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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 27, 2023
Concrete pad prices prompt reconsideration of public art placement

The bid for concrete foundations in U.S. 41 roundabouts was nearly four times the cost of the sculptures.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 7, 2015
Longboat Key at 60: Get ready to party

The free event will have no admission at the door and will foster community spirit by allowing residents to bring blankets and their own food and beverages. Cost for the town? $13,765.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • February 25, 2015
What's the party line on nonpartisan races?

The involvement of political parties in the City Commission race is not a new phenomenon, but some individuals are calling for an end to the partisan input.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • November 6, 2014
Pine View students foster hope with donation drive

The basic essentials of socks and underwear can be taken for granted when access is as easy as a trip to the store. But for the children who are taken into foster care - sometimes in the middle of the night - that isn't always the case.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • August 30, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: It came from the sky

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • May 11, 2022
Not learning from history on affordable housing

The labor market in Sarasota is adjusting all the time — and fairly quickly.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 27, 2010
Plaza plans

The Whitney Beach shopping center is under contract with Juliani Kenney Investment Capital LLC, which plans to bring a mix of national and local retail stores to the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 3, 2015
Turning point

Development in East County is booming. Traffic is growing. Below are the projects planned to add to that growth - and the roads that are planned to help.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2012
News Briefs

New animal license fees approved; Nominations sought for Keystone Awards

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 14, 2019
Costco makes its debut in Manatee County

Costco Wholesale ready to open in Bradenton

  • East County
  • News
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • March 23, 2025
Backpacks make world of difference for kids entering foster care, expert says

Longboat Key Chapel accepting backpack donations throughout the month for the Sarasota-based All Star Children's Foundation.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • April 28, 2025
Florence & the Spice Boys opens at UTC

This is the second location for the Middle Eastern-inspired restaurant that started as a food truck.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • 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 Liz Ramos |
  • October 7, 2020
Fair foods a tradition for Myakka resident

Myakka City woman follows family tradition by selling treats at the Pumpkin Festival.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 30, 2011
TOP STORY, SEPT.: Greenville outlines its success story

Sarasota hosted the economic development director of Greenville, S.C., to hear how the city revitalized its downtown core since the 1970s.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 22, 2023
Woman IDs robbery suspect as he talked to police

A purse snatcher is identified by the victim who was driving by when he was talking to police. This and other reports from the Sarasota Police Department in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • September 9, 2009
Opera House reopens aisles, loses 48 seats

The Sarasota Opera House removes four-dozen new seats after receiving some complaints from longtime patrons.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • May 24, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Austin Jacob Interial

Cardinal Mooney junior, Austin Jacob Interial, is already gearing up for a great senior year. Finishing out his junior year with the spring football season, Interial has been a key player for the Cougars this season as one of the starting linebackers for the team.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • June 22, 2011
Bijou Cafe celebrates 25 years

In 1986, Ray and D'Arcy Arpke, the proprietors of Euphemia Haye on Longboat Key, told them about a little restaurant named Bijou Cafe that was for sale. It was located in a former Texaco gas station. When the Knaggses saw it, they said, "This is it ... this is perfect."

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 23, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Call it the 'little orphaned south end'; f you want change, add parking spaces

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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