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"Images" will be 8 p.m. Saturday. Artwork by Kim Anderson.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 13, 2019
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Nov. 14

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
At approximately 1 a.m. on Dec. 11, Sarasota Police heard multiple gunshots in the area of North Washington Blvd and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 19, 2011
Third Newtown shooting suspect arrested

Darrenton Trebbles, 17, of Sarasota, is the third suspect to be arrested for Newtown shootings Dec. 17 that injured three people.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Heritage Harbour South CDD Chairwoman Michelle Patterson hopes deputies focused just on Fairway Isles Lane will slow speeders.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • November 3, 2015
Heritage Harbour South CDD to receive update on speeding

Off-duty deputies have patrolled Fairway Isles Lane for a month. Have drivers slowed down?

  • East County
  • News
Archie Griffin often goes unrecognized while on the golf course.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 22, 2019
Game Changer

Retired NFL running back Archie Griffin has two Heisman Trophies, a fabled college career, a charity golf tournament and one of the nicest reputations in football.

  • LWR Life
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 11, 2013
Traffic Advisory Council to consider Village parking

The Sarasota County Traffic Advisory Council will hear a request from a property owner to prohibit street-side parking on Avenida De Mayo.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Michael Eng |
  • December 30, 2009
10 to Contend: Jaden Hair

Lakewood Ranch's Jaden Hair is one of the East County's most endearing people - and certainly the community's most famous chef. Since releasing her first cookbook, "The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook," last fall, Hair's fame has grown nationwide with appearances on 'The Today Show' and 'The CBS Early Show.'

  • East County
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 1, 2020
Time for silence to end

The Fourth of July is a time for the silent majority to begin reasserting its voice for a strong defense of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Paul Grohowski takes his oath of office alongside his wife, Marissa. The oath of presided by Judge Lee Haworth.
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • July 24, 2018
Sarasota County Schools Police Department's chief of police takes oath

Paul Grohowski took his oath of office as Sarasota County Schools Police Department's chief of police on July 24 at the Sarasota County School Board Chambers.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tanner Thatcher, a Braden River High School senior, talks about the school's JROTC program.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 11, 2015
Heater: Have faith in our future veterans

Have faith in our future veterans

  • East County
  • News
The world-famous horses will unload and hitch up behind the Circle K on Avenida Milano beginning at 4 p.m. Courtesy image.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 1, 2013
Clydesdales to trot through Siesta Key Village

The Budweiser Clydesdales will be in the Village from 4 to 7 p.m. today.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 24, 2013
Letters to the Editor

School district still seems too top heavy; Changes needed to improve road safety

  • East County
  • Opinion
Members of Doctors Hospital staff reflect on the past year treating COVID-19 patients.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • February 26, 2021
Doctors Hospital staff reflects on one year with COVID-19

Doctors Hospital became the first in Florida to diagnose COVID-19 Feb. 29, 2020.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Deborah Millman spent time as a journalist for the Tampa Tribune before beginning her animal-welfare career.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 25, 2012
Honor Animal Rescue names new leader

Deborah Millman will work to raise money and awareness about the organization.

  • East County
  • News
Katherine Michelle Tanner.  Photo by Brendan Ragan
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 4, 2016
Drowning Lessons

Urbanite Theatre Co-Artistic Director Brendan Ragan prepares for "The Drowning Girls" — the first play he's directed at the theater.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • September 9, 2019
'David Crosby: Remember My Name' is a fascinating look at a true icon

The main subject narrates the documentary with brutal (and entertaining) honesty.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Torch bearer Rosemarie Hermann passes the Olumpic flame to Hal Hedley.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • July 9, 2015
This week in history 7.9.15

A glimpse of the way things were from the archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The cast of Asolo Rep’s production of “Rhinoceros” will be dressed in ’30s attire and rhino heads that the director is keeping secret. Photo by John Revisky
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 13, 2018
Asolo Rep confronts the rhino in the room in timely production

"Rhinoceros" is Eugène Ionesco’s absurdist classic set in the '30s — and Asolo Rep's version shows it's comically relevant today.

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  • Reviews
Dick Gravino served as commodore of the Sarasota Yacht Club in 2008.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • August 26, 2015
Dick Gravino sailed through life

Former Sarasota Yacht Club commodore, 73, died Aug. 18.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kurt Wenner is a world-renowned artist, architect and innovator of 3D pavement art.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • November 4, 2011
WEEKEND BEST BET: Sarasota Chalk Festival

The Sarasota Chalk Festival, featuring 250 street painters from around the world, takes place through Nov. 7 along South Pineapple Avenue in Burns Square.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • October 22, 2014
Home of the Month: Memories of San Miguel

The mountains of Mexico inspire a lavish estate in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
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