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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 13, 2017
A conversation with Tracy Ferrie, of Boston

Before Boston's Van Wezel concert, the bassist talks rock ’n’ roll, custom gear and roller skating.

  • Arts + Culture
Layna Ryser
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 17, 2013
OUR TOWN: Children donate to Locks of Love

East County residents Layna Ryser and Allee Lowry may only be 4 and 3 years old, respectively, but the girls are eager to help children who are ill.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Philip Stone submitted this photo, taken overlooking the seventh tee at the Palm-Aire golf course.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2014
Weather: East County

Philip Stone submitted this photo, taken overlooking the seventh tee at the Palm-Aire golf course.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2011
News Briefs

City administration offices closed for holidays

  • Sarasota
  • News
ODA's M'Balia Bangoura, who won the Class 1A singles title last year, plays No. 1 singles for the Thunder.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 17, 2016
Thunder sweeps Mustangs

The ODA boys and girls tennis teams both beat Lakewood Ranch March 17.

  • East County
  • Sports
Both plain-clothed and uniformed officers are patrolling the area.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 13, 2010
Police investigate home burglaries in the Village

After six home burglaries in the Village occurred in the last five months, police officers are stepping up surveillance.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Loren Sletten will become extremely familiar with this bottle of Jim Beam. Courtesy photo.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • July 15, 2013
Sarasotan wins contest to be Kid Rock's bartender

Loren Sletten will bartend for Kid Rock on three stops of his summer tour.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Bill Hunt submitted this sunset photo, taken on Longboat Key.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 27, 2013
Weather: Longboat Key

Bill Hunt submitted this sunset photo, taken on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Rebekah Mandeville Gelvin, Mandeville Beer Garden
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • August 12, 2015
Recipe For Success: Rebekah Mandeville Gelvin

Do you frequent the same local eateries and see the same faces each time you go? This feature helps you get to know those faces a little better.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • January 13, 2010
Progressive dinner - St. Armands Circle

St. Armands Circle may be a top spot for tourists, but it also plays host to many gourmet restaurants and yummy dessert stops. On a recent chilly January evening, comfort food was the name of the game. Take this trip around the Circle and experience the culinary treats it has to offer.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2014
Bell-ringers: The next generation?

Kiwanis Club President Armando Linde reports this story from a recent bell-ringing shift that makes us optimistic the tradition of bell-ringing outside Longboat Key Publix will live on in future generations.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 8, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
J.R. Leach of Palm Aire removes a pair of carnival glass bowls from his display case at home. He is the vice-president of the Tampa Bay Carnival Glass Club.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 24, 2015
Heater: Collecting turns into his personal carnival

When I met Palm Aire's J.R. Leach, I thought he was going to be another in a long line of treasure hunters. He is the vice president of the Tampa Bay Carnival Glass Club so I couldn't wait to ask him about his biggest score.

  • East County
  • News
We stopped by the Anna Maria Oyster Bar's landside "halfway" location, at 6906 14th St.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Anna Maria Oyster Bar

This week we went in the kitchen with owner John Horne, and chef Tim Swafford, of Anna Maria Oyster Bar, for mussels Provencal. Get the full recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's In the Kitchen.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 30, 2009
Commission adopts 1.4903 millage rate

Despite pleas by town public safety personnel to raise the millage rate, the Town Commission adopted a millage rate that's .65% lower than the current tax rate.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • July 3, 2014
Grand Prix celebrates 30 years of fundraising

In 1985, five Sarasota men founded the successful boat race that continues strong today.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Two properties at 316 Beach Road recently sold for $1,725,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 7, 2017
Sarasota Beach properties sell for $1,725,000

Residential real estate transactions for Aug. 21-25.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2009
Obituaries

Obituaries

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Sarah Felder |
  • May 3, 2013
Eating super local at the King Family Table to Farm dinner

Eating super local at the King Family Table to Farm dinner

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Courtesy photos Rachel Stenger and Artists' Guild President Wendell Graham
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 12, 2014
BRHS student 'artist of the month'

Braden River High School's Art Department has selected student Rachel Stenger as the February 'student of the month' for the Artists' Guild of Anna Maria Island.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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