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  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2011
Meetings & agendas

District 1 Community Forum - 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13,, Crossroads United Methodist Church, 4726 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 20, 2015
News Briefs

County holds I-75 overpass workshop next week; County wins suit on dam repairs last week; Economist sees growth in Manatee County

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 7, 2010
Town: Erosion is 'a top priority'

Town of Longboat Key officials blame a lack of beach from Broadway to North Shore Road on Mother Nature. But they say help is on the way in several forms.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 4, 2009
Soccer squads kick off 2009 season

Braden River, Lakewood Ranch and The Out-of-Door Academy all look to build off of last season's success.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Edward Alley |
  • December 11, 2016
Music review: 'Too Hot to Handel'

Gloria Musicae and Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's sold-out performance erupted with soul.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Carrie Dutting and Laura Rodriguez dressed up as pirates. Dutting even has a book of piratology, which she incorporated into her costume.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • November 6, 2015
Pirates commandeer Braden River High School for spirit day

Every day of the week featured a different theme.

  • East County
  • Schools
Competitors crossed the finish line at the Longboat Key Club.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 26, 2011
JUST THE STATS

69 The age of Ched Lyman, of Park City, Utah, the oldest competitor in the second Longboat Key Triathlon and Duathlon Sunday, Oct 23.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Richard Williams, a supervisor on the Lakewood Ranch CDD 6 board, recently was appointed to the Inter-District Authority board.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 1, 2012
Neal begins transition to residents

Within the gates of the Country Club of Lakewood Ranch, residents in Country Club West are preparing to run their own community development district.

  • East County
  • News
Frances Tiafoe and Lakewood Ranch senior Ashley Bongart warmed up together twice during the Sarasota Open.  Courtesy photo
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 22, 2015
Meeting their match

Lakewood Ranch senior Ashley Bongart shares the court with rising star Frances Tiafoe at the Open.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Sarasota Ballet's new rehearsal studio space will be named the Ernie and Alisa Kretzmer Sarasota Ballet Studios
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • September 1, 2015
Sarasota Ballet receives gift for new rehearsal studio space

Given by local philanthropist Ernie Kretzmer in honor of his late wife Alisa, the gift kickstarts the ballet's $2.5 million fundraising campaign

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 9, 2011
Younger family gets a new member

Longboat Key Commissioner Phil Younger has a new role: Grandpa.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Ilija Bozoljac and Somdev Devvarman won the men’s doubles finals.
  • By Katie Hendrick |
  • April 24, 2013
Making a Racket: The Sarasota Open

Alex Kuznetsov won a decisive victory Sunday, April 21, defeating Wayne Odesnik 6-0, 6-2 in the final round of the 2013 Sarasota Open. Despite his comfortable lead, Kuznetsov never assumed he had it in the bag.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Eve Caballero, Alana Opie and Nancy Denton. Courtesy photo.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2013
Theater Review: '9 to 5'

With book by Patricia Resnick and music and lyrics by Dolly Parton, The Players Theatre production of "9 to 5" is a farcically entertaining retrospective on office politics gone wild, circa 1979.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 11, 2011
Longboat Town Hall closed today

Longboat Key Town Hall will re-open Monday, Nov. 14.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
flatbread
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 8, 2015
Flatbread on Main: Artisanal pizza, craft beer and community focus

Flatbread on Main: Artisanal pizza, craft beer and community focus

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Larry Olliff with his 1979 Malibu
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • November 27, 2012
Ed's Tavern Classic Car Show

The Ed's Tavern Classic Car Show kicked off Nov. 21 at Lakewood Ranch Main Street. Starting in November, on each third Wednesday of every month Ed's Tavern will feature a car show where enthusiasts display their rides. The Nov. 21 show featured a 1979 Malibu, 2008 Mustang GT and 1947 Teardrop Camper.

  • East County
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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 29, 2009
Persson advises commissioners not to attend Sleepy Lagoon meeting

Town Attorney David Persson sent an e-mail to Longboat Key Town Commissioners Wednesday, Oct. 28, advising them to consider 'politely declining' a Sleepy Lagoon Homeowners meeting next week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kathryn Parks |
  • January 29, 2013
Home Resource: Sarasota’s own fringe theatre

Home Resource: Sarasota’s own fringe theatre

  • Arts + Culture
"I don't want it to get too big," Michael Bush says of his store's theater offerings. "At the end of the day, I'm still in the furniture business."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 7, 2011
BACKSTAGE PASS: The accidental set designer

Michael Bush has turned Home Resource into an unlikely stage for intimate theater. The contemporary furniture store has become one of Sarasota's best-kept theater secrets.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • September 12, 2016
Film review: 'Sully'

Tom Hanks is at his best portraying an everyman, confident in his ability to do the right thing.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
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