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The boats at the Sarasota Yacht Club shine just as bright as the homes.
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • December 10, 2018
Sarasota celebrates the season with lights

Nothing brings joy like a beautiful light display. Here's some of Sarasota's brightest.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Miller (Photo by Kelsey Grau)
  • By Kelsey Grau |
  • April 9, 2014
YOUR NEIGHBOR | Martha Miller

For Martha Miller, the love of cooking runs through her veins.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The tee areas were horrible in 2015 before Jon Whittemore and Kevin Paschall took over.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 26, 2018
Shot at greener Legacy in Lakewood Ranch

Legacy Golf Club in Lakewood Ranch completes $950,000 improvement project.

  • East County
  • News
Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub owner Ed Chiles hopes renovations preserve the iconic restaurant for generations to come.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 29, 2016
Town of Longboat Key blesses Mar Vista expansion

By the end of next summer, the iconic Longboat Key restaurant will have a second story, renovated interior and even a working water tower.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise in "Eyes Wide Shut." Photo source: Amazon.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 27, 2019
'Nog Blog: Have you a valediction, boy-o?

"Eyes Wide Shut" and "L.A. Confidential" are the final recommendations of 2019.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
The Blazers go through blocking drills in practice.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 3, 2019
Prose and Kohn: Blazers volleyball plays up to their competition

Sarasota Christian is a small program with a big spirit.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 8, 2009
Longboat Key police rescue woman

A 23-year-old Bradenton woman was rescued Sunday, June 7 from Sarasota Bay, after being swept off a sailboat.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Rosena Hill has performed in productions such as "Come Fly Away" and "The Color Purple."
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • January 27, 2016
Your Town

ODA alumna and concert soloist Rosena Hill performs for high schoolers; McNeal students advance in competition

  • East County
  • Neighbors
First-grader Tyler Sweeting tests out the school's adaptive learning program with teacher Leslie Ruben. Courtesy Photo
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • August 26, 2020
Community Day School implements Google program for hybrid learning

The program has a mix of online and in-person learning.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • January 31, 2018
Braves stadium to open later than planned

It was always a possibility: the stadium won't be open in time for the full 2019 spring training season.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Whiskey aficionados discuss at the Whiskey Obsession Festival 2016 Panel of Whiskey Experts event. Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 8, 2019
Whiskey Obsession Festival 2019 set to put visitors in high spirits

The seventh annual event offers sips of world-class whiskey with a chaser of education.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Juan Florensa has worked as the public works director on Longboat Key for than 17 years.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • January 17, 2018
Longboat's outgoing public works director remembers 17-year tenure

Juan Florensa has had significant impact on Longboat Key in the nearly two decades that he lead the town's public works department.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 15, 2010
Briefs

Briefs

  • Longboat Key
  • News
New developments have led to concerns about the rate of growth in Sarasota, but are those fears founded?
  • By David Conway |
  • January 5, 2017
2017 Issues to Watch: Growth

From traffic to new development, concerns surrounding growth in Sarasota are mounting — but will those concerns lead to change?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Fifteen-year-old Navene Shehadeh always wanted to be a cheerleader.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 23, 2015
A special kind of cheer

Riverview High senior creates cheerleading program for special needs children.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Courtesy photo Traffic jams and bridge openings on and near Longboat Key the past few weeks were not just seasonal traffic issues.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 2, 2014
Officials conspired to jam traffic

APRIL FOOLS' - The season's traffic woes began when a town official sent an email reading: 'Time for some traffic problems on Longboat Key.'

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Tyler Whitson |
  • October 11, 2012
Clergy, CIW and community members gather for Publix protest in support of Reverend Clay Thomas

Clergy, CIW and community members gather for Publix protest in support of Reverend Clay Thomas

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 10, 2009
Cops Corner

A supermarket employee stopped two teenage girls after they took two bandages from a box.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Tony Milen emerged out of retirement to purchase Clear Sunset Car Wash off State Road 64 in 2008.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • July 16, 2014
Milen family celebrates milestone

Tony Milen celebrates his family's 60 years in the car washing business.

  • East County
  • News
USF professor Mitch Ruzek tells students about different items he found at the site.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • February 6, 2020
Excavation leads to numerous lessons at Alta Vista Elementary

A weeklong immersive scenario was held at Alta Vista thanks to a grant from the Education Foundation of Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
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