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"My main characters are resilient and strong. It doesn't mean they aren't worried, threatened or scared to death, but they figure it out and no one comes in and saves them," Mary Jane Clark says. (courtesy photo)
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 8, 2014
Killer Instinct

There's almost always a smart, strong leading character who has to save herself in the face of a killer in Mary Jane Clark's mystery thrillers.

  • Arts + Culture
Ricardo Graziano in March 2011, near the end of his first season with Sarasota Ballet.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 30, 2011
Prodigal star

Ricardo Graziano's latest turn as a wayward boy in Sarasota Ballet's 'Prodigal Son' proves the newcomer has no problem acting out on stage.

  • Arts + Culture
"As Long As the Moon Shines" by Julien Freij. Photo by Cliff Roles.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 30, 2015
Theater Review: Theatre Odyssey's Ten-Minute Play Festival

Theater Review: Theatre Odyssey's Ten-Minute Play Festival

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Every table at the Sarasota Orchestra's Side By Side Brunch was adorned with an elegant orchid centerpiece. Each orchid was then donated to local extended-care facilities. Photo by Niki Kottmann.
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • November 14, 2016
Black Tie & Tales 11.17.16

From ribbon cuttings to record label signings, it was quite a week...

  • Black Tie
Lakewood Ranch is regularly ranked the top-selling, multigenerational, master-planned community in the United States.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 28, 2025
Lakewood Ranch maintains No. 1 standing among master-planned communities

Multigenerational buyers scooped up 1,185 news homes in the first half of 2025 in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Attending the Builders Give Back meeting: (back row) Christa Folkers (LWRCF), Kyle Bernethy (M/I Homes), Chris Pereira (Pulte Homes), David Hunihan (Lee Wetherington Homes), Dominick Giallombardo (Stock Development), Ashley Miller-Cafiero (AR Homes), and Sandi Shahinian-Levins (SMR); 
(front row) Michelle Tucker (Lennar Homes) Amy Brown (John Cannon), Svetlana Stelmach (Homes by Towne), Ciara Kilian (Neal Signature Homes), Christine McKelvey (Neal Communities) and Mark Clark (LWRCF).
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 1, 2024
LWR Community Foundation's builders program continues to grow

Lennar Homes is the latest builder to consider joining Builders Give Back.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Kennan Wilson hugs a tree that he helped decorate with his mother Gina at the Hug-a-tree event last year at the Sarasota Children's Garden.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • April 21, 2016
Sarasota Calendar 4.21.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of April 21.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A conceptual drawing shows the location of the proposed new Sarasota Performing Arts Center at The Bay.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 19, 2023
Four firms remain in the running to design new arts center

The task force formed to select the architect for the Sarasota Performing Arts Center will bring four finalists to town for in-person presentations.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 28, 2010
THEATER THERAPY

The Asolo Repertory Theatre will take Kaleidoscope, its theater arts program for students with special needs students, to a year-round format.

  • East County
  • News
A poster designed for "A Short History of Decay" shows Longboat Key's shoreline. Designed by Kerry Durkin.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 20, 2012
Film could put spotlight on Key

Writer/director Michael Maren hopes to begin filming 'A Short History of Decay,' an independent film that features a fictional Longboat couple and their son, this fall.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Vijay Iyer. Courtesy photo
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 21, 2012
Scene & Heard

Greenfield Prize draws art stars to Sarasota; Autographed slippers inspire Diversions cover girl; SFF partners with NYU; Langella to work the red carpet

  • Arts + Culture
Bradenton 86-year-old Bernita Franzel selects from hundreds of frames with the help of volunteer optician Anna Seigneurie.  Glasses were made on site so Franzel could take home her new pair.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 16, 2019
Medical prayers answered in Bradenton

Remote Area Medical's return to Manatee County iis a blessing for those who can't afford medical care.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2014
News Briefs

MPO approves diamond interchange funding; The Mall at UTC brings in 'Frozen' ice palace; Lakewood Ranch Town Hall hosts early voting; Lakewood Ranch to break ground on new clubhouse; County searches for construction trades members

  • East County
  • News
Martina Long, Maicy Powell, Brandon Wardell perform alongside Hermitage fellow Zoe Sarnak at Benderson Park.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • November 14, 2023
Nathan Benderson Park hosts Hermitage Sunsets

The three-part series will run through March and offers audiences a sneak peek of works in progress.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Dr. Daren Spinelle offers accessible health care for the residents of Longboat Key at the Paradise Center Medical Suite.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • October 9, 2023
Doctor at The Paradise Center provides medical care for snowbirds

Dr. Daren Spinelle wants to make health care accessible for all residents even while living in Longboat part time.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Norma and Tom McCarthy stand outside of their Gulfshore home. The couple has lived in Longboat Key since 2001. They made Gulfshore their full-time residence in 2009.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 15, 2021
Gulfshore residents oppose proposed height requirements

Owners of mobile homes worry that potential new rules on flood-elevation could make fixing up or replacing their residences difficult to live with.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Downtown Sarasota welcomes the new year with a pineapple drop.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 27, 2022
The best things to do around Sarasota for Dec. 29 to Jan. 4

The New Year's edition of local events has some theater, some comedy and some jazz for your listening pleasure.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • October 11, 2019
Longboat firefighters see the other side of emergency response

Visit to county's consolidated dispatch center gives first-responders a chance to close the loop on communications.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The indoor gymnasium and weight room at Arlington Park, 2650 Waldemere St., are free to use during regular business hours for ages 16 and older.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 18, 2018
Get out and get fit

A roundup of ongoing events in our area

  • Health
  • In Memoriam |
  • June 22, 2021
Ronald Thomas George Platt, OBE

It is with deep sadness that we share the news that Ron, a resident of Longboat Key for 30 years, passed away on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at his home surrounded by his children at the age of 94.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
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