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The Manatee County school board held a special meeting on Tuesday to further discuss the details of the timeline and search for a new superintendent. Richard Tatem said good leaders tend to work in different industries, not just education, and wants the candidate pool to be as big as possible.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • June 20, 2025
Superintendent applications open for Manatee County School District

In a special meeting, the school board further discussed its expectations and approved a new timeline.

  • East County
  • Schools
Apricot Lane opened on June 3. The store offers a variety of women's clothing for all ages.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • September 21, 2016
Business Boom: Meet the seven new businesses located on St. Armands Circle

Since 2016 began, seven new doors have opened bringing more variety to the Circle.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2009
Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Truly Valued serves about 300 children a year.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 16, 2023
Manatee County nonprofit teaches students skills to succeed in school and life

Truly Valued will host its annual fundraising event, Taste of New Orleans, on Oct. 28 at Selby Gardens.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Nursing coordinator Deborah "Debby" Hahn checks patient John Kaiser’s blood pressure at the Boca Grande Health Clinic.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 1, 2010
Medical Model

Seasonal fluctuations create a unique set of challenges for Dr. Pamela Letts. But, now, Longboat Key's only primary-care provider looks to a health clinic in Boca Grande as a possible model.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Curator of exhibitions at Ringling College of Art and Design Mark Ormond hangs pieces for "Defining Abstraction," which opens July 10
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • July 1, 2015
A Blank Space

For Mark Ormond, curating an exhibition is about more than art. It's about creating an experience.

  • Arts + Culture
Rickie Fowler, who has won five career PGA Tour events, will team with Paula Creamer to form the Tour Pro Team in the $25K Showdown, the final competition  of the PopStroke Tour Championship. (Photo courtesy of Getty Images.)
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 19, 2022
PopStroke Tour Championship will bring PGA, LPGA stars to UTC

PopStroke founder Greg Bartoli explains why the event was conceived and the impact bringing Rickie Fowler and Paula Creamer to the event will have.

  • East County
  • Sports
Ricardo Graziano dances the role of Dickon in Will Tuckett's "The Secret Garden" in October 2017.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • January 24, 2024
Sarasota Ballet celebrates resident choreographer's 10th anniversary

The program honoring Ricardo Graziano's 10 years as resident choreographer includes a world premiere of his abstract ballet "Schubert Variations."

  • Arts + Culture
The soulful holiday spectacular "Joyful! Joyful!" plays from Nov. 29 to Dec. 30 at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • September 26, 2023
Critic’s picks for Sarasota's new live theater season

From the morbid to the merry, there's something for everyone between now and yearend.

  • Arts + Culture
The Sarasota Orchestra will perform "A Hero's Life" on March 30, 31 and April 1.
  • By Emily Leinfuss |
  • February 22, 2023
Sarasota Orchestra makes classical music user-friendly

Guided musical tours bring a contemporary context to a timeless art form.

  • Arts + Culture
A rendering of the new welcome center at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens downtown campus.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 12, 2023
Selby Gardens' orchid oasis grows on the bay

As the first phase of the Selby Gardens downtown campus master plan nears completion, planning is underway for the rest of the $92 million project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • February 18, 2021
The Talk of the Town

This show-stopping home embodies high style in the new Waterside community.

  • LWR Life
Students at Fruitville Elementary had a reading visit from the Barancik Foundation's John Annis.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • March 17, 2021
District prepares for new $5.7 million book adoption

The district is attempting to keep up with new state standards and book adoptions despite a lack in state funding.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Father Sebastian Szczawinski said stained glass in the modern Catholic Church represent themes of light, which are common throughout the religion.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • December 23, 2020
Faith shines bright through Our Lady of the Angels' new stained glass

Our Lady of the Angels of Lakewood Ranch fills windows with stained glass, hopes to finish in 2021

  • East County
  • News
City Manager Marlon Brown spoke to Observer Media Group's Newsies on Thursday on the Observer's newsroom.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 17, 2022
Sarasota city manager drops in on the Newsies

Marlon Brown shares an insider's view of how local government operates.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Michael Eng |
  • December 23, 2009
OBSERVED: Another year, another traumatic experience

For those of you who are loyal East County Observer readers, this photo may have just given you dejà vu.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • May 20, 2009
Creator's Choice: Jamie Day, actress

If Jamie Day looks familiar, you either pay close attention to 1-800-Ask-Gary commercials or frequent Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota County has removed more than 140 tons of seaweed from beaches since July 1, according to a news release.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 9, 2012
Cost is key in beach cleanup

Algae clumps lose mass when left to dry out, which pares the cost of disposal for Sarasota County. But, piles of marine flora baking in the sun can hurt tourism.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 9, 2012
News Briefs

Talman offers 'not guilty' plea in Donna Chen case; Comp plan amendment workshop focuss on retail; County offers property owners notification system

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin's daughter, snapped this photo of her dad, Todd Palin, left, Christie Leonard, Pastor Benite Jeune, Sarah Palin, Eddie Oliva and Kathy Benham.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 29, 2010
Mission Accomplished

After being stuck in Haiti for two extra days, Kathy Benham and Christie Leonard returned to Florida Dec. 12 after meeting Republican Sarah Palin, her husband, Todd, and daughter, Bristol.

  • East County
  • News
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