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Eric Piazza
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 31, 2012
Neighbors: Eric Piazza

Software developer Eric Piazza's new app allows sporty - and competitive - friends to connect from anywhere in a virtual running club.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Ronald Christofaro takes a boxing class at Parkinson Place once a week.
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • April 19, 2018
Parkinson Place provides push for activity

Ronald Christofaro finds a way to fight back and grow physically and mentally.

  • Health
Lakewood Ranch man injured in accident.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 15, 2017
Lakewood Ranch man injured in one-car accident

Driver left in serious condition after wreck occurred on Ocean Boulevard in Sarasota.

  • East County
  • News
Yoko Ono in 2009. (Photo by Charlotte Muhl and Sean Lennon)
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 9, 2011
Ten minutes with Yoko Ono

The always- eccentric Ms. Ono phones in from New York to discuss this weekend's John Lennon exhibit on St. Armands Circle, the joys of motherhood and why she rarely gets nostalgic.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 28, 2010
Soccer duo sets sights on England

Christian Womeldorph and Callum Baldwin will compete for the 2010 SuperClubs National Team July 31 through Aug. 11.

  • East County
  • Sports
"I want kids to read about this and know that they have the possibility to do something like this, to be the very best they can," says Dennis Flood.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • July 14, 2011
Journey of a Lifetime

Strapped into the pilot seat of his Cessna 172, Dennis Flood left May 22, from the Suncoast Air Center, in Venice, for Alaska.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Alligators are more active this time of year as they seek breeding partners.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 2, 2019
Alligator 'on the prowl' in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch resident has a close-up encounter with an alligator on his neighbor's porch.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 13, 2013
Cultural celebration

Bashaw Elementary School kicked off its school-wide theme of "Celebrating Diversity: Customs and Cultures of the Far East" with an assembly Aug. 30.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Joy Hawkins keeps a bookcase of her favorites in her classroom at Buffalo Creek Middle School.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • June 22, 2016
Her writing is pure Joy

East County teacher selected for three-week residency at Hermitage Artist Retreat.

  • East County
  • News
Richard Gonzmart, president of the Columbia Restaurant Group, started in the family business when he was six. He represents the fourth generation in the family business.  Â
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 29, 2016
Pattigeorge’s new owner: ‘It’s my destiny’

Richard Gonzmart says the successor to Pattigeorge’s ‘won’t be anything we do now.’ He envisions patrons dining on a glass floor and watching fish.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 15, 2011
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 06.16.11

East County readers respond to news and opinions in previous editions.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 27, 2018
Lakewood Ranch Sisterhood for Good presents grants

Lakewood Ranch Sisterhood for Good presents grants worth more than $9,000.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • July 8, 2010
City seeks task-force members

City parks staff held a meeting last week to recruit community members to help design a scaled-down second phase of Payne Park construction.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jane Buckman, Longboat Key Center for the Arts director, and Habatat Galleries founder Ferdinand Hampson
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • February 10, 2016
Glass art pops up at Whitney Beach

The Longboat Key Center for the Arts and Habatat Galleries in Royal Oak, Mich. will host a pop-up gallery until Feb. 26 at Whitney Beach Plaza.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ljubomir Zarkovacki
  • In Memoriam |
  • January 25, 2018
Tributes: Ljubomir Zarkovacki

Ljubomir Zarkovacki, 88, peacefully finished his earthly life and went home to his eternal reward on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • In Memoriam |
  • April 28, 2020
Julia Goldman

Longboat Key, Florida – It is with great sadness that the family of Julia Goldman announces her passing on April 25, 2020, at the age of 90 years.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Al Black, one of the original Highwaymen, will paint live at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 2, 2016
Voices of the Highwaymen

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe honors the art of Florida's segregation-era painters

  • Arts + Culture
Vietnam veteran Jim Kyle joined the U.S. Marines after his best friend was killed in action. His story is now onstage in “The Remnant.”  Courtesy photo.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • May 24, 2017
A Sacrifice Remembered: 'The Remnant' opens at Manatee Players

Dylan Jones’ new play brings a local Vietnam War veteran's story to life.

  • Arts + Culture
Braden River Elementary fifth-grader Hope Tudor has qualified for the state level of competition in the National Geographic Bee.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • March 16, 2017
Lakewood Ranch student earns birth at state geography bee

Braden River Elementary fifth-grader always has been fascinated by the world and geography.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 31, 2013
Letters to the Editor

Boats should stay off front yards

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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