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Peg Green stands beside “Leadership: Vickie Oldham, Newtown Alive."
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • November 15, 2023
Sarasota artist celebrates history of Newtown with new quilt

The quilt is part of Peg Green’s exhibition, titled “Witness!” at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Kelly Ermold walked a 5-month-old Cavapoo named Finn on Feb. 18 along Gulf of Mexico Drive. Ermold said she’d like to see more places in Longboat Key where dogs aren’t required to wear a leash.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • February 22, 2021
Dogs, Longboat beaches don't mix

Unless it is a service animal, dogs are not allowed on the beach in Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Support beams will hold the walls of the building in place until support beams and the roof are installed.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 22, 2018
Developer offers tilted view of the future in Lakewood Ranch

Harrod Properties nears completion of Gateway project.

  • East County
  • News
Rendering of indoor dining area at proposed Lo'Key Island Grille.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • April 26, 2023
'Quaint' restaurant concept plans approved on Longboat Key

After Tiki bar plans were rejected in 2022, the Lo'Key Island Grille proposal earned approval by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
Owner Estela Villegas seeks to open La Villa Mexican Restaurant by the summer. The restaurant is located at 5610 Gulf of Mexico Drive Suite No. 5. File photo
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • January 19, 2022
Longboat dining options about to expand

Restaurants coming soon promise new variety without leaving the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bay Island resident Phil Agnes agrees that some improvements need to be made at the intersection of Siesta Drive and Higel Avenue — a hot spot for accidents caused by speeding, among other factors — but he says the roundabout and commercial zoning suggest
  • By David Conway |
  • November 5, 2015
Residents fret about input on new form-based code

As the Urban Design Studio works on zoning regulations for the city of Sarasota, some neighborhoods believe their voices aren't being heard.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Members of the city’s ad-hoc committee on the penny tax extension shared information with the public and solicited feedback at a Sept. 16 meeting at Arlington Park.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 22, 2021
Sarasota city, county leaders out to sell voters on optional sales tax

Officials are conducting public outreach as a precursor to a planned referendum on a 15-year extension of Sarasota’s infrastructure sales tax.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • April 2, 2021
Father Edward G. Pick

Father Edward G. Pick, founder and Pastor of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Church on Longboat Key, died March 27, 2021, at the age of 86.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Eileen and Bob Parkinson are hoping for another stellar turnout for the second Crystal Classic on Siesta Key Nov. 10-14.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • September 29, 2011
Neighbors: Classic Commitment

As chairs of the Siesta Key Crystal Classic Master Sandsculpting Competition's organizing committee, Eileen and Bob Parkinson relish the opportunity to contribute to their adopted community.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Along with his siblings, Tommy Klauber began working at The Colony when he was 15.  Photo by Kayleigh Omang
  • By Katie Johns |
  • November 28, 2018
Klauber’s ex-employees carry on his legacy of service

The Colony developer impacted many local restaurateurs, tennis pros as their manager.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jill Mullins attaches a flyer about the death of her husband, Patrick, to a post at the State Road 64 Boat Ramp.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 7, 2018
Manatee County man's death remains a mystery

Educator offers $20,000 for information about her husband's death.

  • East County
  • News
Becky and David Freidman, with son Maxwell, learn about the proposed Braden River Preserve and how the community would fund it, from Peggy Klimek, who lives down the street and is going door to door to talk with neighbors.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 21, 2017
Opportunity knocks for creation of park in East County

Friends of Keep Woods go door-to-door to establish Braden River Preserve.

  • East County
  • News
Donna Gerdes and Peter Thomassonin "My Old Lady." (Photo by Gary Sweetman Photography)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • August 10, 2015
An American in Paris: Part Deux

Israel Horovitz’s “My Old Lady,” this summer’s final Banyan Theater production, explores the light and dark sides of family inheritances

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Jack Daly
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 10, 2015
Your candidate: Jack Daly

Jack Daly believes his background will help the town work through its code and comp plan overhaul.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A vocal student at the State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota, Natalie Almeter plans to pursue a career in opera.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • March 4, 2015
The Next Level

After getting her start in the youth opera, Natalie Almeter moves to the main stage in Sarasota Opera’s ‘The Marriage of Figaro.’

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 21, 2014
Sidelines

i9 Sports camp registration ongoing; Mustangs set to swing into summer; NBP unveils dragon boat; GSJGA wraps up its winter series

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • June 17, 2009
Collaborative cuisine at PG's

Pattigeorge's Tommy Klauber is conquering the world -- one interactive dinner at a time.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 10, 2010
Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 14, 2010
SENIOR SLUGGER

Out-of-Door Academy center fielder AJ Strong is having his best season on the diamond with eight home runs and 30 RBIs through 19 games.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 8, 2010
Commission seeks sand options

The Town Commission believes delaying an island-wide beach project for one year will allow the town to explore other beach options.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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