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After riding the bench last season, Mike Welcer landed Riverview High's starting quarterback job for his senior season.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 25, 2016
Riverview quarterback puts team first

Rather than just being a backup quarterback last season, Mike Welcer changed positions to help benefit the team.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Longboat Key Center for the Arts is located at 6860 Longboat Drive S.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 16, 2012
Arts Center meeting takes place today

The meeting will offer the public a chance to discuss the future of the Longboat Key Center for the Arts.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Maria Amodio |
  • May 12, 2010
LLSA Chamber readies for swinging tournament

The Longboat Key, Lido Key and St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce's 22nd annual amateur golf tournament will take place Friday, May 28, at the Longboat Key Club and Resort Islandside golf course.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"Somewhere Over the Rose" runs through Aug. 31, at Florida Studio Theatre.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • August 15, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'Somewhere Over the Rose'

Read Marty Fugate's review of 'Somewhere Over the Rose,' playing at Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Arts + Culture
Courtesy photo
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 7, 2014
Business Briefs

Deborah Beacham sells Casey Key home; White Oaks Investment Management opens new office; VUE Sarasota Bay announces sales team

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 12, 2013
Ranch wrestler heads back to state tournament

Lakewood Ranch High senior Blake Riley-Hawkins finished fourth in the 132-pound weight class at the Class 2A-Region 3 tournament Feb. 8-9 in Charlotte to advance to the FHSAA Finals Feb. 15-16, at the Lakeland Center.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2016
Top Story — January: Sarasota County commissioners approve Whole Foods project

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 28, 2015
Riverview alum wins silver medal

Hunter Leeming, a 2011 graduate of Riverview High won a silver medal in the Men’s Eight at the 2015 World Rowing Under 23 Championships July 22 through July 26, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Maribeth Phillips, the Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee chief executive officer, and Will Robinson, the board chairman, delivered the organization's 10 millionth meal on Thursday to 97-year-old Marie Smith of Bradenton.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 22, 2015
Meals on Wheels delivers 10 millionth meal

97-year-old Bradenton resident eats celebratory turkey.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 12, 2009
Islandside tennis courts debated

Icard Merrill attorney Robert Lincoln, who represents the Islandside Property Owners Coalition, weighs in on the Islandside tennis courts. issue.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 12, 2014
TWIS asks: T. Bone's Hot Spot

TWIS asks: T. Bone's Hot Spot

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Map by Nicole Thompson
  • By David Conway |
  • February 18, 2015
Room for growth?

A 200-room Marriott is the third hotel proposed for a four-block stretch of U.S. 41. With residents already concerned about traffic, what does the future of the corridor look like?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Serenity Creek is a 111-home community, slated for 64 acres, south of State Road 64 off Pope Road. Courtesy.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 13, 2013
County grants new approvals for Serenity Creek community

Developer Meritage Homes plans to have home models for the community ready in the fourth quarter of 2013.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2009
In Brief

Community News and Notes

  • Sarasota
  • News
This rendering depicts the revised plans for the North Palm Avenue streetscape improvement project — which pleased residents who wanted to preserve a palm grove.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 13, 2015
Sketching the future of an evolving Palm Avenue block

Controversy surrounding the push to preserve a palm grove on North Palm Avenue has sparked a broader conversation regarding the design of a busy segment of the street.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 5, 2010
OBITUARY: Marlene June Gowan

Marlene June Gowan, 73, was a Longboat Key resident.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Peggy Roeder, Ally Farzetta, Mark Jacoby, and A.K. Murtadha in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner." Photo by John Revisky.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 9, 2016
Old themes remain relevant in America

Nearly 50 years after its release, 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' is as relevant as ever.

  • Arts + Culture
A Snowy plover mother pauses with one chick beside her and another under her, with just its legs visible. The babies fledged just before July 4. Photo by Catherine Luckner.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • September 1, 2011
Chicks flock to beaches

Six snowy plover chicks made it to the flight stage this year on county beaches, but more than 80 black skimmer chicks achieved viability.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Camille Giardina
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 5, 2013
Sidelines

Enjoy the top sports moments of the week.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo. Jennifer Macleod
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 11, 2014
Football Friday

The Observer wraps up the week in football.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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