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Natalie Rolfs gets ready to row with fellow campers.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • June 28, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Sarasota Crew's Mini Summer Camp Regatta

Family and friends came out to watch children row Friday, June 28, at the Sarasota Crew Mini Summer Camp Regatta. Children have been learning the basics of rowing since the camp started June 17 and invited parents to show off their new skills. Rowers received certificates and a summer camp 2013 T-shirt at the end.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 11, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 22, 2010
Siesta residents talk trash

Sarasota County's pack-in, pack-out philosophy is meant to encourage sustainability in its parks and beaches.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • September 24, 2009
Holiday parade may be cancelled

The city plans to charge $32,000 to the organizers of the annual downtown holiday parade, who say they don't have the money.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A graph from The Grandfather Economic Report
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2013
Our View

The right call on cell towers

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2011
Our View: County is one for two

Manatee County commissioners got one of the toughest decisions right in the budget for next year. They kept the property tax rate flat. Or so it appears. That will not be official until the final rate is approved in September.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Jesse Biter wants future tenants of the Palm Avenue parking garage retail space to agree to stay open at night.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 5, 2012
Delve into 12: Jesse Biter

Entrepreneur Jesse Biter paid $1.6 million for the Palm Avenue garage retail space and has plans to interject nightlife into the downtown street.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2013
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Cafe Venice

This week we went in the kitchen with chef Scott Raiche of Cafe Venice, while he prepares chicken scaloppine marengo. Get the recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's "In the Kitchen."

  • Sarasota
  • News
Barbara Gardner and Karin Jones
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • October 25, 2012
Bird Key Yacht Club Fashion Show

Ladies modeled clothing on Thursday Oct. 25 at the Bird Key Yacht Club for a fashion show. Clothing from PJ's, Jude Connally and Main Street Traders Boutiques were shown off by members of the yacht club. The boutique's items were on sale at the yacht club during the fashion show as well.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Through March, dredging crews will take sand from New Pass to restore sand lost from the Lido Key shoreline following Tropical Storm Debby. Photo by Robin Hartill
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 20, 2015
Lido residents await dredging developments

With a short-term shoreline renourishment project already underway, Lido Key residents are now in a holding pattern as the city's long-range project undergoes design changes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Olivia Ogles has set personal bests in the 100- and 200-meter dashes and the long jump since joining the Florida Express Track Club earlier this year.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 3, 2011
Haile student excels at long jump

Haile Middle School eighth-grader Olivia Ogles finished ninth in the long jump at the 15th annual Amateur Athletic Union Club Championship July 13-17, in Orlando.

  • East County
  • Sports
Chandler Brooks, 23, enjoys the effects of Isaac Monday, Aug. 27, on Siesta Key. Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 30, 2012
Sarasota County staff gets disaster dry run

Administrator Randall Reid made no apologies for being proactive.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
This River Club home at 6808 Pinehurst Place soldfor $900,000. It has five bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,105 square feet of living area. Photo courtesy of listing agent Nicole Ryskamp.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 16, 2020
Lakewood Ranch area residential real estate June 1-5

River Club home tops sales at $900,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2013
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2013
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
The Longboat Pass Bridge on the north end of the Key will have intermittent lane closures for bridge maintenance work starting Monday, June 1.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 1, 2015
Motorists: Expect Longboat Pass Bridge closures

The Longboat Pass Bridge on the north end of Longboat Key will have intermittent lane closures all week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 15, 2013
Sun Coast Senior Men's Tennis League in full swing

The Sun Coast Senior Men's Tennis League is in the midst of its 31st season with more than 1600 players from 30 tennis clubs in Sarasota and Manatee Counties.

  • East County
  • Sports
Seventh-place runner Jeff Lessie approaches the finish line.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 12, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: First Watch Half Marathon

More than 3,000 runners and walkers from across the country hit the road Sunday, March 11 for the First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon. The male and female first-place winners both set record times for the course. 24-year-old Jacob Bradosky won the men's title with a time of 1:09:42, and 25-year-old Sara Petrick won the women's title with a time of 1:20:00.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Beverly Skelton |
  • March 24, 2010
LETTER: Behavior harmful to Creekwood cranes

The Creekwood sandhill cranes have two babies now. The parents worked hard to keep the nest high and the eggs from dying. The babies are sure nice and fun to watch.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Read this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2011
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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