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  • By Pam Nadon |
  • May 9, 2017
Film review: 'Graduation'

"Graduation" is a methodically paced character study, but its smoldering subtext fails to surface.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2012
Obituary: Harry Hmura

Harry Hmura, of Sarasota and formerly of Longboat Key, died June 6. He was 93.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
After spending the summer on the beach, Maddie McNally and Sophia Hebda are preparing to head back indoors to lead the Cardinal Mooney volleyball team this fall.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 4, 2016
Making the transition

After spending the summer playing beach volleyball, a pair of Cardinal Mooney standouts returned to the indoor court Aug. 1.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 28, 2009
Armed suspects rob Ranch Chevron

The suspects entered the gas station at 14315 S.R. 70 E. and held the clerk at gunpoint. They stole $50 from the cash register and cigarettes.

  • East County
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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 24, 2009
Real Estate Reports

Real Estate Reports

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 1, 2009
YMCA swim team makes waves

With 120 members, the Lakewood Ranch YMCA swim team has nearly tripled in size since the team first formed in 2004.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid took over a purchasing department in shambles when he took the job earlier this year.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 31, 2012
Sarasota County staff mowing continues

Firms vying for the mowing contract in Sarasota County's Urban North Zone have until Friday to submit bids, and could take more than a month to begin service.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • October 4, 2012
Inkanto: a charming, pleasantly Peruvian experience

Inkanto: a charming, pleasantly Peruvian experience

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Katie Johns |
  • October 22, 2016
Bird Key unveils new marina

The yacht club also announced a new partnership with Mote Marine Laboratory.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Edward Alley |
  • February 18, 2019
Sarasota Opera impresses in 'The Magic Flute' with return artists

The company continues its 2019 Winter Opera Festival with a revival of the Mozart classic.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
East Manatee Fire Rescue Chief Lee Whitehurst pulls out plans for Station 2 at the future site for Station 7. The fire district will have to select and architect and engineer for the project, but the facilities could be similar.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 27, 2017
East County fire district ready for growth

East Manatee Fire Rescue budgets for design of new fire station.

  • East County
  • News
ODA senior Dakota Dickerson (3) bursts through the BCS defense.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 27, 2017
Random quarter of ODA football turns into never-seen-before event

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
Barbara Michel began working for the Key Club Oct. 4, 1982 — its first day of operation.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 27, 2012
Longtime Key Club chef concierge Barbara Michel dies

Barbara Michel was the Key Club's concierge from its opening in 1982 until 2010.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 14, 2012
FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT: Leo Rojas

Leo Rojas is a local Sarasota chocolatier. Read more about him in our candid "five things."

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Along with his siblings, Tommy Klauber began working at The Colony when he was 15.  Photo by Kayleigh Omang
  • By Katie Johns |
  • November 28, 2018
Klauber’s ex-employees carry on his legacy of service

The Colony developer impacted many local restaurateurs, tennis pros as their manager.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
1715 Prospect St.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • April 3, 2013
3 Things: Boom Times

The year 1926 was the peak of Sarasota's first real-estate boom, and homes from that era still dot the town's older neighborhoods.

  • Arts + Culture
Roni Geva is part of the all-female cast in "Love, Loss, and What I Wore," at the Asolo Repertory Theatre. Photo by Chris Bennion.
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • June 27, 2012
Theater Review: 'Love, Loss, and What I Wore'

It was a special treat to see the iconic "M*A*S*H" star, Loretta Swit, and an exceptionally talented cast, at the Asolo Rep last week, all under the direction of Karen Carpenter.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 23, 2009
MTA students brighten smiles

Fourth-level students in MTI's Dental Assisting Program provided dental cleaning services to about 25 children.

  • East County
  • News
Joseph Caulkins
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 27, 2016
Off Key Chorale's Healing Voices

Off Key Chorale uses the power of music to give Parkinson's patients a voice.

  • Arts + Culture
Kimberly Hawkey is a singer and lyricist based in lower New York State who is the lead voice for upcoming cabaret show “Hollywood Serenade.” Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • May 15, 2019
Florida Studio Theatre unveils the stages of summer

Florida Studio Theater turns up the heat with a cool selection of summertime shows.

  • Arts + Culture
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