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  • By Emily Walsh |
  • December 28, 2022
Vision 2023

As we move into the new year, Observer Media Group remains committed to its vision statement: Innovate and elevate.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Michael Eng |
  • March 31, 2010
Bayside completes new home

The 54,000-square-foot building features a 1,000-seat auditorium and a section devoted to children and youth.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 20, 2011
Revitalization realization

With the Key's newly formed task force, former Mayor George Spoll hopes to spur economic revitalization on Longboat. The goal is to recapture what was lost - not attract new growth.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • July 8, 2009
Sarasota gets scratch fever

Disc jockeys and clubbers plan to flock to downtown Sarasota bars next week for Sarasota's first Vinyl Music Festival.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 1, 2012
Gill resigns from Longboat Island Chapel

The Rev. Kenneth Gill resigned as senior minister Friday, two days before the congregation was scheduled to vote on his future with the church.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 29, 2011
Future beach projects need new identity

The town's 'island-wide' beach projects don't put down sand everywhere on the island. Now the town is searching for a new name.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 15, 2012
News Briefs

Youth may register for free Orioles clinic; Second public meeting set for Gulf Gate Library; Background-check fingerprint process changed

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Jack Short |
  • March 9, 2016
Coast Guard to boaters: Avoid New Pass, for now

A town renourishment project could add depth to New Pass, but many boaters say that’s not a long-term solution.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • November 21, 2013
Kayak launch worries residents

A forthcoming multiuse recreational trail in Laurel Park - and particularly a kayak launch - has some residents worried about the neighborhood getting too crowded.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 3, 2024
County denies variance for Siesta Key beachfront home

The owner of a beachfront lot on Siesta Key was denied a coastal setback variance that would have also allowed use of a pedestrian access as a driveway.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 15, 2016
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, June 16

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 8, 2022
Lakewood Ranch soccer community says sport's popularity on the rise

As the 2022 FIFA World Cup rolls along, members of the community talk about how the sport's popularity has grown and where it could go from here.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • August 6, 2015
Young explorer is king of the mountain

Jace King, 11, successfully climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, and he’s one of the youngest to ever do it.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 5, 2022
Shannon Funeral Homes donates piano to Myakka City Historic School House

The Myakka restoration project nears completion with a Brambach baby grand piano on board.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • November 15, 2023
Abandoned boats are cluttering Longboat’s north end, residents say

Some town residents believe that old boats near the public dock, including one that has sat for two years, are becoming an eyesore.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 8, 2012
Our View: Obama's assault on religion

No ideas are more fundamental to our nation's heritage and moral principles than those expressed in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • April 3, 2024
Iconographer combines painting with prayer

All Angels gallery will be displaying Christine Hales' icons from April 7 to June 28.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Guest Author |
  • April 28, 2021
A parent speaks out …

New Yorker Andrew Gutmann expresses what many Americans are feeling about the false charge of systemic racism and how they’re fed up with their children being brainwashed at school.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • March 12, 2025
Suncoast Waterkeeper releases 2024 water quality report

The report shows trends in the region's concentrations of enterococci, a bacteria that is a fecal matter indicator.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • October 26, 2021
County finalizes redistricting map options

The County Commission will choose one of three maps establishing new district boundaries. A consultant produced one option, and a resident submitted the other two.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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