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  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • November 7, 2018
This Week in Sarasota 11.08.18

A look at our favorite arts and entertainment events taking place this week in Sarasota, including a BookStore1Sarasota book signing, Big Top Brewing Co. comedy night and Asolo Repertory Theatre’s "The Music Man."

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Palmetto High School's Principal Carl Auckerman will take the lead of Braden River High School next year.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 19, 2021
History buff Braden River High's future

Carl Auckerman wants to establish relationships before taking over as principal at Braden River High in east Bradenton.

  • East County
  • News
Nathan Burnaman has been visualizing and executing many of the gardens' art installations.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • February 8, 2023
Selby Gardens exhibit highlights Louis Comfort Tiffany's stained glass legacy

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens staff are preparing a number of stain glass installations and art pieces ahead of its “Tiffany: The Pursuit of Beauty In Nature” exhibit on Feb. 12.

  • Arts + Culture
A model of what the new restroom pavilion at Nora Patterson Park will look like once completed. (Photo courtesy of Sarasota County)
  • By Blake Fussell |
  • February 17, 2022
Improvements on the way to Siesta Key's Nora Patterson Park

The Nora Patterson Park Improvement Project began on Wednesday. A new observation deck and restroom facility are expected to be completed by the fall.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Kate Honea and Ricardo Rhodes in George Balanchine's Theme and Variations - Photo Frank Atura
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2019
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Nov. 21

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Nonprofits are carefully watching to see if COVID numbers will impact their events.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • September 6, 2021
Nonprofits look ahead to uncertain season

Changing pandemic landscape makes planning difficult for event organizers.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Island residents have drawn the city’s attention to issues associated with large vacation rentals in their neighborhoods like this seven-bedroom Lido Key home advertised as “sleeping 25.”
  • By David Conway |
  • September 24, 2020
City to pursue rules targeting ‘hotel houses’

A lobbying campaign from barrier islands residents has spurred officials to take action against large vacation rentals in single-family neighborhoods.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tara Preserve residents Peyton Phillips, Marian Murdoch and Darby Connor at the intersection of Tara Boulevard and Tara Preserve Lane. Residents have been rallying for a four-way stop here since 2017.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • May 23, 2023
Key Tara intersection becomes a four-way stop

Residents of Tara Preserve have been rallying for safety measures at the Tara Boulevard and Tara Preserve Lane intersection since 2017.

  • East County
  • News
A treatment basin holds surface water, while the sludge in the water is transported to a pond visible in the background. (Photo by Ian Swaby)
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • July 13, 2022
Dam upgrades and repairs high on Manatee's priority list

More than $121 million in repairs and upgrades is budgeted to keep the region’s potable water flowing at the dam.

  • East County
  • News
Graham Ellis, a Navy veteran and member of VFW Post 12055, slowly takes the cloth off the seal in honor of the Navy. Ellis' daughter, Carly McCarthy, was an executive officer in Braden River High School's JROTC program in 2016.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 27, 2019
Wall of Honor dedicated at Braden River High

Braden River High School's new Wall of Honor to recognize veterans

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2014
News Briefs

East County high schools excel in graduation rates; Adoption numbers rising; Music on Main acts set

  • East County
  • News
Tamara Solum and the DramaKids celebrate PajamaDay in 2019. (Courtesy)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 17, 2022
Drama Kids of Manasota celebrates 20 years of theater education

Tamara Solum looks back at 20 years of making a dramatic difference in the life of kids.

  • Arts + Culture
Gulf Coast Community Foundation granted $125,000 to the CareerEdge program at Suncoast Technical College.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 23, 2023
Community Foundation approves more than $1.5 million in grants

From Venice Theatre to The Bay Park, the GCCF awards support causes targeted by legacy donors.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Kodak is the fourth member of the Sarasota Police Department's K-9 unit.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 11, 2023
SPD welcomes new four-legged officer

Kodak becomes the fourth sworn K-9 officer at the Sarasota Police Department.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • November 13, 2019
How to make budgets useful for taxpayers

State and local government budget reporting should shift away from inputs and focus on performance.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Braden River has won three-straight games in the series.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 19, 2017
Pirates, Mustangs set to renew rivalry Friday

Braden River has won three-straight games in the series.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • April 10, 2019
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, April 11

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Stacked is an all-female musical improv group based in Chicago featuring Stacey Smith (second from the left). Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 11, 2019
Women of the Sarasota Improv Festival follow in the path of Viola Spolin

A woman invented improv comedy. Three female improvisers follow her example at the 2019 Sarasota Improv Festival.

  • Arts + Culture
Members of the Loving Stitches Jerry Stube and Barbara Pfeiffer
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • May 9, 2023
Lakewood Ranch residents sew 100 quilts for veterans

The quilts were donated to the Tunnels to Tower Foundation, which is building the Let Us Do Good Village in Land O' Lakes.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
626 S. Owl Drive recently sold for $11.25 million, setting a new record for Bird Key.
  • By James Peter |
  • June 4, 2023
Bird Key home sells for $11.25 million, sets record for island

The second most expensive listing ever on Bird Key sold the same day.

  • Longboat Key
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