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Shawna Hicks-Cranston, Elizabeth Cranston and Brad Cranston. Brad died unexpectedly Jan. 12. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 17, 2022
Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance grieves after death of local businessman

Lakewood Ranch businessman Brad Cranston, who owned PostNet, dies at age 70.

  • East County
  • News
Years after closing its Siesta Key location, Bob's Boathouse opened this month on Tamiami Trail.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 29, 2013
UPDATE: Bob's Boathouse served with violation

Sarasota County Code Enforcement has ordered the newly relocated restaurant to stop outdoor dining service in the late evenings.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • January 29, 2021
New Pass Bridge repair work to start in February

The COVID-19 pandemic caused supply materials to arrive later than anticipated. It delayed the start of the project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Heather Rippy
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 18, 2021
Driftwood Beach Home and Garden creates community space

The new space is more than a store and offers gardening and cooking classes out back.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kurt Schultheis The flag at Bicentennial Park is once again flying high day and night.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 29, 2011
Turtles cause flap for flag at Key park

Laurin Goldner was driving on Gulf of Mexico Drive just before Memorial Day when she noticed that the American flag at Bicentennial Park at Longboat Key Town Hall was flying in the dark.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Zach Shotwell, originally from Colorado, never thought he'd spend so much time in Florida, but happily returns to his theatrical family at FST.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • December 9, 2015
Stagedoor: Zach Shotwell

Once a Florida Studio Theatre apprentice, Shotwell is back for a shot at the main stage.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2011
News Briefs

New regulations proposed for scrap metal; County to dedicate historical marker

  • Siesta Key
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 31, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: March 31

Deb Carver captured this photo of “Darwin,” a dolphin that frequents the seawall on the north end of Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
New construction, without the need to renovate, is one of the more popular segments of the real estate market, experts say.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • January 8, 2020
Longboat Realtors expect strong market in 2020

New construction, election season among the big topics heading into the new year

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 3, 2022
Longboat Key weather page photo: March 3

Stan Singer captured this sunset from Beachplace on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 3, 2022
Sarasota weather page photo: March 3

Lisa Klemeyer captured this photo of downtown Sarasota on a foggy morning.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sarasota commissioners are expected to vote today to clarifying the definition of a strip club to specifically prohibit full nudity.
  • 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 Anthony Paull |
  • May 11, 2012
2012 Harvey Milk Festival Boasts International Acts

2012 Harvey Milk Festival Boasts International Acts

  • Arts + Culture
Martha Stroup, senior school secretary at Freedom Elementary School.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • January 29, 2020
East County school employees earn support honors

East County school employees finalists for Support Employee of the Year

  • East County
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Mark Famiglio, chairman and president of the Sarasota Film Festival, said the event organizers are prioritizing the health and safety of audiences and volunteers. File photo.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 13, 2020
Sarasota Film Festival postponed

The organizers of the annual film festival said the event will work to reschedule as Florida attempts to limit the spread of COVID-19.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Peggy Christ lives along the Braden River and often sits out with her dog, Nicky, on the patio. She said a bridge would be an asset to the community.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • May 4, 2016
Tara Bridge talk resurfaces

Group forms to urge Manatee County to build a bridge that connects Honore Avenue and Tara Boulevard.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • February 18, 2017
Newtown honors its history

The Newtown Alive project revealed 15 markers that will mark historic locations throughout Newtown.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Iwo Jima veteran Harold Ronson, left: Should he give up? Sarasota Public Art Fund founder Thomas Savage, right: "You can't fight City Hall" in Sarasota.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2013
Our View: Give up? They didn't at Iwo

What does it say about a community whose behind-the-scenes City Hall manipulators scotch an effort to bring to Sarasota's bayfront one of the greatest American icons depicting one of the greatest moments in American history? It's so deflating.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Siesta Key Coalition, a grassroots organization against several hotel proposals, like a 170-room hotel proposed off Calle Miramar, now represents more than 4,000 households.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 14, 2021
Siesta Key Coalition grows, gains non-profit status

The grassroots organization now represents 40 homeowner and condo associations.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Willis Smith Vice President Kim French and Project Manager David Otterness were all smiles as they talked about their new project at the South Florida Museum. They are standing in front of a photo of a previous project at The Ringling.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 21, 2016
Willis Smith's impact on community still under construction

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

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