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Jordan Leonard performs in "Dance Makers."
  • By Emily Leinfuss |
  • January 25, 2023
'Dance Makers' reclaims power for underrepresented groups

SCD’s annual choreographer showcase features a world of movement and cultural perspectives.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2020
Florida House District 74: Lisa Stortstrom

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Riverview sophomore Jayson Evans is in second place on the school's 100- and 200-meter dash lists, primed to break both of them soon.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 31, 2022
Prose and Kohn: Riverview sophomore sprints into school's record books

Plus, a look at how other track and field athletes in the area are doing.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Grayson Tullio, Monika Oberer and Grayson's dog, Panda, head to the finish line of the 2022 Boo Run 5K. They dressed in a "Wizard of Oz" theme.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 29, 2022
Boo Run 5K in Lakewood Ranch draws 450 runners

The annual event benefits Another Day for Gray and the Humane Society of Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 10, 2009
Learning Center adds new golf schools

Rosedale Golf & Country Club and Director of Instruction and Certified PGA Professional Steve Whidden have created five new golf schools for the 2009-2010 season.

  • East County
  • Sports
River Club's Vera and Jim Slocum have been each other's yin and yang for 65 years.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 7, 2022
Chance meeting led to 65 years of marriage for River Club couple

Lakewood Ranch's Jim and Vera Slocum have laughed a lot while being each other's "yin and yang."

  • East County
  • Opinion
Jeannie Perales and Brent Campbell, who is part of the Speaker Series committee, met up after Perales' presentation.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • February 28, 2022
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church hosts The Bay's Jeannie Perales

The park conservancy's chief experience officer spoke about current goings-on and the future of the project.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The eastern portion of the trail at Joan M. Durante Park is closed for the foreseeable future.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • January 15, 2021
Town working to get Joan Durante Park boardwalks fixed after Eta

Tropical Storm Eta damaged the boardwalks in the eastern part of Joan M. Durante Park.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key Garden Club President Susan Phillips, center, and LBKGC grants committee chair Linda Ulrich, right, present a check to Paradise Center executive director, Suzy Brenner, left. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • May 3, 2021
Paradise Center to start edible garden

Thanks to a Longboat Key Garden Club grant, the center will soon plant herbs and vegetables.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Nancy Perpall has used many of her experiences as a lawyer to write her first novel with more on the way.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 2, 2022
Real life drama leads to local author's fiction

Lakewood Ranch's Nancy Perpall has turned a page in her life, going from her profession as an attorney to writing novels.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Kate Flowers is the co-founder of Azara Ballet.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • November 13, 2023
New dance company makes a 'pointe' on mental health, inclusivity

Azara Ballet is a nonprofit contemporary dance company in Sarasota that promotes body positivity and offers outreach programs for the neurodivergent community.

  • Arts + Culture
Rep. Sam Graves and Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge converse before their flight. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • September 14, 2022
US transportation committee member gets overview of Manatee roadways

Manatee County officials hope U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, who is on the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, sees the need for federal funds to expand Fort Hamer Bridge.

  • East County
  • News
Alexandria Elman Foley has been named CEO of The Lighthouse Vision Loss Education Center.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2023
The Lighthouse names Alexandra Elman Foley as CEO

Previous CEO Lisa Howard will lead the vision-loss education nonprofit's first capital campaign in its history.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
Phill Younger announced is resignation from the P&Z Board on March 16.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • March 23, 2021
Phill Younger resigns from P&Z Board

The Longboat Key P&Z Board will need to fill three vacancies.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Mindy Kauffman at the future site of Boo's Ice House and Dog Bar in the Rosemary District.
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • December 27, 2022
Opening date for Rosemary District dog bar delayed

The owners behind what they believe will be the "doggiest space to hang out" battle various construction delays.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • April 14, 2021
Betterment book club

These three books will help you get back on track as New Year's Resolutions flag.

  • Health
Joey Leto in June 2022
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 22, 2022
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Joey Leto

The BMX pro and Lindenwood University rising senior is returning home to teach youth camps at Sarasota BMX this summer.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 11, 2012
Meetings will address Bayfront Park, town codes

The public is invited to three meetings in the next month that will address two issues that could impact the long-term future of Longboat Key: uses of Bayfront Park Recreation Center and the possibility of adopting stricter property maintenance codes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's Maria Shaw, a senior at Out-of-Door Academy, will major in biology at Oxford College of Emory University after graduation with a dream of becoming a surgeon.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 2, 2023
School experiences at ODA launch senior toward promising future

After an internship at Blake Hospital and positive experiences in science classes, Lakewood Ranch's Maria Shaw can't wait to work toward becoming a surgeon.

  • East County
  • Schools
Cast of Guys and Dolls: Warren Nolan, Derric Gobourne Jr., Thomas-Matthew Elijah Shands, Leon S. Pitts II, Lee Hollis Bussie (kneeling), Brian L. Boyd, Michael Charles, Aaron Pottenger, Carvas Picke. (Photo by Sorcha Augustine)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • October 19, 2022
Old classic gets new life in faithful recreation

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe brings new life to eternal favorite “Guys and Dolls.”

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
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