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  • By Eric Garwood |
  • August 2, 2018
LBK Kiwanis scholarships propel college students

Club awards 27 scholarships of $5,000 each at ceremony

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • June 5, 2019
Florida Studio Theatre announces several new play commissions for Suffragist Project

The announcement took place during the FST President’s Dinner on May 5 in the Goldstein Cabaret.

  • Arts + Culture
Cynthia Sayer. Courtesy.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 16, 2013
Scene & Heard

Learning the trivia behind the musical; Jazzed about Cynthia Sayer album

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • September 19, 2018
Critic's Fall Film Picks

Awards season is right around the corner, and the fall film lineup is looking promising.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
The live premiere of Robert Sirota’s “Luminous Bodies” with yMusic takes place June 23. Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • June 1, 2018
Sarasota Music Festival electrifies

The power of classical music whips up a feast for audiences at the 2018 Sarasota Music Festival.

  • Arts + Culture
Author Michelle Phillips. File photo.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • November 22, 2011
Scene & Heard

'Beauty Blueprint' soars on Amazon; FST prepares for a $5.6 million makeover; Finally, Sarasota Opera finds its 'Nemo'; Teen actress vies for spot on TV's 'Glee'

  • Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Morales |
  • September 3, 2015
Families come together for Phillippi spaghetti dinner

Phillippi Shores Elementary School hosted its Welcome Back Spaghetti dinner for students and families Thursday evening.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • March 8, 2012
Theater Review: 'Disenchanted! Bitches of the Kingdom'

The bitches are back! The best show I saw at The Golden Apple last year has been brought back by popular demand.

  • Arts + Culture
Impact fees are one-time fees charged to developers after the completion of construction projects to help cover the cost of increased stress placed on county infrastructure. File photo.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • February 17, 2021
Manatee County impact fees to be set soon

Manatee County seeks public input about latest impact fee study

  • East County
  • News
Michael Bloomberg
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 30, 2014
News Briefs

Michael Bloomberg to speak in Sarasota; Princeton Review calls New College a 'Best Value'; Harmer drops 'interim' from his county job title; Siesta residents question proposed Key roundabout

  • Sarasota
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  • By Emma Burke |
  • March 11, 2020
Key Notes: 'Siesta Key' Season 3, Episodes 11 and 12

MTV smushed two back-to-back episodes into a two-week period while tying in a mid-season-finale for "Siesta Key."

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Debbie Huckaby says an offer has been made to buy the property her refuge calls home and if the sales goes through, she can stay.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • December 18, 2019
East County parrot sanctuary could be rescued

East County's Birds of Paradise Sanctuary and Rescue could be rescued.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Emily Walsh |
  • November 10, 2010
The Observer welcomes season with new features

The Observer freshens its print design and strengthens its online efforts.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Boats navigated the water on June 16 near the Longboat Pass Bridge.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • June 21, 2021
Coast Guard planning to reinstall Longboat Pass navigational markers

U.S. Coast Guard plans to replace navigation markers removed during beach work dredging.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A Sun King employee pouring beer into a growler. Sun King's new Sarasota location will open this summer. Courtesy photo
  • By Blake Fussell |
  • January 10, 2022
Sun King Brewing to open first brewery outside of Indiana in Sarasota

Indiana-based Sun King Brewing will open a tap room in the old JDub's Brewing building this summer.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Concession Golf Club owner Bruce Cassidy Sr. says the addition of a Par 3 course and a putting course will offer members variety and hopefully attract new members.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 15, 2019
A new spin on Concession golf

Concession Golf Club to add a 9-hole course along with a putting course.

  • East County
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  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • May 21, 2021
Commission approves fare for mobility-on-demand service

The new addition to the Sarasota County Area Transit system will cost $1.25 a ride.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Angela Massaro-Fain, Peggy Kronus and Lori Ruth are the co-chairs for "Vegas Comes to the Ranch."
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 6, 2021
Casino event at the Sarasota Polo Club a good bet for community

Sisterhood for Good hosts casino event at the Sarasota Polo Club in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • News
  • By Sammi Fisher |
  • June 27, 2018
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, June 28

A look at our favorite arts and entertainment calendar events taking place this week in and around Sarasota and Bradenton.

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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 27, 2013
Athlete of the Week: NATALIE NOVAK

Lakewood Ranch High School senior Natalie Novak ran the leadoff leg of the 4x800-meter relay, helping lead the Lady Mustangs to a first-place finish at the Tarpon Invitational March 23, at Charlotte High.

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