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  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 28, 2018
Is mini-golf as fun as you remember?

To see what mini-golf is like in 2018, we headed to Sarasota's Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf and talked to people about their experiences.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By David Conway |
  • February 4, 2020
Commission rejects Bath & Racquet Club plans

Although a proposed land use change drew support from a majority of the commission, a redevelopment plan for the fitness club won’t be moving forward.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 27, 2016
Top Story — June: Pattigeorge’s new owner: ‘It’s my destiny’

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

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  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 31, 2019
Local winter sports alumni doing big things at the next level

Local winter sports alumni doing big things at the next level, at schools like Tennessee, Texas, Columbia, Murray State, SMU and Embry-Riddle.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 2, 2019
Lakewood Ranch High student actors take on The Fringe in Scotland

Lakewood Ranch High student actors take on The Fringe in Scotland

  • East County
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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 22, 2015
Colony unit owners will vote on settlement assessment

Fifty-one percent of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort’s 237 unit owners are needed to approve a $15,000 per unit special assessment that raises $3.5 million in settlement cash.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 27, 2015
Cops Corner 5.28.2015

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 22, 2015
LADDER UP: Welcome the 619

East Manatee Fire Rescue added a new $1 million truck with a 100-foot ladder to its fleet last week.

  • East County
  • News
  • By David Conway and Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 25, 2014
Main Street bar clears first hurdle

Plans for a Paddy Wagon in the 1500 block of Main Street, in addition to other nightlife proposals, have received an early seal of approval from downtown residents.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • December 2, 2014
The Magnolia House

When John and Leslie Korff decided to leave their bustling city lives in Manhattan to settle down and raise their family in the South, the couple set their eyes on Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • March 31, 2025
Sarasota architect Frank Folsom Smith dies at age 93

The Virginia transplant designed Plymouth Harbor and helped shape downtown.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • October 30, 2023
Local chef teaches Longboaters the importance of eating clean foods

Kimberly Knox hosts a luncheon at the wellness center demonstrating a recipe from her cookbook and the science behind why what ingredients we put in our bodies matters.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 21, 2024
Police order trespasser down from a construction crane

A man who said he was "simply bored" was spotted standing near the edge of a crane in The Quay. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Jim DeLa |
  • June 28, 2024
Residents opposed to New College tree removal booted from meeting

The Board of Governors refuses to allow public comment on Uplands Preserve.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • September 27, 2024
Longboat Key officials say more help is on the way, reentry timeline still uncertain

Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi told community representatives there’s still uncertainties with the town’s water supply and infrastructure following Hurricane Helene.

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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • April 13, 2026
Some residents say Manatee pulled 'bait and switch' on Myakka River monitoring

Two technicians were supposed to monitor the Myakka River, but they were hired to cover all of Manatee County instead.

  • East County
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