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Elliot Vasquez puts all of his effort into rowing during the PR1 Men's Masters 1x Final at the 2022 USRowing Masters National Championships. Vasquez won a gold medal in the race (8:11.99). (Photo courtesy of Nathan Benderson Park)
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 16, 2022
USRowing Masters Nationals showcase competitors' perseverance, longevity

The event was held Aug. 11-14 at Nathan Benderson Park and featured more than 775 rowers from 96 clubs across the country.

  • East County
  • Sports
Vocal Spectrum performed for the students at three area schools on Friday. (Photo: Spencer Fordin)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • March 2, 2022
Chorus of the Keys leads student outreach outing

Chorus of the Keys brought a secret weapon, barbershop quartet Vocal Spectrum, to entertain area students last week.

  • Arts + Culture
Home of the Month: Great beginnings
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • November 24, 2014
Home of the Month: Great beginnings

An early Guy Peterson house on Longboat Key is as stylish now as when it was built.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • June 20, 2013
SUP series shows off Sarasota waters

The Sarasota SUP Series will showcase the pristine water conditions Sarasota offers paddlers, while raising funds for Suncoast Charities for Children.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Max Taylor walking his dog, Miga, through Bird Key Park on Friday.
  • By Blake Fussell |
  • January 11, 2022
City Commission looks to make Sarasota more dog friendly

City commissioners made a motion to analyze where dog parks can be installed in Sarasota, citing a lack of dedicated spaces.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longbeach Village residents have purchased 116 resident parking permits and 98 guest parking permits as of Sept. 23, according to the town of Longboat Key. File photo
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 11, 2021
Longbeach Village residents pleased with permit-parking program

Warnings and citations of people illegally parking in the Longbeach Village neighborhood have decreased in the past several months.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kevin McDowell, a Hodgkin's Lymphoma survivor, won the men's elite division of the 2021 Sarasota-Bradenton Triathlon in 49:15.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 17, 2021
Elite dedication on display at Benderson Park

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 2, 2020
ODA football's comeback not enough against Canterbury

The Thunder rallied from down 28-7 to retake the lead, but lost 43-42 in overtime.

  • East County
  • Sports
Northern Trust Vice President Chris Romine is the incoming president for the Lakewood Ranch Community Fund.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 11, 2015
Conversation with Chris Romine

Incoming president sets goals high in fulfilling requests for grant money

  • East County
  • News
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • May 20, 2021
Style: Made in the Shade

Embrace the outdoors and protect your eyes this summer with some stylish sunglasses.

  • LWR Life
Kohen List.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 12, 2022
East County Athlete of the Week: Kohen List

The Braden River High junior holds school records in the boys high jump and boys javelin.

  • East County
  • Sports
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2011
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
AJC Regional Director Brian Lipton kicks off the program.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • November 19, 2021
AJC West Coast Florida honors Mark Pritchett at Civic Achievement Award Dinner

The Gulf Coast Community Foundation president/CEO was honored on Nov. 18.

  • Black Tie
Jolanda Goldstein after finishing the 2020 Turkey Trot at Nathan Benderson Park. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • February 17, 2021
Jolanda Goldstein is committed to her journey

She's been bitten by the running bug as she's gone along her health and weight loss journey.

  • Health
Nels Matson ran 14-straight hours on a treadmill at Sarasota's F45 gym On April 22 and 23 as part of his training for a potential world-record run in August.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 27, 2022
Bradenton man prepares for attempt at world record cross-country run in August

Nels Matson will run from San Francisco to New York City in the name of late Navy SEAL Chris Campbell

  • East County
  • Sports
Connie Lyke-Brown shows off the medal she received Nov. 7 in the 50th New York City Marathon and the one in her first in 1978. She holds the record for most consecutive marathons by a woman in the New York City Marathon.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 17, 2021
Sarasota woman holds New York City Marathon record streak at 42 and counting

Connie Lyke-Brown is the Iron Horse of New York City Marathons for women.

  • East County
  • News
Project renderings show landscaped islands punctuated by large trees on the approach to and leaving intersections along Ringling Boulevard, providing a physical separation between motor vehicles and bikes.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 23, 2022
Complete street project on Ringling Boulevard begins this week

Reducing Ringling Boulevard to two lanes will allow for protected bicycle lanes and connect Legacy Trail from Payne Park to the downtown core.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Hunter Cross and Carroll Hunter play good friends B-Flat and U.S in "Second Samuel." Photo by Renee McVety.
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • May 8, 2013
Film Review: 'Disconnect'

In the new film, "Disconnect," be prepared to re-examine your online activities. Director Henry Alex Rubin doesn't get preachy about our obsession with the Internet. Instead, he treats it as a fact of life. But he also delves into the dangerous repercussions of seemingly innocuous behavior when being online gets horribly out of control.

  • Arts + Culture
The Blue Rooster is closing down at the end of the month. (File photo)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • April 11, 2022
Blue Rooster is shutting its doors on April 30

The Rosemary District restaurant brought Southern food and the blues to Sarasota for nearly a decade before closing its doors.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Greta and her cygnet. Photo by Lou Newman.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • May 6, 2020
Longboat Key cygnet hatches

Out of five eggs, one cygnet emerged from its shell on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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