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Winds from Tropical Storm Andrea shake palm trees in city of Sarasota’s Bayfront Park.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 6, 2013
Sarasota County under tropical storm warning

Forecasters expect Tropical Storm Andrea to make landfall near Florida's Big Bend this afternoon.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Players’ Anthony Spall rehearses for his role as Ichabod Crane.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 25, 2017
Sleepy Hollow gives Lakewood Ranch a chance to connect with theater

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

  • East County
  • News
  • By E. Keith Dubose |
  • April 10, 2019
My View: Let’s transform our social, cultural landscape

The ‘Purple Cow’ and bayfront were cool placees to go as a boy growing up in Sarasota. They still are. But they can be so much more.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Katie Johns |
  • December 12, 2018
Read all about it

Longboat Library is looking for new volunteers and books.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Director Peter Amster explores the recesses of theatrical arts at the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • December 29, 2014
Match made in heaven

Peter Amster distills 'The Matchmaker' into its essence.

  • Arts + Culture
Jordan Curtis (1) takes a final look at the scoreboard before heading to the locker room. The Tornadoes fell to Leesburg by one point, 62-61.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 15, 2018
The dust settles on Booker High's dream season

The Tornadoes boys basketball team has even bigger plans for the future.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • September 2, 2009
Profiles of Summer: Leading Ladies

Sarasota Ballet's new principal dancers may share the same title, but it's the technical differences that will set them apart this season.

  • Arts + Culture
The Centre Shops already has a new 41-foot-tall tower that's planned for the island Key-wide.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 2, 2014
Power pole debate flickers again

All seven commissioners now believe the town should further investigate the possibility of burying Gulf of Mexico Drive power lines, power poles, cable wires and telephone lines.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Along Ringling Boulevard, construction on Sansara has begun in earnest as work on One Palm is wrapping up.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 10, 2015
City officials work to coordinate construction congestion

As Sarasota goes through a period of increased growth, how does city staff manage the scope and staging of the rising number of construction projects in a tight space?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Alan Thompson is an expert in neuro-linguistic programming and mind-mapping techniques, is an inspirational speaker for the real estate industry in the United States and Canada.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2011
Business Observer 01.27.11

Sales trainer and coach Alan B. Thompson will be the featured speaker at CornerStone Title's "Jet Pilots Don't Have Rear View Mirrors" seminar from 9:30-11:30 a.m., Jan. 27, at The Polo Grill and Bar, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Hunter Cross and Carroll Hunter play good friends B-Flat and U.S in "Second Samuel." Photo by Renee McVety.
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • May 8, 2013
Theater Review: 'Second Samuel'

The pleasant-and-charming play about acceptance, currently running at Venice Theatre's Mainstage, is a gentle reminder of what really matters in life.

  • Arts + Culture
Courtesy photo.
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • January 24, 2018
Familiar Faces: Debbie Trimble

After years of working in theater and arts, Trimble has found her passion for working with at-risk youth at the Sarasota YMCA.

  • Black Tie
Built in 2016, the home at 1423 S. Lake Shore Drive has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,323 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 13, 2021
Oyster Bay Estates home sells for $4.7 million

Residential real estate transactions for May 31-June 4.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Danny Moroney sails supplies to The Bahamas with his nonprofit Hope Fleet. Brynn Mechem
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • May 28, 2020
Sarasota nonprofit sails supplies, hope to those in need

The nonprofit Hope Fleet has sailed supplies to The Bahamas since Hurricane Dorian hit.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A Braden River running back attempts to elude Southeast defensive back Demarquis Brice.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 18, 2013
Special Turnaround: Braden River Football

The Braden River High football team has forced 11 turnovers in its first two games this season.

  • East County
  • Sports
Edward Menke will host  a rededication for the bench on May 4.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • April 11, 2019
Eagle Scout mends a bench in McClellan Park

Edward Menke fixed up a bench built in 1997 by a family to honor their matriarch.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 5, 2010
News Briefs 05.06.10

Courtney Starling, a 14-year-old student at Haile Middle School, died on the scene of a crash at 1:30 p.m., May 2, on Interstate 75 just south of I-275.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 28, 2016
Deputies investigate shooting in Myakka

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has not charged a homeowner following a fatal shooting Sunday.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jim Tollerton |
  • November 18, 2020
My view: Pilgrims learned socialism doesn't work

The first colonists at Plymouth, Mass., almost starved until they switched to private property and ownership.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
A message on the Asolo Repertory Theatre is the sign of the times not just there but for all theater in Sarasota. (Photo by Klint Lowry)
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • March 29, 2020
As season recedes further, groups look to the future

WBTT reschedules world premier of in-house original musical 'Ruby' for next season

  • Arts + Culture
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