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Now that James and Misdee Miller have purchased the Sarasota Polo Club, players such as Southside Polo's Buck Schott will be able to continue playing polo for years to come.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 15, 2018
Sarasota Polo Club sale finalized

James and Misdee Miller purchase the facility and will continue to run equine-related events.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 30, 2009
A Hero's Welcome

Lakewood Ranch resident Ken Quinn was working aboard the Maersk Alabama when Somali pirates seized the U.S. cargo ship April 8.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Popcorn Bob |
  • November 11, 2013
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's Movie Magic reviews.

  • Arts + Culture
Whitney Prewitt loves to slow-cook Moroccan dishes using her tajine. "It's like a cast iron skillet – with a hat!" Prewitt says.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • July 11, 2011
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Whitney Prewitt

Whitney Prewitt shows off her tajine - a slow-cooking earthenware pot used in Moroccan cuisine - and one of her favorite summer treats.

  • Arts + Culture
Stone River Retirement Resort Community Relations Managers Lin and Bill Robinson are encouraging future residents to participate in the charter-resident program.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 20, 2017
New projects check into Tara

Stone River Retirement Resort already under construction.

  • East County
  • News
Ricardo Graziano and Victoria Hulland in Sir Frederick Ashton's "Marguerite and Armand" reprised their roles with sophistication and experience.
  • By Anna Dearing |
  • May 2, 2018
Sarasota Ballet honors the greats in final performance of the season

Great Masters of Dance, the final program of The Sarasota Ballet's 2017-2018 season, was a tribute to three incredible choreographers and a bittersweet goodbye for two amazing dancers.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 1, 2010
Annual Community Harvest fundraiser begins at The Columbia

This year, the St. Armands Circle Columbia restaurant location has partnered with 16 charities from which customers can choose.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • August 19, 2009
Wildlife rehabilitator regrets hoax

East County snake man Justin Matthews last week admitted to staging the capture of a Burmese python.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 17, 2015
Conversation with Steve Branham

A Q&A with retired Coast Guard Rear Adm. Steve Branham

  • Longboat Key
  • News
File photo of Siesta Key Beach
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 28, 2012
Sarasota named in Top Spring Break Destination for Families

Livability.com named Sarasota number one in its top-ten list of spring break destination for families.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By The Insider |
  • April 21, 2012
Sarasota Film Festival: TONIGHT AT THE SARASOTA OPERA HOUSE: 5:30 PM RED CARPET EVENT! 6 PM FILMMAKER TRIBUTE & AWARDS! 7 PM CLOSING NIGHT FILM UNDER AFRICAN SKIES SCREENING!!

Sarasota Film Festival: TONIGHT AT THE SARASOTA OPERA HOUSE: 5:30 PM RED CARPET EVENT! 6 PM FILMMAKER TRIBUTE & AWARDS! 7 PM CLOSING NIGHT FILM UNDER AFRICAN SKIES SCREENING!!

  • Arts + Culture
The Florida Department of Transportation started construction on the $39.1 million reconfiguration of the State Road 64-Interstate 75 interchange in June 2017. Courtesy image.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 3, 2018
New year offers growing pains for Manatee's transportation grid

Major East County transportation projects won't finish in 2018.

  • East County
  • News
Braden River High senior Elena Lopez is congratulated after driving in the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 21, 2012
Lady Pirates win district crown

The Braden River High softball team captured its first district championship in three years with a 5-4 extra inning victory over Sarasota in the Class 7A-District 11 championship April 20.

  • East County
  • Sports
Venice leaders began their efforts to attract the Sarasota Chalk Festival earlier this year, officially approving the event at a City Council meeting on Tuesday.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 28, 2014
Chalk Festival founder discusses move to Venice

Denise Kowal said moving the festival from Burns Square was a difficult decision, but issues with the Sarasota City Commission led to her relocating the event.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Key residents Robert and Bonny Israeloff with Karen and Tom Bernstein went on safari in Tanzania and Kenya and visited Serengeti National Park in Tarangire, Tanzania.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2015
Attention, globe trotters: Five months left to submit photos for the ‘It’s Read Everywhere’ contest

Attention, globe trotters: You have five months left to submit photos for the ‘It’s Read Everywhere’ contest.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Bonnie Silvestri |
  • May 27, 2013
Racey's "Pulse" is riveting from start to finish

Racey's "Pulse" is riveting from start to finish

  • Arts + Culture
The meeting will start at 9 a.m.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 4, 2011
County holds land-use meeting

The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners will meet today at 9 a.m.

  • East County
  • News
Bryce Williams puts a juke on the Cougars defense at practice.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 10, 2017
Cardinal Mooney football counts on chemistry

Getting along as a team is everything for the Cougars.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Forrest Shaw, right, has stayed on at the café to teach new owner Chip Beeman some of the "moving parts" at Pastry Art. Roger Drouin.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • May 23, 2013
Pastry Art owner passes the cup

After owning Pastry Art for five years, Forrest Shaw sold the cafe to Chip and Katie Beeman, who own two local eateries, Main Bar, in Sarasota, and Katie's Cafe, in Bradenton.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • February 24, 2016
Just Married — Allison Nace and JC Cornell

Allison Nace and JC Cornell were married on Nov. 21.

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