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Lakewood Ranch sophomore Sierra Langston, right, watched the cow she's showing in the fair give birth to a calf Dec. 19. She named the calf, Colby. Langston and her friend Theresa Simunovic, left, will show the pair in the fair Jan. 21.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 12, 2011
County fair promises Manatee magic

This year's fair will run Jan. 13-23 and features musical performances by groups such as The Band Perry, Darryl Worley and Mike's Chair.

  • East County
  • News
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
Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II graduated from Braden River High School in 2008 as part of the school’s first graduation class. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 17, 2011
Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II: Everyone's Hero

Against a sky painted in shades of blue, pink and orange, vehicles parked along a sidewalk lined with miniature American flags along 44th Drive East in the Wallingford subdivision.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 15, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Joe Hendricks |
  • September 24, 2012
Local thespians live for 'Applause'

Local thespians live for 'Applause'

  • Arts + Culture
"Art is a visual language. It's a way to think, a way to see the world and understand the world, which is different from words," Kurt Wenner says. "That was my greatest motivation — art was a way for me to understand the world." Courtesy.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 24, 2012
Chalk of the Town: Kurt Wenner

Kurt Wenner was the only 3-D chalk artist when he began in the early '80s. Although he helped initiate most of the world's first chalk festivals, he hasn't contributed major art to one since 1995 - that is, until this year's fifth annual Sarasota Chalk Festival.

  • Arts + Culture
Manny Ninos
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • August 3, 2020
Manny Ninos, Longboat Key's neighborhood barber since 1987

Ninos is more friend than barber to his longtime customers, who keep coming back to the chair for chatter and camaraderie.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Eric "The Voice" Steiner moved to Sarasota in December. Courtesy photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 6, 2020
A Sarasotan is an ESPN commentator for niche sporting events

He's helped call stone skipping and cherry pit-spitting competition, among other things.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch's Tracy Gapin has written his first book, "MALE 2.0: Cracking the Code to Limitless Health and Vitality."
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 26, 2020
Lakewood Ranch doctor delves into men's health with his first book

Lakewood Ranch doctor's first book, "Male 2.0: Cracking the Code to Limitless Health and Vitality" now available.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2020
Florida Senate District 23: Robert Kaplan

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Even without a common language, Michael Zlabinger and Anat Cogan manage to find common ground in "Handle with Care." (Courtesy Florida Studio Theatre)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 15, 2019
'Handle with Care' delivers unconventional romantic comedy

Plot line considers life's unexpected detours

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
L. James needs to have more to say than "Honey, I'm home" after he returns to Mary Williamson after a year in "Sender." (Photo: Dylan Jon Wade Cox)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 13, 2020
'Sender' compelling even as it is ambiguous

Story about slackers resisting full adulthood isn't without sympathy

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Chamber Orchestra of Sarasota Music Director Robert Vodnoy has long had a fascination in the number of composers who've drawn inspiration from Shakespeare.
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • February 5, 2020
Soliloquy and song from the 'Sceptered Isle'

Chamber Orchestra of Sarasota, Urbanite Theatre double-team Shakespeare in 'British Night'

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 1, 2017
Theater review: 'Ideation'

The sleep of reason breeds monsters in Aaron Loeb’s 'Ideation' at Urbanite Theatre.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Judy Robertson has ben studying Art Battles around the world for the past year, figuring out the keys to victory.
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • March 11, 2020
Local finalists prepare for Art Battle Florida

Each taking a different approach to the competition

  • Arts + Culture
Country Club's Deborah Jernigan wears one of her creations.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 13, 2020
Art show looms in Lakewood Ranch

Art show looms in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • May 16, 2017
Theater review: 'Fences'

August Wilson’s 'Fences' traces the boundaries of self and family at Venice Theatre.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Cleo's collar cut through one-third of her neck, to her spinal chord. Courtesy image.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 24, 2016
‘Little train wrecks’ on the mend

Honor Animal Rescue seeks support for needy animals.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 16, 2016
Sarasota Ballet presents 'Balanchine, Ashton and Tudor'

Sarasota Ballet keeps the laughs coming with Antony Tudor's satirical 'Gala Performance.'

  • Arts + Culture
Brian Walters. Photo by Matthew Holler
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 14, 2016
Theater review: 'Piano Men'

Don’t Shoot the Piano Players. Please.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
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