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Chroma Quartet
  • By June LeBell |
  • May 13, 2014
MUSIC REVIEW: The Musical Abundance of Sarasota

I double dare anyone to say Sarasota isn't one of the most musically abundant cities in the country.

  • Arts + Culture
Mark Keckstein is chef de cuisine at Euphemia Haye.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • June 29, 2011
Euphemia Haye evokes eating euphoria

He came during an exceptionally nasty winter in 1977, from Columbus, Ohio. His intent was an extended vacation, but Mark Keckstein is still here. He found not only a home but a much-loved career in the kitchen of Euphemia Haye, on Longboat Key.

  • Arts + Culture
Braden River Elementary School second-graders Nish Patel, Derick Cooper, Ashlynn Poznanski and Britlee Yant worked in teams to make art with fruits and vegetables.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 30, 2013
Play with your food

The cafeteria at Willis Elementary School buzzed with excitement Jan. 25, as children carrying trays piled high with fruits and veggies rushed to their tables.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Chuck and Margie Barancik. File photo.
  • By Katie Hendrick |
  • January 30, 2013
Key couple's donation inspires others

When Chuck and Margie Barancik learned about Season of Sharing in early January, they immediately wanted to donate - anonymously.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
* In its upcoming performance, "To Have and Uphold," Moving Ethos Dance Co. explores the idea of exhaustion, both physical and emotional. Victoria Mora and Jess Pope play with the idea of the strains of relationships. Photo by Brendan Ragan.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 17, 2016
Life in Motion: Moving Ethos Dance Company's new outlook

Moving Ethos Dance Company has found its stride by going back to its roots.

  • Arts + Culture
Christine Nordstrom
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • February 17, 2016
Meet the Chefs

Get to know the culinary creatives behind St. Jude inaugural Foodlosophy event.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 24, 2010
Ranch residents teed off about mini golf proposal

Residents from at least four neighboring communities are opposing the project. Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty President Brian Kennelly said concerns are being addressed.

  • East County
  • News
Helen and Hal Pelta show a tray of buttons that contain Helen Pelta's favorite buttons in her collection.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • September 15, 2011
Neighbors: Miniature Artwork

Helen Pelta takes out hundreds of buttons in plastic bags and on button trays and starts laying them out on a table in the Gulf Gate Library.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2014
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
The Iwo Jima statue
  • By Harold Ronson |
  • August 8, 2013
My take on why the Iwo Jima statue effort had to be abandoned

I am the veteran of the Iwo campaign who proposed donating the Iwo Jima statue to Sarasota. And I want to thank the Observer newspapers for your generous and thoughtful coverage of that effort, and make clear why it had to be abandoned.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
"I'm not an activist. I just feel it's important for people to understand that it's all right to be different," Magida Diouri says.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 15, 2012
Magida Diouri: Coming Attraction

Fabulous Independent Film Festival founder Magida Diouri's "reel" world revolves around her worklife. Diouri's goal is to enrich Sarasota by promoting indie films that may otherwise go unseen.

  • Arts + Culture
Nick Trivisonno, 12
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • January 12, 2011
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: Out-of-Door Academy

The Out-of-Door Academy's sixth-graders are spending Thursday and Friday touring the Kennedy Space Center.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The last show Kevin Dean curated was "Rediscovering David Budd: The Forgotten Abstract Expressionist," at the IceHouse. Here he's discussing David Budd's "Journey Without Maps," which Dean said meant passing over into death.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • May 15, 2014
A pillar of Sarasota's art scene, Kevin Dean, dies

Kevin Dean, born in 1950 in Evanston, Ill., died May 14.

  • Arts + Culture
City utilities director Mitt Tidwell and McKim and Creed Project Manager Robert Garland discuss plans for Lift Station 87 with a Hudson Bayou resident.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 26, 2016
Hudson Bayou residents brace for Osprey closure

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  • Sarasota
  • News
Sfincione
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • August 1, 2013
Supernova Café Shines Brightly for Casual Italian Dining

Supernova Café Shines Brightly for Casual Italian Dining

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • August 1, 2013
Supernova Café Shines Brightly for Casual Italian Dining

Supernova Café Shines Brightly for Casual Italian Dining

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Courtesy photo. The six socialized feral kittens are available for adoption to loving owners who are willing to keep them indoors or in a caged lanai.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 8, 2014
Six rescued kittens seek loving homes

A Key couple socialized a litter of young felines that are now ready for adoption.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The playground at Payne Park is the only significant amenity the city has added to one of its parks since the late-2000s, staff said at a workshop Monday. File photo
  • By David Conway |
  • February 11, 2015
Commission mulls parks funding

On Monday, the City Commission discussed potential funding sources to help maintain the city's parks.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Summerfield resident Gary Berns, spokesman for the Friends of Lakewood Ranch, said now is not the time to incorporate.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 29, 2011
TALK OF A TOWN NO. 1: Why now?

Discussions of whether Lakewood Ranch should become a city began more than five years ago. The group leading the charge has been researching the issue for the last three years and believes now is the best time to proceed. But, given the current economic situation not everyone is convinced.

  • East County
  • News
The special taxing entity's annual revenues fell 38% from 2007 to $5.7 million in 2011, and it spent 11% more in 2011 compared with four years earlier.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 27, 2012
WCIND funding faces tighter budget

It's no longer smooth sailing for the four-county taxing district's funding for Sarasota County waterway projects.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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