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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 28, 2010
Kids tee off at Peridia

Peridia Golf and Country Club held its first week of its annual Summer Golf Camp June 14-18.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 16, 2009
ODA rolls past St. Pete Shorecrest

The Out-of-Door Academy football team racked up nearly 450 yards and improved its record to 5-1 with a 48-6 rout of St. Pete Shorecrest Oct. 16.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 29, 2012
Ranch CDDs adopt budgets

LWR Development Districts 1, 2, 4 and 5 see assessment increases for FY2013 budgets due to spike in irrigation costs.

  • East County
  • News
Senior pitcher Brandon King, right, runs out to celebrate with sophomore Justin Greenaway who drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning of the Class 6A-District 12 championship April 27.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 27, 2012
Mustangs win district crown on eighth inning walk-off single

Sophomore Justin Greenaway hit a single in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Mustangs a 5-4 victory over Seminole Osceola in the Class 6A-District 12 championship tonight.

  • East County
  • Sports
Courtesy of Suncoast Science Center. Mitch Ruzek examines the mystery meteor that landed on campus at Emma Booker Elementary School Monday, Jan. 11.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • January 14, 2016
Making an impact at Emma Booker

Suncoast Science Center partners with Emma Booker Elementary School for out-of-this-world experiment in learning.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Talia Falco gets ready to shoot the ball into North Port's goal Jan. 14. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Amanda Sebastiano and Jason Clary |
  • January 20, 2015
Lakewood Ranch focuses on quarterfinal match

The Lakewood Ranch Lady Mustangs may have missed out on collecting its sixth-straight Class 4A-District 11 championship after losing to Venice Jan. 16, but the team still has a chance to show their skills when they play Naples Gulf Coast in Naples Thursday in the regional quarterfinals.

  • East County
  • Sports
Michelle Taylor, right, with her husband, Andrew Lappin, won $20,000 at last year's luncheon.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 5, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: St. Jude Gourmet Luncheon

More than 20 local restaurants will serve up signature dishes at this annual event.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 20, 2011
Kudos: Leonardo Leal-Geurrero

Leonardo Leal-Geurrero epitomizes the overcoming spirit.

  • East County
  • Opinion
The home at 875 Siesta Key Circle recently sold for $2.05 million. Built in 1990, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 5,423 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 10, 2018
Siesta Beach home sells for $2.05 million

Siesta Beach real estate on Siesta Key in Sarasota

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 24, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Longboat Key

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

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 20, 2009
District 1 candidates surface

Two Country Club Shores residents and an L'Ambiance resident have expressed interest in Mayor Lee Rothenberg's District 1 seat.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Voter registration forms are available at Longboat Key Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 28, 2013
Feb. 11 is registration deadline for Longboat election

Eligible voters must register by Feb. 11 to vote in the town of Longboat Key's March 12 general municipal election.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Robert Levin. Courtesy photo.
  • By June LeBell |
  • June 24, 2013
MUSIC REVIEW: Sarasota Music Festival - Week III

This past weekend, the Sarasota Music Festival stimulated our sensibilities in ways that made us appreciate this extraordinary teaching and performing organization in ways we've not experienced before.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2014
Obituary: Oliver Haskard

Oliver Haskard, 95, of Longboat Key, died Oct. 10.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Co-Host Montana Taplinger, featured artist and designer Marisu Miranda, Co-Host Nikki Sedacca and Co-Host Wendy Feinstein
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • April 7, 2014
HOT FLASH: Where Art Meets Fashion

530 Burns Gallery features artist and designer Marisu Miranda at its inaugural 'Where Art Meets Fashion' event

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 19, 2010
OBITUARY: Shirley Erickson

Shirley Erickson, 61, of Longboat Key, died Oct. 16.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Former Lakewood Ranch High center fielder, third from left, pictured with Mustang teammates Dom Leone, Jake Axley, Kyle Benson, Connor Lewellen and Brendan Lewellan, signed a contract with the Minnesota Twins July 15.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 17, 2012
Larson signs with Twins

Former Lakewood Ranch High center fielder Zack Larson fulfilled his childhood dream when he signed a contract with the Minnesota Twins July 15 at the Strike Zone Indoor Sports Complex.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sam Lastinger is a trained chef and bartender of Pattigeorge's. He made the recipe using Barenjager Honey liqueur, Kahlua, Bailey's, frothed milk and espresso.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • July 16, 2012
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Sam Lastinger

Longboat Key resident Sam Lastinger shares a Honey Barenjager Latte recipe.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Land's End Marina today.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 28, 2012
Land's End Marina holds decades of memories, Longboat history

Memories begin where the 'land ends' on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota Police block a portion of Bay Point Drive Tuesday, Nov. 19.
  • By Alex Mahadevan and Robin Hartill |
  • November 19, 2013
Anders Ebbeson, husband of Katherine Harris, dies in reported suicide

Sven Anders Axel Ebbeson, 68-year-old husband of former U.S. Congresswoman and Secretary of State Katherine Harris, committed suicide at the couple's home this morning, according to Sarasota Police.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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