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  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 1, 2012
Scene & Heard

Castaway to Belgium; Students become the masters; A midsummer's news

  • Arts + Culture
Jonathan Poyner addresses the crowd.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 5, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Siesta Key Amateur Sand Sculpting Contest

Sculptors and spectators packed the beach Saturday, May 4, at the 41st Annual Siesta Key Amateur Sand Sculpting Contest. Competitors carved their sculptures and soaked up some sun before judges awarded prizes. Andrew Dailey's pirate sculpture won several awards, including judge's choice and first place in the adult humorous category.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Artistic Director Dean Bowden. “Swords can run anywhere from $200 to $600,” Tara Connelly said. “They’re either combat-ready or a wall-hanger. You have to buy one that’s going to last you a while.”
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 24, 2011
HIGHLIGHTS: Medieval madness

The returning peasants - cloaked in everything from leather gloves to knee-high boots - deftly fought with their swords, heavily grunting as they thrashed the heavy weaponry through the air.

  • Arts + Culture
The meeting starts at 9 a.m., at the county administrative building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 2, 2011
County considers sign ordinance

Manatee County commissioners today will consider new signage regulations.

  • East County
  • News
Marina Proskurina, teacher of digital design at Manatee Technical College, wears her medal and holds the unique degree she recently earned.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • September 19, 2016
MTC photography instructor achieves unusual degree

Marina Proskurina honored for her artistic excellence

  • East County
  • News
  • By Cliff Roles |
  • November 19, 2017
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County celebrates Champions For Children

Under The Tuscan Sun honored Drs. Robert and Patricia Gussin on Nov. 18 at the Lee Wetherington Boys & Girls Club.

  • Black Tie
Steve Arvey will perform as a special guest with Longboat Key blues band Blues Pig. Courtesy photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 16, 2012
WEEKEND BEST BET: Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party

Twenty-nine restaurants will participate in tomorrow's event, which will raise money for local children's charities.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Campers practice climbing the web.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • June 20, 2012
CAMP SPOTLIGHT: CIRCUS SARASOTA SUMMER CAMP (+ VIDEO)

For our latest Camp Spotlight, The Observer dropped in on campers at Circus Sarasota and documented their rehearsal for the end-of-camp performance.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 22, 2014
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 20, 2013
Lady Pirates come up short

The Braden River High girls tennis team fell to Palmetto 4-3 Feb. 19.

  • East County
  • Sports
A blooming orange bird of paradise
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • October 12, 2011
Home & Garden: Botanical Paradise

This residence, located on the south end of Siesta Key, is home to a variety of plants, including both green and white bamboo, a variety of different types of irises, crinum lillies, birds of paradise, corkscrew palms and a few coconut trees.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2015
OUR VIEW | We recommend …

Not much separates the four candidates running for City Commission. None of them would make a bad choice. They are all pragmatic and smart. But we give an edge to two.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 27, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Sarasota police hire a former Maryland lieutenant colonel as deputy chief
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • May 10, 2013
May 10: Daily Headlines Video

Top Stories: Sarasota police hire a former Maryland lieutenant colonel as deputy chief; Visit Sarasota County announces Annual National Tourism Week Awards; Sarasota Blues and Music Festival canceled, new blues festival launches

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 22, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Alana Kutt

Six-year-old Alana Kutt recently won the Walt Disney World Resort "Little Linksters" Junior Masters Florida Tournament at the Oak Trail Course in Orlando.

  • East County
  • Sports
Steve Branham, Susan Phillips and Phyllis and Jack Black
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 4, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Republican Club

In honor of veteran's day, Rear Admiral Steve Branham retired in July 2010 after working for the U.S. Coast Guard for 37 years stopped by the Republican Club of Longboat Key on Friday, Nov. 11 at the Sarasota Yacht Club. He talked to the group about protecting the shores and our freedom.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The issue regarding who owns items inside Colony Beach & Tennis Resort units will have to be resolved in another courtroom.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 10, 2010
Colony trustee's motion denied

U.S. bankruptcy trustee William Maloney's motion for a bankruptcy judge to reconsider his previous request to walk away from furniture and furnishings at The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort was denied Wednesday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 20, 2017
East County homes let their lights shine

Don't blink when it comes to looking for these holiday light displays.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sarasota Police locked down Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences this afternoon while searching for a wanted fugitive.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2015
Sarasota police continue search for fugitive

Sarasota police closed streets in the Rosemary District and put Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences on lockdown this afternoon.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longbeach Village resident Gene Jaleski says that  by going after legal fees, the town is telling its residents they don’t have a right to dispute the town’s policies.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 10, 2016
Town seeks legal fees for Jaleski’s complaint

The town of Longboat Key seeks to collect more than $20,000 in special legal counsel fees and counting from Gene Jaleski for a dismissed elections complaint.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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