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  • By Katie Johns |
  • April 9, 2017
JFCS thanks major donors

The Jewish Family & Children’s Service of the Suncoast hosted a brunch in honor of the Celebrity Chefs Food & Wine Tasting donors on April 9.

  • Black Tie
Pennie Williams family came from as far as California for a surprise birthday party.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • July 29, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Pennie Williams turns 90

Dorothy Williams, who everyone knows as Pennie, turned 90 July 20. To celebrate, Williams' daughter Barbara Bostic planned a surprise party July 28 - and it was a success.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Major League Football will head to Lakewood Ranch for spring training in February.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 17, 2015
Major League Football will have major impact on the area

The inaugural Major League Football announced this month it will bring more than 1,000 people to Lakewood Ranch for spring training and located its headquarters there. Local businesses couldn’t be more thrilled.

  • East County
  • News
"We have nothing now, we don't have one brick laid down or one actor signed," Brendan Ragan says. "But we have people buying in and believing in us, and as soon as we had that — that's when it started feeling real."
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • June 4, 2014
Inside the Box

FSU/Asolo Conservatory alumni Brendan Ragan and Summer Dawn Wallace will open The Urbanite Theatre -- an edgy, hip, black box theater in downtown Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
David Baker, the director of operations, and Jennifer Bledsoe, the general manager, were busy handing out free salads and sandwiches on Saturday night at Newk's Eatery.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 10, 2016
Newk's ready to open on University Parkway

First 100 customers on Monday will receive gifts.

  • East County
  • News
Artisan Cheese Co. features a wide array of cheese, including the above Alpha Tolman from Vermont. Photo by Niki Kottmann
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • January 16, 2019
New Artisan Cheese Co. shop opens doors for customers and apprentices

A new Rosemary District location means expanded opportunities for Artisan Cheese Co.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Blake Fleetwood |
  • April 3, 2013
My View: The 'terminators' attack the Colony Resort

The developer plans to tear down the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort and build anew are not good for anybody but the developers. Renovation is a viable option.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
School Board members, County Commissioners, City Commissioners and SMA Board of Directors used gold shovels for the groundbreaking.
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • January 22, 2014
SMA holds groundbreaking ceremony for SMA Prep

The middle school will serve sixth-, seventh-and eighth-grade students and offer the International Baccalaureate's Middle Years Program.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 19, 2019
Cops Corner: Sarasota 9.19.19

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Renderings provided to the county by Carrfour Supportive Housing show a four story mixed unit development.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 9, 2020
Sarasota County to see start of two affordable housing projects

The projects will be built on county-owned land near the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport and Sarasota High School.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Bowden says he aims to continue supporting students from Emma Elementary as they transition to Booker Middle School
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • July 17, 2019
District prepares plan for D-rated school

Emma E. Booker fell among the 300 lowest-performing elementary schools in the state of Florida for 2019.

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  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 23, 2009
Jaleski urges building department efficiency

Longboat Key Commissioner Gene Jaleski wants to improve and simplify the operations of the Planning, Zoning and Building Department by giving it an online presence.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Destiny Beckham and Sarah Macrae
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • September 19, 2015
A Taste of Downtown Food & Wine Festival

Sarasota Opera hosted its 2nd annual A Taste of Downtown Food & Wine Festival on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Sarasota Opera.

  • Black Tie
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 23, 2016
Cops Corner: Sarasota 06.23.16

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Longboat Key Turtle Watch member Mike Herron excavates a nest on Saturday, Aug. 3.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • August 6, 2019
Rising sea turtle nesting numbers break Sarasota area records

Oh baby — nests abound in an active year for the turtles

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 11, 2020
Role models for their successors

BJ Bishop and Sherry Dominick begin their terms on Town Commission as Irwin Pastor and Randy Clair exit.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Booker running back Spencer Carter scored the Tornadoes’ final touchdown on a 28-yard run in the fourth quarter.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 13, 2014
Football Friday

The Observer recaps the week in football.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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
Adrian Guzman.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 18, 2017
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 05.18.17

Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 05.18.17

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • April 16, 2018
'Chappaquiddick' is a strong biopic on the power of wealth

The tale of Senator Edward Kennedy's drunk driving tragedy sticks to the facts, allowing viewers to make their own judgment.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
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