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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 19, 2016
Lakewood advances to title game

The Lakewood Ranch girls basketball team will play for the Class 7A state championship tomorrow.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 3, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, May 4

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Banyan Entry
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 21, 2013
Education meets fun at Rainforest Garden

Following a lead gift from Al Goldstein, Selby's children's garden is now under way.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • November 11, 2009
Black Tie & Tales

Read this week's social column, Black Tie & Tales, by Molly Schechter.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 26, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 7, 2011
News Briefs

Braden River honors veterans, seeks sponsorships; Ranch CDDs plan capital improvement project timeline; Travelers sustain injuries in I-75 accident

  • East County
  • News
Dan DiNatale was studying at Savannah College of Art and Design. Courtesy photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 21, 2018
Danny's Dream: How one Longboat couple is remembering their son

The first ever Danny's Dream event will be held on Saturday, March 24 in celebration and remembrance of Dan DiNatale and to raise money for Ewing Sarcoma research.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 2, 2009
Cops Corner

A man was nice enough to invite an acquaintance to his home to hang out during a rain storm. And this is how he's paid back.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Photo by Matthew Holler
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 25, 2019
'Cherry Docs' explores the impact of a hate crime at Florida Studio Theatre

FST's gripping production faces hatred and intolerance head-on.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Participants in Aging in Paradise’s hundreds of programs pride themselves on their activity level.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 18, 2017
Aging in Paradise masters health and friendship

The resource center offered about 300 classes and programs in 2016.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 is creating a planning organization to create a blueprint for redeveloping the land near the Van Wezel.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 20, 2016
Patterson Foundation makes donation to bayfront planning effort

The Patterson Foundation is giving $300,000 to Sarasota Bayfront 20:20, which is embarking on a $2.5 million fundraising campaign to create a new planning organization tasked with steering the future of city-owned land.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Gardeners Out East Club President Carolyn Lowry-Nation and Greenbrook resident Joe Sidiski are leading the charge for the community garden. Photo by Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 6, 2015
Greenbrook plots community garden concept

Funding won’t be ready until October, but organizers hope to see the project sprout sooner rather than later.

  • East County
  • News
File. FCCI Insurance CEO Craig Johnson recently took a leave of absence from the company.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 11, 2020
Lakewood Ranch insurance firm CEO, after arrest, takes leave of absence

Craig Johnson faces charges of battery on a police officer, among other allegations.

  • East County
  • News
No Toreador Crimson carpet for GMD.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 4, 2021
April Fool's strikes again in the Observer

Wacky sources, paper-thin premises, ludicrously misshapen story angles add up to our annual festival of foolishness.

  • April Fools
The county will seek to adopt a new district map for commission elections by Dec. 31.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 28, 2021
New district maps coming for Sarasota County

Two years after a contentious redistricting effort, the County Commission agreed to redraw boundaries again to create a more balanced map for local elections.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The bike was found Oct. 18 in Sarasota. (Image courtesy the Sarasota Police Department).
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • October 19, 2017
Paratriathlete's bicycle recovered

Sarasota police located the bicycle a week after they believe it was stolen.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photo by Amanda Sebastiano Marina Mercier shows off her brain-tumor-awareness bracelets. Individuals who purchase Team Marina T-shirts will receive a bracelet.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • July 30, 2014
Woman puts a new twist on fundraising

To help cover expenses for her brain surgery next month, Marina Mercier has launched a crowdfunding campaign.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • November 11, 2017
Bird Key toasts to commodore

Commodore Charlie Wilson was honored at the annual Commodore's Ball on Nov. 11.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 6, 2013
Savor Sarasota runs through June 14

Attention foodies: You've got a lot on your plate right now.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Meet this week's IN THE KITCHEN chef, Cheryl Gaddie.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • December 5, 2011
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Cheryl Gaddie

Cheryl Gaddie, owner of Cheryl Gaddie Designs and board chair for the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce, is a self-proclaimed minimalist when it comes to her designs and to her cooking.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
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