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Ohana is one of the highest-priced listed homes on the market in the Sarasota-Manatee area.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • February 13, 2019
Longboat market trends encouraging

Closed sales, average prices improved in 2018, figures indicate.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 24, 2017
Florida Studio Theatre announces Young Playwrights Festival winners

Young artists were honored at the theater’s 26th annual festival.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • November 12, 2015
School boards wrong again

Now that property values and home building are rising again, the Sarasota and Manatee school boards see an easy target for money: jack up the price of new homes.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • October 3, 2018
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Oct. 11

A look at our favorite arts and entertainment events happening this week in Sarasota, Venice and Bradenton.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • May 6, 2017
Sand sculptors compete on Siesta Key

Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources hosted the 45th annual Amateur Sand Sculpture Contest on May 6 on Siesta Beach.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Cardinal Mooney junior Dalton Plattner hasn'       t given up a run in 18 innings.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 27, 2017
Cardinal Mooney junior pitcher has 18-inning scoreless streak

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Jillian Cicalese, Brian Ritchie and Bonita Jackson act in "As You Like It." Photo by John Revisky
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 16, 2019
'As You Like It' puts audiences under a spell in Asolo Conservatory production

This Shakespeare-in-the-park show at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens shows a younger, charmingly unrefined side of the Bard.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Kristine Nickel |
  • October 12, 2017
Do smartphones cause brain drain?

Separate yourself from your devices and do things the old-fashioned way.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • June 23, 2020
Father and son bond over basketball in Longboat Key

Tim and King Grant vacationed in Longboat Key. The father and son found Bayfront Park's basketball court to share their love of the game.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 14, 2013
Athlete of the Week: Andrew DiLacqua

IMG Academy senior center fielder Andrew DiLacqua was named the 2013 USSSA World Series MVP after leading his Florida Travel Ball Worth team to a 7-0 victory over Florida Pokers Carolina Underclass July 28.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 22, 2011
SCORES: MMS registration upcoming

The Miss Manatee Softball League will host registration for its upcoming spring season from 6-8 p.m. Jan. 11 and 20 and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 14 and 21.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • May 19, 2015
Calling all graduates!

The Longboat Observer is looking for graduates living on Longboat, Lido, St. Armands or Bird keys

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 20, 2015
Letters to the Editor

To send in your Letters to the Editor, email them to News Editor Robin Hartill at [email protected]. Letters pertaining to local issues receive priority. Letters may be edited for grammar and space.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Michael Roy throws punches during his Rock Steady Boxing class.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 4, 2017
Sarasota gym's boxing program helps participants fight Parkinson's

One man credits the program with recovering his confidence.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • June 29, 2018
Longboat hopes to boost cell service with public-private connection

Cell phone service on Longboat Key has not been great over the years, so the town is working to partner with tech companies to make it better.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • November 20, 2019
Redistricting Sarasota County is a no-win proposition

To redistrict now or wait doesn’t matter. The outcome will be the same: lawsuits and a government that weakens voters’ voices.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2014
2013: The Best of Cops Corner

Enjoy our picks for the best Cops Corners from 2013.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • October 27, 2018
Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium transports guests to the future

Oceanic Evening, A Vision for the Future, was hosted Oct. 27 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

  • Black Tie
"This place is the Taj Mahal of senior centers," said volunteer and senior David Rinderle of the Senior Friendship center.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • February 21, 2013
Senior Friendship Centers brings people together

Laughter and chatter is heard as seniors sit around a flat-screen TV and play bowling on a Nintendo Wii.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Dexter Carter won first place at the speech contest held at McNeal Elementary.
  • By Andrew Atkins |
  • May 1, 2019
Speech contest winner shares lessons of empathy

Dexter Carter may be a small kid in fourth grade, but behind his thick, black-framed glasses is a boy who possesses wisdom beyond his years.

  • East County
  • Schools
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