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  • By Tyler Whitson |
  • May 21, 2012
WSLR makes big changes, hints at support for new stations

WSLR makes big changes, hints at support for new stations

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Sarasota resident Erik Luxembourg picked up his first tennis racket when he was 3 years old.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 5, 2015
Champion on the Court

Sarasota resident Erik Luxembourg captured his seventh gold ball at the National Men’s 50s Doubles Clay Court Championship Oct. 11 through Oct. 18.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Florida gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott had a near-obsession with measuring performance as CEO of Columbia-HCA. It made the company the national leader in quality.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 20, 2010
The Real Rick Scott

There's another portrait of candidate Rick Scott the media neglect to report. It shows an honest, exceptional businessman and that the alleged Medicare fraud wasn't the primary reason for his resignation from Columbia-HCA.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Kay Yoder, a Tara resident, co-founded Taking Back Lives — an organization that helped fund school, healthcare and other needs in Africa.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • June 17, 2015
Dining for Women seeks East County flavor

Kay Yoder will host forums July 15 and Aug. 9 in the Tara community to gauge whether local residents would support the new chapter.

  • East County
  • News
Donald and Kara Bunch hold their 5-month-old baby Jaxson during a fundraiser on Saturday at the Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex to help pay medical costs for the baby's illness.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 17, 2015
Overwhelming support for Baby Jax

Community supports fundraiser for baby fighting tumor

  • East County
  • News
The project, slated for completion in October, will continue into the new year.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • November 28, 2013
Siesta seawall procures no quick completion

A city-county project to restore the Bay Island Park seawall has stalled due to death of the contractor.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jennifer McPheeters |
  • January 6, 2015
BOOK REVIEW: 'Nora Webster' by Colm Tóibín

In his newest novel, "Nora Webster," Colm Tóibín examines the life of his titular character in the months and years following the loss of her young husband to heart disease.

  • Arts + Culture
Robert Gomes and Jeffrey Plunkett in "The Columnist." Courtesy.
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • February 6, 2013
Theater Review: 'The Columnist'

Florida Studio Theatre opened David Auburn's "The Columnist" this past week to a packed and appreciative audience.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 9, 2010
Our View

The vote: our economic future

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Joy Mahler and Gina Taylor of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Suncoast
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 6, 2013
The Good News: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Suncoast

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Suncoast is seeking good role models in its 100 Real Men Mentor campaign. Read more about it and watch a video in this week's Good News.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Carole Stevens Bibisi creates another work of art in her home studio.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 8, 2016
Artist’s love of felines catapults her into adult coloring market.

Carole Stevens Bibisi shows that coloring books can have purr-sonality.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 11, 2012
Out-of-Door football coach takes on new role

Brett Timmons was named the Thunder's new athletic director July 1. Timmons will still remain on the sidelines as the school's head coach.

  • East County
  • Sports
Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 5, 2012
Delve into 12: Cathy Antunes

From baseball to term limits, one Sarasota citizen is doing her best to keep local government responsive to the people.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
City commissioners Liz Alpert, Willie Shaw and Shelli Freeland Eddie — who represent Sarasota's three districts — were sworn in Friday afternoon.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 15, 2015
New city commissioners sworn in at City Hall

New Sarasota city commissioners Liz Alpert and Shelli Freeland Eddie — along with Mayor Willie Shaw — officially began their four-year terms following a ceremony today.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Reese Witherspoon and Paul Rudd star in the upcoming comedy, "How do you Know."
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • December 22, 2010
Holiday Film Preview

December is the most wonderful time of the year at the movies. It's when Hollywood releases the creme de la creme in anticipation of upcoming award ceremonies. So give yourself the gift of de-stressing during the holidays at your local theater.

  • Arts + Culture
Following a lengthy legal clash, L.A. Fitness is slated to open in the former Dillard’s department store at Westfield Southgate Mall.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 27, 2016
Top Story — June: Westfield, Benderson and Dillard’s settle lawsuit

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

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • October 21, 2013
FILM REVIEW: 'Short Term 12'

"Short Term 12" is an engaging film about fractured people.

  • Arts + Culture
Publix advertised its new store before opening in June 1980. At the time, the store sold two pints of strawberries for $1.29 and loaves of bread for 49 cents. File photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 5, 2013
Lore: Publix shopped first grocery store to Longboat in 1980

Longboaters celebrated the opening of Publix in 1980 because they no longer had to drive to the mainland for groceries.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Brothers Martin Gramatica and Santiago Gramatica stand in front of the panels that will be used to build three homes for underprivileged families in Haiti.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • January 27, 2011
Brotherly Love

The well-known former Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Martin Gramatica and his placekicking brothers chose Sarasota to start their green building business, which has just secured a deal to provide housing to earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 15, 2010
Longboat water rates drop for second year

The Town Commission will approve a decrease in the town's water-and-wastewater rates for a second consecutive year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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