• Alternate Text

  • Loading

  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App
  • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Elections
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Longboat
    • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Elections
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

Your Observer | All

    By
  • Kayleigh Omang
  • December 5, 2018
Katy McBrayer and Jim Lynch celebrated a new home and new engagement

Cuban art exhibit displays local art, Michael's On East catering queen gets on stage and more from this week's events.

  • Black Tie
Rabbi Elaine Glickman
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • December 4, 2018
Sarasota's traditional lighting of the menorah

Temple Emanu-El lit up their menorah and snacked on traditional israeli foods.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The developer of the proposed St. Regis project at the site of the now-cleared property at 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive wants to set up a sales office on the property.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • December 4, 2018
Longboat commissioners reject sales office proposal

He will make new request to Planning & Zoning.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The City Commission will discuss City Auditor and Clerk Pamela Nadalini's future at a Jan. 7 meeting.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 4, 2018
City places auditor and clerk on administrative leave

An independent report investigating allegations of workplace misconduct advised the City Commission to fire Pamela Nadalini.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"Guitar Girls" runs through March 31. Photo by Matthew Holler
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • December 4, 2018
'Guitar Girls' celebrates America’s sisterhood of song at FST

The second iteration of this 2003 FST original revue features talented musicians telling short stories through song.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Promenade was built in the 1980s with 112 units on over 6 acres. Its 11 stories is higher than allowed today, as is its density of about 17 units per acre.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • December 4, 2018
Registry of nonconforming properties gets Longboat's OK

Undecided is the fate of nonconforming properties

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    In Memoriam |
  • December 4, 2018
John Graham O’Neil

John Graham O’Neil, age 82 passed away peacefully on Sept 26, 2018. “Jack” was a resident of Sarasota, Florida for 34 years, previously of the North Shore of Chicago and Peoria, IL. His Obituary Tribute is publishing in the Sarasota Siesta Key Observer.

  • Sarasota
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Chairwoman Gail Welch, Director of Compeer Sarasota Lynn Buehler, Volunteer Coordinator Dale Wolfson and Compeer Founder Bunny Skirboll
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • December 3, 2018
Compeer Sarasota celebrates its top donors

The second annual Thank You for Being a Compeer Friend event took place Dec. 3 at The Hyatt Regency Sarasota.

  • Black Tie
Light appetizers were served during social hour.
    By
  • Kayleigh Omang
  • December 3, 2018
Florida Studio Theatre celebrates the Muriel O'Neil Costume Studio and Theatre Office

The dedication ceremony was held Dec. 3 at the Keating Theatre.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Kayleigh Omang
  • December 3, 2018
The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee welcomes Nancy Spielberg

The Women's Day Luncheon was hosted Dec. 3 at the Art Ovation Hotel.

  • Black Tie
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • December 3, 2018
Friends of the Sarasota Ballet close out the year with a Showcase Luncheon

Principal dancer and assistant ballet mistress Kate Honea spoke at the luncheon Dec. 3 at Bird Key Yacht Club.

  • Black Tie
Jim Brown has been mayor and vice mayor, in addition to a member of the town's Planning & Zoning Board.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • December 3, 2018
Brown steps aside from Longboat election

With a three-sentence note to the Town Clerk, Jim Brown takes himself out of contention.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • December 3, 2018
Candy cane hunt gets Sarasota kids in the holiday spirit

The Children's Garden hosts its annual event on Dec. 1.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Christina and Michelle Naughton are identical twin sisters who performed in “Perfect Pairs” Nov. 30-Dec. 2. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Edward Alley
  • December 3, 2018
Sarasota Orchestra's 'Perfect Pairs' offers twice the talent

The Masterworks 2 Sarasota Orchestra concert at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota was led by guest conductor Ward Stare.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Misdee Miller, the new owner of the Sarasota Polo Club with her husband, James, presents the colors during the National Anthem Dec. 2 on opening day.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • December 2, 2018
Sarasota Polo Club trots out changes

New owners James and Misdee Miller have added live music to the Sarasota Polo Club arsenal.

  • East County
  • News
« 1662 1663 1664 1665 1666 1667 1668 1669 1670 1671 »
The best of Your Observer, delivered directly to your inbox

Get the latest in news, sports, schools, arts and things to do in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Longboat Key and East County.

Sign Up

Latest News

1
Cardinal Mooney football was stocked with star athletes in 2025 en route to the FHSAA Class 2A state title. The Cougars, though, were far from the only local high school athletic program to achieve big things.
  • June 10, 2026
Best of the Best: Sarasota's top high school athletes of 2025-26
2
Madison McKay is in her second and final season with Sarasota Crew. With the club's Youth Women's Eight boat, she'll have a chance at ending her high school rowing career as a junior national champion.
  • June 10, 2026
Team change lifts local rower into the junior national championships
3
Venice Theatre hosts global theater showcase WorldFest
  • June 10, 2026
Venice Theatre hosts global theater showcase WorldFest
4
Resort guest annoyed by sunset bagpipe serenade
  • June 10, 2026
Resort guest annoyed by sunset bagpipe serenade
5
Longboat Key Fire Rescue has two ladder trucks that can reach 75 feet, including this Sutphen engine built in 2020, which serves as the primary engine at Fire Station 92.
  • June 10, 2026
Cost to replace fire trucks continues to rise

App

Download the Your Observer app

Stay in the know with the latest local news. Any device, anytime, anywhere.

DOWNLOAD NOW

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-366-3468
  • FPN Verified

Extra, Extra!

  • Newsletters
  • App
  • Crossword
  • Contests

more

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Classifieds
  • Advertise
  • Rack Locations
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility Options

sister sites

  • Business Observer
  • Jax Daily Record
  • Orange Observer
  • Accessibility Options
  • Copyright © 2026 Observer Media Group Inc., All Rights Reserved
Sign Up for Daily Headlines

A daily dose of news from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

Sign Up for In Case You Missed It

A Saturday dose of the week's top stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County.

Anytime. Anywhere. Observer.

From in-depth local reporting to real-time breaking news, stay connected to the stories shaping our community with the Your Observer app.

Download Now for Free