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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 26, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • August 10, 2012
Aug. 10: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • December 6, 2016
Tempers flare during Longboat Key Town Commission meeting

Tempers apparently flared during a break in the 3.5-hour Longboat Key Town Commission meeting Monday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • June 9, 2016
Sarasota County gets its first Wawa store

Sarasota residents and community leaders came out for the grand opening of Wawa’s new location.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 28, 2013
Obituary: Grace Douglass Marlow

Grace Douglass Marlow, 90, of Sarasota and formerly of Longboat Key, died Aug. 12.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This Longboat Key home sold for $2.2 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 13, 2017
John Ringling Estates home sells for $2.2 million

Residential real estate transactions for March 27-31.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • July 22, 2009
Profiles of Summer: The Science Muse

In just 90 days, Molly Demeulenaere went from marketing G.WIZ Science Museum to running the entire operation.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rosedale Golf & Country Club resident Rae Ann Darling Reed ran her first marathon in 1995.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 27, 2016
Going the distance, again

Rosedale resident has run 25 marathons and doesn’t plan to stop anytime soon.

  • East County
  • Sports
Amanda DeYoung checked out artwork at last year's St. Armands Winter Art Festival.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 28, 2011
WEEKEND BEST BET: St. Armands Winter Art Festival

More than 250 artists and craftsmen will have their work for sale.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lori Black and Claire Fornshell
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • May 14, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Sister Keys Island Cleanup

Sarasota Bay Watch, a nonprofit group dedicated to protecting and restoring Sarasota Bay's ecosystem, stayed true to their mission with a Sister Keys Island cleanup. Over 100 participants met at Mar Vista Saturday morning, May 14, rolled up their sleeves and got down to business. They were wet, sandy and sweaty but all were smiling because they collected a whole dumpster's worth of trash bags.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jim Arvanitis.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 10, 2017
Martial arts legend shares no-holds-barred stories

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • September 23, 2013
SMA welcomes new board members

Sarasota Military Academy welcomes three new members to its board of directors.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 20, 2009
Thunder strikes down Admiral Farragut

The Out-of-Door Academy overcame a 10-point deficit in the first half to defeat Admiral Farragut 41-17 in the Class 1B-Region 3 semifinals Nov. 20.

  • East County
  • Sports
Jen Blanco, Associate Editor
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 22, 2012
COMMENT: Baseball a sign of springtime

Spring has officially sprung across the East County, and nothing signals the start of spring more than America's favorite pastime.

  • East County
  • News
Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • April 12, 2012
Neighbors: Laura Proctor

For more than 35 years, Laura Proctor has loved cooking and sharing her culinary skills with others. Today, Proctor runs a successful personal chef business called Epicurean Pursuits.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Raymond Thomas
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 30, 2015
East County Football Friday: Week 1

Braden River was the lone East County school to win its season opener Aug. 28.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 13, 2010
New BT section makes its debut

Debuting in all the Observers this week is a new, separate section for Black Tie and Arts & Entertainment.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • February 29, 2012
Theater Review: 'Next Fall'

Florida Studio Theatre's Mainstage production of "Next Fall" is an ambitious assemblage of highly flammable elements.

  • Arts + Culture
East County's Mylon Shamble is trying to make a name for herself on American Idol.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 14, 2018
East County woman faces the pressure of American Idol

Lakewood Ranch High graduate waits for her time in the spotlight.

  • East County
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • December 13, 2013
State announces Sarasota County dropout, graduation rates

According to the Florida Department of Education, the Sarasota County Schools dropout rate improved over last year, while the graduation rate ticked downward.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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