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Olivia Danko rounds the bases in celebration against Sarasota. Photo by Kayleigh Omang.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 23, 2018
Mustangs excited by final countdown

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
Cathy Layton shares information about The Bay Sarasota during the Nov. 3 Wine and Wisdom event held for the Observer Media Group’s Newsies membership program.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 11, 2021
Bayfront leader shares update on park plans

The Bay Park Conservancy is working with city staff to streamline the development process and accelerate the buildout of the project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This Azario Esplanade home at 15518 Derna Terrace sold for $2.8 million. It has four bedrooms, four-and-two-half baths, a pool and 4,841 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 19, 2023
Azario Esplanade home tops Lakewood Ranch-area sales at $2.8 million.

Pomello Park home is next at $1,789,000 in the week's East County residential real estate transactions.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Allegiant is one of the top airlines at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 13, 2023
SRQ's 2022 passenger traffic breaks record again

In the past five years, passenger traffic has tripled at the airport.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The city of Sarasota has formally adopted a master plan for redeveloping 53 acres of bayfront land surrounding the Van Wezel.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 13, 2018
Building the bayfront: Officials plot master plan implementation

The city has a grand design for revitalizing the bayfront. It will cost hundreds of millions of dollars to build. How, exactly, will the vision become reality?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota Memorial Hospital is conducting 25-30 in-house COVID-19 tests daily.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 16, 2020
Sarasota Memorial Hospital begins in-house COVID-19 testing

The hospital said conducting its own tests will cut the wait time for results from up to 10 days to less than two hours.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The view from the kitchen entrance to the lanai: The long center island is home to the sink and dishwasher. Photos by Molly Schechter
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • September 12, 2012
EDIBLES: Home on the Range

Remodeling a kitchen is not fun for everyone. But, it appears to have been just that for Lenny and Susan Landau, of Queens Harbor on Longboat Key.

  • Arts + Culture
Tim, Sophia, Jorie and Addison Riesen, Mildren Clark and Carol and Phil Miglioratti.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • September 28, 2020
Four generations do life on Longboat Key

Two streets and 87 years separate this Country Club Shores.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
“[title of show]” runs through March 8, at the FSU Center for the Performing Arts.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 22, 2015
Theater Review: '[title of show]'

FSU Conservatory's ‘[title of show]’ takes audiences on a funhouse ride in Sarasota, FL.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Paolo Marconi comes ashore after the final lap of the Last Paddler Standing event at Nathan Benderson Park. Marconi said he learned a lot about what he is capable of while sleep deprived and that every participant in the race should be proud for attempting it at all.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 5, 2022
Last Paddler Standing event showcases endurance at Benderson Park

The event, which had 30 participants, saw Paolo Marconi paddle approximately 48 hours straight to win the competition, with only short breaks in between laps of the park's lake.

  • East County
  • Sports
B.J. Ivey won eight division titles in 10 years with the Riverview High boys basketball program.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 28, 2020
New ODA boy basketball coach excited to get to work

B.J. Ivey was previously the head coach at Riverview High.

  • East County
  • Sports
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
The practice range at the Bobby Jones Golf Course is surrounded by a stream that feeds water into the nature park adjacent to the golf course.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • January 9, 2023
Five Sarasota news stories to watch in 2023

From plans to incentivize affordable housing to the long-awaited reopening of the the Bobby Jones Golf Course, there is a lot of news in Sarasota on the way for 2023.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Bill Lloyd teaches the Electrical and Instrumentation course.
  • By Andrew Atkins |
  • April 3, 2019
New MTC course teaches students how to wire and make machines run

While the singular  focus is to prepare students for the workforce, it’s hard to pin down a course description for Bill Lloyd’s new Electrical and Instrumentation class at Manatee Technical College.

  • East County
  • Schools
La Norma chef Davide Nanni crafts a dish, as he said he always does, with painstaking precision. (Photo courtesy of Davide Nanni)
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • January 22, 2020
New La Norma chef brings authentic flair from Italy itself

Davide Nanni has 31,000 Facebook followers and experience in Rome and London. Now he is bringing his unique style to Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Tara Preserve Golf Club offers 18 holes of golf.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 15, 2020
Tara Preserve Golf Club up for sale in Bradenton

Homeowners wonder if new owners will try to develop the land.

  • East County
  • News
Martin Frame showed residents examples of David Weekley Homes projects in other areas at Tuesday's community workshop.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 30, 2016
Residents welcome Payne Park Village plans

A once-controversial development is getting a much warmer reception under new ownership, but the School Avenue project still has a few hurdles to clear.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photo by Norman Schimmel
  • By Loren Mayo and Rachel S. OHara |
  • January 5, 2012
Sarasota locals vow new year resolutions

Their 2012 vows include eating at every restaurant downtown, learning to tango, remaining a city 'cheerleader' and maximizing opportunities in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
This Lake Club home at 16404 Clearlake Ave. sold for $3,199,000. It has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,678 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 10, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Sept. 25-29 in Lakewood Ranch

A Lake Club home on Clearlake Avenue tops the week's sales at $3.2 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Scott Van Pelt will be honored at the 2021 Dick Vitale Gala, to be held May 7 at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota. Photo courtesy ESPN.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 27, 2021
ESPN's Van Pelt ready to help with Vitale Gala fundraising

Popular anchor among those to be honored at May 7 event.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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