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  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 2, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 25, 2012
Women's Club makes donations

Four local charities are off to great start for 2012 thanks to the Lakewood Ranch Women's Club.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2009
Capture the 'Spirit of America' in The Observer's photo contest

Submissions are still being accepted for The Observer's 'Spirit of America' photo contest on YourObserver.com.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 11, 2014
S&P upgrades Sarasota County bond rating

An improved bond rating from Standard & Poor's reflects economic recovery in Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 10, 2013
St. Michael to collect canned food

St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church is collecting canned goods for local food banks Saturday, Jan. 12 and Sunday, Jan. 13.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Tennis Center Director Kay Thayer hopes the Town Commission considers upgrades for the facility.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 18, 2017
Tennis Center study calls for upgrades

The Longboat Key Town Commission will consider options for the public tennis facility this spring.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2013
Community Golf

Marc Allen, Alan Silva, Ellen Hawley and Jen Veal scored 37 to win the step-aside scramble Friday night mixer nine-hole event May 17.

  • East County
  • Sports
Katina Frierson and a team of other professionals left March 26 for a monthlong vocational exchange in Korea.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 4, 2012
Lakewood Ranch Rotary sponsors exchange traveler

Katina Frierson, who works at Family Home Health Services, will spend a month in South Korea through the Group Study Exchange program of Rotary International.

  • East County
  • News
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort has been shuttered for more than seven years.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 29, 2017
Judge affirms Colony rec lease decision

Judge Steven Merryday ruled March 16, that a recreational lease associated with a portion of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort did not transfer in a 2014 foreclosure sale.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall tonight is hosting an event for landscape enthusiasts.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • September 29, 2015
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall hosts science cafe

The Protect our Ponds Science Cafe will offer Ranch residents an outlet for voicing landscape concerns.

  • East County
  • News
Moms, grandmothers and students filled the Willis cafeteria for Moms and Muffins.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 4, 2016
Willis Elementary cafeteria fills with Moms and Muffins

The school's PTO organized the annual event.

  • East County
  • Schools
Barbetta and Antunes
  • By Robin Roy |
  • October 7, 2010
Commission race focuses on transparency

In the weeks leading up to the general election, which will be held Tuesday, Nov. 2, The Sarasota Observer will profile contested races in Sarasota County. This week, The Observer profiles the District 2 County Commission race between Joe Barbetta and Cathy Antunes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 26, 2010
Some Turtle Beach parking to be prohibited

Blind Pass Road residents are fearful that roadside parking could keep emergency vehicles from access their homes and condos.

  • Sarasota
  • News
East County's Nina, Toby (the dog), James and Noah Klepek gather their belongings before entering an emergency shelter at Carlos E. Haile Middle School.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • September 9, 2017
UPDATE: Manatee County opens 23 shelters, but some already full

Braden River High, Oneco both full as thousands seek refuge from Hurricane Irma.

  • East County
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Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • May 9, 2018
Ringling College students brew up hot music video to the tune of 'Couleur Café'

Kim Logan, Liam Jordan, Ana Vasquez and Nicole Marano teamed up to make the video as Jordan's senior thesis project.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • June 23, 2019
Our Precious Freedoms: Amy Schlaf

Female World War II civilian found freedom through bombs and bazookas.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • August 28, 2013
Food Bank of Manatee receives donations

Two local organizations made large donations last week to the Food Bank of Manatee.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • February 25, 2010
Sparks fly as city hires new auditor and clerk

Pamela Nadalini was named the first black city auditor and clerk and first female charter official in Sarasota's history, but not before a bit of testiness arose from the City Commission and the audience.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ten-year-old Ellie Wietecha served as “Principal for the Day” Nov. 8, at Gullett Elementary School. Her brother, Joey, was dubbed assistant principal.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 14, 2012
Gullett Elementary youth takes school's helm

Gullett's Ellie Wietecha, 10, served as principal Nov. 8.

  • East County
  • News
The holiday parade starts at 7 p.m. beginning at Main Street and Washington Boulevard and will travel west to Bayfront Drive. File photo.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 2, 2011
Parade causes road closures Saturday

Downtown motorists must adhere to a road closure schedule for the holiday parade or face the possibility of being towed.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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