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  • By Kimberly Braun |
  • January 28, 2012
Never Thought About It---Blood, That Is...

Never Thought About It---Blood, That Is...

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  • By Kelsey Grau |
  • July 2, 2014
First nest hatches on Longboat Key during busy turtle season

Two months into turtle nesting season, many of our flippered friends are flocking to our beaches to find the perfect spot for their nest.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 8, 2010
Hall Monitor

Eccentric theater veteran Jan Van Wart takes us into his lair at State College of Florida's Neel Performing Arts Center.

  • Arts + Culture
Police have not released the names of the pedestrian or driver.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 28, 2012
Pedestrian dies in GMD crash

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle around 6:30 p.m. while heading toward the Islander Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Roundabout advocate Rod Warner says the first two roundabouts will bring “a remarkable” change to the bayfront.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • May 2, 2013
Officials OK 10th and 14th street roundabouts

The project is entirely funded, but construction work is still at least four years away.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2012
Our View: Signs of life

Let's feel good for a change, or at least better. Economic growth - vis-a-vis the contractions of 2009 and 2010 - is definitely under way.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Josh Schultz, Ronny Hinton, Stevenson Villarson Damas and Jayson Bardales donned their football jerseys for the pep rally.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • September 9, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Imagine School Pep Rally

Imagine School at Palmer Ranch held a pep rally Friday to kick off its first football and volleyball games of the year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Terry Griffin, pictured at Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant, laughs as he realizes our annual April Fools’ issue fooled him.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 3, 2013
April Fools' tricks, treats readers

The monster-truck show in our annual 'gotcha' issue was the giveaway for many readers that the Colony wasn't really about to be demolished.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
District 5 Commissioner Vanessa Baugh urged the commission to think of ways to reduce traffic issues in the future in an area of State Road 70 that still has two lanes of traffic.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 5, 2014
Del Webb community approved

A community of 1,300 homes will be built six miles east of Interstate 75 along State Road 70.

  • East County
  • News
Najee Rhodes was The Out-of-Door Academy's starting running back last season.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 5, 2015
Football Preview: The Out-of-Door Academy

After dropping down to Class 2A-District 5, The Out-of-Door Academy football team looks for a turnaround season.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 23, 2015
County leaders revive conference center discussion

Sarasota County commissioners went on the record in support of a mid-­sized conference center this month, while a group of business leaders begin building back private sector support for such a venue.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jaden Probus and Dylan Foley
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 7, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: NewGate Elementary Chess Tournament

Newgate School sponsored its first elementary chess tournament Saturday, May 5, at the Selby Public Library. Students went head to head in five 30-minute rounds to compete for trophies and practice their skills in a tournament setting.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 5, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Film Festival Opening Night Party

PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Film Festival Opening Night Party

  • Arts + Culture
Newfoundland pups enjoy a lazy morning with their owners.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • December 11, 2010
Furry friends get frisky at the park

Little dogs, big dogs and event some cats paraded over to Selby Five Points Park to pose for pictures with Santa Claus Saturday.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Riverview Kilties march in the Sarasota Veterans Day Parade. The band will travel to Chicago to participate in the city’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • November 15, 2017
Riverview band marches to a new beat

Riverview will be marching down the streets of Chicago this Thanksgiving with a new director in the lead.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Christine O'Leary's fabric pottery will be on display at the Osprey Library at Historic Spanish Point during the month of April.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • April 7, 2016
Waste not: Palmer Ranch resident creates art from scraps

Christine O'Leary turns scrap fabric into moldable pottery.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 28, 2011
City counters British press accounts

The murders of two British tourists in Newtown sparked a rush of tabloid stories, many of which contained unverified accounts of why the men were in that neighborhood and how Sarasota is a 'gangland.'

  • Sarasota
  • News
Read this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2011
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
The Myakka City Historical Society announced it has received a $100,000 grant from the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation to held fund the final phase of restoration of the Myakka City Historic 1914 School House.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 5, 2017
Myakka City Historic School House receives $100,000 grant

The William G. and Marie Selby Foundation presents $100,000 to finish final phase of renovation.

  • East County
  • News
Larry Strasser
  • In Memoriam |
  • January 25, 2018
Tributes: Larry Strasser

Larry Strasser, of Bradenton, passed away on Jan. 17 with his devoted wife, Nancy, at his side.

  • East County
  • Tributes & Obituaries
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