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Results for: How to Get Databar Coupon Code [FRIENDSOFDATABAR] – Get 10% Off on Your Purchase

  • By Harold Ronson |
  • August 8, 2013
My take on why the Iwo Jima statue effort had to be abandoned

I am the veteran of the Iwo campaign who proposed donating the Iwo Jima statue to Sarasota. And I want to thank the Observer newspapers for your generous and thoughtful coverage of that effort, and make clear why it had to be abandoned.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • March 20, 2014
Your Neighbor: Carol Pettengill

Carol Pettengill is the founder and instructor of Senior Friendship Centers' harmonica band, Second Wind.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By David Conway |
  • January 5, 2017
2017 Issues to Watch: Growth

From traffic to new development, concerns surrounding growth in Sarasota are mounting — but will those concerns lead to change?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Emily Walsh |
  • February 28, 2024
Start spreading the news

Out with the old, in the with the new. The Observer may be the only newspaper company in the country installing new news racks.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 5, 2011
Lakewood Ranch High School's first graduating class celebrates 10 years

Lakewood Ranch High School's 2001 yearbook was titled 'The Final Piece' -- to honor its first graduates as the last puzzle piece needed to complete the high school. This week, that pioneering class celebrates its 10-year reunion.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 13, 2015
Theater review: 'Hair'

The spirit of the ’60s is alive and well in this Venice Theatre production.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 20, 2013
Builders show off models

The Home Builder Association's annual Parade of Homes starts this weekend.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 29, 2014
Business, nonprofit partner for elderly care

Church of Hope and Omega Communities officials hope a venture for an assisted-living facility will be a model for similar arrangements around the United States.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • July 1, 2021
Plymouth Harbor resident hosts seminar on self-evolution

Phillips is hosting the seminar with his neighbors, but hopes to bring it to a larger scale.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Blake Fussell |
  • March 17, 2022
Ukrainians explain how Sarasota can help in Thursday seminar

A Ukrainian aid discussion took place Thursday at Selby Public Library.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • September 16, 2010
Hospital board candidates tackle finances

Although it may not be top of mind to many voters, the hospital board races are an important part of Election Day, because the board has a significant say in how taxes are collected.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • June 30, 2010
The hula dancer

Circus Sarasota's Chiara Anastasini has choreographed a Latin-infused hula-hoop act that will leave you winded.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • January 8, 2025
Lakewood Ranch High student creates 'Science Stars' to inspire tweens

Yulia Morales hopes to show kids how science can be fun with monthly experiments.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • October 2, 2013
DOING BUSINESS: Stamper's Cove

The story of Stamper's Cove, a new craft store in Lakewood Ranch, is best told through the two black tables tucked deep inside it.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • November 14, 2013
Holidays arrive early with ornament sale

Avid collector Michael Nitzsche prepares to pass on the sparkle of his 60,000 ornaments to benefit his church.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 4, 2024
Jilted paramour can't let go of short-term relationship

Ghosted after a one-night stand, a rejected man stalks a woman throughout an evening of downtown bar hopping. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • November 12, 2024
Manatee Community Concert Band kicks off a new season

The Manatee Community Concert Band is open to all ages and skill levels, but members must read sheet music.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 1, 2026
A staple of Longboat Key for over 40 years, Harry's Continental Kitchens keeps it fresh

This Longboat Key landmark blends Old World cuisine, family tradition and a commitment to hospitality.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 15, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: The smell of something dangerous

Police reports from around the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 29, 2019
Investor buys downtown retail spaces for $10.35 million

The multimillion-dollar sale includes Main Street and Lemon Avenue properties such as Sur La Table, Eileen Fisher, Pastry Art and Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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