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  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • October 10, 2014
Macy's to host charity shopping event

Macy's, located at The Mall at University Town Center, will host a charity shopping event from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 11.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 29, 2016
3 words to live by for 2017

Last year at this time, wisdom was our word — that Americans would have wisdom in the voting booth

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Singer/songwriter Mindy Simmons will perform at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 2. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 30, 2013
East County to celebrate arts

Lakewood Ranch Main Street will host the sixth annual Ovation event Feb. 2.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 26, 2009
Firefighter contract discussed

The town's labor attorney said the town is in no position to offer wage increases to firefighters as part of a new union contract.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 30, 2014
Sidelines

Suncoast Storm travel softball team; Mustangs post top finishes; Registration for Lightning ongoing; Manatee 9U All-Stars finish third

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 11, 2011
Developers to submit new cell tower documents

Jim Eatrides and Kevin Barile will submit new materials next week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 22, 2009
CDDs OK lake, country club upgrades

The Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 2 and 5 supervisors approved landscaping and engineering improvements at their July 16 meeting.

  • East County
  • News
Latin American major influencers include José Julián Martí Pérez - a Cuban poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a Cuban national hero. His statue is in Gillespie Park.
  • By Andréa Martone |
  • September 23, 2021
Latin music brings rich history to Sarasota

Cuban-born Renesito Avich, a master of the Tres guitar, is a prime example of how Cuban music is considered one of the richest and most influential regional music in the world.

  • Arts + Culture
Guardians ad litem Carol Seigler, Rosalyn Fleischer and Betty Ewing
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • December 9, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: L'Ambiance Holiday Party

Residents of L'Ambiance on Longboat Key enjoyed a holiday luncheon Friday, Dec. 7. The annual holiday luncheon not only allows the ladies of L'Ambiance to get together and celebrate the holiday season, but it is also a time for the women to give back to the community. This year the group collected sweatshirts and hoodies for the guardian ad litem program.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 26, 2018
Voices of Patriotism: Lee Whitehurst

Fire chief, 54.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Nik Wallenda spoke to the crowd during his walk.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 7, 2014
MONDAY EVENT MASHUP: Weekend photo events

Nik Wallenda's latest wire walk; Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party; Diamond and Crystal Ball; and MORE!

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 24, 2021
Two-condo sale in the Casa de la Playa building is week's top real estate deal

Sale of a pair of condos on Siesta Key tops transactions for Sarasota and surrounding areas in the week of Oct. 11-15.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 25, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 11, 2016
Paul Reubens touts Sarasota in New York Times profile

In the most comprehensive recent profile of the actor who embodies persona Pee-wee Herman, Reubens discussed his offbeat upbringing entrenched in the local arts scene.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The mama bird and two chicks arrived at Save Our Seabirds in June after a beachgoer broke the mother's beak. Photo courtesy of Dana Harenda.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 17, 2013
Disguise hands recovery to black skimmer family

Two chicks are healing at Save Our Seabirds, thanks to an old scuba glove masked as their injured mother's beak.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Michael Jernigan's dog, Brittani, has been his constant companion for more than five years. Courtesy photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 7, 2012
Wounded Marine to share story at TBI Veterans service

Michael Jernigan's dog, Brittani, has accompanied him on 47 roundtrip flights. They've been everywhere together, from routine grocery trips to Yankee Stadium, in New York.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Alex Mahadevan will write a weekly editorial called, "Municipal Focus," espousing a Sarasota young professional's view of politics
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 8, 2013
MUNICIPAL FOCUS - A Weekly Commentary: Elected leaders brace for homeless-shelter fight

Sarasota elected officials have earmarked $1 million and spent $40,000 to manage homelessness. NIMBYism could derail it all.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The device was discovered this morning near a trash can. (From Sarasota PD video)
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 10, 2020
Lido Beach reopens following removal of device

Sarasota Police call in experts from MacDill AFB following the discovery this morning.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Brad Pitt stars in “The Tree of Life.”
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • June 29, 2011
Film Review: 'The Tree of Life'

Remember being blown away by Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" in 1968? That's how I felt viewing Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life." A religious experience without being preachy, the film is an all-out assault on the senses.

  • Arts + Culture
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