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  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • June 1, 2010
Backstage Pass preview (VIDEO)

This week's Backstage Pass subject Casey Costello talks about creating the costumes for 'Backwards in High Heels: The Ginger Rogers Musical.'

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 12, 2012
Bartolotta has support to stay put

Three out of five commissioners believe the city manager should not be fired or suspended.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2010
Girl Scout talks up studying foreign languages

For her Girl Scout Gold Award, Natasha Grabowski, a junior at Cardinal Mooney High School, designed a program called Language Fair to inspire elementary-school students to take foreign languages in middle and high school.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Sarasota Yacht Club dining room was set up with two large screens for the presentation and dinner portion of a past Scallopalooza.
  • By Kelsey Grau |
  • July 17, 2014
Sarasota Bay Watch to host Scallopalooza

Sarasota Bay Watch will host an evening of food and fun to raise awareness and support for local scallop restoration at its the 4th Annual Scallopalooza Saturday, August 9, at the Sarasota Yacht Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • October 14, 2014
LISTEN: Keeping history alive with Dean Johanesen

LISTEN: Keeping history alive with Dean Johanesen

  • Arts + Culture
Rachel's father, Bill, said he was very proud of her.
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • December 11, 2013
Girls Inc. announces 2014 Girl of the Year

Rachel Mallett, 14, was announced as Girls Inc.'s Girl of the Year Tuesday, Dec. 10.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 26, 2012
2012 Best of Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy the year's best Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2009
Blind canine needs loving home

Napier's Log Cabin Horse and Animal Sanctuary Inc. has this handsome Jack Russell terrier available for adoption.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 16, 2010
Search suspended for missing boater

The U.S. Coast Guard stopped a search for a man who fell off a commercial fishing boat 10 miles off Longboat Key's shores.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Cliff Kaplan, president of the Lakewood Ranch Dog Park, and his dog, Travis, regularly walk around Greenbrook Adventure Park. At the request of Town Hall, Kaplan's asking fellow dog park members to share the road when they drive  to the park.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 29, 2015
Drivers asked to share the road

CDD 4 seeks improved safety leading into Ranch dog park.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 29, 2010
The Islandside 'gift' factor

The Longboat Key Club and Resort and Mayor George Spoll disagree about how much money the club should have to pay to compensate for the loss of Islandside open space.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This home at 423 Polk Drive has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,886 square feet of living area. It sold for $837,500. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 10, 2012
Three-bedroom Sleepy Lagoon home sells for $3,675,000

A home in Sleepy Lagoon tops all transactions in this week's real estate. JST Co. Ltd. sold the home at 6121 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Mateos Family LLC for $3,675,000.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
On Tuesday, July 16, Sheriff Tom Knight presented a check for $3,000 to Brothers and Sisters Doing the Right Thing, a non-profit group that provides tutoring and summer camps for local kids.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 17, 2013
Sarasota Sheriff donates $3,000 to youth group

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office donated seized funds to Brothers and Sisters Doing the Right Thing Tuesday, July 16.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Manatee's application includes funding for technology labs at elementary schools, as well as an addition to Manatee Technical Institute, called the Technology Zone, among other provisions.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 27, 2012
District named grant finalist

The Manatee County School District is in the running for a $28.7 million grant.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 23, 2012
Turner expects at least 40 city employee cuts

Another 40 city employees might have to be laid off, and employee benefits cut further, to balance the city's next budget, Sarasota Vice Mayor Terry Turner says.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Nancy Koci and Esther Erickson look at some of the yard art creations by Aart Vark Studios during the 17th annual Siesta Key Craft Festival Saturday, Feb. 5, in Siesta Key Village.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • February 7, 2011
Crafty weekend brightens up Siesta Key

The 17th annual Siesta Key Craft Festival took place Saturday and Sunday along Ocean Boulevard and Beach Road in Siesta Key Village.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Morris house, 361 S. Blvd. of the Presidents. Photos by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • January 23, 2013
Home & Garden: Jewels on the Bay

Two beautiful homes on Lido Key are being featured as the designer showhouses for the 18th annual Jewels on the Bay.

  • Arts + Culture
Matt Becker, one of Kurt Becker’s brothers, holds up an auction item. Photo by Alex Mahadevan.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 23, 2012
When the Village comes together

When Old Salty Dog bartender Kurt Becker fell from a ladder and became paralyzed, the Siesta business community came together.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 22, 2012
Ranch YMCA to offer golf lessons

The Lakewood Ranch YMCA will begin offering golf programs Oct. 29.

  • East County
  • Sports
Pedro Pupa (Photo by Barbara Banks)
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • June 5, 2014
Sarasota Ballet dancer killed in bike accident

Sarasota Ballet Corps de Ballet member Pedro Pupa was killed in a bike accident the afternoon of Wednesday, June 4, near FSU Center for the Performing Arts.

  • Arts + Culture
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