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Results for: How to Get Emergent Promo Code 2026 [VINEET] – Get 15% Exclusive Discount

  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 7, 2015
County settles suit related to death of Donna Chen

Sarasota County commissioners Tuesday approved a $200,000 settlement with the estate of Donna Chen, who was killed by a drunk driver in 2012.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 31, 2023
Sarasota-area sporting events to watch this summer

School is out, but the sports calendar keeps rolling along with big events in a variety of disciplines.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • July 23, 2021
Longboat Key residents put in hard work for the sweet reward of jam

Two Longboat Key residents spread the love with homemade jams and preserves.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 7, 2022
Prose and Kohn: Sarasota Christian starts football program with a solid foundation

Jacob Spenn will lead the program into its first season and beyond.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 22, 2011
Our View: Giving thanks

Thanksgiving Day is one of the great American holidays, because it is the time when everyone of different backgrounds, political persuasions and faiths can focus on being thankful for what we have.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 4, 2011
OUR VIEW: Budget woes an opportunity

Like every other county and municipality in Florida, Manatee County is facing yet another round of budget cuts. But times of pain and crisis are always times of opportunity - with just a little vision.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 29, 2019
Urbanite Theatre's 'Scorch' proves gender isn't a simple equation

The theater company's latest production is an edgy exploration of identity.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 23, 2018
Binge Blog: Shimmer in the light

"Annihilation," starrting Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez and Tessa Thompson, and "The Big Sick," starring Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Ray Romano and Holly Hunter, are this week's picks.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 28, 2015
Masterful Stroke

Sarasota resident Rudy Vazmina won four medals at the 2015 National Senior Games July 4 through July 9, in Minnesota.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Jay Yablon |
  • April 10, 2013
My View: Time to rebuild The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort

At the three-day meeting that our Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association held in February, I opened with a statement to Colony owners that our Association had become a house divided on the specific issue of whether to try to rehabilitate the existing units at The Colony, or whether to rebuild new units.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2013
Our view: Rowing with subsidies

Government subsidies, aka taxpayer funds, for economic development are bad business. Bad business for elected officials to practice.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • March 23, 2025
Backpacks make world of difference for kids entering foster care, expert says

Longboat Key Chapel accepting backpack donations throughout the month for the Sarasota-based All Star Children's Foundation.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 23, 2023
Columnist's favorite East County sports moments of 2023

These big-time events and conversations highlighted a wide-ranging 2023 sports year for the area.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 20, 2023
ODA cross-country senior seeks high state meet finish in 2023

Declan Fiorucci is using unorthodox training methods to climb the sport's ranks.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Eric Snider |
  • October 29, 2025
Curiosity and a zest for life drive Longboat woman's storied career

Writer, educator, pilot and lifelong learner Wilma Davidson has built a career — and a life — defined by curiosity, achievement and purpose.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Emma Burke |
  • March 21, 2026
Try these true bread winners for National Sourdough Bread Day

Six years after the sourdough craze, local loaves still rise with surprising ingredients like Key Lime Pie.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • May 6, 2026
Friday deadline set for St. Regis arch removal

If the metal arch installed on a groin in the Gulf is not removed by 5 p.m. Friday, the town of Longboat Key and developers will meet in court to decide the matter.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 10, 2025
Sarasota school district sets in motion sweeping vision for future

Sarasota County Schools approves a plan to attract students and eliminate empty seats.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 26, 2013
Letters to the Editor

To weakly paraphrase William Shakespeare, nothing presented itself as well in your '100 can't speak for all' editorial as its closing four paragraphs.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 22, 2023
Controversial high-rise condos to be reconsidered for downtown Sarasota

A marathon meeting is expected as the 342-foot Obsidian condominium tower makes its first foray into the public process on Jan. 10.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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