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Sarasota | Opinion

Democrat Andrew Gillum, left, and Republican Ron DeSantis are squaring off to be Florida's next governor.
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • September 20, 2018
Follow the money

Gillum takes in 4x more than DeSantis

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Columnist .
  • September 18, 2018
Observer overlooked critical problems

Lido Pavilion proposal disregards parking needs and violates comprehensive plan standards.

  • Sarasota
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  • Columnist .
  • September 13, 2018
Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Back in the 1980s, Beach Road was often awash, covered with sand and difficult to maintain.
    By
  • Adrian Moore
  • September 6, 2018
Time for common sense on Siesta Key Beach Road controversy

Some residents want the county to return the vacated right of way and open the road.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • August 23, 2018
Bayfront raises dilemmas

The grand vision for the Bayfront presents multiple dilemmas for the community — where to put a new performing arts hall and deciding this crucial question: What comes first?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • August 23, 2018
OBSERVER RECOMMENDS

Candidates endorsements for Aug. 28 primary elections.

  • Sarasota
  • 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 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
    By
  • 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
    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
Courtesy photo
    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
    By
  • 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
  • Opinion
  • By Roger Skidmore
  • July 11, 2018
My View: Pedestrian overpasses are not the answer

Past studies show not that many people actually want to cross Tamiami Trail by foot. Build larger traffic islands, not bridges.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • July 4, 2018
Ben Franklin, we need you more than ever

To preserve what our founders created, Ben Franklin knew it depended on our having the proper temper in the public square.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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