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By Andrew Warfield |
November 20, 2024

Piccolo to retire as SRQ CEO next year

After 30 years leading Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, a search firm has been contracted to recruit President and CEO Rick Piccolo's replacement.

Sarasota
Business

By Heidi Kurpiela |
March 16, 2011

Prima on a pedestal

On the eve of the Sarasota Ballet's 20th anniversary gala, founder Jean Weidner gets ready for her standing ovation.

Arts + Culture

By Observer Staff |
July 1, 2011

Classic Cops of the Day

The Observer Staff Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the East County Observer archives.

East County
Cops Corner

By Yaryna Klimchak |
July 12, 2013

PHOTO GALLERY : MSC Foundation awards mid-year charitable grants

The charitable arm of Michael Saunders & Company, The MSC Foundation, awarded nearly $30,000 in charitable grants Friday, July 12, at their Sarasota headquarters to support 20 community organizations from Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte counties. Community members joined founder and CEO Michael Saunders for breakfast and to pick up their checks. Saunders praised community organizations for their work and explained what each organization does.

Sarasota
Neighbors

By Amanda Sebastiano |
March 21, 2014

PHOTO GALLERY: Dancin on the Suncoast Re-grand Opening

Lakewood Ranch dance studio, Dancin on the Suncoast, celebrated its re-grand opening March 21, with an appearance by former "Dancing with the Stars" performer and "So You Think You Can Dance" choreographer Jonathan Roberts (Stubenrauch). Roberts helped his former instructor, studio owner Patrick Johnson, kick-off his new dance hub by cutting the ribbon for the company, and leading dance lessons throughout the day.

East County
Neighbors

By Pam McTeer |
May 27, 2009

Building industry: Reduced fees give Manatee a 'competitive edge'

Manatee officials last week lowered transportation impact fees by 50% for the next two years.

East County
News

By Pam Eubanks |
May 30, 2012

Manatee fertilizer ban takes effect June 1

A University of Florida grant has two community groups educating their neighbors about new fertilizer restrictions and other water quality issues.

East County
News

By Mallory Gnaegy |
March 28, 2012

Land's End Marina holds decades of memories, Longboat history

Memories begin where the 'land ends' on Longboat Key.

Longboat Key
Neighbors

By Matt Walsh |
February 28, 2018

The price to earn an ‘A’

Sarasota schools want to stay on top, and Manatee schools want to be as good as Sarasota’s schools. You get what you pay for.

Longboat Key
Opinion

By Matt Walsh |
April 30, 2025

Tyranny of Trump's tariffs

Who is ripping off whom in international trade. How can Donald Trump know more about tariffs than 250 years of economic evidence? Tariffs punish everyone.

Sarasota
Opinion

By Heidi Kurpiela |
April 14, 2010

A ballet of their own

Sarasota Ballet dancers Kate Walsh Honea, Octavio Martin and Jamie Carter ditch their pointe shoes to give choreography a whirl for the company's final performance of the season.

Arts + Culture

By Observer Staff |
July 15, 2020

Sarasota City Commission District 2: Martin Hyde

Meet the candidate.

Sarasota
News

By Niki Kottmann |
February 23, 2018

Sarasota Ballet gets wild with latest production 'Dreams of Nature'

Nature takes on a whole new form in the company's new show, featuring Sir Frederick Ashton’s “The Dream” and David Bintley’s “‘Still Life’ at the Penguin Café.”

Arts + Culture

By David Conway |
February 23, 2017

City moves forward with water transit plans

The city approved a ferry and water taxi service between Sarasota and the region’s barrier islands, part of an effort to encourage alternative modes of transportation.

Sarasota
News

By Su Byron |
February 5, 2020

In dining, as in love, it's all a matter of taste

Choose a Valentine dinner to suit your style

Arts + Entertainment
Eat + Drink

By Observer Staff |
June 23, 2010

Business Observer 06.24.10

Warren G. Simonds, vice president and CMO for Lakewood Ranch-based Willis A. Smith Construction Inc., was selected to participate in the 2010 Class of the Gulf Coast Leadership Institute.