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A conceptual rendering shows how the Ringling Boulevard corridor would look with a Sarasota County Area Transit bus transfer station.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 15, 2014
County Commission to discuss major spending topics

Sarasota County commissioners during a budget workshop tomorrow will consider an update on plans to relocate the downtown SCAT transfer station, and the possibility of a referendum to fund capital spending.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • July 25, 2019
Campers get crafty at Art Center

Art Center Sarasota offers 11 weeks of art summer camps that explore a different theme each week.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The new, smaller performances are being planned for November. Courtesy Photo.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • September 1, 2020
Sarasota Orchestra postpones concerts through May 2021

The organization will have smaller, socially-distanced shows starting in November.

  • Arts + Culture
Scott Gray. File photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • February 1, 2021
Republicans Club of Longboat Key has new leadership

After six years, the presidency of the club is changing hands.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Turtle nesting season begins May 1.
  • By John McGuire |
  • April 12, 2017
Turtle nesting season rules have changed on Longboat Key

Turtle nesting season starts May 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • September 8, 2014
Casey Key sales show uptick in market

A $6.2 million gulf-to-bay estate sold August 29 on Casey Key, the largest to sell in three years.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • September 8, 2014
Casey Key sales show uptick in market

A $6.2 million Gulf-to-bay estate sold Aug. 29, the largest Casey Key sale in three years.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
This home for sale in the Concession might not be a castle, but it's close. Courtesy photos
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 11, 2019
Living large in the Concession in the Lakewood Ranch area of eastern Manatee County

A $12 million Concession home in the Lakewood Ranch area would be most expensive ever sold in Manatee County.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 23, 2015
Sip your way into May

Sip your way into May

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 16, 2013
Our View: Let's hope it's not status quo

The word on the street among Sarasota city business people well before the election was the two Sues - Suzanne Atwell and Susan Chapman - would take it.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
McKitrick has won 240 golf tournaments, including 41 at the Longboat Key Club.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 28, 2018
Longboater swings through obstacles

Golfer Arlene McKitrick has persisted in her career, despite her acute type 1 diabetes.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Logan Veith.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 28, 2020
East County Athlete of the Week: Logan Veith

The Braden River golfer talks the state tournament and his love of social media.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 29, 2016
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, June 30

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Sarasota County repaired a water break over the weekend of Aug. 10, that affected roughly 1,000 utilities customers near Pelican Cove Condominiums.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 12, 2013
County urges Pelican Cove residents to boil water

Sarasota County has issued a boil-water advisory after repairing a water main near Pelican Cove Condominiums over the weekend.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2011
Cops Corner

Goggle ogle 3:08 p.m. - 5200 block of GMD. Suspicious Person. A woman reported that a suspicious looking man approached a nearby condominium unit door and took a pair of goggles that was near the door. The woman confronted the man about his actions, and he returned the goggles and fled the area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Lakewood Ranch's Gloria Kaminsky shows off her oil on canvas painting of Crater Lake. She said she has been painting 10 years and is self taught.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 4, 2019
Lakewood Ranch lobby turns into museum

ComCenter allows local artists to display their work on its walls.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Ben Weiner warms up for Friday evening.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • June 2, 2020
Bird Key Yacht Club keeps members entertained

Guitarist Ben Weiner has played for members and staff throughout the entire pandemic.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
File photo. Rev. Charles McKenzie recites parts of a speech from Martin Luther King Jr. during the 2014 interfaith tribute.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • January 14, 2016
Sarasota calendar 1.14.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Jan. 14.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • March 14, 2019
Siesta Key residents, officials, visitors share their perspective on Spring Break

What does Spring Break mean to the various people who have a hand in the culture of Siesta Key? Various voices weigh in on the good, the bad, the area in-between.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Siesta Shuttle Transportation Jan. 7 launched an eBay auction for advertising space on a shuttle bus starting service this month.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 11, 2013
Firm to launch shuttle for Siesta

Siesta Shuttle Transportation has a 40-foot bus ready to run a route to Siesta Key beach by the end of this month.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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