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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2014
Campaign Against Summer Hunger

Here are the donation totals for All Faiths Food Bank's Campaign Against Summer Hunger.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The store will primarily focus on  draft beer sales, according to the application.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 10, 2018
Craft beer store planned for Second Street

A proposed bottle shop in the ground floor of The DeSota would focus on craft beer and wine sales for consumption on- and off-site.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Join Alex Mahadevan and Emily Walsh for the Daily Headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • January 14, 2013
Jan. 14: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Sarasota plane crash kills one, hospitalizes another; Bradenton contractor to oversee building of State Street garage; Avenida Madera marketed as 'Eat Street'; Auditors report findings today

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Mauricio Martínez stars in "Man of La Mancha," which opens May 13.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • May 7, 2023
'Man of La Mancha' is a dream come true for Mauricio Martínez

The noted Latino actor/singer stars in Asolo Rep's twist on the classic Don Quixote musical.

  • Arts + Culture
The city of Sarasota has similar poles that the town of Longboat Key will consider for wireless carriers to properly install their infrastructure. File photo
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • November 16, 2021
Longboat planning board delays cell-plan discussions until 2022

Verizon Wireless proposed building nine small cell poles and antennas to improve Longboat Key's cell signal.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Meals on Wheels Sarasota |
  • January 1, 2021
Meals on Wheels Sarasota

Meals on Wheels Sarasota

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sponsored Content
Gullett Elementary Principal Kathy Hayes, right, grins after smooching a 10-week-old pig for the students.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 15, 2011
Principal's pig smooch satisfies students (VIDEO)

As a reward to students for raising more than $10,000 at a recent walk-a-thon, Gullett Elementary School Principal Kathy Hayes today puckered up and kissed a 10-week-old pig.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 13, 2012
Lewis chooses SCAT head

Sarasota County Director of Planning and Development Rob Lewis today appointed Glamarier Carter as general manager of Sarasota County Area Transit.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jessica Thoennes and Azja Czajkowski won the women's pair at the U.S. Rowing Olympic Team Trials to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics (7:37.62). The trials were held at Nathan Benderson Park.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 7, 2024
Five US rowers punch their ticket to the Paris Olympics at Benderson Park

The Olympic Team Trials were held April 4-7 in Sarasota in preparation for this summer's Olympic Games.

  • East County
  • Sports
The gleaming structure is 65 feet high, three stories and 12,000 square feet inside.
  • By Eric Snider |
  • February 15, 2024
Solomon’s Castle is a gleaming monument to the weird, wacky and wonderful

Take a stroll through whimsy and delight with a tour inside Howard Solomon’s creation.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Deadly cost of appeasing
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 12, 2023
Deadly cost of appeasing

Because of Presidents Obama and Biden’s evasion of the facts — e.g. Putin’s stated objective to retake Ukraine and Iran’s objective to destroy Israel — we now have what we have: death, destruction and war.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The networking event at the 2019 Small Business Week was packed with businesspeople, but a limited number will be allowed in this year.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • October 12, 2020
Small Business Week changes dates, sets new approach

The event will be held in-person and virtually in November instead of October.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Beginning with the next budget year, the city will no longer receive funds from Sarasota County to support the management of several regional park facilities, including Arlington Park.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 26, 2021
City staff identifies preliminary budget challenges

Headed into the 2022 budget season, staff is seeking direction from the City Commission on how to handle shortfalls linked to COVID-19, parks operations and more.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cheryl McGrew, who has retired as the principal of McNeal Elementary School, was integral to starting STEM labs in elementary schools throughout the School District of Manatee County.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 7, 2022
McNeal Elementary principal retires after 34 years in education

River Club's Cheryl McGrew has enjoyed seeing her visions for education become reality for students in the School District of Manatee County.

  • East County
  • Schools
Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant announced its closure Wednesday via signs on the doors Wednesday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 27, 2015
Top Story — July: Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant sold

New owners Mark Caragiulo and Tom Leonard have plans for a new Longboat Key restaurant similar to Shore on St. Armands Circle. The restaurant will stay closed for 10 months to a year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Goodwill Manasota President and CEO Donn Githens (second from left) with the Community Ambassador Awards Luncheon honorees (from left) Rob Kehs, Dora Talamantes, Tom Waters and Bill Isaac
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 18, 2023
Goodwill Manasota revives its Community Ambassador of the Year Awards

The awards recognizing community service were last given in 2019.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
Federico Hradek stands in the black box theater space.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 14, 2024
$28M renovation of Booker High theater means 'enormous possibilities'

The recently completed project adds mezzanine seating, a black box theater, a costume shop and a grand lobby.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
A new $19.3 million Manatee Operations Center that combines the Florida Department of Transportation District One maintenance and construction facilities is underway at 13900 S.R. 64 E., Bradenton. Courtesy rendering
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 9, 2014
FDOT operations center moving to East County

FDOT is consolidating buildings and ditching old facilities for a new center east of Interstate 75.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy is expected to be built by mid-July to allow time for teachers and staff to move in and prepare for the first day of school in August. Rendering courtesy of Red Apple Development.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • January 27, 2022
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy projected to be built by mid-July

Red Apple Development and Ryan Cos. speed forward to meet July deadline for the new Lakewood Ranch charter school.

  • East County
  • Schools
Penny Gillson gets her blood pressure taken by LECOM student Connie Pham.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 1, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Health & Wellness Expo

Hundreds of East County residents today flocked to Lakewood Ranch Medical Center for the seventh annual "Embrace a Life of Health & Wellness" Expo, hosted by Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Corp.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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