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Breezy and Marissa Hayslip
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • March 12, 2011
GALLERY: Sarasota Firefighters Rib Cook-Off Festival

The Sarasota Firemen's Benevolent Fund hosted the eighth annual Rib Cook-Off at Phillippi Estate Park.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 14, 2023
County reinstates full Economic Development Corp. funding, for now

With new leadership and a new board, county commissioners decided to give the EDC one year to prove itself — or risk a funding cut.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Parking at Chart House.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 11, 2020
Longboat plan would change calculations for new restaurant parking

Restaurant parking proposal keeps staff and waiting customers in mind.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sailor Circus participants Cambria Grover and Rylee Grover twisted around during a  ladders act. Photo Courtesy Cliff Roles.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • December 21, 2020
Sailor Circus presents Season's Greetings

The Season's Greetings holiday show starts Dec. 26.

  • Arts + Culture
Cops Corner
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 16, 2019
Best of Cops Corner for 2019

Best Cops Corners of 2019 highlight strange Sheriff's Office reports.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 10, 2011
Impact fee helps to fund public parking garages

The city offers developers the option of eliminating a parking garage from their private projects.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota High boys lacrosse senior Kellen Rector.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 1, 2023
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Kellen Rector

The Sarasota High boys lacrosse senior is an offensive leader for the Sailors.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Sarasota Ballet dressed down into contemporary clothing for their production of "A Comedy of Errors." (Courtesy Photo: Frank Atura).
  • By Sara Rachon |
  • March 28, 2022
Sarasota Ballet channels Shakespeare in 'Comedy of Errors'

The Sarasota Ballet put on a program for casual and devoted fans alike over the weekend when it performed the world premiere of "A Comedy of Errors."

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
The Newsies panel included Travis Ray of the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, Richard Russell of Sarasota Opera, Iain Webb of Sarasota Ballet and William Skaggs of The Players Centre for Performing Arts. (Photo: Spencer Fordin)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • January 28, 2022
Entertainment execs chat in front of Newsies panel

The Observer brought together four local arts and entertainment executives to discuss how their organizations have fared during the pandemic and beyond.

  • Arts + Culture
Central Park Homeowners Association board members David Sidnam and Lee Duis worked together to raise about $16,000 to install this playground in the community. Duis was elected to the HOA board in November and will serve as its president in 2017.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 7, 2016
Central Park HOA hopes to add amenities

Central Park board desires friendship, lower fees and improved amenities

  • East County
  • News
Stephen Moody works with the stylists at Yellow Strawberry.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 16, 2022
Lakewood Ranch hair stylists get lessons from a legend

Stephen Moody, a noted educator of stylists, teaches his craft at Yellow Strawberry Salon.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Kylee Davis, an eighth grader at R. Dan Nolan Middle School, diligently works on a pre-AP World History and Geography assignment.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 30, 2023
Manatee County middle schools add pre-AP classes

The pre-Advanced Placement classes prepare students for more rigorous courses in high school.

  • East County
  • Schools
The cast of Asolo Repertory Theatre's production of Hood. (Photo: Frank Atura)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • June 17, 2022
Robin Hood Redux

“Hood” reimagines the legend of Robin Hood in Asolo Repertory Theatre’s inventive, high-energy musical adaptation.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Tom Patterson and Michael Perrie Jr. duke it out in FST's "The Last Match."
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • March 2, 2023
'The Last Match' explores the inner game of tennis

Florida Studio Theatre's latest production explores the mind games of two fiercely competitive athletes.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Denise Cotler of the American Cancer Society with Sarah Tello and Barbara Tello-Accola
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 10, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: R.O.C.K. Scholarship Recipient College Send-Off Luncheon

Reaching Out to Cancer Kids -- R.O.C.K. -- held a college send-off luncheon for its scholarship recipients at Columbia Restaurant.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Urban Design Studio Director Karin Murphy is working intently on gathering input and synthesizing it into a final draft for the new form-based zoning code.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 28, 2016
Urban Design Studio solicits feedback on new code

The authors of the city’s forthcoming form-based zoning code are beginning to circulate parts of the document to various stakeholders for review.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The new fees will go into effect Nov. 13, 2017.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 3, 2017
Manatee County school impact fees set to increase

The new figure actually is less than what would have gone into effect automatically in April 2018.

  • East County
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 5, 2011
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • August 10, 2022
Manatee County Commission, At-Large: Carol Whitmore

Meet the candidate.

  • East County
  • News
Chamber President Gail Loefgren went on this trip last year. Courtesy photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • July 10, 2017
Deadline nearing for Longboat Chamber China Trip

The deadline to register for the nine-day trip is July 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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