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  • By Janet Combs |
  • January 8, 2024
2023 debutantes make their entrance with grace, charm and poise

The 42nd annual Debutante Ball unveiled the year's class while benefiting youth programs of the Sarasota Orchestra.

  • Black Tie
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • September 24, 2025
School closures threaten Sarasota’s economy

Shutting down Wilkinson Elementary would just be the start of many future closures, one reader says.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • March 28, 2026
Kiwanians support Family Promise chapter at pancake breakfast

Volunteers with the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key helped raise funds to support local families facing homelessness.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Janet Combs |
  • February 1, 2026
Circus Arts Gala sings through the rain

Students from the Circus Arts Conservatory wowed guests with their themed performance and received a standing ovation.

  • Black Tie
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • December 8, 2025
Temple Beth Israel hosts Hanukkah open house for third year

From dreidel games to holiday market stalls, visitors took in plenty of entertainment to kickstart the holiday early.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Tina Ciaccio | Michael Saunders & Company |
  • February 20, 2026
For Sale: 16111 Daysailor Trail Lakewood Ranch FL

Perfectly proportioned to enjoy the pinnacle of luxury living inside the exclusive gated community of The Lake Club in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Sponsored Content
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 3, 2023
He tried to fix the Navy

Thomas Modly’s new book, "Vectors," gives the untold context to what was a national controversy in 2020.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • February 15, 2024
The journey from one nail salon to a national brand

Lakewood Ranch residents Mark and Michele Schlossberg launched Paint Nail Bar nine years ago. It has since become a nationwide brand.

  • East County
  • Business
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 22, 2025
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe swings for the 'Fences'

WBTT's production of August Wilson's Pulitzer-winning play knocks it out of the park.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 1, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, March 2

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • December 30, 2024
Save these dates in 2025 for Longboat Key events

2025 is a packed year of classic Longboat Key events for all residents.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • March 26, 2025
FDOT to assume larger responsibility for Broadway Roundabout project

The Florida Department of Transportation agreed to manage the project for the town of Longboat Key to get the Broadway Roundabout underway after a series of previous delays and hurdles.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • January 13, 2021
Creatively connected at Braden River Library

Manatee County libraries shift to a focus on virtual programming.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • January 20, 2021
Medical examiner facility to be built off Fruitville Road

Sarasota County will build an autopsy and office building for the District 12 Medical Examiner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • September 18, 2022
Brisket, chicken and ribs are cooking overtime at Stottlemyer's Smokehouse

Every day, the cooks at Stottlemyer's Smokehouse are pushing about 40 pounds of brisket into the smoker to cook overnight.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 2, 2009
Hope in the Unseen

Several Gulf Coast window and shutter companies see hope in a new insurance rule. One entrepreneur is even opening a new showroom to meet the expected demand.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • December 16, 2010
Garage sets sail

The Sarasota Observer got an exclusive tour a week before the scheduled opening of the Palm Avenue parking garage, which will soon feature a modern, sail-like appearance on the outside and roomy parking levels inside.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 29, 2020
“The Lifespan of a Fact” wages war of the words at Asolo Rep.

Play questions the relationship between style and substance in news

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 23, 2018
District 73 candidate says he is trained to be a leader

Tommy Gregory, a retired Air Force lieutenant and a Sarasota attorney, says his military background has provided him with the leadership skills necessary to represent District 73 in the state House.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • February 13, 2019
Longboat market trends encouraging

Closed sales, average prices improved in 2018, figures indicate.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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