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Ron Dewick, Jim Jordan, Gary Tungate and Steve Elridge played at last year's tournament.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 20, 2011
Deadline approaches for Longboat Key Invitational

The golf tournament is an annual fundraiser for the Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 23, 2016
Top Story — February: Sarasota Ballet releases Managing Director Mary Anne Servian

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

  • Arts + Culture
A triangular piece of property on Ringling Boulevard, a block west of U.S. 301, might become a lunch-truck park.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 1, 2011
Fresh concept proposed for parcel

A vacant parcel of land on Ringling Boulevard is being considered for an open-air, lunch-truck park to attract pedestrians and workers to a new downtown lunch spot.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's Talia Falco won the high jump and finished second in the triple jump.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 24, 2015
Lady Mustangs win regional crown

The Lakewood Ranch High girls track team scored 85.50 points to win the Class 3A-Region 3 meet April 23, at Charlotte High.

  • East County
  • Sports
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 24, 2013
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Lisa Henson's summer job at New College of Florida is more casual than a typical education setting. Students call teachers by their first names, and all participants dress casually.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • July 24, 2013
Local teacher heads up Duke summer camp

Braden River High School teacher Lisa Henson spends her summers educating, rather than teaching, as head of a Duke University summer camp in Sarasota.

  • East County
  • News
Sho Fu Bonsai Society of Sarasota members Kay Koriath and Janet Lovesky.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • July 7, 2016
Sho Fu Society: We can 'Bonsai' that

The Sho Fu Bonsai Society of Sarasota masters the ancient art form, and so can you.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The home at 14111 11th Terrace N.E. features a private hedge with a tennis court and water access. It sold for $1,205,500.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 8, 2018
Winding River home tops sales at $1,205,500

Winding River home tops sales at $1,205,500

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Courtesy photo.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 13, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Missy Williams

Tara Golf & Country Club PGA golf professional Missy Williams shot a combined 169 in the 2012 LPGA Southeast Section Championship June 4 and June 5, at Heron Creek Golf & Country Club in North Port.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Brian Gunnell |
  • June 13, 2012
Bridge Bites: Introducing Dr. Goodlead

This week we feature a terrific opening lead, found in real life by John Brady, of Jacksonville (known to some as Dr. Goodlead).

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 17, 2015
Evie's on Main Street to open Sept. 2

Evie's on Main Street to open Sept. 2

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 31, 2012
Young grapplers set to take the mat

The East Manatee Youth Wrestling Club will be held from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning Aug. 6, in the Lakewood Ranch High wrestling room, 5500 Lakewood Ranch Blvd.

  • East County
  • Sports
Thirty-two children participated in the final week of the Mustang Golf Camp, which was put on by the Lakewood Ranch High golf teams.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 17, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Mustang Golf Camp

Thirty-two children ages 6-14 perfected their golf swings during the final week of Lakewood Ranch High School's Mustang Golf Camp July 11-16 at Rosedale Golf & Country Club. Participants worked on all facets of their golf games, including putting, chipping, pitching and swinging before hitting the course for a camp-ending tournament July 16.

  • East County
  • Sports
A unit in the 1350 Main Residential building in downtown Sarasota sold for $615,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 6, 2017
1350 Main Residential condo sells for $615,000

Residential real estate transactions for June 19-23.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Eleanor Golden and Lucille Ovzach
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • May 24, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Bert Spiegel's Birthday

Bert Spiegel does not look 90. He hardly looks 80 with snakeskin boots and long grey rock star hair. Number aside, Windward Bay residents threw him a party May 22 in the clubhouse. It just so happened that Rosalyne Weiner was celebrating a birthday, too. And Spiegel insisted on sharing his day with all of the May birthdays. Birthday songs were sung, candles were blown, wishes were made and plenty of cake was eaten. Happy Birthday, Mr. Spiegel.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 11, 2011
Developers to submit new cell tower documents

Jim Eatrides and Kevin Barile will submit new materials next week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A home in Red Rock Terrace tops all transactions in this week’s real estate, selling recently for $4.5 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 5, 2018
Red Rock Terrace home sells for $4.5 million

Residential real estate transactions for March 19-23.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Chet Whitehorm seems to have scored a big word in Scrabble as Cherie Miller contemplates her tiles.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • July 16, 2015
This week in history 7.16.15

A glimpse of the way things were from the archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
David Asher, of Eurotech Cabinetry, and Gregg Kaplan, of LBK Contractors and Design, and their client, Carolyn Michel.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • August 10, 2011
EDIBLES: Remodeled kitchens go from 'whew' to 'wow'

Carolyn Michel and her husband, Howard Millman, love their St. Armands home, which has a large kitchen (304 square feet) with wonderful light. But it was original to the 1970s house and had not been updated.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 5, 2012
April Fools' stories elicit responses from the community

The Pelican Press' first April Fools' edition seemed to have resonated with many readers this year, based on the feedback we have received.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
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