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  • By Lisa Nisenson |
  • October 22, 2012
Not Your Usual Classroom -- Sustainability networking in five easy events

Not Your Usual Classroom -- Sustainability networking in five easy events

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
"The Beatles are the one thing that everyone loves," Louise Harrison says, with Marty Scott. "It's a weird-enough thing that kids can like the same music as their parents and grandparents."
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 3, 2012
Beatles' guitarist's legacy 'keeps music alive'

Music education is 'getting better' with a little help from Louise Harrison - and her friends.

  • Arts + Culture
Ready to eat as is or topped with vanilla ice cream. Photo by Molly Schechter.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • September 26, 2012
Edibles: An annual visit with an old friend

Come this time of year, I renew acquaintance with a recipe that I clipped from The New York Times Aug. 18, 1984, edition.

  • Arts + Culture
JT Girman enjoys spending quality time with his mother, Danielle, before he goes to the University of Florida. He was supposed to take summer classes, but they were canceled due to COVID-19.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • July 1, 2020
Date nights on hold for east Bradenton parents

Lakewood Ranch-area parents excited to have a few more months with their college-bound kids before becoming empty nesters.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2020
Sarasota Charter Review Board District 5: Anthony "Tony" Dunbar

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Itzhak and Toby Perlman have been bringing students from their Perlman Music Program to Sarasota for 16 years. (Courtesy photos)
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • December 18, 2019
Perlman Music Program/Suncoast raises its tent for annual Winter Residency program

Open rehearsals allow public to sit in on the creative process

  • Arts + Culture
  • In Memoriam |
  • November 9, 2018
Robert Philip Coyne

Mr. Robert (Bob) Philip Coyne, of Longboat Key, Florida and Osterville, Massachusetts, born on November 28, 1941 in Boston, Massachusetts, to the late Eleanor Scully Coyne and the late George Kermit Coyne, Sr., passed away at age 76 on November 8, 2018.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Stan Horwich flips through the letters.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • September 2, 2019
Call leads to a connection with Longboat Key man's wartime past

Longboater Stan Horwich gets a call that brings him back to Australia . . . in 1942.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
BJ Ivey is headed to Florida Gulf Coast to be the director of basketball operations.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 30, 2019
Riverview boys basketball coach takes position at FGCU

Riverview High boys basketball coach BJ Ivey has accepted the director of basketball operations position at Florida Gulf Coast University.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Evelyn Townsend said she spends hundreds of hours working on her quilts.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 17, 2018
Lakewood Ranch quilter recognized at Florida Quilt Competition

Central Park resident's artistry honored at prestigious show.

  • East County
  • News
Outside seating on Lakewood Main Street does make the sidewalks harder to navigate.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 18, 2018
SMR's main task: Building Waterside

Side or Ranch: Jay Heater.

  • East County
  • News
  • By June LeBell |
  • September 25, 2016
Music review: Sarasota Orchestra 'Music of Our Time'

The Sarasota Orchestra offered a pair of bookend concerts that explores experimentation, storytelling and the limits of traditional instruments.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Cathy Dailey organized yoga retreats around the globe for those seeking a health-centered getaway.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • June 7, 2017
Namaste getaway

There’s yoga and then there is Cathy Daley’s adventure yoga.

  • Health
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • October 5, 2016
The Role of a Lifetime: Tori Bates to play Annie in Broadway national tour

The 11-year-old Sarasota actress will be the first mixed-race actor to portray the iconic role in the touring production.

  • Arts + Culture
Photo by Don Daly
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • October 18, 2016
Theater review: 'The Wiz'

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe offers some fresh steps on the well-traveled Yellow Brick Road.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
The Hyatt Place Lakewood Ranch will feature a specially-lit "sail" to make it a beacon from Interstate 75. Courtesy rendering.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 9, 2015
Hoteliers plan Hyatt in Lakewood Ranch

The hotel will be the same prototype as the Hyatt-brand hotel located by Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

  • East County
  • News
Photo by Matthew Holler
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 13, 2016
Theater review: 'Alabama Story'

“Alabama Story” pits free speech against racism at Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Photo by Cliff Roles
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 29, 2016
Theater review: 'Living on Love'

Broad comedy and larger-than-life characters make for big laughs.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Longboat Key Public Tennis Center member Andy Thoms serves the ball during a game Monday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 29, 2015
Tennis Center supporters volley for respect

The Longboat Key Public Tennis Center isn’t a moneymaker for the town. But commissioners realize it adds value and want to reserve dollars for its upkeep.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
NFL player and social activist Tim Tebow stresses the importance of living a meaningful life, which he defines as one that focuses on helping others. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • May 20, 2015
Bayside gets Tebow time

NFL player Tim Tebow tackles the importance of living a life that matters.

  • East County
  • News
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