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  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • October 20, 2018
Collard greens festival gets greener every year

The Third Annual Big Mama's Collard Greens Festival offers a culinary and cultural adventure.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Major League Football begins it training season March 30 at Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 26, 2016
MLFB announces new training camp opening date in Lakewood Ranch

Premier Sports Campus will host eight Major League Football teams beginning March 30.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 14, 2021
East County weather page photo: January 14

Darlene Edelman captured this bobcat playing in her backyard in University Park.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 14, 2021
Sarasota weather page photo: January 14

MaryAnn Parks captured this great blue heron catching a fish in Myakka.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Jose Martinez brought his paella pan to the fire station.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • June 2, 2020
Rotary Club of Longboat Key stays the course in pandemic

Despite lockdown, the club has kept up their meeting schedule and community work.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Becky and David Freidman, with son Maxwell, learn about the proposed Braden River Preserve and how the community would fund it, from Peggy Klimek, who lives down the street and is going door to door to talk with neighbors.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 21, 2017
Opportunity knocks for creation of park in East County

Friends of Keep Woods go door-to-door to establish Braden River Preserve.

  • East County
  • News
Ringling Museum education assistant Brooke Wessel leads virtual tours using the 18-pound Ohmni Telepresence Robot.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 20, 2021
Ohmni Robot lets SMH patients virtually explore Ringling Museum

Hospital patients can take control of the 18-pound robot to explore the Ringling Museum's 66 acres.

  • Health
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 28, 2010
Make your online vote count

Voting for our online "It's Read Everywhere" contest runs from Nov. 1 through Nov. 8.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Despite the five-year vacation of the Gulfstream Avenue condominium, Charlotte Ryan said she always believed she'd find a way to return to her Dolphin Tower home.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 22, 2015
Conversation with Charlotte Ryan

We talked to the Dolphin Tower Condominium Association president about the five years of work spent repairing the damaged building — and how it feels to be close to moving back home.

  • Sarasota
  • News
In a series of conceptual sketches, architect Dan Lear said St. Armands medians  and sidewalks could be configured with different amenities including seating, lighting, games and more. Images courtesy DSDG Architects.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 22, 2020
St. Armands Circle landowners discuss streetscape, zoning initiatives

From sidewalk lounge seating to a new hotel, St. Armands stakeholders are in the early stages of evaluating a suite of changes to the shopping district.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Luxe on Tenth developer has filed preliminary plans with the city, but a detailed application is still to come. Image via city of Sarasota.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 24, 2020
Developer pitches higher-density housing for Tenth Street

The team behind the proposed Luxe on Tenth project must secure a series of approvals from city officials before construction can begin.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • June 20, 2019
'Each One, Reach One': Longboat business owners network over lunch

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce members attended their monthly luncheon at The Bijou Cafe on June 20.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 15, 2021
Armenian musicians perform for Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch

The performance taught rotary members about Armenian culture and history.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Out-of-Door Academy senior Austin Brinling was a Taylor Emmons Scholarship recipient. He said it changed his life.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 20, 2019
ODA center fielder reflects on Taylor Emmons Scholarship

The Out-of-Door Academy center fielder Austin Brinling, a Florida commit, reflects on receiving the Taylor Emmons Scholarship to attend ODA.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 26, 2014
Ranch CERT team mobilizes community

The Lakewood Ranch CERT team will offer a disaster training course for the public.

  • East County
  • News
"The greatest lessons I've learned since coming here are that story is key and to know your craft," Jeffrey Boos says.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • April 2, 2014
Backstage Pass: Salute two Ringling College students' shorts

The one thing Jeffrey Boos and Andrew Halley have in common is that they produced each other's short films, and both will appear in the Sarasota Film Festival.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • February 27, 2022
Bay Runner trolley service launches Wednesday

The Bay Runner trolley service covering downtown Sarasota and the barrier islands will be available March. 2.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Downtown Improvement District board member Mark Kauffman thinks an alternate design could allow for a Sarasota Orchestra venue near Payne Park while minimizing or eliminating the need to use parkland.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 3, 2021
Downtown group revisits orchestra venue talks

Despite the city previously ruling it out, the Downtown Improvement District continues to have interest in placing the Sarasota Orchestra at Payne Park

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Riverview High School Kiltie band performs in the Hollywood Christmas Parade. Photo courtesy
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • December 18, 2019
Trip to Hollywood makes big impression on Kilties

Around 150 Riverview High students traveled 2,500 miles to perform in the parade on Hollywood Boulevard.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • January 30, 2020
Myakka City Elementary's literacy night one for the books

Myakka City Elementary's literacy night one for the books

  • East County
  • News
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