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Members of the Sarasota County School Board meet Tuesday, June 21 in Longboat Key Town Hall.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 23, 2022
Longboat leaders tout demand for continued education during school board visit

Funding for a library and community center has gained initial nods from the County Commission, but school district participation was sought as well.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A group of Veo bicycles.
  • By Blake Fussell |
  • March 25, 2022
E-scooters now available in Sarasota

City commissioners tested the electric scooters and pedal bikes offered by Veo.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lisa Baskfield and Julia Yesler
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • May 4, 2022
Longboat Key full-timers look forward to slower season

Although season gets longer every year, full-time residents look forward to less traffic and a lighter calendar.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • August 5, 2009
Horses Hang 10

Lakewood Ranch Country Club resident Tim Mattox offers horse surfing through his business, Great World Nature Tours, also known as BeachHorses.com.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • January 27, 2010
New wave sculpture

Scottish sculptor Malcolm Robertson makes a splash at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • April 14, 2010
Feinstein embodies 'aerobic grandma' title

When Wendy Feinstein read an article about the new fitness modality called TRX straps in last month's Observer, she invited Schecter to join her for a challenging workout.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Pat and Bob Baer
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • February 29, 2012
Black Tie & Tales

Birds of a feather will flock together; Real men don't cut ribbon ...; Join the rank of fairy godmother; Stylin' standouts at the Van Wezel

  • Arts + Culture
"Cans Seurat" by Chris Jordan. Courtesy photos.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • May 23, 2012
Scene & Heard

Mass consumption on full display at ACS; Booker High makes good on EdExplore grant; Former Observer reporter pens first novel; Key Chorale to finish season with documentary

  • Arts + Culture
"I'm young for a literary manager," Amanda Cayo says. "I haven't read everything in the canon. I think that gives me an advantage, in a way. It puts me in the same position as most of the audience."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • May 2, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Literary Device

And you thought you had a lot of paperwork to sort through. Try sitting at Amanda Cayo's desk. The Florida Studio Theatre literary manager reads hundreds of scripts a year.

  • Arts + Culture
County staff is continuing to work on two different types of signs touting Siesta’s status as the No. 1 beach in America. One sign would be placed permanently at the Siesta Public Beach. Others could be used as a logo on commercial products.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • November 17, 2011
Siesta Key's No. 1 beach signs nearly ready

County staff appears to be in the final stages of creating new signs proclaiming Siesta Key's beach as No. 1 in the nation.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Tickets are $5 per day, or $10 for a three-day pass. Proceeds go to Mote Marine Lab’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • November 10, 2011
Crystal Classic returns to Siesta Key

From its Nov. 10 tribute to veterans to its Nov. 14 conclusion, the master sandsculpting competition could draw up to 100,000 people.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 1, 2011
Majority of condos opposed to FDOT plan

Eight days before a meeting on a pedestrian island proposal for Midnight Pass Road, 27 of 34 condominium complexes had affirmed opposition to the plan.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Ava Csiszar’s free beach yoga classes have been drawing steady participation on Siesta Key Public Beach. File photo.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • October 6, 2011
Island Beat: Season brings a number of fundraisers back to the Key

Benny Kimsey's bluegrass picnics are back.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The town of Longboat Key has posted several of these "wear a mask" signs throughout the island. Photo courtesy of Nat Kaemmerer.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • July 10, 2020
Longboat mask policy reveals enforcement challenges

The Longboat Key Police Department has received a calls about violations to the town's mandatory mask policy.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Charles and Margery Barancik were married in 1960 and raised three children. They have three grandchildren.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 20, 2019
Baranciks leave a legacy of love in the Sarasota area

Philanthropic couple made a mark with their personalities and generosity.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Anna Mandina and William Davenport are young ill-fated lovers MImi and Rodolfo in Sarasota Opera's "La Bohème." Photo by Rod Millington.
  • By Edward Alley |
  • February 9, 2020
Sarasota Opera's 'La Bohème' rises to the penthouse

Winter Festival opens red hot with as flawless a production as you're likely to see

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Loipa Araújo works with the The Carreño Dance Festival Summer Intensive students. “The most important thing for us is to feel that when they finish (this) stage, they are better dancers,” says Araújo.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 15, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Loipa Araújo

Loipa Araújo joined the Ballet Nacional de Cuba in 1955, and became a principal dancer 10 years later. Currently, the Havana-born 71-year-old has been guest teaching ballets around the world.

  • Arts + Culture
Habitat for Humanity of Manatee County volunteers secure tresses for a new home under construction. Volunteers work in a variety of roles, whether building homes or helping with office work. Courtesy photo.
  • By Andrew Atkins |
  • May 1, 2019
Helping hand-ups at Habitat for Humanity of Manatee County

East County volunteers find value in supporting others.

  • East County
  • News
Among his many contributions to Sarasota, Gil Waters was an outspoken advocate for the once-contentious construction of the John Ringling Causeway bridge.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 5, 2018
Gil Waters, Ringling Bridge advocate and community leader, dies at 90

A forceful advocate for progress in the public and private realm, Gil Waters shared his vision with Sarasota in a variety of capacities.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photo by Matthew Holler
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • June 1, 2016
Embracing the unknown with FST Improv's Comedy Lottery

Embracing the Unknown: FST Improv Comedy Lottery

  • Arts + Culture
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