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Results for: Pococo Discount Code "AVA505" – Get 50% Discount

  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 10, 2025
Manatee County Library patrons invited to explore Morocco

The Voyager program introduces residents to different countries, but flying is optional.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 10, 2025
City of Sarasota, county fund balances take a hit in hurricane cost

Storm recovery costs and FEMA reimbursement delays will be a factor as Sarasota city and county governments enter budget season.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • March 26, 2024
Asolo Rep's 2024-25 season includes Ken Ludwig world premiere

Josh Rhodes will return to Asolo Repertory Theatre to direct "Jesus Christ Superstar."

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • May 14, 2025
Keep an eye out for these Longboat Key summer events

While the peak season is winding down, Longboat residents and visitors can look forward to events continuing throughout the summer.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Letters to the Editor |
  • April 15, 2025
Longboat is far different than it was in 1955

Many things like gas and operating expenses cost more now than back then.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Adrian Moore, Vittorio Nastasi |
  • February 7, 2024
Florida leads on health care innovation

Telehealth is helping ease the doctor shortage. Dental therapists are next.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Dylan Campbell |
  • January 30, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: J.P. Lattimore

The junior forward is leading Booker High in scoring this season.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 22, 2025
Officers don't take social media bait

Two males streaming videos to a popular social media site fail to draw officers into compromising scene. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Su Byron |
  • January 30, 2025
Spring is the season of renewal and reinvention. The art scene is no exception.

The spring arts season serves up ample opportunities to dive deeper into our collective experience.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Su Byron |
  • February 20, 2025
Arts scene serves up ample opportunities to dive into our collective experience

Spring is the season of renewal, rebirth and reinvention. The area art scene is no exception.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • June 13, 2025
Country Club Shores turn lane construction ahead of schedule

The project is on track to be 60% complete by the end of June, meaning the contractors are ahead of schedule based on the Dec. 31 deadline.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 10, 2024
Vacation rental ordinance expanded citywide

The registration period for short-term rentals in Sarasota will be July 1 to Oct. 31, and the new law will go into effect Jan. 1, 2025.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • July 30, 2024
Longboat police evict man camping near Beer Can Island

While on patrol, officers find a man violating the prohibition against camping on Longboat Key. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 13, 2024
School District of Manatee County adds early literacy funds to referendum

If approved, part of the funding will go toward expanding literacy programs in Manatee schools.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • November 5, 2024
Welfare check turns out to be resident dodging a 'bad friend'

The caller hadn’t heard from the resident since before the hurricanes, but there was more behind the pair’s friendship. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 20, 2024
Performing Arts Center agreement deadline extended

The Sarasota City Commission grants request from the Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation to extend the implementation agreement deadline for a new theater complex.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 7, 2026
Man claims assailant was a time traveler

To explain a fight and minor injury, a man told officers he was the victim of rocks thrown by a sinister time traveler. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • October 10, 2025
Shopping plaza opens soon with furniture, windows, flooring tenants

Brista Commons, a new commercial complex on Longboat Key closing in on completion, will feature everything needed to build and decorate a home.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • April 13, 2026
Seasoned sailors take advantage of smooth seas at Sarasota Bay Cup Regatta

Teams raced under sunny skies and light winds as they vied for the top spot in Bird Key Yacht Club's 2026 sailing competition.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Anna Dearing |
  • March 12, 2019
History and patriotism prevail in the Sarasota Ballet's 'Poetry and Liberty' program

The Sarasota Ballet makes a mark on the ballet world with its company premiere of Sir Frederick Ashton’s 'Apparitions,' while enthusing patriotism with George Balanchine’s 'Stars and Stripes.'

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
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