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Jacqueline Putrino won the 2021 Dustin Johnson World Junior Championship with an 18-foot putt. Photo courtesy Regina Putrino.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 11, 2021
State champion golfer gives another ace performance

Jacqueline Putrino followed her state title with a World Junior Championship win

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 4, 2012
News Briefs

Teen convicted, sentenced for tourists' murders; Fernandez says goodbye after 16 years; Umbrella House, Plymouth Harbor make AIA list

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 19, 2016
UPDATE: Vehicle strikes child in stroller on U.S. 301

Northbound lanes of the North Washington Boulevard are currently closed between Fruitville Road and Fifth Street after the accident.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photo by Sarah DeHeer. Courtesy of Alton Brown.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 17, 2017
Dinner and a Show: A Conversation with Alton Brown

With his touring live variety show, ‘Eat Your Science,’ the chef and T.V. personality blends his two passions — performance and food.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 14, 2011
East County welcomes polo season

The Sarasota Polo Club will host its season opener Dec. 18. Polo matches run Sundays through April 8.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 12, 2012
Sarasota County modifies buiding height regulations

Commissioners Wednesday approved changes that make amendments to heights on barrier islands and along waterways.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Guest Author |
  • October 9, 2020
Letters to the editor: Watching out for water quality and a dog speaks her mind.

Longboat Key readers sound off.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • July 10, 2017
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe breaks ground on improvements

The theater kicked off the first phase of its two-phase capital improvement plan.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • July 31, 2019
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Aug. 1

A look at our favorite arts and entertainment calendar events taking place this week in Sarasota and Venice.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • February 28, 2018
Zota murder suspect could be released pretrial

Darryl Hanna Jr. will be ordered for supervised release, court records show.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
ElRoy York holds a painting of his wife, Agnes. A German prisoner painted it for him from a photograph York kept in his wallet. The artist's name is Kyrih  — which York only knows because of the autograph at the bottom of the piece.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 9, 2016
Enemy lines paint different picture

Chance meeting with POW reminds American soldier to respect all people.

  • East County
  • News
Cast members poured all the emotion they could muster into their last rehearsal before the actual performance.
  • By Andrew Atkins |
  • April 3, 2019
Curtain call: seniors and director finish their time at Out-of-Door Academy

When student actors took the stage on Friday, March 29, at Out-of-Door Academy, it wasn’t just the last opening night for departing seniors in their drama department. It was the last performance for director and Associate Head of School for Academics L’Ta

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 26, 2018
Fourth of July Calendar 2018

Spirit of America calendar with complete Fourth of July events in Sarasota, Manatee counties, including local fireworks shows.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A student works on the training program Courtesy photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • June 9, 2021
Longboat Key in need of home health aides, companions

A growing traffic problem has made it more difficult to find part-time aides to come to Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 8, 2019
Longboat Key makes plans to fight Sarasota road proposal

Town leaders say their opposition to Fruitville Road plan focuses on evacuation safety, bias for pedestrian mobility.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The first day back to school, which is normally filled with hugs, could look drastically different in August.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • June 16, 2020
School board takes closer look at first day options

Following state directives, district leaders have reworked the back to school plan.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 20, 2011
Historic cottage sees major move

A 1920s Sarasota cottage-style home located on Floyd Street was recently saved from demolition.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Bayfront master plan does not include the GWIZ building, built in 1976 as the Selby Library.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 16, 2018
GWIZ preservation effort falls short

Despite a campaign to save the former Selby Library building, a majority of the commission supports demolition.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Wonder
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2013
News Briefs

Bradenton woman vies for commission seat; East County Walgreens hosts drug drop-off; Manatee County to hide time capsule; Sandies Awards Brings New Feel this Year; Adoption of rescued dogs begins

  • East County
  • News
Nina Bernstein Simmons, Alexander Bernstein and Jamie Bernstein — Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • March 14, 2018
Leonard Bernstein remembered through SILL talk

Jamie Bernstein shares insights on the prolifically creative life of her legendary father, Leonard Bernstein.

  • Arts + Culture
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