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  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 29, 2018
Cops Corner: Suspect uses jury duty scheme

A roundup of this week's most interesting police reports from Manatee County.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Olivia LaFemina's favorite part of the camp is wearing her costume.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 30, 2011
CAMP SPOTLIGHT: Acting Up!

Children participating in the Acting Up Performing Arts Summer Camp at Lakewood Ranch High School brought Disney's "Alice in Wonderland Jr." to life this week. The East County Observer caught up with participants to hear about their experience.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Dora Walters |
  • November 17, 2010
Longboat Look Back

A look at what was happening on Longboat this week during the 80s and 90s, compiled by Senior Editor, Dora Walters.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ruthann Bromley and Stan Nikkel at Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • February 8, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Feb. 7 Gallery Openings

Two Sarasota shows opened Friday, Feb. 7 downtown. Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art opened Mike Solomon's "Field of the Heart" and Alain Huin's "Face to Face." Dabbert Gallery opened "Nouveaux Two Deja Vu" featuring the work of Robert Baxter and Craig Rubadoux.

  • Arts + Culture
"A Christmas Story: The Musical" runs through Dec. 21, at The Players Theatre.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 6, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'A Christmas Story: The Musical'

Just in time for the holidays, The Players has unwrapped "A Christmas Story: The Musical."

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2014
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Cate Eschmann, 12, didn't mind getting wet in the dunk tank, at a previous McNeal Winter Carnival.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 24, 2014
WEEKEND BEST BET: McNeal Winter Carnival

Proceeds from Saturday's annual Winter Carnival at McNeal Elementary School will help teachers fund their classrooms.

  • East County
  • News
North American Properties partners Dale Hafele and Shawn McIntyre say they expect to start construction of the new facility in the fall of 2017.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 8, 2017
Road improvements drive commercial center

Publix is the only tenant signed to date.

  • East County
  • News
The Lakewood Ranch girls team poses with the title.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 8, 2017
Time to jump on the Lakewood Ranch girls basketball bus

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Donna Swan |
  • July 22, 2009
Deal us in: Giveaway double

Sitting West, your double will surely give your side a top result. How can it lose?

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 30, 2011
Letters to the Editor

White elephant indeed; Scrap lobbyist contract

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • September 8, 2010
GALLERY AROUND THE CORNER: Paradise Gallery

Paradise Gallery and Gudrun Newman Studio is a combination of a working artist's studio and a gallery.

  • Arts + Culture
Rabbi Mendy Bukiet described Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch's new permanent location as a "miniature holy land."
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 21, 2012
Lakewood Ranch Chabad moves into permanent home

Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch celebrated the grand opening of its permanent home March 18.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Ringing any bells? A dismal 12% of high school seniors have a good grasp of American history. Fewer than one in four attain the minimum basic standard, according to tests from the U.S. Department of Education.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 29, 2011
OUR VIEW: The crisis of our founding roots

Despite naysayers in some of the highest offices in the land, the story of America may be the most compelling national story ever told in the history of the world, the story of men who fought and died for a universal desire - freedom - and then embodied that desire in a set of guiding principles that continues to this day.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 26, 2010
MAN ON THE STREET: Riverview High

The Sarasota Observer caught up with several Riverview High School students at orientation Thursday, Aug. 19, to see how they felt about the upcoming school year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Bauhman and Mehraz Badiee hope to resume their work in Iranian politics and human-rights activism once their new business is established.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 18, 2012
Fighting for Freedom

Although Bauhman and Mehraz Badiee, owners of You Say When Yogurt Shoppe in Lakewood Ranch, left their home country of Iran more than 30 years ago, fighting for the freedom of Iranians is still close to their hearts.

  • East County
  • News
It’s not just tropical storms that cause flooding around U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue. City and state officials are searching for ways to improve the drainage in the area.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 3, 2017
Officials target U.S. 41 flooding issues

Cleaning up dirt from a downtown development site is just one way the city hopes to improve drainage near U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota Orchestra is honor Music Director Anu Tali in what will be her last season with the organization. Courtesy photo
  • By Edward Alley |
  • October 24, 2018
2018-2019 Sarasota arts season marks several music milestones

From anniversaries (like the Sarasota Orchestra's and Perlman Music Program's) to new collaborations, there's plenty to look forward to during the new 2018-2019 Sarasota music season.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
After being diagnosed with juvenile-enthesitis arthritis last year, 12-year-old Erick Barnard was forced to give up baseball.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 13, 2012
Spirit of the Game

Twelve-year-old Erick Barnard was diagnosed with juvenile enthesitis-related arthritis about a year ago. On May 31, Erick was awarded the Matthew O'Sullivan Spirit of the Game Award during Manatee Cal Ripken Baseball's night at McKechnie Field.

  • East County
  • Sports
Jacqueline Putrino.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 25, 2017
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 05.25.17

Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 05.25.17

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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