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  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 9, 2014
Letters to the Editor

Spring forward with your diet; Leave Gulf of Mexico Drive alone; Widen Gulf of Mexico Drive now

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
ECHO Realty is spending $600,000 to rebrand Paradise Plaza as the Shops at Siesta Row.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 11, 2016
Paradise Plaza slated for upgrade, new name

The owner of the Sarasota shopping center is spending $600,000 to upgrade the buildings and rename the property Shops at Siesta Row.

  • Sarasota
  • News
New Siesta Key Chamber Board of Directors member Cynthia Riddell and board member Aledia Tush
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • January 31, 2013
Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce recognizes committed businesses

The Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting and Business of the Year Awards Tuesday, Jan. 29, at Libby's Cafe + Bar to recap the year and award businesses for excellence.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Message boards along Osprey Avenue direct northbound drivers to head to U.S. 41 because of the bridge closure.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 21, 2016
Southside Village businesses protest traffic plans

The Osprey Avenue bridge is closing for a year. As officials address resident concerns, are businesses bearing the brunt of the impact?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • July 28, 2010
GALLERY AROUND THE CORNER: Selby Gallery

Selby Gallery is unlike a commercial gallery - it acts as a teaching gallery on the campus of Ringling College of Art and Design.

  • Arts + Culture
Owners of Sarasota Kennel Club have not made clear what will happen to the track.
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • January 17, 2019
Sarasota Kennel Club's final season is underway

Amendment 13 has officially banned dog racing in the state of Florida. What does this mean for the Sarasota Kennel Club, its fans and its greyhounds?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • September 27, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Health and Wellness Expo

The eighth annual Embrace a Life Health and Wellness Expo takes place Saturday, Sept. 28, in the lobby of the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.

  • East County
  • News
Co-Artistic Director Summer Wallace says she enjoyed playing a character with whom she has little in common. Photo by Dylan Jon Wade Cox
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • April 25, 2018
New Urbanite production serves feminism with a side of absurd humor

Urbanite Theatre's “Women Laughing with Salad” uses comedy to start a serious conversation about gender roles, relationships and power.

  • Arts + Culture
BBC Main Plaza, the Hollywood 20 ownership group that  includes entrepreneurs Eric Baird and Jesse Biter, is interested in an expanded Downtown Improvement District.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 18, 2018
Downtown group considers expansion

The Hollywood 20 property owners want the Downtown Improvement District to expand to U.S. 301, but it’s unclear whether others support the idea.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • January 15, 2014
Facility ready for business

Lakewood Ranch Town Hall's new $2 million facility took about 10 months to finish.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Lisa Nisenson |
  • December 1, 2012
The Streetcar -- Getting Real

The Streetcar -- Getting Real

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Owners of Napier's Log Cabin Horse and Animal Sanctuary Alan and Sheree Napier will stand trial at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 26.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • January 5, 2015
Animal abuse case heads to court Jan. 26

Alan and Sheree Napier will stand trial at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 26, at the Manatee County Courthouse.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Brian Gunnell |
  • July 3, 2012
Bridge Bites: Take four

This week you are playing E-W, and because the problem is a tough one, you get four attempts to beat the contract.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 30, 2014
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • March 11, 2013
Black Tie Untied

Florida Studio Theatre held their annual Bag Ladies and Baubles luncheon Thursday, March 7 in the new John C. Court Cabernet at Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2015
OUR VIEW | The May referendum

The May 12 vote is not a referendum giving the Resort at Longboat Key Club the approval to expand. But it is a vote that will determine the future prosperity of Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Benderson Development's Director of Florida Leasing Mark Chait says the tenant mix in UTC is impressive for the industry.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 6, 2017
More in store at UTC in Sarasota

Shoppers have more choices along University Parkway corridor

  • East County
  • News
Peter Dugan and John Brancy are the duo behind traveling show "Armistice: The Journey Home." Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • October 31, 2018
'Armistice: The Journey Home' uses WWI-era music to share soldier's experience

Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota honors the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI in a pre-Veterans Day concert, 'Armistice: The Journey Home,' with pianist Peter Dugan and baritone John Brancy.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 29, 2014
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

  • East County
  • Sports
The trio is hoping Viento Kitchn & Bar can become a go-to spot for locals.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 17, 2018
Zota's food and beverage team cooks up own flavor

The trio aims to make Viento Kitchen & Bar a culinary retreat.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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