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  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2014
Climb for cancer

Four students from Nolan Middle School will fight cancer while swinging from the trees this weekend.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • November 20, 2013
Thanksgiving Day closures

Various Manatee County Government offices will be closed next week, in celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday.

  • East County
  • News
Alma and Kimberly Schmidt attended Mixon's Harvest Festival in 2010 with Kennedy and Misty Street.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • November 22, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Mixon Fruit Farms' Harvest Festival

Mixon Fruit Farms, Bradenton, welcomes patrons to its annual Harvest Festival. The two-day event will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 23 and Sunday, Nov. 24.

  • East County
  • News
Don Champion, the Rev. Gregg Ellery, the Rev. Craig King and the Rev. Mark Childers (back row) and Valerie Ellery and Marsha Champion (front row) switched newspapers with taxi driver Ali (front row, center) near Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 5, 2014
It's Read Everywhere

Headed on a great vacation? Make sure to take your Observer along! Visit YourObserver.com and click on the 'Contests' tab in the upper-right hand corner to submit your entries. We can't wait to see where The Observer will travel next!

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Former Longboat Key resident turns 107 years old
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • July 1, 2024
Former Longboat Key resident turns 107 years old

Reggie Gurland left her mark among neighbors in Longboat before moving to Englewood.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Beach University 2025 sessions will be held each Thursday in March at Siesta Beach Pavillion.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 7, 2025
Beach University returns to Siesta Beach Pavillion

Free, one-hour educational sessions will be held every Thursday in March.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Ringling Museum officials report damage caused by Hurricane Milton was minimal.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 12, 2024
Ringling Museum campus partially reopens Monday

Museum officials say buildings on the campus suffered minimal damage and the collections are safe.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Val Evanko, Joyce Mazurek and Dona Petruccelli run the counter at the Lord's Warehouse reopening.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • September 4, 2025
Lord's Warehouse thrift shop closes for month

The second-hand shop celebrated its reopening in February after the storms, and now will temporarily close for a deep clean.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
Many holiday events took place the first weekend of December, but there are still plenty of opportunities for festive fun to have on the keys.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • December 11, 2025
Catch Santa on Longboat Key before Christmas

It's not too late to share those holiday wishes with Saint Nick before Christmas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Despite breaking ground in early 2018, the Miss Susie’s Kitchent project has stalled out — and completing it is now a priority for multiple city commissioners. File photo.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 10, 2021
Commission discusses Newtown priorities

With the help of public input gathered in 2019, the city is developing a series of short- and long-term goals for the Newtown Community Redevelopment Area.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 4, 2009
Meet McNeal's best bookworm

Since moving to the United States from Germany two years ago, 10-year-old Julian Deusch has become one of the school's best readers.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 24, 2009
Plaza problems

In less than two months, the Whitney Beach Plaza shopping center has lost three businesses. Now, remaining businesses struggle to bring in customers.

  • Longboat Key
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"Madeline's Madeline" opens Opens Aug. 10. Courtesy image
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • June 20, 2018
Critic's summer film picks

Escape the heat and check out these must-see summer movies.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
It's critic Marty Fugate's (right) turn to be picked apart as FST's Will Luera gets him to open up about his life so it can be used as comedic ammunition in "Last Laugh." (Courtesy photos)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 11, 2019
'Last Laugh' puts audience members on hot seat

Florida Studio Theatre troupe takes improv in a new direction.

  • Arts + Culture
Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, and Margot Robbie in "Bombshell." Photos courtesy IMDb
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • November 25, 2019
Critic's holiday film picks 2019

A look at our favorite movies coming out this holiday season.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Workers from HP Communications Incorporated perform work on a small cell tower located on Ringling Boulevard
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • June 27, 2019
Sarasota cell towers prompt 5G concerns, curiosity

Poles sprouting around downtown will boost cell service with new technology and host 5G in the future, but worries emerge about long-term risks.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cathy Hansel-Edgerton, Meg Newsome, Ren Pearson and Mark Woodland. Photo by Don Daly.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • August 22, 2017
Theater review: 'Arsenic and Old Lace'

'Arsenic and Old Lace' brews up killer comedy at the Players Centre for Performing Arts.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Photo courtesy of Eric Anderson. Sarasota-based Boyce Avenue is made up of three brothers: Daniel Manzano, left, 35, plays bass and percussion; Alejandro Manzano, 29, is lead vocals and plays piano and guitar; and Fabian Manzano, 31, right, plays guitar a
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 11, 2016
Band of Brothers: Boyce Avenue's unique road to stardom

How does a local band find global success? Lots of persistence. And never relent on quality.

  • Arts + Culture
Eileen Normile
  • By David Conway |
  • May 1, 2014
Group: 'No Boss Mayor'

Supporters of The Citizens Voice, a political group formed in opposition to a proposed new city charter, explain their stance on the latest push for a 'strong' mayor.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A threat was made on social media against Braden River High School Sept. 19, the Manatee County School District confirmed.
  • By Jim DeLa |
  • September 19, 2024
New shooting threat made against Braden River High School

A new Snapchat message is the latest in a series of recent threats.

  • East County
  • News
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