• 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

A screen projected a photo of Chief Albert Hogle while people talked about how much influence Hogle had on their careers and lives.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • May 24, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Police Chief Albert Hogle Memorial Service

Friends, family members and fellow officers paid their respects to Longboat Key Police Chief Albert Hogle Thursday, May 24.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 24, 2012
Accident near Fruitville Road delays traffic

A truck that overturned earlier this afternoon has delayed northbound Interstate 75 traffic.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Join Alex Mahadevan as he reports today's headlines.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • May 24, 2012
May 24: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Albert "Al" Hogle served as Longboat Key's police chief since December 2002.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • May 24, 2012
Hogle memorial services take place today

The community will honor Longboat Key Police Chief Albert "Al" Hogle today beginning at 1 p.m.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Felicity Lui, 5, Giovanna Hansen, 5, Dante Hansen, 3, and Natasha Antoniuk, 4, pose with the rectangularsaurus.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 24, 2012
New species of dinosaur spotted

The 4- to 5-year-old class, also known as the Seahorses, at St. Boniface Preschool, created a "rectangularsaurus" as one of its class projects.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 24, 2012
Marathon runner returns to Sarasota

Sarasota resident John Pyle, who is known for running marathons with a large American flag, has finally returned from his 83-day, 3,144-cross country run from San Francisco to Key West.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Booker High School head trainer Keven Eichorn, right, stands with sophomore Willie Taite and junior Michael Sanchez.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 24, 2012
Athletes receive free physicals

Approximately 300 area athletes received free health screenings to ensure they can participate in team sports this fall.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Eleanor Golden and Lucille Ovzach
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • May 24, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Bert Spiegel's Birthday

Bert Spiegel does not look 90. He hardly looks 80 with snakeskin boots and long grey rock star hair. Number aside, Windward Bay residents threw him a party May 22 in the clubhouse. It just so happened that Rosalyne Weiner was celebrating a birthday, too. And Spiegel insisted on sharing his day with all of the May birthdays. Birthday songs were sung, candles were blown, wishes were made and plenty of cake was eaten. Happy Birthday, Mr. Spiegel.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The stretch of Main Street from U.S. 41 to the Five Points roundabout will be renovated for $1.35 million.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 24, 2012
Approved at last

The Downtown Improvement District Board of Directors will use an internal city loan to help pay for a Main Street streetscape project that will be constructed in the next two years.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A downtown Street Teams group of six people picked up litter Wednesday morning around City Hall.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 24, 2012
Street Teams pick up momentum

A Salvation Army program gives the homeless an opportunity to re-enter the workforce by helping to keep the city clean.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Premier Sotheby’s International Realty is listing 12 bayfront acres at the end of Sarabay Road that look out onto Casey Key. The listing price is $7.49 million. Photo courtesy of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 24, 2012
Osprey mobile-home park nears extinction

Twelve bayfront lots overlooking Casey Key are being sold together or in pieces. One of the lots harbors what's left of a dwindling mobile-home park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 24, 2012
Attorney addresses DID concerns

City attorney Robert Fournier attended a Downtown Improvement District meeting to assuage concerns of board members who recently approved a Main Street project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 24, 2012
City amends public trespass ordinance

The city wants to amend an ordinance that will give future tresspassing violators written, as opposed to verbal, warnings.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 24, 2012
FULL STORY: Sarasaota Police Chief Hollaway retiring in fall

Sarasota Police Chief Mikel Hollaway will retire in October after serving 30 years with the department.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • May 24, 2012
Memorial Day parade will honor heroes with ceremony

Downtown Sarasota will be bathed in red, white and blue, Monday, May 28, for the annual Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony.

  • Sarasota
  • News
« 4247 4248 4249 4250 4251 4252 4253 4254 4255 4256 »
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
Former Sarasota Opera maestro Victor De Renzi and Jennifer Rominiecki, president and CEO of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.
  • July 13, 2026
Selby Gardens announces collaboration with former Sarasota Opera maestro
2
Executive Assistant Savannah Cobb will take over as the lead of communications for the town, aside from fire rescue and police communications, starting in October.
  • July 13, 2026
Longboat Key communications department evolves
3
Alisa Mitchell helped guide the organization to record-breaking successes in fundraising with its sell-out annual author luncheon, the group said in a release, adding that she played a significant role in growing the donor base and more.
  • July 13, 2026
Executive director to leave Library Foundation
4
The site of the proposed Ringling & Osprey Condos is outlined in green, Osprey Court in red.
  • July 13, 2026
New downtown Sarasota condo project moves forward
5
Fogartyville has installed a new bar.
  • July 13, 2026
Fogartyville gets a face-lift

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