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EVO Athletics gymnastics coach Jason Collins works with the team during the gym's grand opening celebration Aug. 6.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 11, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

EVO Athletics tumbles toward success with grand opening celebration.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Mike Finney |
  • January 20, 2015
My View: Will monorail work on University Parkway?

A Lakewood Ranch resident proposes a new solution for University Parkway traffic.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By David Conway |
  • July 25, 2013
Big budget, questionable results for police

City police receive almost $30 milllion in the proposed 2013-14 budget, but the department has fallen short compared to other municipalities.

  • Sarasota
  • News
David Novak rides his bicycle nightly to the Bay Isles ponds to check on the swan family.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 7, 2013
Swan keeper seeks family-planning support

Overpopulation is a real threat for the Bay Isles swan family. Caretaker David Novak hopes to curb the problem with a five-to-eight-year plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Type 1 diabetes requires constant monitoring but it hasn't kept Kate Arpke Houle from pursuing activities such as water skiing and aerial acrobatics.
  • By Katie Hendrick |
  • April 10, 2013
Team Euphemia Haye walks for diabetes cure

Euphemia Haye restaurant owners Ray and D'Arcy Arpke fight to advance treatment for the disease that has been part of their daughter's life since she was in college.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Renzo Piano Building Workshop's Stavros Niarchos Cultural Center in Athens, Greece.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 8, 2023
SPAC architect selected for its 'welcoming' touch

A cultural center in Greece stood out to the task force in its search for a firm to design the Sarasota Performing Arts Center.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Brian and Valerie McCarthy foresaw pickleball’s boom about five years ago.
  • By Eric Snider |
  • February 15, 2023
New pickleball center gains a following

The new state-of-the-art Pickleball Club is the first indoor, pickleball-only club in the Sarasota-Bradenton area.

  • East County
  • Sports
The planned Concourse B at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport will connect to the terminal's ticketing area with a soaring ceiling and expansive windows. (Courtesy rendering)
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 12, 2022
New concourse is just the start of SRQ expansion plans

To meet current growth and plan for as many as 7 million annual passengers, the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport is investing $72 million to build a new concourse with more to follow.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Both police officers and the town's Code Enforcement officer are empowered to enforce town codes.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2022
Code enforcement, citation changes initially approved by town

Among the changes proposed to Longboat's codes is the elimination of anonymous reports.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Erin Murphy and Greg Bortnichak work for the Sarasota Film Festival every year
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 29, 2017
Arts converge at Sarasota Film Festival

For most of the year, Erin Murphy and Greg Bortnichak are on the road, touring with their band. But the most exciting 10 days of their year are offstage, working for the Sarasota Film Festival.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • By Zara Barrie |
  • March 19, 2015
Factory Girl: A fond farewell

Factory Girl: A fond farewell

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
502 Gallery Operations Manager Christina Antoniou and co-owner Cassia Kite pose in front of some of the small pieces featured in the "Shopliftable" show.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • August 13, 2024
Sarasota's new 502 Gallery is thinking small

The new 400-square-foot art gallery in the historic Burns Court district showcases small, affordable works.

  • Arts + Culture
Co-owners Jason Klamson, Sam Ray and Jeffrey Karasawa
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • November 20, 2025
Sarasota's Tsunami Sushi prepares to reopen under new name

With its new spot in the Rosemary District, Hanami Sushi Cocktails & Grill will fuse Japanese culture with Sarasota history.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
The Sarasota Ballet, pictured earlier this summer, will mark its season opening program Premieres  on October 20, (Photo by Frank Atura)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • October 14, 2022
Sarasota Ballet's newest dancers hit the ground pirouetting

Macarena Giménez and Maximiliano Iglesias uprooted their lives and are learning a new language with a new dance company in a new country.

  • Arts + Culture
New Save Siesta Key director Tim Hensey speaking to attendees of the February SKA meeting at St. Boniface Episcopal Church.
  • By Blake Fussell |
  • February 8, 2022
Incorporation efforts reignite for Siesta despite coming annexation meeting

Sarasota leaders will meet Siesta Key Association representatives to discuss the possibility of annexing the island into the city. But Save Siesta Key and its new director are making a further push for incorporation.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Jean and Myriam Dandonneau left Paris in June 2016 to start a restaurant in America. They have long bonded over their love of food and wine, but they did not start dreaming of opening a restaurant until 2014.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • March 3, 2021
EYE ON BUSINESS: French passion comes to paradise at UTC's Mademoiselle Paris

Mademoiselle Paris in University Park is the culmination of Jean and Myriam Dandonneau's dream

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 4, 2009
Shape Your Booty: Reporting to boot camp

Maria Smith joined 10 other East County women for the six-week Pre-Holiday Boot Camp Nov. 2.

  • East County
  • News
Dr. Alfredo Giangreco, right, and Dr. Federico Frias, behind, said they are excited the hospital will have pediatric emergency room doctor.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 8, 2012
Hospital to add pediatrics unit

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center will soon have a designated pediatric physician working in its emergency room, and will add a six-bed pediatric unit.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jessi Smith |
  • March 7, 2012
Asolo Repertory Theatre Announces its 2012-2013 Season

Asolo Repertory Theatre Announces its 2012-2013 Season

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
President/owner Dino Mirando and Manager Jaime Jackson with their oyster combo: Orleans, Bienville, char-grilled and Rockefeller.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • May 9, 2012
EDIBLES: A pearl of an oyster bar

There's a new kid on the block near the Hollywood 20 movie theater: it's the Half Shell Oyster House, and it has an enticing promotion to get you in to try its wares.

  • Arts + Culture
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