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The junior team and coaches.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 14, 2016
Mustang "fillies" tackle the football world

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
Travis Clark and We the Kings performed to several hundred teens at this year's Rock Out for a Cause.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • April 8, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Rock Out for a Cause

Bradenton darlings We the Kings and five other Florida-based bands rocked Lakewood Ranch High School during Rock Out for a Cause April 8. The concert was a fundraiser for Taking Back Lives, Manatee Glens, Solve Maternity Homes, Family Network on Disabilities, Honor Animal Rescue and the Food Bank of Manatee.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 9, 2011
Mote gets Fein addition to Advisory Council

Former Longboat Key resident and longtime Temple Beth Israel member Shirley Fein recently joined Mote Marine Laboratory's Advisory Council.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The May announcement of the 'Siesta Key' series would spark some of the most visceral opinions of any topic around Sarasota in 2017.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 25, 2017
Top Story - May: Siesta Key slated for MTV reality show

Catch up on the top news items of 2017 with the Observer's Digital Year in Review.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Beachplace
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 24, 2014
Observer contest seeks bright, shining lights

We're making our list and checking it twice.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • February 27, 2014
Siesta residents fear erosion of coastal setback rules

Siesta residents claim an exception to Sarasota County's Gulf Beach Setback Line rules could set an unwanted precedent.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Friends of the Braden River met Tuesday, Sept. 15, to discuss the river cleanup.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • September 16, 2015
Friends of Braden River plans for October river cleanup

Formerly called the Old Braden River Historical Society, the group’s mission is to safeguard the river.

  • East County
  • News
Visitors to University Place speak with a security provider via a remote communication system. The provider opens the gate to visitors accordingly.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 15, 2017
Late to the party

Some residents say they want new options at the guardhouse.

  • East County
  • News
The vaccine for use is 60% effective in preventing shingles. According to the release, the vaccine has few, if any, side effects.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • January 17, 2012
County asks adults over 50 to get shingles vaccine

Health officials are urging adults 50 and older to get a shingles vaccine. Officials estimate a third of U.S. citizens will develop shingles in their lifetime.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Rt. Rev. Dabney Smith of the Diocese of Southwest Florida was present at the installation of Rev. John C. N. Hall Saturday, Feb. 23 to present him as the new rector.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • February 26, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Installation of St. Boniface New Rector John C. N. Hall

Parishioners welcomed Rev. John C. N. Hall Saturday, Feb. 23 as their new rector. Ted Copeland, St. Boniface's rector for 20 years, retired last spring. The committee has been searching for a new rector since November and after narrowing down a list of 50 candidates they chose Hall. The church was looking for someone who could embrace the church's welcoming nature and someone who could run a large church like St. Boniface. 'This is a place all people are welcome and where we are serious about changing this place and the world for the better, and introducing people to God in new ways,' Hall said.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
A dedication ceremony for a World Trade Center steel beam memorial will be held 8:30 a.m. Sept 11 at the Sarasota Police Station, 2099 Adams Lane.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 9, 2011
Memorial dedications this weekend

The city of Sarasota will dedicate two memorials on Sept. 11 in front of the Sarasota Police Station.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Dave Brenner resigned from the Charter Review Committee on Tuesday.
  • By John McGuire |
  • March 29, 2017
Brenner resigns from Longboat Key's Charter Review Committee

The former vice mayor was approved for the position by the Town Commission last week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Julie and Ken Swan have taken up the fight of their son, Kevin Swan, who battles ALS, pictured second from right, with Kevin Swan’s best friend, Ashlie Fulmer.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • May 8, 2013
Battle with ALS sparks action

Kevin Swan, a 30-year-old former communications director, started A Life Story Foundation to beat a disease he fights every day.

  • East County
  • News
The exterior of the Centre Shops was completely renovated.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • December 9, 2015
Centre Shops has a colorful renovation

The renovations to the Centre Shops provide an increase in tenants and business.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
"Tops from Flops" runs through July 22. Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 17, 2018
'Tops from Flops' sings praises of all-time hits that survived Broadway duds

The Players Centre for Performing Arts presents a love letter to the greatest hits to come from Broadway's sorriest musical duds in "Tops from Flops."

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Deputies arrested Michael Molner, 19, on three felony counts of burglary Aug. 30.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • August 30, 2013
TAC unit nabs burglars

The Sarasota Sheriff's covert surveillance unit, operating off a tip Thursday, arrested three burglars in the act.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 19, 2011
Home burglaries rise, total crime level falls

Longboat Key saw an 84.6% increase in home burglaries from 2009 to 2010. Vehicle larcenies, however, decreased 64.6% in 2010.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"I'm an evangelist for opera, so I would like to see Sarasota Opera further that mission and to really expand it," Richard Russell says. Courtesy photo.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • September 26, 2012
Familiar Role: Richard Russell

After a two-year hiatus, Richard Russell will return to Sarasota to helm the Sarasota Opera, for which he served as an apprentice artist more than 20 years ago.

  • Arts + Culture
Lakewood Ranch High School drummer Max Gonzalez, a sophomore, makes sure everyone knows Wawa has come to town.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 6, 2015
Opening to the beat of a different drum, and tuba, and flute

Lakewood Ranch marching band helps Wawa celebrate grand opening.

  • East County
  • News
Despite city staff's belief that paid parking could benefit downtown businesses, many merchants are still outspoken opponents of meters.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 19, 2017
City explores parking revenue options

Acknowledging that parking meters are an unpopular proposition, city leaders are researching other ways to cover parking operating expenses.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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