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  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2011
Our View: To end the Colony dispute

It's the thought that counts. It was right on.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Taelor Scheuer |
  • August 1, 2013
Get the Look! How to Make Smoky Eyes

Get the Look! How to Make Smoky Eyes

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 16, 2014
Paddy Wagon Irish Pub plans Main Street location

Paddy Wagon Irish Pub plans Main Street location

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Jake Ilardi is a Street skater, meaning he specializes in skating rails, stairs, banks and other items you could find on a real city street.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 22, 2021
Sarasota skateboarder's Street specialty, explained

A breakdown of what skateboarding is in 2021 and how Sarasota's Jake Ilardi will be scored at the Olympics next month

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Christian Laureano.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 14, 2017
East County Athlete of the Week: 06.14.17

East County Athlete of the Week: 06.14.17

  • East County
  • Sports
Photo by Nick Friedman
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • August 31, 2016
Arise Music Arts Communication unleashes students' inner musician

For Susan Gabriel, learning an instrument is about more than notes on a page — it’s about communicating through a universal language.

  • Arts + Culture
Rosedale Golf & Country Club resident Rae Ann Darling Reed ran her first marathon in 1995.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 27, 2016
Going the distance, again

Rosedale resident has run 25 marathons and doesn’t plan to stop anytime soon.

  • East County
  • Sports
Golden-Gate-Point-Sarasota
  • By Marc Rasmussen |
  • January 6, 2015
A brief history of Golden Gate Point

A brief history of Golden Gate Point

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Maria Amodio |
  • March 24, 2010
Music Review: The Buffalo Philharmonic

A review of The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

  • Arts + Culture
Entrepreneur Jesse Biter bought the future site of Paddy Wagon Irish Pub in downtown Sarasota for $2 million in 2012.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 14, 2014
Downtown Sarasota attracts more nightlife options

Owners of the Paddy Wagon Irish Pub aim to open this summer on Main Street.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • December 11, 2009
Orioles stadium plans revealed

The new stadium will have extra seating, more shade and more concessions.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 3, 2012
Comment: Sleepless nights to come

I'm never going to get any sleep at this rate.

  • East County
  • Sports
Natalie Gorji is headed to Rice University next year.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 11, 2019
ODA senior has eyes on final goal

The Rice University commit wants to get her younger teammates more involved this season.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 is incorporating community comments into a vision for the bayfront.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 19, 2015
Bayfront 20:20 enters second phase

As Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 moves toward the planning phase of its bayfront visioning process, members of the group turn to other cities for inspiration.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Michael Eng |
  • May 7, 2009
Coach Hunter resigns from Pirates

Coach Josh Hunter was tapped to start the Pirates football program in March 2005. Interim coach Ed Volz hosted the team's first spring practice May 1.

  • East County
  • Sports
Another huge effort by the Braden River drill team at the state championships.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 5, 2017
They know the drill at Braden River High School

Braden River's drill team crowns another two state champions.

  • East County
  • News
Michael's on the Bay at Selby Gardens is a popular venue for galas and other events. The relationship between Michael's on East and Selby Gardens is at the center of a dispute over the botanical gardnens' tax-exempt status.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 24, 2020
Selby Gardens, property appraiser remain at odds

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is preparing for a legal battle over its tax-exempt status in the beginning of the new year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Charlotte Watts celebrates her third birthday with cousin John-Ford on March 19 at Columbia Restaurant. Photo courtesy of Fondren Watts
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • March 22, 2017
Black Tie & Tales 03.23.17

From unicorn-themed birthday parties to television star sightings, here's what you missed on the social scene last week.

  • Black Tie
Joseph Holt. Courtesy photo.
  • By June LeBell |
  • April 16, 2015
Music Review: Gloria Musicae

Music Review: Gloria Musicae

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 24, 2010
Smooth shutterbug

On the eve of the 30th Sarasota Jazz Festival, longtime jazz photographer Jean Germain shares the stories behind her pictures.

  • Arts + Culture
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