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Longboat Key residents attended an informational forum last week at which Unicorp National Developments President Chuck WhIttall answered questions in advance of a March 14 referendum on expanding density at the Colony.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 25, 2017
Colony developer releases traffic study

An analysis shows the proposal to redevelop the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort will reduce traffic. But how, exactly?

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Siesta Key Association will participate in the International Coastal Clean-up Day September 20.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • September 5, 2014
SKA to plan more social outings

Siesta Key Association members agreed to look into more social events for members and discussed the upcoming coastal clean-up day.

  • Sarasota
  • News
In May, The Players Theatre announced its plans to relocate from downtown Sarasota to Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 30, 2016
Top Story — September: Players leadership reflects on theater history

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • July 1, 2010
RECIPE AND A RESERVATION: Pattigeorge's

Pattigeorge's owners Tommy and Jaymie Klauber share an exclusive recipe with YourObserver.com readers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo The Green Team  — Linda Martin, Tony Montalbano, Dave Volker, Joanne Burnham, Heather Roseboom and Mike Basilone — won the scavenger hunt.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • May 7, 2014
Employees 'hunt' down clues

Members of the Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority worked together during inaugural scavenger hunt.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 19, 2011
Cain campaign stops in Bradenton

Presidential hopeful Herman Cain was in bed with the flu, but his campaign still made the first stop of his Common Sense Solutions bus tour of Florida at Mixon Fruit Farms today.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2014
Letters to the Editor

Two-way parking is wrong for Village

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 28, 2012
Primrose family needs your votes!

One East County family is a finalist in the Primrose School and Children's Miracle Network Family Dance-off competition.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Incorporation proponent Keith Davey, with Tom Thomaides, said incorporating would create a long-term plan for the community.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 11, 2011
TAKING SIDES

Pro- and anti-incorporation groups faced off Monday for the first Lakewood Ranch Incorporation debate hosted by the East County Observer.

  • East County
  • News
Elliott Raines, director of “A View from the Bridge,” leads a rehearsal at Unitarian Universalist Church. Photo by Niki Kottmann
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 17, 2019
Preparation for The Players Centre's latest production starts with the script

Director Elliott Raines takes Arthur Miller’s “A View from the Bridge” from the page to the stage.

  • Arts + Culture
The future site of the State Street garage is slated to house at least 14,000 square feet of retail space. Photo by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • August 1, 2013
Food fight commences at State Street garage

Though the State Street garage is still in the planning stage, a struggle has already begun over the usage of retail space and its implications for the future of downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Diana Greene, Charlie Kennedy, Garin Hoover and Linda Shaich speak at a debate Feb. 12.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • February 16, 2018
Opponents question school district's tax request

They say better use of existing budget is needed.

  • East County
  • News
Carolyn Michel is awarded Best Actress of the Year at the Oniros Film Awards in Aosta, Italy. Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • November 14, 2018
Carolyn Michel wins Best Actress of the Year at Oniros Film Awards in Italy

The local actress Carolyn Michel won Best Actress of the Year at Oniros Film Awards Aug. 25 for her role in the film "Katia."

  • Arts + Culture
Noah Jupe, Millicent Simmonds and John Krasinski in "A Quiet Place." Photo source: Amazon Prime Video.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 16, 2019
Binge Blog: Laughing silently to myself

"Nate Bargatze: The Tennessee Kid" (Netflix) and "A Quiet Place" (Amazon Prime Video) are this week's recommendations from the Sarasota Observer's Binge Blog.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2012
Welfonder secures book contract

Longboat Key resident and USA Today bestselling author Sue-Ellen Welfonder signed a new four-book contract with Grand Central Publishing/GCP (former Time Warner Books).

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 14, 2010
Commission approves alternative project

The Town Commission approved an Islandside renovation-and-expansion project Monday that Longboat Key Club and Resort officials did not propose.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Town Engineer Anne Ross was promoted to assistant town manager. Courtesy photo.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 9, 2013
Bullock hires assistant town manager

The manager position was created to find a town manager successor and look for future managers.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Representatives from State College of Florida,  Sarasota-Manatee, Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch and the Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice revealed plans Jan. 18.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2011
TOP STORY, JAN.: The Big DEAL

Schroeder-Manatee Ranch and State College of Florida in January announced a partnership to create a 72,000-square-foot hub to attract businesses to the Manatee-Sarasota area.

  • East County
  • News
Ernie Ritz helped preserve the historic character of Worth's Block, a building that dates back to 1913 and currently serves as the home of the Gator Club.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 25, 2015
Downtown leaders call for greater emphasis on district's history

Despite the 2009 establishment of a downtown historic district, some leaders fear Sarasota’s urban core is losing its connection to the past.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The city chose the intersections it determined to be the most dangerous to house the cameras.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 18, 2013
City stands behind red-light cameras

A year-and-a-half after the first cameras were installed, Sarasota is satisfied with the effectiveness of its red-light camera program.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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