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Rams senior Devin Shannon throws against North Port.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 28, 2019
Riverview High baseball hopes to keep momentum high

The Rams won their first Sarasota Baseball Classic since 1999 last week

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Gabriella Thomas (middle) competed with her Ellenton Epic Edge teammates Meyana Burtram and Heidi Raley at the 2020 Eastern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships. Photo courtesy Shannon Raley.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 25, 2020
Heritage Harbour skater has an edge

The 12-year-old competes on synchronized skating team.

  • East County
  • Sports
Jim Short said that he will be using wines that are between $10 to $40, all available for purchase in his store.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • July 18, 2018
Wine Walk pulls court on Lakewood Ranch Main Street

The first wine walk event hosted by Fine Wine and Tastings on Main will be on July 25.

  • East County
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Zac Graham.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 4, 2019
East County Athlete of the Week: Zac Graham

The Braden River senior talks developing power and his baseball motivation.

  • East County
  • Sports
Mike Haycock
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • November 13, 2018
Mike Haycock to run for town commission

Haycock to face Jim Brown in March election.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
“Mystic Searches” began as Joe Granato’s (left) childhood fantasy. With Austin McKinley (right) and a team of others, he turned the video game into a reality, capturing the 8-bit feel of the 1980s games he grew up playing.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • March 1, 2017
Sarasota artists bring childhood video-game dreams to life — in all their 8-bit glory

The video game was a childhood fantasy. Steeped in digital constraints, Joe Granato’s quest made it reality.

  • Arts + Culture
Longboat Key Fire Rescue's new ambulance cost the department $270,000.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • January 18, 2018
New ambulance will soon get to work on Longboat Key

The department bought a new ambulance to replace a 15-year-old truck, the oldest vehicle in its fleet

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch junior Lauren Beck started singing in sixth grade, and started playing soccer when she was 5.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 27, 2019
Prose and Kohn: Pitch just perfect for Mustangs soccer player

Lakewood Ranch junior defender sings as well as she slide tackles.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 25, 2020
No to mandatory masks

Instead of more dictatorial mandates telling us how to live our lives, Sarasota’s elected officials could engage civic and business leaders and use their bully pulpits to urge citizens to act responsibly.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Diane Silverstein and Shirley Rose make cabbage rolls for the Sarasota Jewish Food Festival at Temple Sinai
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • January 10, 2014
WEEKEND BEST BET: Sarasota Jewish Food Festival

The festival boasts a wide selection of traditional comfort Jewish food including corned beef sandwiches and matzoh ball soup.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Hunter Montague listens to the heartbeat of his stuffed friend — Dinorex.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • September 26, 2014
WEEKEND BEST BET: Health & Wellness Expo

From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 27, attendees of the Health & Wellness Expo, at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, will showcase a range of booths that offer tips on healthy living, free screenings and other fitness-related materials.

  • East County
  • News
The Sarasota Crew won the overall points trophy at both the state and regional championships.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 12, 2015
Sarasota Crew wins regional crown

The Sarasota Crew scored a combined 1070 points to win the overall points trophy at the USRowing Southeast Youth Championships May 9 and May 10, at Lake Lanier, in Gainesville, Ga.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
More than 10% of registered voters have cast early or absentee ballots for the May 12 election in the city of Sarasota.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 8, 2015
Dent optimistic about Sarasota runoff turnout

More than 10% of registered voters have cast early or absentee ballots for the May 12 election in the city of Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Guest conductor Ludovic Morlot led what, on paper, seemed to be a curious lineup of pieces that proved to be an intriguing combination. Photo by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco
  • By Edward Alley |
  • February 2, 2020
Sarasota Orchestra's Masterworks 4 reveals itself in a satisfying way

Guest conductor Morlot brings together a curious trio of pieces.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Andrew Surrena and Hanna Brammer bring emotional depth and clarity in the title roles of Sarasota Opera's "Roméo et Juliette." (Photos Rod Millington)
  • By Edward Alley |
  • February 16, 2020
Sarasota Opera lavishes loving attention to its production of 'Roméo et Juliette'

So far, 'Season of Love' proving to be an affair to remember

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Trishul Thejasvi, Thomas John Nudi, Amelia King and Bob Gray
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 24, 2016
Reel-world experience

Local filmmakers are showing film students professional experience and the importance of storytelling.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota Military Academy Cadets carry a banner with the 2015 parade theme “Freedom is not Free.”
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • May 26, 2016
Sarasota Calendar 5.26.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of May 26.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Clarinetist Romie de Guise-Langlois — Courtesy photo
  • By Edward Alley |
  • June 17, 2019
Professionals and fellows alike shine at Sarasota Music Festival

The second week of the festival impressed even more than the first.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Commissioners also noted that, the longer the project is put off, the harder it would be to rally commissioner support following the implementation of single-member voting districts
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • June 4, 2019
County asks city to narrow bayfront funding request

If the county is going to aid in funding the Bayfront, commissioners said, they would prefer the money to be used only for that particular project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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