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  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • August 29, 2018
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Aug. 30

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

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Merchants handed out candy to trick-or-treaters in Siesta Key Village in 2014.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • October 30, 2015
Find the sweet spot for Sarasota trick-or-treaters

Events around Sarasota and Siesta Key for families to celebrate Halloween.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Key Chorale performed at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. in 2017.
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • October 4, 2017
Chorale starts on right note

Key Chorale will begin its 33rd season with the Sarasota Choral Festival and end with the Tomorrow’s Voices Today concert.

  • Arts + Culture
Richard Albero still has the ball from his first pitch at Yankee Stadium.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 23, 2018
A walk to remember

In 2015, Lakewood Ranch resident Richard Albero embarked on a 1,200-mile trek to raise money for wounded warriors. Now he’s penning a memoir about the experience and plotting his next step.

  • LWR Life
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • April 3, 2019
Key Notes: 'Siesta Key' Season 2, Episode 12 (Season Finale)

The season finale of 'Siesta Key' season 2 did not disappoint.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Ed and Eric Rosenthal said working together can be challenging, but for the most part they pull in the same direction when it comes to their company.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 8, 2017
Florikan and its founder journey to Space Technology Hall of Fame

Founder Ed Rosenthal is also being inducted as an individual.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Low tides have left Siesta Beach covered in seaweed.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • January 15, 2014
Low tides leave Siesta covered in seaweed

Calls mount for county officials to remove seaweed covering Siesta beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 9, 2010
4-H to host golf benefit

The Manatee County 4-H Foundation is asking local golfers to lend their heads, hearts, hands and health in support of the 19th annual Clover Classic Golf Tournament Feb. 27.

  • East County
  • Sports
Street flooding is a frequent problem in Sarasota, but officials have targeted Harbor Acres as a particularly challenging part of the county.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 29, 2017
County examines Harbor Acres flooding issues

Residents in the bayfront neighborhood have significant concerns about flooding. Officials say fixing the problem won’t be easy.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 8, 2014
Tampa Bay Rays send off junior announcer

Fourteen-year-old Levi Waxler couldn't be a bigger baseball fan, even if most of his experience with the game has been from the sidelines.

  • East County
  • News
Singer and actress Anne Morrison's "Seasons Greetings from us Druids and Other X-Mas Musings" is not your average holiday event.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 11, 2017
Merry Druid Christmas!

Annw Morrison’s “Seasons Greetings from Us Druids” offers a witty, literary alternative to standard holiday fare.

  • Arts + Culture
River Club’s Brad Schrameck, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2005, plays the piano, one of his favorite hobbies.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • September 27, 2017
When positivity killed Parkinson's

East County couple embraces diagnosis through self-made support group.

  • East County
  • News
Brady Moore.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 3, 2017
East County Athlete of the Week: 05.03.17

East County Athlete of the Week: 05.03.17

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 21, 2014
Sidelines

i9 Sports camp registration ongoing; Mustangs set to swing into summer; NBP unveils dragon boat; GSJGA wraps up its winter series

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • June 21, 2018
Protecting yourself from Mother Nature

Sun, rain, heat, lightning — there's a lot going on outside in the summer. Here's what you should know about your health and the weather.

  • Health
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 20, 2010
Health Matters - Longboat Key & Sarasota 1/20/10

Enjoy The Observer's monthly magazine insert bringing you local, health-related news you can use for people of all ages.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 14, 2010
Manatee names new community services director

Manatee County Administrator Ed Hunzeker has named Brenda Rogers the new director of the Community Services Department.

  • East County
  • News
"The Last Dessert" by Myakka City's Evelyn McCorristin Peters.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • June 21, 2017
She paints the pooch

Myakka City resident expresses her love of dogs on canvas.

  • East County
  • News
The Sarasota City Commission will vote on a three-year teamsters contract agreement Tuesday at City Hall.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 22, 2011
City's teamsters ratify contract agreement

The city's Public Works Department employees have ratified an agreement for a new three-year contract that would expire in September 2013.

  • Sarasota
  • News
President Larry Thompson of Ringling College of Art & Design, left, and Tom Aposporos of the Longboat Key Foundation, listen Monday as the deal to establish a $10 million art center on Longboat Key is extended into February. Terry O'Connor
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • December 13, 2016
Longboat Key Arts Center deal extended with Ringling College

“The town would be responsible for the site development and Ringling would be responsible for the building,” said assistant town manager Mike Hein.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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