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“Principal Harp” will feature Emmanuel Ceysson,  principal harpist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Feb. 2. Photo by JC Husson
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • July 12, 2018
Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota announces its 2018-19 season

The Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota's 23rd season will feature highlights such as Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Principal Harpist Emmanuel Ceysson and the return of ‘Piano Grand.’

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 12, 2017
Cops Corner: Drunk man tries to get money from ATM, ends up fighting brother-in-law

A round up of this week's most interesting police reports from Manatee County.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Town Manager Dave Bullock, Vice Mayor David Brenner and town attorney David Persson hold a discussion after a court hearing at the Judge Lynn N. Silvertooth Judicial Center Thursday in Sarasota.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 21, 2012
Town, IPOC spar over code changes

Sarasota County Clerk of the 12th Circuit Court Judge Lee Haworth will wait to make a ruling on a code change declaratory relief case that was debated Thursday in his courtroom.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Last year's Forks & Corks Food and Wine Festival featured over 60 wineries from around the world and food from area restaurants. Tickets sold out in three minutes.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • November 9, 2015
Forks & Corks 2016 tickets go on sale

1,500 tickets for last year's international food and wine festival sold out in three minutes.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
ElliottRaines
  • By Kathryn Parks |
  • September 29, 2014
Theater SRQ&A: Elliott Raines

Theater SRQ&A: Elliott Raines

  • Arts + Culture
John Cannon is hands-on with every aspect of the building process, such as these barn doors.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 22, 2019
Lakewood Ranch builder John Cannon a master of tree forts to mansions

Lakewood Ranch builder John Cannon a master of tree forts to mansions

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 20, 2015
Tennis Center’s net benefits trump revenue

Commissioners are willing to overlook a mostly revenue-neutral tennis center operation because of its popularity with residents and visitors.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
No one is sure when the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort's legal mess will be cleared up.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 12, 2015
Colony: The legal maze

What legal hurdles remain before a new Colony Beach & Tennis Resort can rise? The Longboat Observer breaks down three major legal issues that need resolution.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
TWIS Tour Guide: Sarasota Film Festival
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 7, 2015
TWIS Tour Guide: Sarasota Film Festival

TWIS Tour Guide: Sarasota Film Festival

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Robin Roy |
  • September 24, 2009
Surtax project costs trimmed

To better keep its books balanced, the city shifted $8.3 million in funding to a dozen voter-approved improvement projects throughout Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • September 24, 2009
Surtax project costs trimmed

To better keep its books balanced, the city shifted $8.3 million in funding to a dozen voter-approved improvement projects throughout Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Summer Wallace, Vickie Daignault and Annabelle Mayock perform in "Women Laughing Alone with Salad." Photo by Dylan Jon Wade Cox
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 11, 2018
'Women Laughing Alone with Salad' serves up gender politics sans croutons

Urbanite Theatre's latest play may seem like a feminist sermon from the description, but in actuality it runs like a series of edgy comedy sketches.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 9, 2022
Sarasota and Manatee have 25 National Merit finalists

The national program rewards students with high achievement scores on the PSAT and other criteria.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Joe Hendricks |
  • March 8, 2013
Wal-Mart Wrap-up, Part One: The people have their say

Wal-Mart Wrap-up, Part One: The people have their say

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
"It's difficult (work) for me, but it’s more fun to struggle." — Craig Rubadoux.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • February 13, 2013
Under Sarasota's Influence: Craig Rubadoux

Sarasota master and native Craig Rubadoux traveled the world, but he always comes back to his artistic roots.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 23, 2009
Smart shopping

Real-estate bargains are available even on Longboat Key. And real-estate officials say that buyers are getting smart, asking about more than price and location.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By David Conway |
  • January 30, 2020
Selby Gardens shares revised master plan details

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens unveiled images showcasing its proposed campus renovation project Sunday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jack Kelley, 19, has made a miraculous recovery after suffering a traumatic brain injury.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 15, 2019
Former Lakewood Ranch High basketball star continues comeback after auto wreck

He was cleared to exercise normally last week.

  • East County
  • Sports
Josh Siegel Andy Ameres, with his mother, Popi, will run the family's Lakewood Ranch location, which has a unique, rustic feel but the same family-oriented atmosphere.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 22, 2014
Doing Business: Popi's Place on the Ranch

The Amerese family's latest project and eighth family-run restaurant, Popi's Place on the Ranch, opens the week of Jan. 27, next to the Walmart in Ranch Lake Plaza.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Parents line up in front of school board chambers to show disdain of the district's mask policy.  Harry Sayer
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • November 2, 2020
Parents file lawsuit against district's face mask policy

The lawsuit invokes the Florida Constitution and Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka as reasons why the policy should be stopped.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
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