• Alternate Text
  • Loading

  • Sand Bucket List
  • 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
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Elections
    • 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
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Elections
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

Results for:

The Bath and Racquet Club shared this preliminary rendering to support the argument that landscaping could effectively mask a proposed seven-story building on the property.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 1, 2018
Bath and Racquet firms up redevelopment plans

The owners of the Bath and Racquet Club are preparing to submit redevelopment plans with the city, but the concept remains controversial with residents.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Author Doug MacKinnon hopes his Christmas story, "The North Pole Project," inspires others to give and do good.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 13, 2017
Lakewood Ranch author pens Christmas novel

Former presidential speech writer tries to inspire giving with new book.

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota Memorial appoints new chief of cardiovascular surgery, unveils hybrid operating room
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 13, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Michael Harshman joins Najmy Thompson Law Firm; Charlotte Hedge named Entrepreneur of the Year; Becky Tochip receives top insurance industry credentials

  • Sarasota
  • News
Huck will be one of three otters featured at "Otters & Their Waters." Photo courtesy of Tracy Frampton/Florida Wildlife Hospital
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • January 26, 2016
Mote sets date for otter exhibit

Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium’s newest exhibit, “Otters & Their Waters,” will open Feb. 26.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
In March 1981, Longboat Key voters voted in favor of a mid-Key bridge.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2017
Bridge to Longboat …

… 50 years of stop-and-go talking

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
To determine how much the town spends to pay for the benefits it guaranteed its employees, the Longboat Observer obtained earnings history and benefit records about the town’s 10 most recent retirees.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 23, 2012
$85,347: fire-rescue pension

A survey of the 10 most recent town-employee retirees shows a low of $18,200 for a pension to a lump-sum payment of $628,295.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
iStock photo. The Half Shell Oyster House of Sarasota opens officially at 1991 Main Street on Jan. 10.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 16, 2011
New downtown oyster restaurant opens next month

The Half Shell Oyster House opens next month on the corner of Main Street and Links Avenue.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This four-bedroom, four-bath and two half-bath home was built in 2002.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 24, 2011
Siesta Key home sells for $4.4 million

The 5,727-square-foot home fronts Little Sarasota Bay.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
The 8,600 square foot home was built in 2008, and includes six bedrooms and six bathrooms, a patio, swimming pool and dock.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 30, 2014
Siesta Key home sells for $10.25 million

The gulf front estate at 4300 Higel Ave. becomes the highest-selling residential property on the barrier island since February 2013.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Sheriff Brad Steube outlines where he'd like to open a new zone to deal with east county growth.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • March 30, 2016
East County: Safe ... for now?

Sheriff Brad Steube wants his staff to expand with growing population.

  • East County
  • News
The combination of school vacation and frequent events swells the number of people attending the Siesta Key Drum Circle during the summer months.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 14, 2012
Deputies prepare for hot summer

It's another sweltering summer on Siesta Key, which means plenty of sunscreen, preparation for the Fourth of July fireworks show and large audiences at Sunday beach drum circles.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
"A Day in my Shoes Sarasota" featuring Terri Klauber
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • October 30, 2013
Black Tie & Tales

Wine, Women and Shoes ... and Men ...; They CAN Dance; Tidbits; and Black Tie Affair

  • Arts + Culture
Kepecz-Hays
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 1, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Kepecz-Hays attends global summit; Tom Roberts named Five Star Wealth Manager; DWELL Real Estate adds new Realtors; Sarasota Memorial receives new surgical robot

  • Sarasota
  • News
Courtesy photos Hillcroft scored a pair of goals in the sixth chukker to edge past Wildcat 8-6 in the MGA Insurance Cup March 23 at the Sarasota Polo Club.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 26, 2014
Hillcroft defeats Wildcat 8-6

Hillcroft defeated Wildcat 8-6 in the MGA Insurance Cup March 23 at the Sarasota Polo Club.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • March 12, 2015
3 Things: $2 million homes

If you’re able to spend $2 million on a home, Sarasota has some great options — and lots of them.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Patti Waller |
  • March 25, 2014
Eight habits for a healthier you

Eight habits for a healthier you

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Sgt. Scott Osborne’s favorite event in the Florida Police & Fire Games is the sporting clays event. Photo by Rachel Brown Hackney.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • September 15, 2011
Neighbors: Siesta Olympian

Sgt. Scott Osborne, leader of the community policing station on the Key, has been winning medals since 2002 in the Florida Police & Fire Games.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
The proposed schedule for the neighborhood undergrounding schedule plans for the project to finish in 2021.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • October 25, 2017
Longboat gets update on undergrounding estimates for neighborhoods

The latest assessment estimates for burying overhead wires in neighborhoods are now available to the public.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Town Manager Dave Bullock and Town Attorney Maggie Mooney-Portale await the Manatee County Commission’s decision on the half-cent sales tax.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 22, 2016
Manatee County bucks barrier island tax request

The Manatee County Commission declined a breakdown of the proposed half-cent sales tax that would have netted more surtax money for Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Max Amster, Molly Klauber, Jenn McAlister and Denver Stutler
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • March 30, 2012
'La Fete du Fromage'

'La Fete du Fromage'

  • Black Tie
« 1329 1330 1331 1332 1333 1334 1335 1336 1337 1338 »
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 © 2026 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.


Anytime. Anywhere. Observer.

From in-depth local reporting to real-time breaking news, stay connected to the stories shaping our community with the Your Observer app.

Download Now for Free