• 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
  • Elections
  • Galleries
  • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • 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
  • Elections
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • 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
  • Observer Staff
  • November 30, 2011
Our View: How long to build a bridge?

Manatee County Administrator Ed Hunzeker last week released a new timetable to move forward on building a bridge - a bridge that heretofore has been in discussion and planning for 10 years - 10 years!

  • East County
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 30, 2011
Letters to the Editor

White elephant indeed; Scrap lobbyist contract

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Jorge Blanco
  • November 30, 2011
Castaway

Enjoy this week's Castaway cartoon.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Read this week's Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 30, 2011
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Charlie Hurt was the Overall Male Winner.
  • By Christine and Ian Loomes
  • November 30, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Runners lace up for Harvest Hustle

Running enthusiasts Nov. 19 wound their way from Harvest United Methodist Church, through the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club and back to the church during Harvest's annual Harvest Hustle 5K race. The event benefited the ministries of All Faiths Food Bank.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Michael O'Leary took this photo Nov. 22, in Greenbrook Preserve.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 30, 2011
Weekly Winner: Reflections

Michael O'Leary took this photo Nov. 22, in Greenbrook Preserve.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
"I've made more work in the past five months than I have in the past five years," Steven Strenk says. "Working with s/ART/q has given me deadlines. I work well that way. Pressure always motivates me to work faster."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • November 30, 2011
Steven Strenk: Professor Gadget

Artist Steven Strenk has a habit of finding materials in unlikely places. The newest member of s/ART/q explains why he loves raiding his kids' toy boxes and his friends' tool sheds.

  • Arts + Culture
Tony, Linda, Phil and Teri DeNiro
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • November 30, 2011
Scene & Heard

Sarasota cops keep drama all in the family; Art Center Sarasota has good taste in 'Material'; 'Butterfly' nets record sales at Sarasota Opera

  • Arts + Culture
Hailey Manitz, Hannah Yates, Malcolm Moniz, Veronica Gill, Molly Walter and Wyatt Kaighin.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • November 30, 2011
HIGHLIGHTS: Young songbirds, violinists rev up for 'Holiday Splendor'

Students at Phillippi Shores IB World School took a break from Peggy Conrad's music class Monday to share what they're up to - prepping for 'Holiday Splendor,' which takes place Thursday, at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.

  • Arts + Culture
"He's the artist and the prop builder," says Nancy Frayer of her husband, Lee. "He can take a small picture and make it 10 feet tall. My bag is dressing it up at the end."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • November 30, 2011
BACKSTAGE PASS: The Ditchfield elves

For 12 years, one Sarasota couple has designed and built the quaint sets and lighting that make the Ditchfield Family Singers' annual Christmas concert the feel-good show of the season.

  • Arts + Culture
Andrea Prestinario, as Eliza Doolittle, and Jeff Parker, as Henry Higgins, in the Asolo Rep’s "My Fair Lady." Photo courtesy of Annamae Bafia
    By
  • June LeBell
  • November 30, 2011
Music Review: 'My Fair Lady'

Sometimes less is more, and when Lerner and Loewe authorized a chamber version of their hit show, 'My Fair Lady,' cutting the cast of 45 to 19 and the orchestra of 27 to two pianists, they knew what they were doing.

  • Arts + Culture
Jimmy’s Sand Trap owners Bill Davis and Jimmy Galanis
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • November 30, 2011
EDIBLES: Comfort food with a New York accent

You've seen a menu like this before, most likely in Manhattan, N.Y., or the outer boroughs, or perhaps on the east coast of Florida.

  • Arts + Culture
Front: Sumaya Ayad, Josie LeBlanc and Camryn Cohen Back: John LeBlanc, Jake LeBlanc, Susan Buck, Jennifer LeBlanc and Jim Buck
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • November 30, 2011
Black Tie & Tales

A party within a party; Start early for this walk; Thanks given

  • Arts + Culture
Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 30, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: A whittle problem

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Sarasota Observer archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 30, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Longboat Key

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Longboat Observer archives.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
« 4545 4546 4547 4548 4549 4550 4551 4552 4553 4554 »
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
Amanda Eyer, internal communications and community relations director at Boar’s Head and Amber Lee, senior director of programs at All Faiths Food Bank, stand in front of one of the new vans.
  • July 18, 2026
Boar's Head gifts two refrigerated vans to All Faiths Food Bank
2
From left to right: Avery Mathis, Charlie Mathis, Michael Mathis and Jessica Mathis grin at a badge pinning ceremony where Michael Mathis was promoted to sergeant of the Longboat Key Police Department.
  • July 17, 2026
Longboat police officer promoted to sergeant
3
Manatee EMS deputy chief charged with lewd conduct, released from employment
  • July 17, 2026
Manatee EMS deputy chief charged with lewd conduct, released from employment
4
Addison Gutowitz, 13, and Harriet Shore, 11, learn skills on electric guitar from 17-year-old Max Froemel in the guitar breakout session.
  • July 17, 2026
Campers come together at School of Rock Lakewood Ranch
5
The School District of Manatee County Bus Attendant Rolando Giz and Bus Driver Richard Dymond said community members need to be more mindful of passing buses, especially when the stop sign is out, as it puts the students at risk on busy roads.
  • July 17, 2026
Impressive team effort gets the students to school safely each day

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