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Jessie Ochsendorf, a 7th grader at Pine View School and winner of Best In Show Quotation, and artist Michael White
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  • Ian Swaby
  • January 22, 2024
Sarasota welcomes Embracing Our Differences art exhibit

There were more than 16,000 submissions this year. Judges' selections are on display through April 14 at Bayfront Park.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
"Ghost Machine" is one of Christopher Skura's drawings on display at Art Center Sarasota from Jan. 25-March 2.
  • By Emily Leinfuss
  • January 22, 2024
Graffiti-inspired drawings come to Art Center Sarasota

The images in artist Christopher Skura’s upcoming exhibition, “Social Studies,” were drawn from the collective subconscious with a style he began developing during the pandemic.

  • Arts + Culture
Sylvia Abdelsalom, the vice president of the Lakewood Ranch Garden Club, pours soil into the hole as Anita Machlin, the president of the club, holds the Gumbo Limbo tree.
    By
  • Liz Ramos
  • January 22, 2024
Lakewood Ranch YMCA gets a native tree for Florida Arbor Day

Members learned tips and tricks while planting a tree for the community.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Gosia and Joe Pilch
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • January 22, 2024
Tennis players serve up success at 2024 Observer Challenge

A chilly weekend doesn't deter area tennis players from taking part in the popular Longboat Key tournament.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
First affordable housing project approved in East County
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • January 22, 2024
First affordable housing project approved in East County

The proposed apartment complex between Interstate 75 and Lena Road, Amara, will offer 25% of its units at an affordable rate.

  • East County
  • News
When Lakewood Ranch 7-year-old Tatum Schaper struggled during a sleeping bag sack race during halftime at the Sarasota Polo Club, her dad, Shawn Schaper, rushed forward to give her a hand. The result — a lot of fun.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • January 21, 2024
Polo back in action on a windy day in Lakewood Ranch

Poor weather canceled the past two Sundays of polo, but the fans were back Jan. 21.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Spanish Main Yacht Club hosts their third annual Soup and Chili dinner.
    By
  • Petra Rivera
  • January 21, 2024
Spanish Main Yacht Club cozies up with chili smorgasbord

Residents made their favorite soup or chili dish to share with the Spanish Main community.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
ODA junior Tiernan George rockets the ball up the field against Seffner Christian.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • January 21, 2024
ODA girls soccer players complete undefeated regular season

The Thunder players are 12-0-1 after an 8-0 home win over Seffner Christian on Jan. 18.

  • East County
  • Sports
Katherine Michelle Tanner stars in "The Amish Project," which runs through Feb. 11 at Tree Fort Productions in The Crossings at Siesta Key.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • January 21, 2024
'The Amish Project' explores the power of forgiveness

Katherine Michelle Tanner stars in a one-woman play at Tree Fort Productions.

  • Arts + Culture
Rylen Gibbs, Dylan Luper and Owen Nystrand help spread mulch around the tree.
    By
  • Ian Swaby
  • January 21, 2024
Garden Club, Oak Park School plant 'tourist tree' on Florida Arbor Day

Students from the school, which serves children with disabilities, helped carry out the project.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sarasota Commons, on Beneva and Fruitville roads, is a shopping center anchored by Bravo Supermarkets and USPS.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 21, 2024
One dead after Friday shooting at Beneva shopping center

One victim was pronounced dead at Sarasota Memorial Hospital after a midday shooting at Sarasota Commons Shopping Center.

  • Sarasota
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Samantha, Josh and Layla Goldman attend Temple Emanu-El's Strawberry Fields Shabbat at Hunsader Farms on Jan. 20.
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • January 20, 2024
Special Shabbat celebrates the trees in east Bradenton

Temple Emanu-El hosted Shabbat at Hunsader Farms to celebrate the birthday of the trees.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Livy Scanlon stars in "Judith."
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • January 20, 2024
Urbanite Theatre's 'Judith' is a Shakespearean shapeshifter

The play's star, Livy Scanlon, changes voices, accents and posture in the blink of an eye.

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  • Reviews
Plans for Banditos Tacos & Tequila include a rooftop lounge with the bar service area beneath an enclosable structure. Under the city's new definitions, it will be considered an indoor bar.
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • January 20, 2024
In defining bars and clubs, city asks: Do restaurants need kitchens?

The city of Sarasota's proposed zoning definitions of downtown restaurants, bars and nightclubs would impact those establishments' operations, hours and outdoor seating.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Co-owner Adam Myara serves up a smashburger to the wait staff in the Ed's Tavern kitchen. The new Ed's Tavern had a soft opening for its second Lakewood Ranch location on Friday.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • January 19, 2024
Ed's Tavern opens its second Lakewood Ranch restaurant

The new building on Upper Manatee River Road hosted a soft opening on Friday before it opened to the public on Saturday.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
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Lakewood Ranch's Jerry and Marilyn Schneider, who have been married for 63 years, enjoy the live music at Music on Main April 3.
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St. Regis at Longboat Key is a gulf-facing resort and condo development on the barrier island of Longboat Key. The Unicorp-developed property opened in 2024 at the former site of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.
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