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The city's year-round tree lights are maintained by the Downtown Improvement District, an expense the group expects to total $60,000 in fiscal year 2022. File photo
  • By David Conway |
  • August 26, 2021
City leaders consider options for downtown lights

Mayor Hagen Brody is determined to bring enhanced holiday lighting to downtown Sarasota. Do other officials share his passion for that cause?

  • Sarasota
  • News
A rainbow emerged from the clouds over Ringling Boulevard. Might it be a sign for a sunshine-filled weekend?
  • By Michael Eng |
  • December 9, 2011
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Rainbow surprise

A rainbow emerged from the clouds over Ringling Boulevard. Might it be a sign for a sunshine-filled weekend?

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
"Be curious. Follow your instincts. Make mistakes. Learn from them. Try to laugh at yourself now and then," Nat Krate says.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • December 12, 2012
A life fulfilled: Nat Krate

Nat Krate, a Sarasota artist known for his realist paintings of florals and nudes, bares it all.

  • Arts + Culture
When will the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort be razed and rebuilt? Five years since its closing, there's no easy answer.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 12, 2015
Colony: The slow collapse

‘What’s the deal with the Colony?’ is a question local tourism officials hear frequently. Five years after the resort’s closing, there are no easy answers.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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  • By Zara Barrie |
  • March 19, 2015
Factory Girl: A fond farewell

Factory Girl: A fond farewell

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 28, 2014
Bridge openings questioned

The U.S. Coast Guard sets the hours of the New Pass Bridge and Longboat Pass Bridge.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Edward Alley and June LeBell  — File photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • January 3, 2018
Edward Alley carries on June LeBell’s legacy

The husband of the late radio personality and music critic June LeBell will take her place as the host of the 2018 SILL Music Monday lecture series.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Dr. Cynthia Higgins, MD |
  • September 16, 2021
Personalized Treatments for Depression - Because We’re Not All the Same

Personalized Treatments for Depression - Because We’re Not All the Same

  • Health
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  • By Edward Alley |
  • March 19, 2018
Orchestra’s 'Lift-Off' just misses full orbit

Our music critic had mixed opinions on the Sarasota Orchestra's Masterworks 6 concert.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 20, 2016
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 1.21.16

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Elena Tomeo Cassella is the new executive director for The Foundation for Dreams.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 21, 2016
New executive director provides strength at Foundation for Dreams

Education, fundraising top goals for new director Elena Tomeo Cassella.

  • East County
  • News
Head coach Jeremy Schmidt hopes to make Riverview High a powerhouse like his alma mater, Sarasota High.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 22, 2018
Riverview High baseball can take area scene to even greater heights

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The look of the proposed development at 307 S. Orange Ave. was the lone point of contention at a community workshop Wednesday, Aug. 25. Rendering via city of Sarasota.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 2, 2021
Developer shares update on Orange Avenue housing

Neighboring residents offered largely positive feedback to a proposed Burns Court project that borders Laurel Park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2020
East County weather page photo: January 9

Jeannie Sparks captured beautiful Florida flora on a bike ride through Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2020
Longboat Key weather page photo: January 9

Michael Cohen captured this image of a bald eagle in a park at North Lido Beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jay Yablon |
  • April 10, 2013
My View: Time to rebuild The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort

At the three-day meeting that our Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association held in February, I opened with a statement to Colony owners that our Association had become a house divided on the specific issue of whether to try to rehabilitate the existing units at The Colony, or whether to rebuild new units.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 4, 2010
Group endorses elected mayor

Fifteen of Sarasota's previous mayors met to discuss their ideas for a mayor directly elected by the voters, and the majority want to follow Tallahassee's example.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ed Zunz is running for the District 5 commission seat his wife, Pat, seeks to step down from in March.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 14, 2015
Zunz considers successor: Zunz

District 5 Commissioner Pat Zunz is ready to step down from her seat — and her husband, Ed Zunz, is stepping up to run.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • October 23, 2018
Cops Corner: His car was open . . . for business

Police reports from around the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Alexandra Arrieche conducted Sarasota Orchestra in its final Great Escapes concert of the season, "Dance, Dance, Dance," May 1-4. Courtesy photo
  • By Edward Alley |
  • May 6, 2019
Sarasota Orchestra dances through final Great Escapes concert of the season

Alexandra Arrieche conducted this entertaining concert, which had its peaks and valleys, but still made for an enjoyable evening.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
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