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  • By Keely Carney |
  • May 3, 2012
Cookie Months are Over - Get Ready for Mighty May

Cookie Months are Over - Get Ready for Mighty May

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Now flanked by a vacant lot and parking garage, HuB owner Jesse Biter plans to add nearly 100 apartments to the intersection of Second Street and Adelia Avenue.
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 28, 2016
Biter moves forward with downtown Sarasota apartments

Jesse Biter has revived a $15 million to build an apartment complex adjacent to the HuB.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jackson was a foster failure for Heike Caspary, who adopted him. He's a 6 year old Harlequin Great Dane.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • November 24, 2015
Great dogs, big problems

Local Great Dane rescue educates adopters about the breed.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 19, 2014
Turn a new page at Library sale

Before or after you cast your ballot for two commission races, stop by the Longboat Library, located next to Longboat Key Town Hall at 555 Bay Isles Road, to pick up new reads during its election week book sale.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota Military Academy CEO and co-founder Dan Kennedy will take an extended leave from the school beginning July 1.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 26, 2014
Top Stories - Sarasota: June

Dan Kennedy, CEO and co-founder of Sarasota Military Academy, will become an inactive employee next month, per an agreement with the school's board of directors.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2011
OUR VIEW: Teachers must share the struggle

Manatee schools have waited too long to act. Now circumstances are forcing their hand.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • August 25, 2010
GALLERY AROUND THE CORNER: Imperial Fine Art

Imperial Fine Art, 1455 Main St., is owned by Robert and Irene Kelley.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Katie Johns |
  • April 21, 2018
Save Our Seabirds completes Earth Day project

Volunteers from Wells Fargo placed 227 native plants around the Save Our Seabirds property April 21.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Workers began this week tearing down portions of the former gas station at Broadway Street and Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • June 11, 2019
Former Longboat Key gas station closer to becoming Whitney's restaurant

Demolition of a structure at the Broadway Street and Gulf of Mexico Drive intersection began on Monday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
City administration is recommending reducing the size of the golf course to 27 holes to create 130 acres of park space on the Bobby Jones property.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 28, 2020
Sarasota officials divided on future of Bobby Jones

City commissioners were split on their preferred plan for adding a public park to Bobby Jones Golf Club, leaving open the option of further reducing the golf course footprint.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Otus |
  • February 3, 2014
Ask Otus: Sarasota Audubon's Christmas Bird Count Results

Otus Rufous, an Eastern Screech-owl, was born on Siesta Key and is a full-time resident there. An avid hunter, accomplished vocalist and genuine night owl, Otus is a keen observer of our local wildlife and knows many of nature's secrets. Otus will answer your questions about our amazing wildlife, but only if you Ask Otusâ„¢.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 27, 2013
Help us Observe your news

Here at the Longboat Observer, we're planning on capturing a packed social scene with our cameras this season.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • December 24, 2019
'What Christmas mean to me'

Sarasota Christian School third graders share what Christmas means to them.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Zara Barrie |
  • December 23, 2014
Factory Girl: How to survive and thrive in the holiday season

Factory Girl: How to survive and thrive in the holiday season

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Howard Berna of Environmental Services addressed the commissioners about the proposed shelters.
  • By Jack Short |
  • November 10, 2015
Commissioners get an earful about disturbing behavior at Siesta Key Beach

Nearby residents asked commissioners to reconsider replacing picnic shelters with precast concrete structures for fear of more noise, partying.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • November 7, 2013
SKVA debates outdoor displays and dredging

New twists on familiar debates drove the discussion during Siesta Key Village Association's Tuesday meeting.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 4, 2011
Median project to begin soon

Work will begin soon on a $450,000 St. Armands Circle median project that will enhance the district while improving safety for pedestrians.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 3, 2010
Fourth-grader performs national anthem - in sign

Braden River Elementary School's Levi Waxler has been learning sign language for more than two years.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • August 6, 2014
Home and Garden: Resize and remodel

More than 1,000 square feet was added to the existing floor plan during the renovation process at Trevor and Nikki Taylor's new home in Southside Village.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 4.02.15

Cops Corner: Longboat Key 4.02.15

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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