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Results for: Blue Guardian Coupon Code [ARCH30] - Get 30% off on all the Challenges

  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2014
Our View

Call in the creative pros

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • June 21, 2015
Breaking the Ice

After a closing the unwieldy yet creative hub of the Ice House last year, founder and art lover Sam Alfstad is looking to change the art to consumer dynamic at the Alfstad& Contemporary Gallery in the Rosemary District.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 28, 2009
Roundabout central

Where better to see if the much-talked-about traffic device actually makes cars flow more smoothly than Carmel, Ind., home to 42 roundabouts?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • February 10, 2011
Love Story

In honor of Valentine's Day, we asked two Sarasota couples - newlyweds Kevin and Missy Cooper and longtime loves and high-school sweethearts Billy and Mary Franklin - to share their love stories.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By David Conway |
  • December 16, 2015
Sarasota's hotel boom comes with questions, concerns

The number of hotel rooms in downtown Sarasota is set to increase nearly 200% over the next five years. Are there any reservations about the coming deluge?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Dora Walters |
  • December 16, 2009
Speaker gives All Angels a healthy outlook

Dr. Henry E. Simmons, president of the National Coalition on Health Care, was the guest speaker at the Dec. 8 meeting of the Sandpipers of All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • June 17, 2014
UPDATE: All lanes open on southbound I-75

All lanes open on southbound I-75, after temporary closures at mildm raker 215, due to dump truck spillage on the roadway.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • January 8, 2026
Will 2026 be another year of 'mights' in Sarasota?

From a new Sarasota city manager (maybe) to an implementation agreement for a new performing arts center (also maybe), 2026 promises to be an eventful year in Sarasota. Maybe.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • September 19, 2018
The Sarasota Ballet plans to raise the barre in upcoming 2018-2019 season

Sarasota Ballet’s 2018-2018 season will feature changes in roles and repertoire to increase the company's standards.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2024
The best things to do in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat for May 2-8

Don't miss these arts and entertainment events around Sarasota and Manatee counties this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • August 26, 2023
Summer Night Out wined and dined customers in Whitney Beach Plaza

This monthly event is hosted by several businesses to promote their products and mingle with other residents on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 4, 2021
Manatee County makes 1,200 more COVID-19 vaccinations available to those 65 and over

Online appointments in Manatee County for COVID-19 vaccinations begins at 2 p.m. today (Jan. 4).

  • East County
  • News
  • By Blake Fussell |
  • March 8, 2022
Sarasota retains single-member districts

57.2% of voters say "No" to the charter amendment.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • October 23, 2022
Longboat Key church transforms into a hofbrauhaus for Oktoberfest

About 100 church members attended, many dressed in lederhosen.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 13, 2009
THE CAREGIVER: ShelleyStone

Out-of-Door Academy: Shelley Stone is a self-proclaimed 'big kid who hasn't grown up yet.'

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 10, 2010
Some like it hot

A hint of Scottish bonnet pepper made a family recipe the winner of the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center's first Rib Fest event.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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