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Join Emily Walsh for the Daily Headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • December 19, 2012
Dec. 19: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Group plans tar-and-feather Walmart protest; District buys land for future stations; Workers group protests Publix; and Horseshoe Cove parades holiday cheer

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Once the rest of the old Avenue of the Flowers plaza is torn down, Publix has plans to put more parking spaces in its place before the Key’s seasonal population returns.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 16, 2013
Old Publix plaza building coming down

Once the rest of the old Avenue of the Flowers plaza is torn down, Publix has plans to put more parking spaces in its place.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 26, 2012
Commission denies Mote's request for bigger nest egg

Mote will continue its turtle-monitoring activities Key-wide despite a lack of funds but hopes that the town will consider long-term funding.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Manatee Technical College's main campus can now take footage of weather in real time.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • October 8, 2015
Manatee Technical College opens weather station

The East County school can now track the weather in real time and make weather predictions with the help of a weatherSTEM station they received for free.

  • East County
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • November 27, 2018
Irwin Palmer Starr

Irwin Palmer Starr, an internationally known broadcasting and media executive and beloved figure in the Sarasota, Florida community, died on Nov. 14, 2018 from lung cancer. Irwin was born in Detroit, Michigan; his obituary tribute is in Siesta Key/Sarasot

  • Sarasota
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Fiscal Neutrality applies to land approved for development on the east side of the Urban Service Boundary (I-75). Development-approved land is shown in yellow.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • August 20, 2014
Everything You Need to Know About Fiscal Neutrality

Proposed changes to fiscal neutrality stir controversy.

  • East County
  • News
Construction on a $3.11 million Bayfront Park renovation originally scheduled for construction in December has been pushed back to May.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 13, 2016
Bayfront Park construction bumped to May

Construction on a $3.11 million Bayfront Park renovation originally slated for construction in December has been pushed back while construction plans are finalized.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • November 11, 2016
Circus! Photo exhibit opens at Phillippi Estate Park

The grand opening was held in conjunction with the 100th anniversary celebration of the the Edson Keith Estate.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 24, 2010
Turtle Watch T-shirts now on sale

Turtle Watch T-shirts now on sale

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Cardinal Mooney junior Ashley "Skye" Ekes (14) finished off the Rams with a kill.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 29, 2019
Prose and Kohn: Cardiac cats

Cougars prove their mettle in an epic comeback against Riverview.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 11, 2012
News Briefs

Meeting advertising doesn't add up; Weekly Publix progress report; Mote releases turtle, continues to treat dolphin

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 28, 2018
Cops Corner: Sarasota 6.28.18

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
The students protested throughout the school grounds.
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • May 30, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Alta Vista Peace Walk

Alta Vista Elementary School's fifth graders dressed up for Flashback to the 1970s Friday, May 30. The day-long event invited students to relive the '70s with tie-dyed shirts, bead necklaces and a peace protest through the cafeteria. The students have been learning about the decade by reading the 1977 fiction 'Bridge to Terabithia' by Katherine Paterson. After the peace walk, students winded down by watching the film adaptation of the book.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • February 20, 2014
Goodwill Offering Free Yoga Classes to Veterans

The first session starts today, Thursday, Feb. 20, at 3:30 p.m. The classes are part of the non-profit's national program, Warriors at Ease, which has been developed in collaboration with the United States Department of Defense.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 13, 2015
Beach House construction makes splash for neighbor

Longboat Key police have been called four times to the 22-unit condominium about a resident and his noise complaints.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2015
News Briefs

The word at UTC: Microsoft to open; Students have science smarts; Library closes for makeover

  • East County
  • News
Christina Unkel worked the 2019 World Cup as Fox Sports' rules analyst.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 11, 2019
Sarasota referee talks working as TV rules analyst during World Cup telecasts

Sarasota referee Christina Unkel talks working as a Fox Sports TV rules analyst during the 2019 World Cup telecasts.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Former champion Russian acrobat Dima Shine adapted his skills into a circus career specializing in flagpole. (Photos Cliff Roles)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 19, 2020
Circus Sarasota reinvents the Great American Circus for the 21st century

Survival today means walking tightrope between tradition and innovation

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jack Short |
  • October 29, 2015
UPDATE: Department of Health lifts "no-swim" advisory at Siesta

Health officials advised beachgoers that it's safe to swim again.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • October 7, 2019
Police department's newest officers have loads of experience

Tillman, Puccio took oath in early October.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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