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  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2023
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for March 23-29

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • March 1, 2022
This Week in A+E: March 3-9

Ballet, theater, concerts and comedy flood Sarasota this week, bringing a wide array of entertainment options.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2009
Letters to the Editor

To send in your letters, please e-mail them to [email protected], or mail them to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, 34228. The Longboat Observer gives priority to letters of local interest and about local issues. The Observer will print all letters to the editor if it feels they are of general interest, but only if the letter is signed and the author's street address and phone number are given. The editor reserves the right to condense letters.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By April Doner |
  • August 20, 2012
Bee Ridge Park Jam: 15 years of bluegrass, country and gospel

Bee Ridge Park Jam: 15 years of bluegrass, country and gospel

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 3, 2012
Lacy Janson: Olympic debut

Sarasota native Lacy Janson, a 2001 graduate of Cardinal Mooney High School, will compete on the world's biggest stage at the 2012 Summer Olympics after finishing third in the pole vault at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 12, 2019
Welcome back, Sarasota: 10 things you missed while you were away

A lot of news happened over the summer. Here's the best of it.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • January 2, 2019
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Jan. 3

A look at our favorite arts and entertainment events taking place this week in Bradenton, Sarasota and Venice.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 8, 2017
Love under construction

Friends finish home for injured friend.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Dylan Campbell |
  • January 2, 2025
What our Sarasota sports columnist can't wait to cover in 2025

On the water and on the land, Sarasota is set for a big sports year.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 26, 2025
BMX track draws amateur and pro riders to Myakka City

Aker Brand Farms is a 15-acre BMX training facility and a dream come true for owners Jeremy Smith and Will Grant.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 1, 2024
The raw deal on where to find oysters in the Sarasota area

Oysters are a shellfish pleasure. No shuck! Local chefs share their expertise and love for the bivalve mollusks.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Ronto Group |
  • June 22, 2023
The Owen Golden Gate Point: A Luxurious Lifestyle in Downtown Sarasota

The Owen Golden Gate Point, a new mid-rise boutique building being developed by the award-winning Ronto Group in partnership with Wheelock Street Capital, has been designed to provide a select group of just 29 condominium owners with a highly amenitized, luxurious lifestyle in downtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
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  • By Nick Reichert |
  • June 21, 2015
Breaking the Ice

After a closing the unwieldy yet creative hub of the Ice House last year, founder and art lover Sam Alfstad is looking to change the art to consumer dynamic at the Alfstad& Contemporary Gallery in the Rosemary District.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 2, 2022
Joe Biden, you are crushing the American people

Destroying our wealth, our way of life, our happiness and our liberty — your plan is pathetic. Rise up, Americans.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 10, 2022
County approves $20M for indoor sports complex at Benderson Park

The two-story complex at Sarasota's Nathan Benderson Park is planned to have a boathouse on the bottom and basketball/volleyball courts above.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 5, 2012
Manatee County prepares for infrastructure improvements

Here's a look at Manatee County's FY 2013 Capital Improvement Program projects in the East County.

  • East County
  • News
  • By George Rauch |
  • June 1, 2011
The pace of the economy is not accelerating

The last few Market Watch articles have focused upon the dangers of the market. The posture in which the market currently exists, although called a bull market, is so expensive that the public is set up for great losses.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • June 19, 2019
Artist Violetta Chandler paints her home away from home

The Sarasota-based painter uses inspiration from her native country and current home in her work.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 17, 2019
Bradenton artist delivers in a heartbeat

Bradenton artist Kori Clark is in the flow with her abstract and heartbeat art.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2017
Sarasota's hurricane heroes pitch in to help

Irma's wind's had barely settled, and the Sarasota community was already lending a hand.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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