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  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • August 28, 2019
Mote sends 'bitey' but rehabbed sea turtle back home into the gulf

Juvenile loggerhead was released from Lido Beach after his May rescue in Venice.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Janet and John Hunter with Betty Schoenbaum
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • December 7, 2011
Black Tie & Tales

Success stories; And success in the making; Sarasota choo-choo

  • Arts + Culture
Loipa Araújo works with the The Carreño Dance Festival Summer Intensive students. “The most important thing for us is to feel that when they finish (this) stage, they are better dancers,” says Araújo.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 15, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Loipa Araújo

Loipa Araújo joined the Ballet Nacional de Cuba in 1955, and became a principal dancer 10 years later. Currently, the Havana-born 71-year-old has been guest teaching ballets around the world.

  • Arts + Culture
Cardinal Mooney senior setter Annie Shaw and her mother, Laurie Shaw, fight back tears during player introductions on Senior Night.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 20, 2016
Cardinal Mooney volleyball player's Senior Night is made unforgettable

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • August 22, 2018
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Aug. 23

A look at our favorite arts and entertainment events taking place this week in Sarasota.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
"This isn't a sad foundation, this is an awesome foundation," Founder Melissa Wandall said. "I was a kid in grief. I get the sense that it's too sad, people don't want to hear about (the foundation)."
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • November 7, 2015
Mark Wandall Foundation kicks off fundraiser weekend

The nonprofit hosted a celebration Friday.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Michael Eng |
  • April 1, 2010
Surely we jest!

APRIL FOOLS -- Welcome, one and all, to The East County Observer's first April Fools' spoof edition.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Construction on a multi-use recreational trail is underway behind Ohio Street, where residents are worried traffic from a planned kayak launch could cause traffic woes.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 21, 2013
Kayak launch worries residents

A forthcoming multiuse recreational trail in Laurel Park - and particularly a kayak launch - has some residents worried about the neighborhood getting too crowded.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Contact Brian Howard, owner/director of the Bridge Center of Bradenton, at 795-8981.
  • By Brian Gunnell |
  • April 11, 2012
Bridge Bites: A trump demotion

Trump promotions are not so difficult once you get the hang of them, but it takes real talent to organize a trump demotion!

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lift Station 87 is largely completed underground in Luke Wood Park, but a new engineering firm was brought on board to determine how to finish the project.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 22, 2013
Sarasota hires new engineer for Lift Station 87

The City Commission brought aboard a new firm to engineer the oft-delayed lift station in Luke Wood Park, which has already cost the city $7 million.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Armando Linde and Joe Walsh at last year'       s pancake breakfast.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 15, 2017
Rise and shine for pancake breakfast

The Longboat Key Kiwanis Club Pancake Breakfast is on March 18.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This condition of the municipal parking lot located in Siesta Key Village created some parking problems during the Siesta Fiesta.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 8, 2012
Village lot gets chance at new paint

The municipal lot behind Siesta Market in the Village, which is maintained by Sarasota County, will be included in a $500,000 omnibus transportation bill that will be voted on this summer.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
AJC Regional President Anne Virag, Guest Speaker Seffi Kogen and AJC Regional Director Brian Lipton
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • March 31, 2019
American Jewish Committee honors Tom and Sherry Koski

The National Human Relations Award Dinner was held March 31 at Michael's On East.

  • Black Tie
FDOT officials will examine the effects of the temporary speed tables on speed and traffic flow.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 13, 2018
St. Armands speed table plans advance

St. Armands Circle stakeholders recommended moving ahead with a test of four temporary traffic-calming devices at intersections around the district.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Interim County Administrator Terry Lewis recognizes Sarasota County lifeguards Scott Ruberg and Robert Martini as County Commission Chairwoman Nora Patterson looks on. Photo by Norman Schimmel.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 15, 2011
Island Beat: Siesta lifeguards earn recognition for public service

During the Nov. 15 County Commission meeting, Chairwoman Nora Patterson remarked on a letter she had received from Robert R. Maycan, a resident of Park Ridge, Ill., regarding Siesta lifeguard Robert Martini.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Virginia Sanders |
  • July 8, 2009
Number of turtle nests down in the last decade

It's a tough time for turtles. The number of loggerhead turtle nests on Florida beaches has dropped more than 40% in the last 10 years.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Photos by Yaryna Klimchak
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 4, 2013
Business Briefs

Go Fish features variety of fair-trade items; Siesta Key Salon and Spa boasts lively personality; Pecky offers unique home furnishings

  • Sarasota
  • News
Bayfront Park has a baseball field, tennis courts and playground. Its Recreation Center building is used for fitness classes and occasional meetings and debates. File photo
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 15, 2014
The Bayfront Park Question

The town will soon revisit an issue that's familiar to any longtime resident.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"This isn't a sad foundation, this is an awesome foundation," Founder Melissa Wandall said at the fundraiser held Friday, Nov. 6. "I was a kid in grief. I get the sense that it's too sad, people don't want to hear about (the foundation)."
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • November 11, 2015
Mark Wandall Foundation raises funds for Comfort Zone Camp

After a successful one day camp in October, founder Melissa Wandall aims for three days in 2016.

  • East County
  • News
Built in 1936, the home at 139 S. Washington Dr. offers five bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 7,817 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 10, 2021
Lido home sells for $10.6 million

Residential real estate sales for Dec. 21-Jan. 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
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