• Alternate Text
  • Loading

  • Holiday Gift Guide
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App
  • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • LWR Life
  • Galleries
  • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Red Tide Map
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Longboat
    • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • LWR Life
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Red Tide Map
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Holiday Gift Guide
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

Results for:

The new shop is named in honor of Barbara Smith's mother and grandmother.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 22, 2011
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: 2nd Ann Rose

Barbara Smith opened 2nd Ann Rose in San Marco Plaza on April 8.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • January 13, 2012
Who, What, Wear: Charlie Ann Syprett

Black Tie noticed Charlie Ann Syprett from a mile away during the Ringling College Library's Town Hall Lecture Series with former first lady Laura Bush Wednesday, Jan. 9, at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

  • Arts + Culture
Jane Buckman is executive director of the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 17, 2012
Arts Center discusses future plans

Plans for the Longboat Key Center for the Arts include expanding the center's programming to achieve sustainability.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By The Insider |
  • April 8, 2012
Sarasota Film Festival BREAKING NEWS! More Guests! NFL Hall of Famer! WWE Superstars! Sarasota’s own Flying Wallenda Family!

Sarasota Film Festival BREAKING NEWS! More Guests! NFL Hall of Famer! WWE Superstars! Sarasota’s own Flying Wallenda Family!

  • Arts + Culture
Courtesy Photo.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 28, 2012
OCCASIONS

ENGAGEMENTS + WEDDINGS

  • Arts + Culture
Eric Cross' "Paper Dress," from Iconcept 2011, is on display at Art Center Sarasota as part of Iconcept Retro-spective in Gallery 2.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 13, 2013
Highlights: Four Art Center Sarasota exhibits please a variety of interests

Art Center Sarasota hosted an opening reception Thursday, Feb. 28, for four new exhibitions. Approximately 150 people attended to view the diverse range of art that will fill the gallery through April.

  • Arts + Culture
The Lift Station 87 project is shown in this file photo. The new lift station will replace the aging Lift Station 7 that has been prone to sewer spills.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • January 4, 2013
Gallons of sewage leak from Lift Station 7

City of Sarasota Utilities Department crews responded Thursday to a sewage leak near Lift Station 7 along the Hudson Bayou.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Under the direction of Nolan Middle School art teacher Wade Smith, FACTS club members spent nine weeks creating a mural of a beach at Emerson Point.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • December 5, 2012
New Nolan mural paints picture of Florida landscape

Charlie Gillam's friends tell her they could walk straight through the 25-foot-by-8-foot mural she helped paint because it looks so real.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 19, 2012
Great white named for original Shark Lady

A 2,500-pound great white shark was tagged and named for Mote founder Dr. Eugenie "Genie" Clark.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By John Ewing |
  • December 17, 2012
Voices Carry: Digital exchange and the gift of community

Voices Carry: Digital exchange and the gift of community

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 3, 2012
News Briefs

Town prepares for impasse with firefighters; Key Club plans to re-file application; Publix update

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Along with a bevy of academic opportunities, the Longboat Key Education Center offers mind-body classes, such as yoga. Katie Hendrick
  • By Katie Hendrick |
  • January 30, 2013
New classes start in February at LBK Education Center

For 24 years, the Longboat Key Education Center has satisfied locals' curiosities on topics ranging from movies to modern Hebrew poetry. And this year will be no different.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Dr. Kumar Mahadevan, pictured in 2009, when Mote and the University of South Florida unveiled a new partnership.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 15, 2013
Mahadevan to retire as Mote president/CEO

Dr. Kumar Mahadevan will step down from his executive role in May but remain involved with Mote for at least two years.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Anthony Paull |
  • November 12, 2012
Clay Olson "rides" graffiti-pop movement

Clay Olson "rides" graffiti-pop movement

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
A sign warns drivers of high water on Saturday afternoon in the Longbeach Village neighborhood of Longboat Key.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • June 8, 2020
Rain, high tide brings minor flooding to Longboat Key

Gulf of Mexico Drive was still drivable, but some of Longboat Key's roads had some flooding over the weekend.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Predators and development have harmed snowy plovers' ability to nest in peace.
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • July 17, 2020
Bird of the Week: Snowy plovers

The snowy plover's nesting season runs through August.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • September 21, 2020
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church bell ringers meet again

The bells and chimes musicians gathered (wearing masks) for the first time since March.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Pattigeorge’s closed in 2016 after 43 years as an iconic island eatery. Â
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 26, 2018
Demolition of Pattigeorge's delayed until Wednesday on Longboat Key

Two-week job will clear the way for The Buccaneer, an homage to a popular island spot.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Guest Author |
  • April 17, 2020
You Observed: Tangerine Bay Club neighbors come together

Residents took to their balconies to show appreciation for essential and medical workers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
EVO Athletics will be the new home of the U.S. women's gymnastics national team through the end of 2018, USA Gymnastics announced on Aug. 12. Aimee Boorman, formerly the national team's head coach, now works at EVO. File photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 13, 2018
EVO Athletics named temporary home of U.S. women's gymnastics

EVO Athletics was named the temporary home of the U.S. women's gymnastics national team on Aug. 12 by USA Gymnastics. Aimee Boorman, formerly the national team's head coach, is the executive director of women's gymnastics at the facility.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
« 1306 1307 1308 1309 1310 1311 1312 1313 1314 1315 »
The best of Your Observer, delivered directly to your inbox

Get the latest in news, sports, schools, arts and things to do in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Longboat Key and East County.

Sign Up

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-366-3468
  • FPN Verified

Extra, Extra!

  • Newsletters
  • App
  • Crossword
  • Contests

more

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Classifieds
  • Advertise
  • Rack Locations
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility Options

sister sites

  • Business Observer
  • Jax Daily Record
  • Orange Observer
  • Accessibility Options
  • Copyright © 2025 Observer Media Group Inc., All Rights Reserved
Sign Up for Daily Headlines

A daily dose of news from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

Sign Up for In Case You Missed It

A Saturday dose of the week's top stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County.


The Your Observer App is Here!

Get local news you can trust — now on your phone, tablet or laptop. Fast. Free. Easy to Use.
Stay informed, wherever you are.

Download Now