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Six-year-old Abby Hite spends six days a week training for her triathlons.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 5, 2013
National Qualifier: Abby Hite

Six-year-old Abby Hite will compete in the IronKids National Championship Aug. 31, in Des Moines, Iowa.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 14, 2014
Home Again

Salon owner Rob Smith returned to the ice about two years ago after a 12-year hiatus following a neck injury.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch High as 19 portables on the southwest corner of its campus and another four used for students on the northwest corner.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 23, 2019
Lakewood Ranch High School expansion delayed

Rezone might have left too many students on campus to move portables.

  • East County
  • News
Joe Robertson collects signatures on a number of petitions outside of the Supervisor of Elections Office, including the one to switch County Commission seats to single-member.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • March 13, 2018
Petitioners race to change how the county elects commissioners

If the group can get a few thousand signatures by the end of the week, voters could approve the change in advance of the November 2018 general election.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2010
Briefs

Briefs

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • October 8, 2016
Phillippi Shores 7k ends with photo finish

Phillippi Shores International Baccalaureate World School hosts 8th annual 7K and 1-mile Fun Run Saturday, Oct. 8.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 6, 2010
Paid parking reconsidered

City commissioners are asking downtown groups for their opinions on supporting parking operations with ad valorem taxes or paid parking.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Members of the Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte counties' school boards discussed their priorities for 2016.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • January 21, 2016
Manatee County School Board attends joint board meeting to discuss 2016 goals

Among the district's list of priorities for this year is expanding VPK implementation.

  • East County
  • News
Allie Daniel, an eighth grader, played the violin.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • November 8, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Nolan's Got Talent!

Nolan Middle School celebrated its 10-year anniversary with its ninth annual Nolan's Got Talent! show Nov. 7. The talent show's former two-time winner, Daniel Shelvin, returned as a guest judge and performer.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 23, 2013
Man arrested for Lido burglary

Sarasota police arrested Francis Gerry Monday morning after he allegedly burglarized a time-share unit. He is a suspect in a string of similar incidents.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 28, 2017
Manatee County moves closer to Premier Sports Campus purchase

Commissioners support buying the facility and will vote on the deal in December.

  • East County
  • News
Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Sarasota Observer archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 3, 2010
Harpist and flutist make an enchanted pair

Sarasota Orchestra's Betsy Traba and Cheryl Losey bond over playing Bach and their first Munchtime Musicales performance.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Sarasota has plenty of under-the-radar murals; LeBell's 'Solving Elgar' critique was off base; Differences clear between occupiers and Tea Party; Tea partyers work to restore core values; Occupier and Tea Party comparison accurate

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Thais Fernandes applies fake blood to her fake cut.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • October 28, 2015
How to have a horrific Halloween

Lakewood Ranch High School’s Mustang Players get dead-on tips for scary makeup.

  • East County
  • Schools
Christina Krug and her daughter, Jovieana, at the 2019 Caring Hearts Luncheon on Feb. 20 at Michael’s On East.
  • By Emily Walsh |
  • February 28, 2019
Tackling the crisis at the start

First Step of Sarasota addresses both the opioid and child welfare crises with its Mothers and Infants program.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • December 24, 2015
Your Calendar: Longboat Key

Check out January's top upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • April 23, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: Taste of Winefest

Taste of Winefest is an al fresco food and wine tasting and will be held at Phillippi Estate Park.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • April 4, 2018
Longboat Police warn residents about boat-theft ring

Longboat Police Department has reason to believe that locals could be at risk of having their boats stolen from their lifts.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Andrew Basco, sales associate for Pulte Homes, said interest has been high for the developer'  s Shoreview project, the first to open in Waterside.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 10, 2017
Builders bank on new community in Sarasota County

Lake access will be a big selling point at Waterside

  • East County
  • News
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