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Courtesy photos The back of the John Ringling Ritz-Carlton hotel in September 1947, photographed by Arthur Ferguson.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 2, 2014
Historic Hotel

The Longboat Key Historical Society releases new photos that show the old John Ringling Ritz-Carlton hotel, including its demolition.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Nancy Mazzarese. Photo by Kelsey Grau
  • By Kelsey Grau |
  • March 26, 2014
YOUR NEIGHBOR | Nancy Mazzarese

A recent transplant to Longboat Key, Nancy Mazzarese is making fast work of giving back to her new community.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The new hours will start Saturday, Oct. 11. File photo.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • October 10, 2014
SCAT adds evening hours for mall routes

Sarasota County Area Transit is extending hours on routes 6, 12, 17 and 30 to accommodate employees and shoppers of the Mall at University Town Center.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Dedra Reed is a fifth-grade teacher at Emma E. Booker Elementary. She says she enjoys the opportunity to help her students develop character.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 21, 2014
The Good News: Dedra Reed

Booker Elementary students share life goals and celebrate the importance of dreaming big with the school's first anthology.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Harriet Sokmensuer. Unit 10-S at St. Armands Towers, 101  Benjamin Franklin Drive, has three bedrooms, three baths, and 2,550 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.35 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 11, 2013
St. Armands Towers condo sells for $1.35 million

Gavriel and Catherine Salvendy sold their Unit 10-S condominium at 101 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Christopher and Susan John, of Norton, Mass., for $1.35 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Researchers from six nations gathered for the first International Workshop on Impacts of Ocean Acidification and Climate Change on Corals and Coral Reefs. (Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 17, 2013
Mote co-hosts international workshop in Israel

The five-day workshop brought researchers from six countries together in Eilat, Israel.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 18, 2013
Real Estate Reports

Waterfront Country Club Shores home sells for $4.3 million; Premier Sotheby's opens sales center at Palma Sola Bay Club

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Erika Echegaray
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 31, 2013
The Good News: Erika Echegaray

Suncoast Polytechnical High School student Erika Echegaray has volunteered for Face Autism for two years.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
File photo More than 2,000 runners raced over the Ringling Bridge at the 10th annual New Balance Ringling Bridge Run last January.
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • January 16, 2014
Eleventh annual Ringling Bridge run changes name

Runners can get set for the 2014 Wilde Honda Automotive Family Ringling Bridge Run Jan. 18.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 21, 2014
Mark Morgan: Upcycled life

Mark Morgan: Upcycled life

  • Arts + Culture
Join Alex Mahadedvan in today's Daily Headlines broadcast.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 8, 2013
Daily Headlines: Oct. 8, 2013

Today's Stories: City Commission nixes Main Street gallery; Deputies seek suspect in shooting; Commission approves telecommunications changes; Commissioners to consider Ted Sperling Park fees; Industrial Park nabs $15M in financing loan; Conversations at the Crocker kicks off today; and MORE

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 11, 2013
Daily Headlines: Oct. 11, 2013

Today's Stories: Manatee and Sarasota counties disagree on joint-transit system; Colony Beach & Tennis Resort case lingers into November; Longboat Key residents protest boating behavior; Sarasota Opera celebrates Verdi; and MORE.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Urban Land Institute panel shares its vision for Longboat Key.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 25, 2013
Daily Headlines: Oct. 25, 2013

Today's stories: Urban Land Institute panel shares its vision for Longboat Key; Sarasota city employees get dunked for charity; Manatee County Commission candidate emerges; and MORE!

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Urban Land Institute panel shares its vision for Longboat Key.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 25, 2013
Daily Headlines: Oct. 25, 2013

Today's stories: Urban Land Institute panel shares a new vision for Longboat Key

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • February 21, 2014
Arts and Cultural Alliance brings back smART talk luncheon

The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County brings resurgence to a formerly defunct series, smART Talk Luncheon, which the Arts and Cultural Alliance hopes to bring back.

  • Arts + Culture
Officials leasing the Mall at University Town Center also say they will be announcing more tenants soon.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 30, 2013
Daily Headlines: Oct. 30, 2013

Today's stories: Longboat Key partners with University of Florida; Sarasota Police to offer virtual ride-along; Nordstrom Rack prepares for grand opening; and MORE!

  • Siesta Key
  • News
John Goreham, an eight-year veteran of Sarasota County Mosquito Management, uses a variety of techniques to control the mosquito threat, including pesticides, a local species of fish that eats mosquito larvae and sentinel chickens.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 4, 2014
VIDEO: County aims to beef up mosquito management

Sarasota County plans to upgrade its data-collection technology to better fight 'the deadliest animals on the planet.'

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jennifer Rominiecki, president and CEO of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens addresses the groundbreaking crowd in June. Among those attending, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, state Sen. Joe Gruters and then-Mayor Hagen Brody.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 17, 2021
Selby names Turner Chief Advancement Officer

Work on downtown-adjacent campus' renovation is underway.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A patron of iSmash stands atop a used car during a smash therapy session.
  • By Laura Lyon |
  • July 9, 2024
'Smash therapy' company plans Sarasota location

Franchisees plan to bring four new iSmash locations to Southwest Florida.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
Former NFL and Florida State running back Warrick Dunn poses with a family and Sarasota Habitat for Humanity volunteers. Dunn's charitable  organization furnished two Habitat homes.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 3, 2024
Former Bucs running back Warrick Dunn gives helping hand to single moms

New Habitat for Humanity homeowners in Sarasota are surprised with a full house and pantry.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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