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"We try to go about our business like nothing is a problem," Brad Pattison says of his and his wife, Ellie's, come-what-may attitude. "Because everything has a solution."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • October 20, 2010
Backstage Pass: Practical Magic

The Players Theatre's Brad and Ellie Pattison share a backstage love story and kindred theater bonds.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Frank Brenner |
  • September 25, 2014
My View

The city is enabling a conman

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Visitors coming to Sarasota County to see the top beach in the country in 2011 helped push county tourism tax collections to a level not seen in several years. Photo by Norman Schimmel
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • January 1, 2012
TOP STORY, NOV.: Tourist tax revenue passes $11 million mark

Siesta Beach's No. 1 ranking gets considerable credit for the county's best tourist tax revenue total since the 2006 fiscal year.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Running back Carlos Crawford carries the ball for Braden River late in the fourth quarter. Photos by Jen Blanco
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 24, 2014
Will to win

The Braden River High football team captured its first victory over rival Lakewood Ranch since 2009 with a 21-6 victory.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 24, 2012
Attorney addresses DID concerns

City attorney Robert Fournier attended a Downtown Improvement District meeting to assuage concerns of board members who recently approved a Main Street project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The City Commission held a moment of silence at its Monday meeting in honor of two British tourists who were killed Saturday, in Newtown. The commission’s normal weekly prayer followed.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 21, 2011
Belief System

After a Sarasota citizen complained to a national group that the City Commission recites a prayer before its public meetings, city leaders received a letter asking them to stop the prayer immediately.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Samowitz, pictured in February, holds a photo of himself taken when he was a 27-year-old enlistee.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 7, 2013
Samowitz, oldest Iwo Jima survivor, dies at 99

Marty Samowitz was there when troops raised the U.S. Flag over Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2011
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
It's been a disappointing season for first-year coach Curt Bradley and the Braden River Pirates who have been plagued with injuries all season long.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 9, 2012
Friday Night Clash: Nov. 9

Regular seasons close out tonight as match ups include: Braden River vs. Palmetto Ridge, Lakewood Ranch at Manatee, ODA vs. Cardinal Mooney and more.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 27, 2011
Does this camera match my outfit?

I have an image to maintain. So a few years ago, when my husband handed me a "new" camera he felt would improve my sports photography, I just kind of stood there staring at it on the kitchen counter.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lennie Twenty and the rest of the Mustangs played hard in front of their home crowd. Photos by Pam Eubanks.
  • By Gene Venditti |
  • September 17, 2010
BACK ON TRACK

Moves by coach Shawn Trent pay off as Lakewood downs East Lee 34-20.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 24, 2013
Fleetwood: voice for Colony rehab model

In the past year, Blake Fleetwood has disagreed with the majority of the Colony's board by arguing against a teardown and rebuild of the shuttered resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jody Vitt and Linda Chambers hold the Sony Cybershot camera.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 9, 2013
Facial recognition

A chance sighting at Publix led to the return of a camera and a newfound friendship for two Longboat ladies.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 7, 2009
Updated: Colony files for bankruptcy

The Chapter 11 filing puts The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort's debts on hold until a bankruptcy judge can reorganize the hotel's debts.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Principal Selenia Quinones has been on paid administrative leave from Imagine School since Nov. 4.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • December 4, 2013
UPDATED: Imagine School principal on paid leave

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office has recommended to the state that Selenia Quinones be charged with failure to report child abuse.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • February 19, 2014
VIDEO: Braden Woods' homeowners fear coyote presence

Cases of pets vanishing inside the Braden Woods community have prompted Sebastian McGarigle and Diane Goodman to take action to inform neighbors about the threat.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
The Sarasota Crew will be sending 46 rowers across six different boats to compete in this year’s youth national championships.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 10, 2015
Bound for Nationals

More than 50 local athletes will compete in the 2015 USRowing Youth National Championships, held this weekend at Nathan Benderson Park.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 7, 2010
Cops Corner

Sept. 28 The Tin Man 3:50 p.m. - 600 block of South Shade Avenue. Suspicious Person. A homeowner reported that a man knocked on his door and asked for some tin foil. The man left without receiving any.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams star in "Blue Valentine."
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • February 2, 2011
Film Review: 'Blue Valentine'

In "Blue Valentine," Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams play a couple whose relationship in a state of decay.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 13, 2012
Comment: Contending with Mother Nature

It was a typical spring afternoon in Florida.

  • East County
  • Sports
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