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  • By Paula Atwell |
  • May 17, 2012
Theater: 'Driving Miss Daisy'

Venice Theatre's production of "Driving Miss Daisy" is a quintessential example of why we love community theater.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • February 19, 2014
Community opens course

Esplanade's golf course is the first to open since 2007.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 10, 2012
A few good volunteers needed for triathlon

The journey toward participating in the Longboat Key Triathlon doesn't have to be a 25-plus mile trek.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 3, 2013
Commission nixes St. Denis' health-insurance request

Commissioner Lynn Larson was livid with an agenda item added to Monday night's meeting that would have allowed former Town Manager Bruce St. Denis access to town health insurance for life.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Seniors Tucker Kittle, Jack Cannon, Grant McCarthy, Sam Kimmell, Brian Ragone and Christos Eraclides have all been playing for ODA since they were in seventh-grade.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 17, 2011
Football Preview: Out-of-door Academy Thunder

Six years ago, The Out-of-Door Academy football team called a Pop Warner field home. Now, with a new stadium on campus and the support of family, friends and the community, the Thunder is prepared to leave a lasting legacy.

  • East County
  • Sports
Jerry Springer wants to be an average Joe
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • April 4, 2012
Jerry Springer wants to be an average Joe

Jerry Springer died April 27, 2023, at age 79. He spoke to the Observer in 2012 about his time living in Sarasota and filming the 21st season of "The Jerry Springer Show."

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Reese Ryan Phillips
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 24, 2012
East County Births

Congratulations to the East County parents who celebrated recent births. The East County Observer will publish birth announcements each month.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
1884 Morris St.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • December 17, 2014
Light up the night

These Sarasota Christmas lights are worth the ride around town.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • February 25, 2015
39th annual Longboat Key Garden Club Home Tour: Tickled pink

The British West Indies-style home is infused with blasts from the past.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • November 14, 2013
CONA debates 2050 plan

The Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations calls proposed changes to the 2050 plan 'shortsighted.'

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 31, 2012
Romney declared winner

Both Sarasota County and state Republican voters overall chose Mitt Romney as their GOP candidate by overwhelming margins Tuesday.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 26, 2016
A Sense of Place: How John D. MacDonald shaped Florida fiction

John D. MacDonald changed the landscape of Florida fiction. In celebration of his 100th birthday, revisit the Sunshine State as he saw it: seedy, sophisticated — and ever beautiful .

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2011
Cops Corner 04.07.11

Several people observed the white female subject walking into moving traffic, yelling, cursing and pointing her finger at motorists.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Cast of Asolo Rep's production of "Both Your Houses." Photo by Cliff Roles.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 23, 2015
THEATER REVIEW: 'Both Your Houses'

Maxwell Anderson's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1933 play, "Both Your Houses," is now in session at the Asolo Rep.

  • Arts + Culture
Construction between Gulfstream Avenue and Palm Avenue on Main Street has resulted in a reduction in parking spaces near businesses across the street.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 25, 2013
Street project dampens business

Some merchants are upset by the impact Main Street improvements have had on their businesses, but the Downtown Improvement District says the work will reap benefits.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • October 30, 2013
Black Tie & Tales

Black Tie & Tales

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota resident Betsy Mitchell began rowing five years ago at the age of 53.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 17, 2016
Inspiration for Success

Sarasota resident Betsy Mitchell has become one of the nation’s most gifted trunk and arms para-rowers.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
A Costco at Sarasota Square mall that's been under construction for the last two years is set to open in August.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 27, 2012
New Sarasota stores set opening dates

A new Costco is set to open in Sarasota Square mall in August and a Trader Joe's is opening September 7.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 20, 2012
Pirates season ends on buzzer-beater

The Braden River High basketball team saw its season come to a disappointing end with a 60-57 loss to Port St. Lucie in overtime of the Class 7A-Region 3 quarterfinals Feb. 16.

  • East County
  • Sports
Realtors Reid Murphy, Cheryl Loeffler, Lynne Koy and Ian Addy spoke to more than 40 people at Saturday’s Condo Fed meeting at Beach Harbor Club.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 20, 2013
Realtors talk about condominium marketability

An in-demand condo unit requires more than a room with a view, according to Realtors on a Federation of LBK Condominiums panel.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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