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  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • October 25, 2013
Drug take-back program to run Saturday

Sarasota County residents can turn in unused or expired solid medications on Saturday as part of a national program to raise awareness about drug abuse.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • March 8, 2012
March 8: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota, and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • May 24, 2012
Memorial Day parade will honor heroes with ceremony

Downtown Sarasota will be bathed in red, white and blue, Monday, May 28, for the annual Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 14, 2011
Mustangs top Pirates

The Lakewood Ranch High boys soccer team defeated Braden River 3-1 Jan. 13.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 9, 2012
Neighbors: Kenneth Blake

The man behind the mural wants the community to give it a chance.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By TWIS Street |
  • January 3, 2013
2013 is the Year of the Tease

2013 is the Year of the Tease

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • June 20, 2013
After over a decade, Café Epicure still lives up to its name

After over a decade, Café Epicure still lives up to its name

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
"Inherit the Wind" features a fictionalized account of the 1925 Scopes “Monkey” Trial, of a teacher who was put on trial after he defied Tennessee’s laws against teaching evolution in its public schools.Â
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 27, 2017
The Darwin Award goes to …

'Inherit the Wind' pits bad law against good science at Venice Theatre.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 1, 2009
Business Observer

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  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Manatee County School Board meets at 5:45 p.m. June 23, to discuss whether Willliam H. Bashaw Elementary School will receive renovations.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • June 23, 2015
Bashaw Elementary slated to receive renovations

At its June 23 meeting, the Manatee County School Board will determine whether the East County school, William H. Bashaw Elementary, will undergo more than $600,000 in campus improvements and renovations.

  • East County
  • News
Mackenzie Yaryura, winner of the Healthy Teen Coalition
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • April 18, 2012
HIGHLIGHTS: Student filmmakers premiere their works

The Hollywood Nights Student Cinema Showcase featured the filmmakers of tomorrow April 15, at Regal Hollywood 20, in a premiere of 11 films written and produced by area teenagers.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • January 16, 2013
Wallenda wants to highwire walk above U.S. 41

The performer needs approval from both the city and the state before the event.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mitch Garber took this sunset photo in July, on Siesta Beach.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2011
Weekly Weather: All Aglow

Mitch Garber took this sunset photo in July, on Siesta Beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
High winds whip up the surf.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2017
Sand war: only losers

Give Sarasota City Manager Tom Barwin credit for trying to keep the Siesta-Lido sand war out of court. Our elected leaders should do whatever it takes to do the same.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 28, 2010
Ackerman receives Eagle Award

The honor recognizes Ackerman for her top performance among Coldwell Banker's 4,800 agents in Florida.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 30, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: A whittle problem

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Sarasota Observer archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Edward Alley |
  • July 6, 2017
Music review: 'Voices of Freedom'

Choral Artists of Sarasota's annual Fourth of July concert shines brighter than just patriotic fanfare.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Ila Edwards |
  • August 13, 2014
Creekside Drinks: Asian Pear-suasian

Creekside Drinks: Asian Pear-suasian

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 5, 2009
S.R. 789 project on road to completion

Along with a new bicycle path on the south end of Longboat Key, the project includes repaving St. Armands Circle.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Julie London, or Bubbie, as she calls herself online, has created an online community, in which people can anonymously seek advice.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 13, 2012
'Dear Bubbie' offers anonymous advice from online community

Julie London's advice column has become a platform for people to discuss their problems and has received more than 800 'likes' on Facebook.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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