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Riverview won its first playoff game since 2004 on Friday night, a 56-25 home thrashing of Olympia.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 11, 2016
Sarasota Football Final: 11.11.16

Riverview routs Olympia; Cardinal Mooney cannot stop Melbourne Central Catholic.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 11, 2011
News Briefs

Sheriff cracks down on metal thefts; Scallop Search seeks volunteers; Vendors sought for sand sculpture event; YMCA selects 2011-2012 board of directors

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Harriet B. Schaye
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • April 1, 2013
Obituary: Harriet B. Schaye

Harriet B. Schaye, 79, of Longboat Key, died at home March 28 after a long and valiant struggle with a heart ailment.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 12, 2012
Mustangs commit to colleges

Lakewood swimmers Danielle Valley and Will Kazokas and softball players Taylor Newton, Jenn Trotter and McKaleigh Goodale made their college decisions known.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 11, 2016
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, May 12

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Rachel Silverman, 12, Allison Forsyth, 16, and Caitlin Gish, 14, look in the mirror while pinning their hair up before their final rehearsal.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • January 9, 2013
Highlights: Sarasota Ballet conservatory students compete

The Sarasota Ballet School's Margaret Barbieri Conservatory of Dance had 12 students compete starting at 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 4 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, in the Youth America Grand Prix, at the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts.

  • Arts + Culture
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan was re-elected to the District 13 congressional seat in November 2010.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 3, 2011
Buchanan to hold Longboat Key town hall

U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan will discuss jobs, the economy and health care Saturday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office and local emergency personnel trolled the waters near Caspersen Beach Monday, after finding an abandoned dive flag.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 9, 2014
Sheriff's Office calls off Caspersen Beach search

Four hours after finding an abandoned dive flag in the Gulf of Mexico, local law enforcement ceased the search for a potential missing diver Monday evening.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Erosion at the north end of Longboat Key could require emergency sand nourishment.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • April 11, 2018
Longboat looks to combat north-end erosion

Town officials have noticed high erosion at the north end of Longboat Key, a situation officials have considered fixing with an emergency beach nourishment project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A 65-year-old East County man died Saturday evening after his scooter crashed on Town Center Parkway.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 13, 2018
East County man dies after scooter crashes

FHP is investigating the accident on Town Center Parkway.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch junior guard Devin Twenty scored nine points.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 16, 2016
Lakewood Ranch headed to regional final

The Lakewood Ranch boys basketball team beat Fort Myers Riverdale 57-44 Feb. 16.

  • East County
  • Sports
Left turns from southbound U.S. 41 onto Fruitville Road will be restricted beginning Monday.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 22, 2019
Traffic changes planned for U.S. 41 and Fruitville Road

Some turn movements will be restricted beginning next week to accommodate the construction of a roundabout at the downtown Sarasota intersection.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • February 12, 2020
Scallopalooza sold out

Despite a larger venue for 2020, the Sarasota Bay Watch event has sold out.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 28, 2012
Current mission: rip tide awareness

Key firefighters are working to spread awareness about the threat of rip tides.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Correction: The March 8 Edibles article on King Family Farms incorrectly stated its address. It is located at 4630 Caruso Road (60th Street East) off of State Road 70 just west of I-75 in Bradenton. ÂÂ
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • March 21, 2012
EDIBLES: A taste and recipe trip down memory lane

This story comes from a Senior Friendship Centers fundraiser March 13. The party was built around "You Bet Your Life," the well-loved and well-remembered 1950s TV show starring the one-and-only Groucho Marx.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • May 31, 2015
Film Review: 'Aloha'

Film Review: 'Aloha'

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  • Reviews
Dr. Alfredo Giangreco, right, and Dr. Federico Frias, behind, said they are excited the hospital will have pediatric emergency room doctor.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 8, 2012
Hospital to add pediatrics unit

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center will soon have a designated pediatric physician working in its emergency room, and will add a six-bed pediatric unit.

  • East County
  • News
With their new artist collective, Central Avenue Makers Space, Shawn O'Malley and Victoria Arendt hope to promote sustainability — and Sarasota's underground arts scene.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 23, 2016
Makers’ Mark: Sarasota's underground artist collective

Central Avenue Makers Space crafts a connection to history with repurposed art.

  • Arts + Culture
Some of the hurricane victims living in Arcadia are still homeless. Most of their food comes from Myakka City United Methodist Church's relief ministry.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • April 14, 2005
Operation: LOVE

Twenty missionaries from Methodist churches in Ohio visited Myakka City United Methodist Church to help with its hurricane relief ministry.

  • East County
  • News
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