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Lakewood Ranch junior Alex Brown performs a compulsory and an optional routine during each meet.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 7, 2016
Alex Brown's passion springs to life

Lakewood Ranch High junior masters the trampoline.

  • East County
  • Sports
William Hall
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • February 1, 2012
SYC Minnows give new meaning to 'go fish'

It's 10 in the morning on a Sunday, and instead of sitting inside watching cartoons on TV, the Sarasota Yacht Club Minnows hit the docks.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 10, 2020
All STEAMed up at McNeal Elementary

Families enjoy Earth and Space STEAM Night at McNeal Elementary

  • East County
  • News
Madison Binkley, an FSU beach volleyball commit, records a kill against Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 22, 2019
Riverview volleyball has signs of long-term prosperity

Nickie Halbert's third season as Riverview High volleyball head coach is seeing dividends for the Rams.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Su Byron |
  • November 19, 2020
Art and About: Area art is back!

Things still might look a little different, but as we have learned, art will find a way. Here are selections to enjoy in the upcoming months.

  • LWR Life
SFF Programmer Magida Diouri and SFF President of the Board Mark Famigilo
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 14, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: SFF Sponsors and Press Kick Off

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens lawn buzzed with more than bees pollinating at the Sarasota Film Festival Sponsors and Press Kick Off party held March 13.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Marc Joffe, Adrian Moore and Vittorio Nastasi |
  • February 10, 2021
Improving and speeding up COVID-19 vaccinations

Government officials should focus on delivering vaccines as quickly as possible to those who want them.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 20, 2015
Rewind, playback with Dora Walters this Friday

Dora Walters, aka Dora the Explorer, is coming back to town.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Carson Milburn.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 29, 2019
East County Athlete of the Week: Carson Milburn

IMG Academy lacrosse player Carson Milburn talks signing with Georgetown and wishing he could skip traffic.

  • East County
  • Sports
Travante S. Baker, Andrés Acosta, and James Gregory Jeffery in Asolo Repertory Theatre's opening production in its fourth year of the "American Character" project: the explosive "West Side Story," running Nov. 10 through Dec. 27.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • October 28, 2015
Looking for America at Asolo Rep

Starting with ‘West Side Story,’ Asolo Repertory Theatre explores what it means to be American and how to address one of our most sensitive subjects: race.

  • Arts + Culture
Pine View School for the Gifted eighth-grader Hallie Schiffman began sailing competitively when she was 10 years old.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 5, 2014
Setting sail

Thirteen-year-old Hallie Schiffman was recently named the recipient of the 2014 Young Woman Sailor of the Year Award.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2020
Sarasota County Commission District 1: Mike Moran

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cardinal Mooney junior forward Alex Turner was named the Florida Dairy Farmers Class 2A Player of the Year.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 3, 2016
Sarasota High 5 Moments: 03.03.16

Sarasota High 5 Moments: 03.03.16

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Sarasota sports roundup: 02.11.17
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 11, 2017
Sarasota sports roundup: 02.11.17

Sarasota sports roundup: 02.11.17

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Domenique Maitre knits new items to sell during the festival.
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • November 22, 2019
Pinecraft gets crafty for the holidays

The 26th annual Christmas in Pinecraft Arts and Crafts Festival runs through Nov. 23.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 13, 2018
Cops Corner: Sarasota 9.13.18

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • October 28, 2016
Hershorin Schiff Community Day School celebrates "Challah-ween"

Hershorin Schiff Community Day School hosted a challah bread bake off to celebrate Halloween and educate students on the importance of challah bread during the Shabbat.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
City staff has already installed plexiglass dividers at the commission table in advance of a return to in-person meetings.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 15, 2020
City Commission prepares for in-person meetings

Elected officials are working with staff on health and safety protocols ahead of a return to City Hall next month.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Coastal Orthopedics' newest facility will be built in the style of Sarasota Modern architecture. (Courtesy of Coastal Orthopedics)
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • December 9, 2020
EYE ON BUSINESS: Coastal Orthopedics plans to expand with Lakewood Ranch headquarters

Coastal Orthopedics to build its largest facility in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • News
Monday night at Town Hall, the commission also ratified a one-year contract for its firefighters.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 6, 2011
Commission passes reduced signage plan

The Longboat Key Town Commission approved a plan that reduces signage along Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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