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Results for: Funded Futures Network Promo Code "SKV50" Get 50% Off On All Plans

  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2024
Woman caught skinny-dipping in homeowner's pool

Claiming to be with the CIA, a nude woman is removed from a homeowner's pool on St. Armands. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 8, 2012
Observed: Celebrate your rights; keep it civil

An East County resident had called to tell us we should get over to the State Road 70 Chick-fil-A location Aug. 1. The lines, he said, were extraordinary.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 19, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Pine View students achieve success; Hog hunting is asinine; Not all are in favor of the hog hunt

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • July 5, 2017
Benderson adjusts Siesta Promenade plans

Benderson is moving forward with its plans for a mixed-use project near the south Siesta Key bridge, but residents remain opposed to the proposal.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • March 14, 2026
Spicy showdown at the Suncoast Builders Association Chili Cook Off

On March 12 in Lakewood Ranch, members tasted and voted for their favorite out of 13 entrants.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 11, 2010
Make-A-Wish kicks off Season of Wishes campaign

Banana Republic and the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Northern Florida teamed up to host an evening filled with holiday treats, shopping and awareness Thursday, Nov. 4, at the Southgate Mall.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 19, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Mr. Beery's Chocolate Chip Cookie Bake-Off

Mr. Beery's owner, Mark Tuchman, has never liked chilli. So, in lieu of a chilli cook-off, the Gulf Gate bar owner hosted the second annual Chocolate Chip Cookie Bake-Off Saturday, Feb. 16. More than 20 patrons entered their homemade cookies into the contest, and Tuchman says entries included many unique recipes featuring unusual ingredients, like bacon. The occasion was designed to be family friendly, and a panel of judges awarded prizes for first, second and third place, people's choice and kid's choice. Instead of milk, after the judging, patrons washed down their cookies with cold beer.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 29, 2016
Emily Walsh named publisher of Observers

She will oversee Observer Media Group’s Sarasota-Manatee newspapers and website.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 27, 2025
Lifeline Productions adds Atomica Arts co-founders to its management team

Will Luera and Maria Schaedler-Luera join arts nonprofit founded by Joel Ehrenpreis.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 23, 2024
Manatee School District faces major transportation challenges

Population spike, driver shortage and a wide geographical coverage area are among the top problems facing Manatee County.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • May 5, 2021
Longboat Key moms on moms

Mothers have a keen sense of what parenthood is all about.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 1, 2017
Don't wrestle with decision to attend state finals

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 4, 2012
News Briefs

SMART hosts grand opening; Premier Sotheby's opens Ranch office; Tara Elementary wins $4,000 grant

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • May 13, 2015
3 Things | Brand new

Sarasota’s current building boom is changing the face of the area. New homes are being built all over town.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 5, 2020
Longboat Key's illegal parking fines to increase in December

Longboat Key town commissioners voted to increase parking fines from $30 to $75.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • August 18, 2011
No. 1 beach equals big summer season

A full parking lot at Siesta Key Beach is translating into a lot of customers for Key merchants and restaurants.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • September 24, 2025
With the popularity of pickleball, is there still room for tennis?

The tidal-wave growth of pickleball in the past decade has splashed down in Longboat Key's Bayfront Park and changed the landscape of the only venue for free racket play on the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • December 20, 2024
2024: Longboat by the numbers

From hurricanes to high ticket sales, here are some of the numbers that defined the year on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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