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  • By Ryan Butler |
  • January 31, 2018
Update: Sheriff's Office says 911 service restored

Technical issues cleared, officials said.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Temple Emanu-El teacher Lesley Lempel teaches the sixth-grade religion class how to make chocolate rogulach.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • September 25, 2014
Cultural cooking

Lesley Lempel has been teaching Jewish recipes from around the world at Temple Emanu-El for 10 years.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • April 5, 2015
Film Review 'Wild Tales'

Ironies, coincidences and bad behavior collide in the explosive new film, "Wild Tales."

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 5, 2014
Sochi Bound

Ellenton skaters Nathan Bartholomay and Felicia Zhang held hands for the first time in May 2011.

  • East County
  • Sports
Neena Patel, Olivia Bockler and Allison Davis. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • October 4, 2012
Sarasota teens hope to fight cancer with Ellen DeGeneres

Allison Davis and her Relay for Life team are using social media to invite the star to their upcoming fundraiser gala.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
River Club's Phil Gurghardt talks with Manatee County Commission candidate Lauri Galle, who has attended every commission workshop and meeting for more than six months.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 18, 2018
Public meets local, state candidates in Lakewood Ranch

Thirty-four candidates show up for Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance's 'Candidate Night.'

  • East County
  • News
Beginning Jan. 3, Manatee County Area Transit (MCAT) will launch its extension of Route 6 to service Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • January 1, 2015
MCAT launches Ranch route this weekend

The Manatee County Area Transit (MCAT) route to Lakewood Ranch begins Jan. 3.

  • East County
  • News
'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' runs through Aug. 4, at Venice Theatre. Courtesy photo.
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • July 29, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'

It's very rare when a director takes a rock-solid, classic musical and writes new bookends for it, but Venice Theatre's Brad Wages has placed a cherry on top of the psychedelic sundae that is 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.'

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 31, 2009
Mobile cafe reaches new heights

Java Dawg's double-decker-bus-turned-mobile-cafe made its debut at Saturday's Downtown Farmer's Market.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Christian Turnipseed pitches at the Orioles Girls Inc. clinic on July 27.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 2, 2018
Grand slam: Orioles put on a clinic in ... putting on clinics

The Baltimore Orioles held a clinic for Sarasota Girls Inc. campers at Ed Smith Stadium. Christian Turnipseed helped the campers field hits.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 3, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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  • By Katie Johns |
  • December 5, 2018
Merry and bright lights

The Longboat Observer is looking for the most festive lights and decorations to feature in our upcoming holiday issue.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Allan Bazzy waves from the floating cottage docked in front of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • February 23, 2016
Blue cottage floats on Sarasota Bay

Visitors and residents wonder about the origins of the houseboat in the shape of a cottage docked near Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Lynda Nixon ties coastal design into her Christmas decorations at her shop on Main Street in Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • November 25, 2015
Holiday hassle: Lakewood Ranch designer decorates homes for Christmas

Too stressed to decorate? No problem.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Turtle season ended Oct. 31.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • November 2, 2017
Turtle tally takes slight downward turn, but stays strong

This season’s turtle nest count was just 85 fewer than 2016’s record-setting number, and Mote scientists think 2018 will be another good year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 12, 2010
Cops Corner 08.12.10

A golf-shop manager heard a cracking sound inside the store and knew exactly what it was - the snapping of a club head off the shaft.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 12, 2018
Cops Corner: Sarasota 4.12.18

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 20, 2012
Ranch thespian lands new role

Thunderous applause goes out to Lakewood Ranch High School student Katie Ciemniecki, who recently was inducted into the International Thespian Society, Troupe 6020.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Mary Lynn Cheatham sits on a specialized wood made from white oak.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • December 8, 2018
Lido Beach's Holiday of the Arts

Lido Beach hosted their holiday art festival.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Mary Lou Lester, Doris McGann and Ken McGann
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • January 18, 2019
Go fish at the Sarasota Seafood and Music Festival

Sarasota Seafood and Music Festival brings large crowd to Gulfstream Avenue.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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