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  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • October 7, 2009
At home in the spotlight

With a following among South Florida Parrotheads and North Florida folk fans, Michael J. Weiss is hoping his acoustic solo act catches on at home.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 16, 2009
Cops Corner

A town employee turned in two ballasts, a pair of rubber work gloves and two electrical items that he found in the middle of Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2010
Cops Corner

Aug. 8 "Wood worker" 11:33 a.m. - 500 block of Norton Street. Code Enforcement. A man was warned he couldn't cut pieces of wood in his carport area after 5 p.m. because it violated the town's noise ordinance.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 15, 2010
Cops Corner

June 6 "Swamp thing" 7:15 p.m. -- 500 block of Gunwale Lane. Code Enforcement. Police noticed a pool that had turned into a swamp from lack of maintenance and discovered the house was in foreclosure.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 24, 2010
Sarasota readies for response plan

Sarasota County emergency officials want to allow BP and state and federal officials to handle any possible oil cleanup on its shore. If needed, the county is prepared to conduct its own cleanup.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • May 12, 2010
Sideshow Attraction

Three seasons after launching their modern dance company, Courtney Smith and Leah Verier-Dunn prepare for their biggest gig to date -- the circus spectacle 'Center Ring' at the Historic Asolo Theatre.

  • Arts + Culture
"The hat that suits me best is that of a producer," Ben Turoff says. "It comes from growing up in the theater. I can appreciate what everyone brings to a situation because I'm able to pull from all my experiences."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • October 20, 2010
'Home on the Stage'

Ben Turoff explains why he prefers the 'folksier' Glenridge Performing Arts Center to the familiar lights of Sarasota's downtown-theater scene.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 21, 2012
City manager candidate: Barbara Lipscomb

The five city manager candidates the Sarasota city commissioners selected include three Florida city manager candidates. This is the second of three Florida candidates the Sarasota Observer is profiling.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 25, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Anthony Paull |
  • June 11, 2012
Sarasota County takes proactive approach to painkiller abuse affecting newborns

Sarasota County takes proactive approach to painkiller abuse affecting newborns

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 14, 2012
City manager candidate: Jim Chisholm

The five city manager candidates the Sarasota city commissioners selected include three current Florida city managers. The Sarasota Observer will profile those three Florida candidates over the next three weeks.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Joey Baar, 10, has been a source of inspiration for River Club resident Shari Medley, who attends Living Lord Lutheran Church with Joey, ever since he was diagnosed with leukemia in April 2008.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 20, 2011
Going the Distance

River Club resident Shari Medley will participate in the Scenic Shore 150 Bike Tour July 23-24, in Wisconsin, to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Medley will ride in honor of 10-year-old East County resident Joey Baar, who has been battling leukemia since April 2008.

  • East County
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 2, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Read this week's edition of Cops Corner

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Lakewood Ranch sophomore Sierra Langston, right, watched the cow she's showing in the fair give birth to a calf Dec. 19. She named the calf, Colby. Langston and her friend Theresa Simunovic, left, will show the pair in the fair Jan. 21.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 12, 2011
County fair promises Manatee magic

This year's fair will run Jan. 13-23 and features musical performances by groups such as The Band Perry, Darryl Worley and Mike's Chair.

  • East County
  • News
Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II graduated from Braden River High School in 2008 as part of the school’s first graduation class. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 17, 2011
Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II: Everyone's Hero

Against a sky painted in shades of blue, pink and orange, vehicles parked along a sidewalk lined with miniature American flags along 44th Drive East in the Wallingford subdivision.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 15, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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  • News
  • By Joe Hendricks |
  • September 24, 2012
Local thespians live for 'Applause'

Local thespians live for 'Applause'

  • Arts + Culture
"Art is a visual language. It's a way to think, a way to see the world and understand the world, which is different from words," Kurt Wenner says. "That was my greatest motivation — art was a way for me to understand the world." Courtesy.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 24, 2012
Chalk of the Town: Kurt Wenner

Kurt Wenner was the only 3-D chalk artist when he began in the early '80s. Although he helped initiate most of the world's first chalk festivals, he hasn't contributed major art to one since 1995 - that is, until this year's fifth annual Sarasota Chalk Festival.

  • Arts + Culture
Manny Ninos
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • August 3, 2020
Manny Ninos, Longboat Key's neighborhood barber since 1987

Ninos is more friend than barber to his longtime customers, who keep coming back to the chair for chatter and camaraderie.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Eric "The Voice" Steiner moved to Sarasota in December. Courtesy photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 6, 2020
A Sarasotan is an ESPN commentator for niche sporting events

He's helped call stone skipping and cherry pit-spitting competition, among other things.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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