2010
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: Braden River Middle

Students in Braden River Middle School's National Junior Honor Society dished out soup, bread and desserts to East County residents as part of their annual Empty Bowls luncheon Dec. 9. The event, meant to raise awareness about world hunger, benefited Our Daily Bread.

  • East County
  • Schools
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