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"If there isn't music, you can't get enough feeling out of it," Natalie Almeter, center, says of theater. "I love music." Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 29, 2012
East County resident makes opera debut

East County resident Natalie Almeter loves to sing and recently began testing her vocals with the Sarasota Opera.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
(Dex Honea)
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 8, 2016
Explosions rock Sandpiper Inn on Longboat Key

A fire tore through storage sheds at the gulf front property Sunday night, causing two propane tanks to explode.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Workers will try to mitigate the steepness of an eroded riverbank near the Braden River, behind Greenbrook Adventure Park.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • December 18, 2013
Braden River erosion repairs set to begin

Repairs to keep two bodies of water separated should take less than a week to complete, once started.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 1, 2012
JUST THE STATS

6 - The number of seniors on this year's Out-of-Door Academy volleyball team, which advanced to the regional quarterfinals for the first time since 2007.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Teresa Stanley in “Rock of Ages” Courtesy
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • December 26, 2012
Scene & Heard

She's a Broadway baby once again; Spoiler alert: the finale of 'The Nutcracker;' Three Bobs wrap up third year

  • Arts + Culture
Frances Mann
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • October 14, 2015
OBITUARY | Frances Mann

Frances Rochelle Mann, 70, of Longboat Key, died Oct. 5.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 27, 2014
Longboat tests new electronic pollbooks

Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent's office used Longboat Key's March 25 municipal election as a testing ground for new electronic equipment that will be deployed in full force later this year for the county's primary.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photo by Rod Millington
  • By June LeBell |
  • February 7, 2016
Music review: 'Cosí fan tutte'

Sarasota Opera meets Mozart in "Cosí fan tutte"

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections volunteers used three new electronic pollbooks to sign in registered voters at Town Hall on Tuesday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 26, 2014
Longboat Key tests new electronic pollbooks

Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent's office used Longboat Key's March 25 municipal election as a testing ground for new electronic equipment that will be deployed in full force later this year for the county's primary.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
District Five Commissioner Vanessa Baugh reads "The Kissing Hand" to Karen Krienen and Debbie Frazzoni's class.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • January 15, 2014
Commissioner leads story time

District Five Commissioner Vanessa Baugh read stories to students Jan. 14 at Kiddie Academy, as part of Celebrate Literacy Week.

  • East County
  • Schools
Read this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 8, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Katherine Lumpkin, 10, her sister Mallory, 8, Avery Blechta, 10, and her sister Grace, 11, bring supplies to St. Martha for the Back to School Bash.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • August 13, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : St. Martha Back to School Bash

Students excitedly bustled in and out of classrooms Tuesday, Aug. 13, at St. Martha Catholic School to get ready for the new school year. Children brought in their supplies, signed up for after school activities, met their new teachers and got their uniforms. They discovered who their new classmates are and some turned in summer homework.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 10, 2010
Tick, tock ... time to spring forward

Don't forget to set your clocks an hour faster before you go to bed Saturday night so that you "spring forward" Sunday morning. Daylight Saving Time officially begins Sunday, March 14.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bill Waddill, with Kimley-Horn Associates, discusses the Main Street streetscape project Monday with Sarasota residents.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 13, 2011
Public gives input on project

Residents and business owners made recommendations for a downtown Main Street renovation project Monday.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Kaleb Fields.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 11, 2018
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Kaleb Fields

The Sarasota High basketball senior talks Flagler College and scoring 46 points in a game.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • February 18, 2016
Bashaw Elementary students find their rhythm on the dance floor

The school hosted its annual Daddy-Daughter Dance Feb. 18.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Cheri Coryea, center, director of neighborhood services for Manatee County, talks with attendees about what the sales tax would do for the library system.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 4, 2016
Referendum question taxing Lakewood Ranch

Manatee County Government hosted the first in a series of presentations on a proposed half-cent sales tax tonight at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall.

  • East County
  • News
Betty and Ed Rosenthal were inspired to create a “Remember Me Garden” after a mission trip to Israel.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 22, 2013
Seeds of remembrance

Inspired by a mission trip to Israel, Longboaters Ed and Betty Rosenthal helped start a fruit orchard at Temple Beth Sholom to honor Holocaust victims.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
New College President Dr. Donal O’Shea
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 30, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Key Kiwanis Club Meeting

New College of Florida President Dr. Donal O'Shea joined the Longboat Key Kiwanis Club Thursday, May 30, at the Longboat Key Club Harbourside Grille, to discuss the future of New College. As he approaches his one-year anniversary as president of the liberal-arts college, O'Shea reflected on the institution's accomplishments, as well as its future opportunities and biggest challenges. Among its accomplishments, O'Shea highlighted the disproportionately large percentage of Fulbright scholars the college produces, as well as the relatively low level of debt with which its students graduate. Also noted was the high percentage of students who go on to pursue advanced degrees.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • March 2, 2017
Better Together event features author/historian David McCullough

The annual Gulf Coast Community Foundation luncheon was held on March 2 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

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