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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 31, 2010
Residents face unbear-able loss

Carol Camiener and Jim Herrington are sad to report that their 1980 Gund Snuffles stuffed bear went missing from Table 8 Saturday, March 27, at the Ringling College Night at the Avant-Garde: The Pajama Party.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner on Longboat Key!
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2017
Cops Corner: Longboat Ket 2.22.2017

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner!

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Nan-Cheng Chen
  • By June LeBell |
  • June 15, 2011
Music Review: Overview of the Sarasota Music Festival

It's not easy. Putting together a music festival must be one of the hardest jobs there is, because you're not only trying to please an audience, you're also trying to teach students.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Katie Johns |
  • June 28, 2017
Party animals' fireworks can frighten the real ones

From dolpins and turtles to manatees and skimmers, all marine wildlife can be affected over Independence Day.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Katherine Leaver, Hayes Leaver and Lauren Yenari have set up boxes at various locations to collect socks and underwear for foster children. Photos by Amanda Morales
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • November 6, 2014
Pine View students foster hope with donation drive

The basic essentials of socks and underwear can be taken for granted when access is as easy as a trip to the store. But for the children who are taken into foster care - sometimes in the middle of the night - that isn't always the case.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
CDD 6 supervisors hope to make the Balmoral Woods Boulevard gate transponder only. Other districts oppose the change. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 19, 2013
New option proposed for Balmoral gatehouse

Lakewood Ranch CDD 2 and 5 supervisors hope to work with CDD 6 supervisors to keep the Balmoral Woods Boulevard gate open to all traffic.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 24, 2013
Financial boost

G.WIZ recently received a significant financial donation to assist its current renovations.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 1, 2010
MAN ON THE STREET: April Fools' Day

East County residents recount the best/worst April Fools' Day practical jokes they've either played on someone else or had played on them.

  • East County
  • News
John Krotec of GreenZone Hero and Cheri Christiansen of Four Pillars have put together workshops to help veterans.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 6, 2016
GreenZone Hero busts through door of opportunity

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 13, 2009
Thunder coaches set the tone for parents

The Out-of-Door Academy will host a mandatory fall sports informational meeting for all middle and upper school parents from 7-8:15 p.m., Aug. 24.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 13, 2009
Students to lead high school tours

The public is invited to tour the new Riverview High School buildings at an open house from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 15. Riverview students will be leading tours at the new facility, located at 1 Ram Way, Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
City Parking Manager Mark Lyons said the Rosemary District has seen an increase in nighttime parking activity thanks to new businesses such as the Mandeville Beer Garden.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 13, 2015
Rosemary District searches for more parking spaces

Thanks to the introduction of new businesses and increased residential building, the Rosemary District is working with the city to increase its parking stock.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • January 13, 2010
Artistic integrity

After a successful and eccentric fall season, the Artist Series of Sarasota is rolling out a star-studded winter lineup.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 29, 2016
Cops Corner: East County 8.31.2016

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner!

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota Architectural Salvage owner Jesse White said he wants to maintain some aspects of the Ice House building to protect its historical legacy.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 17, 2014
Salvage showroom adds to Design District

Sarasota Architectural Salvage has taken root in the burgeoning Rosemary District with a new location in the former Ice House exhibition space on 10th Street.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 16, 2012
Financing stalled on maintenance facility

Financing for Lakewood Ranch's new maintenance facility has been stalled until the Inter-District Authority secures completes the permitting process.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 10, 2012
Mustangs upset Warriors in district semifinal

The fourth-seeded Lakewood Ranch High boys basketball team upset top-seed Seminole Osceola 60-55 in a Class 6A-District 12 semifinal Feb. 8.

  • East County
  • Sports
Any employee who receives the monthly pension benefits they earned prior to the freeze date would be required to terminate his or her employment with the town.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 25, 2012
Pension freeze would retire DROP

Elimination of the Deferred Retirement Option Plan and other changes are part of a town proposal to freeze pension plans, according to a new Q&A.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2010
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  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Jordan Curtis (1) takes a final look at the scoreboard before heading to the locker room. The Tornadoes fell to Leesburg by one point, 62-61.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 15, 2018
The dust settles on Booker High's dream season

The Tornadoes boys basketball team has even bigger plans for the future.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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