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Hungary's Peter Nagy won a thrilling three-set tiebreaker in his final qualifying match April 11.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 11, 2016
Sarasota Open's main draw gets underway

The 2016 White Sands Realty/Joey Gratton Sarasota Open will continue through April 17.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 26, 2017
Noise violation, shoplifting top this week's cops corner

Read about crime in East County.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Chris Wood, the youth minister at Church of the Redeemer, carries the cross during the 13th annual Good Friday Morning Stations of the Cross walk.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • March 29, 2013
VIDEO: Good Friday Morning Stations of the Cross

The 13th annual Good Friday Morning Stations of the Cross walk took place Friday, March 29, down Main Street through downtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
John Korff, creator of the Sarasota Music Half Marathon, wanted the first-year race to be a “moving party” to make sure it becomes a go-to race for the area.  Photo by Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 15, 2015
Marathon organizer sounds off for LWR Business Alliance

Sarasota Music Half Marathon founder John Korff calls the event a ‘13.1-mile moving party.’

  • East County
  • News
Even at 93 years old, veteran rodeo man Hub Hubbell still loves working with his trick pony and practicing rodeo stunts.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 10, 2011
Author to pen biography on Hub Hubbell

Rodeo man and East County resident Hub Hubbell, at 93, soon will be immortalized in print.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • December 13, 2012
Downtown entertainment district proposed

Some downtown residents are opposed to a district that would stretch more than six downtown blocks.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jessica Harrison
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 7, 2011
Observer Team Spotlight Q&A

Meet this week's Observer Team player, Jessica Harrison.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By John Ewing |
  • March 9, 2012
Sarasota Film Festival Announces Opening Night, Centerpiece and Closing Night films

Sarasota Film Festival Announces Opening Night, Centerpiece and Closing Night films

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 26, 2015
Top Story — June: Sarasota featured in Food Network restaurant guide

Indigenous, Shore Diner, State Street Eating House and a dozen more featured in city guide.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
The town of Longboat Key has earmarked about $1.8 million for a major project in Emerald Harbor.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 1, 2016
Town plans $1.8 million Emerald Harbor project

The town of Longboat Key has merged a roadway project with a utilities upgrade at the north island neighborhood.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A Sarasota real estate broker has pleaded guilty to federal charges he collected nearly $300,000 in disability payments while not reporting he was continuing to work, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Tampa announced Monday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 11, 2015
Judge May reviews $23 million judgment request today

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May will review a motion in which trustee William Maloney seeks to sell the judgment to Unicorp for $3.5 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Although at least one resident is concerned about the intersection of Hyde Park Street and Clematis Place, the Sarasota Police Department hadn't witnessed any problems with people running stop signs.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 21, 2016
Arlington Park raises concerns about speeders

The Arlington Park neighborhood has a growing problem with drivers speeding down residential streets.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • March 28, 2013
Mélange: a fest for foodies!

Mélange: a fest for foodies!

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
North end residents say excessive alcohol consumption and littering are growing problems on Greer Island. (Photo provided by Maureen Merrigan)
  • By John McGuire |
  • June 2, 2017
Memorial Day brings influx of police activity to Longboat north end

Longboat police issued 51 parking tickets and made 11 alcohol-related arrests.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 29, 2012
Vehicle burglaries continue on Siesta Key

Sarasota County Sheriff's deputies investigated cases on both ends of Siesta.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Monk parakeets fly back home to their nest on Midnight Pass Road.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • April 4, 2018
Little green visitors make cheep homes on Siesta Key

Parakeets have been around for years, but their presence still charms residents and confounds utility companies.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2011
Did you forget your Boo Fest card?

East County families who didn't pick up their Observer trading cards at Boo Fest Oct. 28 can stop by the Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Corp. office to claim their prized photos.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Charlotte Winemiller asks her father Jim to name the sea life swimming in the tank.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • June 4, 2016
Mote dives into World Oceans Day

Families spend the day at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium learning about marine conservation.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • September 9, 2009
Sharing Derek Spring's Story

One year ago, Lakewood Ranch mother Janice Spring lost her son because of a prescription drug overdose. Now, she hopes his story will save other teens.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2013
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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