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  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 1, 2013
COPS CORNER: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of COPS CORNER

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
"Writing for grownups doesn’t appeal to me anymore,” says children's entertainer Mifflin Lowe says. "I'm through with the adult neuroses, the problems, the whining. I create what I like now: happy, fun stuff."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • April 4, 2012
Mifflin Lowe: Lone Star

Mifflin Lowe's story of an inner city kid who wants to be a cowboy has lassoed the attention of famous hip-hop artists, record executives and now the Sarasota County Film and Entertainment Office.

  • Arts + Culture
Here's what the kids at the Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota County had to say about their daddies.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • June 14, 2012
Father's Day: Father Knows Best (VIDEO)

The holiday celebrating fathers and grandfathers everywhere is quickly approaching, and we could think of no other way to honor those special men in your lives than by bringing you The Observer's annual Father's Day Q&A featuring their adorable offspring.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 23, 2010
Inside Central Park

Developer Pat Neal shares his vision for Lakewood Ranch's newest community - its first north of State Road 70.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • October 6, 2010
Tour de Force

Harry and Victoria Leopold explain how ingenuity, gumption and reaching out to friends can create an arts movement.

  • Arts + Culture
Rams senior Devin Shannon throws against North Port.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 28, 2019
Riverview High baseball hopes to keep momentum high

The Rams won their first Sarasota Baseball Classic since 1999 last week

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Lex Sayre, No. 15, was one of many Riverview players sporting pink socks to show support for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • October 11, 2012
Real men wear pink

Friday night's Riverview homecoming game was not only about school spirit but served as the school's salute to breast-cancer awareness.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Maria Amodio |
  • March 5, 2010
Event takes steps to end world hunger

The 2010 Sarasota Area Crop Walk will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 21, starting at St. Armands Key Lutheran Church.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Esha Shah shows off her outfit at the Manasota India Festival Saturday.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 8, 2014
VIDEO: Manasota India Festival showcases food, dance

The Manasota India Festival, which was held Saturday at the Bradenton Area Convention Center, celebrated the many festivals and culture of the Asian country.

  • East County
  • News
Repavement of Broadway and Lois Avenue will begin in the late summer or early fall.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 8, 2013
Village streets repavement planned for this year

Repavement of several streets in the Longbeach Village will begin in late summer or early fall, according to Longbeach Village Association President Michael Drake, who updated residents about plans at the association's meeting last week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 30, 2010
Golden Apple funding denied

Although the Downtown Improvement District turned down a request to give the dinner theater $144,000, board members said they would help in other ways.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photos by Amanda Sebastiano George Carino, 11, spent 85 cents on his tree house-themed water tower, which later won him $200 at the Model Water Tower Competition Jan. 25.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • January 29, 2014
Students construct miniature water towers for competition

The local chapter of the American Water Works Association educates students on the importance of water through competition.

  • East County
  • News
Rusty Chinnis, Caroline McKeon and Manatee County Natural Resources Director Charlie Hunsicker release scallops via a funnel into the bay. (Courtesy Ronda Ryan)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 14, 2013
Sarasota Bay Watch releases first juvenile scallops

The organization has deposited 50 million larvae in the bay since 2011, but the release of 100,000 juveniles was a first.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key Mayor Jack Duncan, 67, was hospitalized after a procedure for heart issues Friday. He is expected to be back at home with family by this weekend.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • November 22, 2016
Longboat Mayor Jack Duncan won’t be out of commission long

Duncan, 67, was hospitalized after a procedure for heart issues Friday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Corbin Durfee
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 8, 2015
Occasions: birth announcements

The East County Observer welcomes the area's newest additions.

  • East County
  • News
Justin Lizardi received 180 days in county jail and must complete a rehabilitation program and two-and-one-half years of probation.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • February 2, 2011
Lizardi sentenced for 2010 burglaries

Former Lakewood Ranch/Braden River student Justin Lizardi must complete a rehabilitation program as part of his sentence.

  • East County
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • April 9, 2015
Commissioner hopes to facilitate new downtown bathrooms

Although he says it’s not priority No. 1, Commissioner Stan Zimmerman has raised the idea of adding more public bathrooms downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 7, 2012
Merchants market Village as bridge work begins

The Siesta Key Village Association has launched radio, print and billboard advertisements in anticipation of lane closures on the Siesta Key north bridge.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • August 17, 2016
Aunt Rudele tells all

Nate Jacobs' unstoppable comedic character has a life of her own.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota County commissioners will meet Monday, June 10, for a quarterly update from county staff.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 7, 2013
Sarasota County Commission to hear quarterly update

Sarasota County staff will present updates on a proposed bus rapid transit system, watershed plans, and transportation concurrency during a workshop Monday, June 10.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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