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  • By Kimberly Braun |
  • October 19, 2012
Large company keeps it personal

Large company keeps it personal

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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 4, 2012
Baltimore Orioles wager a home run

The marketing contract with the major league baseball team includes free promotion in the postseason.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Police observed a smashed door at the south entrance of the mid-rise building at the center of the property when they responded to the call, according to the incident report. The mid-rise building is in need of repairs and contaminated with mold.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 3, 2016
Is the Colony ‘the place to be?’

A Colony Beach & Tennis Resort incident report reveals that four juveniles entered the shuttered resort and may have been inside the mold-infested high-rise building.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"We need other assets," Commissioner Joe Barbetta said. He suggested a convention center, because Sarasota was "losing a huge market there."
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • July 9, 2014
Commission approves tourist tax allocation

After lengthy discussion over how much to reallocate, the Sarasota County Commission voted unanimously to reallocate 7.5% of the third penny within the 5-cent levy for the tourist development tax to capital projects and events.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Experienced shooter Jennifer LeBlanc helps beginner Michelle Carpenter with target practice.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • September 5, 2013
Straight Shooters: Well Armed Woman

The Well Armed Woman teaches women to defend themselves and their families by taking aim and firing.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The county will seek to adopt a new district map for commission elections by Dec. 31.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 28, 2021
New district maps coming for Sarasota County

Two years after a contentious redistricting effort, the County Commission agreed to redraw boundaries again to create a more balanced map for local elections.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rudy Fraraccio is bringing old-school attitude to the Rams' head coaching position.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 11, 2019
New Rams basketball coach wants team to focus on routine, not going viral

New Riverview High Rams basketball coach Rudy Fraraccio wants team to focus on routine, not going viral

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Forward Sarah Miller scored three game-winning goals and added a pair of assists during her senior season at the University of South Florida.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 27, 2015
Forward scores with Icelandic Thor/Ka league

Former Lakewood Ranch and USF soccer player Sarah Miller will live and play in the ‘land of ice and snow’ for the next four months.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 13, 2015
OBITUARY | Thomas Shepard Jr.

Thomas Rockwall Shepard Jr., 96, of Longboat Key, died April 29.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
David Coupland, Ernie Lisch, Ron Travis and Richard Parker hit the links at Tara.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 22, 2011
East County Business

CornerStone, Blue Skye to offer Hot Properties event; EDGE announces new field specialist; Gateway Bank names new group VP; Hampton joins Soda Group at Keller Williams; RE/MAX tournament raises $4,650 for hospital

  • East County
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 22, 2015
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Dec. 24

A look at our favorite events this week

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Johnston Kraft, Rosemarie Kraft, Broc Stull and Liesl Kraft relax between rehearsals for InMotion, the recital of the Sarasota Ballet Summer Intensive.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • July 23, 2025
The Sarasota Ballet Summer Intensive is raising the barre

The nearly 190 students in the program aim for new heights with their InMotion recital.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • August 15, 2018
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Aug. 16

A look at our favorite arts and entertainment calendar events taking place this week in Sarasota.

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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 10, 2010
In Memoriam

Longboat Key lost many friends, neighbors and members of its community during the summer. Here, we remember those who have died, listed in the chronological order of their deaths.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Camp Lookout takes kids wading in the waters and exploring the forests  of Selby’s two campuses.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 16, 2023
2023 Summer Camps in Sarasota, Manatee - Science

Your guide to summer camps this year in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Summer Fun Guide
Christopher Oglesby (B.F. Pinkerton) embraces Cho Cho San, played by Raquel González.
  • By Emily Leinfuss |
  • March 15, 2023
Sarasota Opera's master class in Japanese movement

The cast of "Madama Butterfly" learns the fine art of being a geisha.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Eduardo Anaya |
  • November 8, 2012
PREEN & CHIC introduces Clean & Well Lit

PREEN & CHIC introduces Clean & Well Lit

  • Arts + Culture
East County high school football roundup: 10.29.21
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 29, 2021
East County high school football roundup: 10.29.21

East County high school football roundup: 10.29.21

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 2, 2010
Resident's cat remains missing since last week

Max, a 5-year-old gray tabby cat, was lost Tuesday, May 25, near Joan M. Durante Park and The Longboat Observer office.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The forum will be moderated by Senior Circuit Judge Nancy Donnellan. File photo.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 16, 2012
Tiger Bay to host state attorney forum

The Sarasota Tiger Bay Club will host a 12th Judicial Circuit state attorney forum Thursday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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