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  • Matt Walsh
  • August 23, 2018
OBSERVER RECOMMENDS

Candidates endorsements for Aug. 28 primary elections.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • August 22, 2018
An alternative for the arts

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall could find a home at the Sarasota Fairgrounds.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • August 22, 2018
Observer recommends

Candidates endorsements for Aug. 28 primary elections

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • August 15, 2018
We recommend …

‘All politics is local,’ said late House Speaker Tip O’Neill. These are the candidates whose races can change the quality of life in your community.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • August 15, 2018
We recommend …

‘All politics is local,’ said late House Speaker Tip O’Neill. These are the candidates whose races can change the quality of life in your community.

  • East County
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • August 8, 2018
We recommend …

Florida voters often know little about their state constitutional office candidates. Perhaps our rating system can offer some insight.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Betty Schoenbaum models in Designing Women Boutique’s “Fashion Week” show Dec. 3, 2006. Photo by Peter Acker
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  • Emily Walsh
  • August 2, 2018
Big Betty

Betty Schoenbaum, one of Sarasota’s all-time leading ladies, was smart, sassy and unafraid to show a little leg.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Dr. Murray "Murf" Klauber, second from right, shares one last cocktail at the Colony before it closed for good.
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  • Matt Walsh
  • August 1, 2018
Colony made Longboat Key

Colony made Longboat Key

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Rick Piccolo, the president of Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, said more major airlines could be headed to Sarasota in the next year.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • July 27, 2018
Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

Better deals will land in Sarasota

  • East County
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • July 25, 2018
Leave ‘without cause’ in

Sarasota County Superintendent of Education Todd Bowden may not be the right fit.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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    By
  • Edward Alley
  • July 25, 2018
Time is of the essence for the Sarasota Orchestra while planning for a new hall

The Sarasota Orchestra chose to explore other sites within the city of Sarasota for a new concert hall because it doesn't have time to wait for The Bay Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Adrian Moore
  • July 19, 2018
Sarasota and homelessness

Sarasota is starting to effectively address homelessness. But, without crucial assistance from mature community and public-private partnerships, it will continue to struggle.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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  • Matt Walsh
  • July 18, 2018
More height or less setback

If town commissioners and planning board members favor highly restrictive codes on such things as setbacks, building heights and open space, they are creating a conundrum. It’s simple math.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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  • Emily Walsh
  • July 12, 2018
Care for those who built Sarasota

The Pines of Sarasota Foundation needs $1 million annually to support residents who have outlived their resources.

  • Sarasota
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  • Matt Walsh
  • July 11, 2018
Keep up the pressure

Longboat Key traffic solutions

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