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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 28, 2009
All in the Family

The Braden River High football team has eight sets of brothers on its varsity and junior varsity football teams this season.

  • East County
  • Sports
"I do believe in leading by example, showing respect and building relationships," Lakewood Ranch Town Hall's Executive Director Eva Rey said. "There isn't anything I would ask my employee to do that I wouldn't do myself."
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 27, 2011
TOP STORY, JUNE: Eva Rey

The Villages' Eva Rey was chosen as Lakewood Ranch Town Hall's new executive director.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 23, 2010
CAMP SPOTLIGHT: Bayside VBS

Kindergarten and first-grade students at Bayside Community Church share their favorite parts of Vacation Bible School.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • July 8, 2010
City seeks task-force members

City parks staff held a meeting last week to recruit community members to help design a scaled-down second phase of Payne Park construction.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2014
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
W. Howard Rooks. Photo by Caleb Motsinger
  • By Caleb Motsinger |
  • September 17, 2014
Restaurant that's Amore' to open in October

W. Howard Rooks and Andrea Bozzolo plan to open a new Italian eatery in the vacant former Mattison's Steakhouse at the Plaza building.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch Little League pitcher Connor Shine helps lead the 9/10 All-Stars to a District 26 championship July 5.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2013
Sidelines: East County all-stars win district crowns

The Braden River Little League Intermediate All-Stars defeated Manatee West 9-5 to capture the District 26 championship June 29, at Braden River Park.

  • East County
  • Sports
Forrest Schield with his dog, Penny, in March.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • May 27, 2015
Forrest Schield, 22, is cancer free and ready to resume a normal life

Nearly a year after his diagnosis with a rare skin cancer, Forrest Schield, 22, is ready to resume a normal life.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 21, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Town Commission needs to show fiscal responsibility; We won't come back if dogs on the beach; Dogs do not need access to Longboat's beaches

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 4, 2009
Key residents adopt generous outlook

The new 10,000-square-foot Cat Depot building, which opened Oct. 30, allows 90% of its cats to roam free.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 25, 2012
Letters to the Editor

No more ads for you!; Offensive, disgraceful!; Have you no shame?; You are so hate filled; Just plain crazy; Praise to the paper; How Castro started

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Katherine Pracht
  • By June LeBell |
  • December 15, 2010
Music Review: The Artist Series of Sarasota: Rodgers & Hammerstein's Broadway

This season, the Artist Series of Sarasota presented a weekend of favorites from Rodgers & Hammerstein's Broadway in a format similar to New York City's long-running, successful series, "Lyrics and Lyricists" at the 92nd Street Y.

  • Arts + Culture
Greg Marra poses with several of his historical sculptures in his studio, off Ashton Road, where he teaches students the basics of sculpting.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 3, 2013
Artist hopes to preserve history through sculpture

Four years after Greg Marra took a trip to Slovakia, a phone call from a stranger brought to life a 68-year-old story of courage.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 26, 2009
Town looks at sand solutions

The town could acquire sand near Venice to put near North Shore Road to replace a fast-eroding beach that closed the beach access there.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lynn and Larry Elgart
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • February 3, 2015
Q+A with Larry and Lynn Elgart

Larry Elgart's jazz music career on the alto saxophone began when he was 15.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 18, 2014
News Briefs

Power pole debate goes dark again; Deletion of towers in ordinance passes first test; Two firefighters complete their paramedic training

  • Longboat Key
  • News
André Johnson
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • May 5, 2011
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Andre Johnson

Andre Johnson has been playing tennis for years but didn't get into the competitive side of it until he was 10.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 23, 2009
Letters to the Editor

To send in your letters, please e-mail them to [email protected], or mail them to The Sarasota Observer, 1517 State Street, Sarasota, 34236. The Sarasota Observer gives priority to letters of local interest and about local issues. The Observer will print all letters to the editor if it feels they are of general interest, but only if the letter is signed and the author's street address and phone number are given. The editor reserves the right to condense letters.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Ringling College Library Association Town Hall 2016 Chairwoman Chris Cremer says Bill and Melinda Gates top her speaker wish list.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • April 2, 2015
Q+A with Chris Cremer

The lineup for next year’s Town Hall series started in 2014, with the selection of 2016 chairwoman Chris Cremer.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Hannah Arduini shows off her wall of medals from science fairs, soccer, tae kwon do and other activities in which she is involved.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • June 11, 2014
Historical perspective

Hannah Arduini teams up with women suffragist advocate Alice Paul to compete in National History Day Competition.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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