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Results for: Playvital Discount Code "AVA10" Get 10% Off On All Products!

  • By Maggie Pahos |
  • July 17, 2009
Man on the street: On call

We asked Longboaters if they were in favor of cell-phone towers being placed on the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Thomas Sowell |
  • September 9, 2010
EXCERPTS: Thomas Sowell on the mosque

The proposed mosque near where the World Trade Center was attacked and destroyed, along with thousands of American lives, would be a 15-story middle finger to America.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 20, 2012
Letters to the Editor

It's just a sign!

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 3, 2010
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Evan Wilson

ODA sophomore backup quarterback Evan Wilson threw for more than 260 yards and four touchdowns, propelling the Thunder to a 56-21 victory over Moore Haven Oct. 29.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • February 20, 2013
Neighbors: Mark Kaluga

As his dad lay dying in a VA hospital, Mark Kaluga saw hearts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • March 7, 2013
Your Neighbor: Jimmy Johnson

Jimmy "the fishman" Johnson is a self-described beach bum. But, the former restaurant owner is anything but lazy. Johnson used to sell 3,000 surf-and-turf dinners a week, at his restaurant in Wildwood, N.J.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • July 11, 2018
Jewelry thefts up on Longboat, police say

Thefts of opportunity are up on Longboat Key, crimes that police say are preventable with "common sense."

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 5, 2020
Governor lauds Florida's COVID-19 testing in Sarasota

Sarasota's new COVID-19 testing site gets visit from Gov. Ron DeSantis.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • January 12, 2018
Designing Women Boutique rolls out program to increase education funding

GroundWorks is a way for DWB to partner with area nonprofits and provide ongoing funding to further education.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 10, 2017
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Bryce Williams

The Cardinal Mooney senior talks about his best game and the University of Minnesota.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 16, 2017
East County Athlete of the Week: Jordan Schmucker

The Lakewood Ranch junior talks volleyball, chocolate and Marvel movies.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 6, 2017
Hurricane Irma threat will open Fort Hamer Bridge early

Manatee County announces bridge opening to help with heavy traffic that will be associated with Hurricane Irma.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 30, 2015
Jay Heater's blog -- Sign of the times

Am I the only one who can't read those things?

  • East County
  • News
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • February 18, 2014
Hot Flash: Saks announces Spring 2014 trends

Black Tie's Heather Merriman checks out spring fashions at Saks Fifth Avenue Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 14, 2012
Circle will seek BID extension

St. Armands Business Improvement District Chairman Marty Rappaport is proposing a 10-year extension of the BID more than two years after a referendum for such a measure failed.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 15, 2012
Circle will seek BID extension

St. Armands Business Improvement District Chairman Marty Rappaport is proposing a 10-year extension of the BID more than two years after a referendum for such a measure failed.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 13, 2017
Cops Corner

Interesting police reports from East County.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • May 15, 2025
A spectacular home in The Lake Club defines the ultimate in Florida living

After 36 years in the industry, Derek and Kelly Nelson designed a Lake Club home that brings together everything they learned about beauty, function and Florida living.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 24, 2020
Quitting cold turkey in Lakewood Ranch

Turkey isn't always the featured item on the Thanksgiving menu for these east Bradenton families.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • April 20, 2011
Body of work

After spending half of her career hanging from circus ropes and hoofing it in toe shoes and leotards, Seva Anthony learns the art of stillness.

  • Arts + Culture
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