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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
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 2, 2009
Business Observer 12.03.09

The ice cream parlor Tara resident Lee Thomas dreamed up about four years ago is finally a reality.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2011
News Briefs

Dentists collecting Halloween candy for troops; Ranch Rotary Club accepting applications; Boo Run, Beer Festival to benefit local charities; Big Cat Habitat adjusts hours; Manatee County launches energy-efficiency project; Scholarship fund launches wreath sales; School District sets open enrollment dates

  • East County
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • November 24, 2009
An elf about town

If you haven't rubbed elbows with the Sarasota Elf, then you're clearly not getting out enough.

  • Arts + Culture
Cyndel Flores reaches to grasp her brother's hand as they spin around the Globe of Death.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • January 13, 2016
All in the (Fearless Flores) family

Local students see a different world inside the Globe of Death.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch High senior Quillan Toler lays down a bunt during the sixth inning of the Lady Mustangs 7-0 victory over Tampa Jefferson in the Class 6A-District 12 quarterfinals April 24.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 2, 2012
Lady Mustangs keep title hopes alive

The Lakewood Ranch High softball team advanced to the Class 3A-Region 3 finals with a 5-4 victory over Seminole Osceola in a regional semifinal April 27.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • November 25, 2009
Thanksgiving thoughts

Nine kids from Imagine School on Palmer Ranch, Emma E. Booker Elementary and Ashton Elementary School shared their Thanksgiving plans, their favorite - and most-despised - turkey-day foods and why they're thankful.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2013
Our View: Businesses don't pay taxes

Business tax cuts and corporate-recruiting incentives will be prominent policy issues for the Legislature this year.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Kristianne Kleine in Ricardo Graziano's ballet "Valsinhas" from the 2012-13 Theater of Dreams. (Courtesy Sarasota Ballet)
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 25, 2013
Hot Tickets Roundup

There are so many arts-related events this weekend that it was hard to pick our top four hot tickets. Be sure to pick up a copy of Season Magazine, or click here to view an online version, for all event listings.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 9, 2011
Mustangs suffer heartbreaking loss in regional semifinals

The Lakewood Ranch High baseball team saw its season come to an unexpected end with a 9-7 loss to Tampa Jesuit in the Class 4A-Region 3 semifinals May 6.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Braden River Middle School choir serenades veterans during the ceremony.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • November 9, 2018
Lakewood Ranch students salute the veterans

Braden River Middle honors veterans with a service.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Florida Department of Transportation is about halfway through its project to reconfigure the interchange of Interstate 75 and University Parkway. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 21, 2016
FDOT announces University Parkway/I-75 detour

A section of the roadway will be closed overnight part of next week.

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota Music Festival Director Jeffrey Kahane has been a lifelong Beethoven fan. One of the things that he admires most about the German composer is the element of humanity that can be found in his work.(Courtesy photo)
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • January 29, 2020
Sarasota Orchestra celebrates the creative heroism of Beethoven

Jeffrey Kahane talks about upcoming 'Eroica' concert

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 12, 2016
Longboat Key: Obituaries

Daniel DiNatale and Bella Dubinsky

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Audrey Reinisch hugs her dog, Ellie, a 5-month-old shepherd mix she adopted from Nate's Honor Animal Rescue. Reinisch is a kennel technician for Nate's.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 13, 2016
Cheers for Charity raises the bar during fundraiser

Cheers for Charity raises the bar during fundraiser

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Clayton Rosaire and "Handsome" filmed a PSA for Jam Out Hunger.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • June 4, 2014
VIDEO: Local furry celebrity makes a 'Handsome' appearance in PSA

"Handsome" the lion and his trainer, Clayton Rosaire, made an appearance June 4, on a public service announcement for the June 21 Jam Out Hunger event.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 17, 2014
Our View: Do something right: privatize

Sarasota city commissioners can expect a large crowd Monday night at their monthly meeting at City Hall in downtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Commissioner Joe Barbetta cracks a smile after Commissioner Jon Thaxton identifies non-native plants in renderings of the new Gulf Gate Library.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 27, 2012
Gulf Gate gets go ahead

Sarasota County commissioners yesterday voted unanimously to support the continuation of the Gulf Gate Library project after seeing initial renderings.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Sophia Falco and John Rivera, Lakewood Ranch'   s track and field stars, have been dating for just over a year.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 10, 2017
Lakewood Ranch state track champions develop pure gold relationship

They won a combined four golds, two silver and a bronze at the state meet.

  • East County
  • Sports
County Commissioner Joe Barbetta, County Commissioner Christine Robinson with Mark Huey
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • July 10, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Tiger Bay Club luncheon

Sarasota community leaders gathered for the monthly Tiger Bay Club luncheon Thursday, July 10, at Michael's On East. The club invited guests to meet county commission candidates Paul Caragiulo, Shannon Snyder, Pete Theisen, Steve McAllister and Alexandra Coe. Tom Tryon of the Herald Tribune served as moderator for the forum.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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