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  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • March 28, 2013
Your Neighbor: Peggy Messick

Growing up in the small town of Lead, S.D., Peggy Messick never imagined herself working in the Pentagon, but, at 18 years old, that was exactly what she was doing.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By David Conway |
  • May 7, 2020
Sarasota Memorial Hospital resumes elective surgeries

Although precautionary measures remain in place to limit coronavirus spread, SMH wants the public to know it’s safe to come to the hospital.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 17, 2013
Ringling grad launches Kickstarter campaign

Animator Aaron Blaise, a 1989 graduate of Ringling College of Art and Design, has started a grassroots campaign to fund an animated feature film.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kaye Warr |
  • February 27, 2012
Get to Know the Sarasota Opera: Lee Poulis

Get to Know the Sarasota Opera: Lee Poulis

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 20, 2019
How to train for a 5K

Running coach Holly Johnson weighs in with tips and tricks on how to prepare for a 5K.

  • Health
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • February 15, 2022
Playwright puts plot on paper at Hermitage event

Paula Vogel has seen her work brought to life on the world's largest stages. And she helped a Sarasota audience find the sweet spot in crafting their own elements of style last Friday.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • October 1, 2025
How to spot and escape Gulf rip currents

On beaches with no lifeguards, like Longboat Key, knowing what to look for and how to escape a rip current might just save a life.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 26, 2022
Christ Church of Longboat Key celebrates 10 years

The church has been around for more than 15 years, but their building was completed in late 2011.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 15, 2011
Reid's employment with county becomes official

About 4 p.m. Dec. 15, Sarasota County Commission Chairwoman Nora Patterson signed the contract with new County Administrator Randall H. Reid, officially making him the successor to former County Administrator Jim Ley.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 23, 2016
Dance fever hits Freedom families

More than 200 people turn out for mother-son night.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 1, 2011
Squatters pay cash for keys to Colony

APRIL FOOLS - Neighbors of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort say current guests are squatters, not celebrities, and they want them out of here.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 3, 2016
Bondi rejects Longboat Key noise request

According to the office of Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, the town can’t regulate noise levels near Jewfish Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • April 13, 2016
Cops Corner 4.14.2016

Comical crime reports from around the area.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Sarasota Observer archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 15, 2017
Straff gets roasted

Longboat Key Club tennis regulars honored Larry Straff with a roast and "Commander -in- Chief" medal.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2015
OUR VIEW | The May referendum

The May 12 vote is not a referendum giving the Resort at Longboat Key Club the approval to expand. But it is a vote that will determine the future prosperity of Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 19, 2018
Lakewood Ranch runner has shot at cross country medal

The senior boys runner has his eyes on a time in the 15:30s.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Roy |
  • September 15, 2010
Final vote expected on strip-club rules

Some adult-business owners felt the vague wording of the current ordinance allowed them to have fully nude employees.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 11, 2012
Code Enforcement hears eight turtle-lighting cases

Sand Cay Beach Resort and Gulf Tides of Longboat Key each received fines of $25 per day.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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