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Residents on Lido Key and St. Armands Key are worried large vacation rental properties will continue to proliferate in residential areas if the city does not take regulatory action.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 1, 2021
Island residents push for adoption of vacation rental rules

Next week, the city will consider implementing additional regulations for rental homes on Lido and St. Armands keys.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Christie Kolstedt finished high among female competitors.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 15, 2017
Three times the fun at Nathan Benderson Park

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota resident Carolyn Bistline submitted this photo of father-and-son, Charles and Jack Wittmaak.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 3, 2014
Weather: Sarasota

Sarasota resident Carolyn Bistline submitted this photo of father-and-son, Charles and Jack Wittmaak.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Unit 807 condominium at 775 Longboat Club Road has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,842 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 27, 2016
The Beaches of Longboat Key South condo sells for $1,657,000

The Unit 807 condominium at 775 Longboat Club Road has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,842 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Ben Rosenbach and Nathan Kaufman. Photo by FST
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • March 17, 2016
Theater review: 'My Name is Asher Lev'

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Hasidim

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Bambi Forristall, Maribeth Phillips, Robert Eddie Dominguez and Kathy Martella helped to make the Community Shoe Box Drive and Reception a success.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 5, 2018
Meals on Wheels Plus holds Shoe Box Drive & Reception

Meals on Wheels fundraiser at the Lake Club's Grande Clubhouse will provide more than 1,500 homebound seniors with holiday cheer.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
At its Monday regular workshop, the Town Commission gave unanimous consensus to whittle down the membership of nine planning board members to seven members.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 23, 2015
Town will reduce planning board in May

The original plan was to reduce the planning board in June but an expedited plan allows the board to be changed before a joint workshop next month.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Executives at the Women’s Sports Museum believe the preview center, which they expect to open at The Mall at University Town Center in the fall, will be a springboard to launching the actual museum in three to five years.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • February 20, 2020
If You Build It

The first Women’s Sports Museum is warming up with a sneak peek at the project through the creation of a preview center in The Mall at UTC.

  • LWR Life
Ben Wylie points to Hector Rodriguez and credits him with a good shot.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 6, 2017
Paddle up: A back-and-forth on ping pong

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • November 10, 2011
Athlete of the Week: Matthew O'Donnell

Matthew O'Donnell, 16, is a junior at Cardinal Mooney and a member of both his high school swim team and the YMCA Sharks.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • May 31, 2012
Seventh annual Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week starts June 1

Seventh annual Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week starts June 1

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Thomas Norton submitted this photo from Point of Rocks on Siesta Key.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2014
Weather: Sarasota

Thomas Norton submitted this photo from Point of Rocks on Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Brooks Larson started the Sailors'    regional final on the mound.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 25, 2017
Senior's timely performances have Sarasota baseball in final four

He's performed well at the plate and on the mound.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
File photo. A condominium in The Tower Residences tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 17, 2015
Condominium in Tower Residences sells for $2,025,000

The following residential real estate transactions took place between August 31 and September 4.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Sidney Turner. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • October 23, 2020
Rotary Club of Longboat Key provides Resilient Retreat care packages

Rotarian Sidney Turner, the Resilient Retreat founder, got a surprise from her fellow club members.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 16, 2020
Longboat Key has new generation

For the first time in decades, a majority of commissioners will be under age 70. Will that change the town’s path? Meantime, Florida has a post-election challenge: how to keep Florida Florida.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Deshaun Fenwick is headed to the University of South Carolina at the end of the season.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 8, 2017
Friendship, generosity key to Braden River running back's ascension

He moved in with his friend's family in April, and has excelled.

  • East County
  • Sports
Marilyn Kessler submitted this photo of cirrus clouds over Lorraine Road.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2014
Weather: East County

Marilyn Kessler submitted this photo of cirrus clouds over Lorraine Road.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Photo by Joe Lutz
  • A time to celebrate |
  • January 25, 2017
Just Married: Kiki Steinberg and Trent Bowers

On Dec. 3 the couple proved that it's never too late for young love.

  • Sarasota
  • Celebrations
East County's Johnnie Calloway gives talks about his life experiences to help others who might be considering suicide.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 2, 2020
Sarasota man urges suicide prevention awareness in advance of the Out of the Darkness Walk

Sarasota's Johnnie Calloway talks about his suicide attempts to raise awareness of ways to help others.

  • East County
  • News
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