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  • By Kathryn Parks |
  • May 14, 2013
2013-14 community theater auditions and season at a glance

2013-14 community theater auditions and season at a glance

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 6, 2010
Leatherback turtle arrives at Mote for treatment

The species is rarely found in Southwest Florida's Gulf Coast and is the most endangered of sea-turtle species.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kyle Wray, a senior, has been fighting lower-body stress injuries since his freshman year.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 16, 2017
Injuries force cross-country Mustang to change routine

The injuries began during the senior's freshman season.

  • East County
  • Sports
"A Christmas Story: The Musical" runs through Dec. 21, at The Players Theatre.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 6, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'A Christmas Story: The Musical'

Just in time for the holidays, The Players has unwrapped "A Christmas Story: The Musical."

  • Arts + Culture
Scott Pike, who was known for painting portraits of Plymouth Harbor residents, died Sept. 13.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • September 16, 2015
Scott Pike colored his life with art

Scott Pike, who was known for painting portraits of Plymouth Harbor residents, died Sept. 13.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Wanda Colon shows Aletta Chapman, a student at The Academy of Home Staging, how to hang a painting.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • March 13, 2013
Television host helps stage Tara home

Celebrity and staging team turns a cluttered, outdated home into one ready to be sold.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 15, 2009
IN BRIEF

Community news and Notes

  • Sarasota
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  • By Michael Eng |
  • April 28, 2010
Starbucks barista brings daughter to work

State Road 70 Starbucks barista Cyndee Vanderford introduced her daughter, Michelle, 13, to the world of lattes and mochas for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work day April 22.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Bonnie Silvestri |
  • May 29, 2012
12 days remain to check out "Jericho" at FST

12 days remain to check out "Jericho" at FST

  • Arts + Culture
The Circus Arts Conservatory banner is a new addition to the newly named Sailor Circus Academy arena.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 4, 2013
Circus Sarasota unveils a new identity

The new identity for Circus Sarasota was a necessary one. There were so many acts that have developed since Dolly Jacobs and Pedro Reis began the nonprofit 17-years-ago that they needed one big top name to straighten it all out.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2015
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
1500 Harbor Drive was built in 1948. It has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 4,131 square feet of living area. It sold for $978,000 in 1999.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 21, 2020
Harbor Acres home sells for $2.9 million

Residential real estate transactions for March 9-13.

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  • Real Estate
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 5, 2014
Police: Two jewelry thefts don't appear to be related

Both incidents occurred Jan. 28, within approximately 1.25 miles - but police say the similarities end there.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Siesta Key Condominium Association has succeeded in the first part of the process to get a reduction in the speed limit from 35 mph to 30 mph, along with crosswalk improvements on Beach Road. Photo by Rachel Brown Hackney.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • September 15, 2011
Council recommends lower Beach Road speed

The Sarasota County Traffic Advisory Council this week approved a Siesta Key Condominium Association request to lower the speed limit from 35 to 30 mph on the section of Beach Road that includes the public beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
T3-Prep owner Amy E. Whittington completed her third full IRONMAN Oct. 17.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 30, 2015
Hit or Miss: 11.05.15

A season of change is now upon us

  • East County
  • Sports
Michelle Jett owns Baja Boys Grill, a longtime food truck in Sarasota County.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 27, 2016
Sarasota County may change food truck rules

The county will host two workshops to present potential changes to mobile vendor rules.

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  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • April 17, 2013
Sarasota garden Club announces scholarship recipients

The Sarasota Garden Club awarded Jacquelyn Fullford of Booker High School and Michael J. Flowers its annual Natural Science Scholarship last week April 9 at their Annual Meeting and Luncheon at the Ritz Carlton Beach Club.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sixteen-year-old Sarah Schoeffel says she loves learning about other cultures.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 22, 2012
Extraordinary Exchange: China

Sixteen-year-old Sarah Schoeffel spent approximately seven weeks in China this summer. The teen was one of 30 students nationwide to earn the scholarship opportunity with the NSLI-Y Scholarship program.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Roy |
  • September 24, 2009
Roundabout priorities set

The city wants to use money intended for a John Ringling Causeway turn lane to build a roundabout at 10th Street instead.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mackenzie Reiss, an eighth-grader at Venice Middle School, sits down with her art teacher, Lisa Jodwalis, to discuss her next piece, a self portrait. Reiss’ work won best in show for students in this year’s Embracing Our Differences public art gallery.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • April 1, 2015
Embracing their messages

With its annual public art exhibit, Embracing Our Differences gives local art students and teachers the opportunity to discuss inclusion and diversity.

  • Arts + Culture
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