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Results for: Vanity Wagon Discount Code “AVA”– Save Up To 40% on All Orders

  • By Marty Fugate |
  • August 16, 2019
Opposites create comedy in The Players Centre's 'The Odd Couple'

The latest Players Centre production is a classic tale of friends challenged with the task of coexisting in the same space.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 5, 2014
Retired economist vies for at-large seat

In his bid for Terry Gans' at-large commission seat, Armando Linde focuses his campaign on fiscal conservatism for the town's budget.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 8, 2025
Car window smashed over a $30 dispute

A man tells police his car's rear window was shattered by his girlfriend because he wouldn't give her $30. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 8, 2012
Runners lace up for First Watch race

Take a closer look at three First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon runners.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • June 1, 2020
Longboat Key reopens parking at beaches

Public beach parking in Longboat Key had been closed since March 21.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • April 5, 2026
Manatee County among 14 Southwest Florida counties under water restrictions

A Modified Phase III Extreme Water Shortage is in effect from April 3 through July 1.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 27, 2009
Town to assist Key Club Moorings channel dredge

The town will become a co-applicant to a minor dredging project that will open up a channel that both marina and Longboat Key Bay Isles homeowners use.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2017
Compeer Sarasota celebrates its new children’s program

The mental health-focused nonprofit had a great deal to celebrate at its luncheon on April 6 at The Francis.

  • Black Tie
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 15, 2015
Fast n Fresh opens its doors in downtown Sarasota

The salad specialty restaurant opened for business last week at its new location on Osprey Avenue.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Laura Lyon |
  • July 9, 2024
'Smash therapy' company plans Sarasota location

Franchisees plan to bring four new iSmash locations to Southwest Florida.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 28, 2009
Cops Corner

Cops Corner

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Abby Weingarten |
  • October 29, 2019
Sarasota Opera's new costume collection opens a wealth of possibilities

The new wardrobe has pieces that have been worn by Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and more.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 9, 2017
Jousting troupe at Sarasota Medieval Fair goes full-contact every time

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 29, 2020
'American Son' reverberates with pent-up tensions

Parents' nightmare made worse by societal issues in Christopher Demos-Brown drama

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 30, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

At 15 months, my son, Cameron, already has learned the art of the balance beam.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • February 16, 2021
Longboat Key firefighters honored at annual awards ceremony

Fire Rescue liaison and public information officer Tina Adams won the department’s employee of the year award.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 21, 2025
How we compare

Living in a capitalistic, competitive society, we all like to know how we compare. Are we best? Worst? First? Last?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • October 26, 2012
WEEKEND BEST BEST: Morton's Chili Cookoff

Spend Sunday afternoon sampling chili served up by Sarasota firefighters.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 30, 2009
Area officials question town fertilizer ordinance questioned

Some officials believe the town's ordinance, which contains a blackout period for fertilizer during the rainy season and favors 3-foot, fertilizer-free waterfront zones, is too strict.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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