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More than two years after the final race at the Sarasota Kennel Club, a developer is advancing plans to build up to 380 apartments on the site.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 8, 2021
Developer outlines plans for apartments at Sarasota Kennel Club site

The prospective buyer of the Sarasota Kennel Club has plans to redevelop the property as an apartment complex with up to 380 units, which has some neighbors worried about traffic.

  • Sarasota
  • News
FSU/Asolo Conservatory's "Antigone" runs from April 8 through April 27.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • April 2, 2014
A&E Picks and Highlights

A&E Editor Mallory Gnaegy keeps you in the know about events, local performers and art gallery happenings.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 16, 2009
Briefs

Briefs

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Smoking was banned on the beach until 2013, when a judge determined the county didn't have the authority to regulate tobacco use.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 8, 2016
Siesta strikes up no-smoking conversation

State law prohibits the county from enforcing a smoking ban on Siesta Key Beach, but residents are still working to curb the impacts of tobacco.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • September 10, 2020
Betty L. Suarez

Betty L. Suarez, nee Olson, 87, of Rolling Meadows IL, longtime seasonal resident of Longboat Key FL, passed away September 8, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family and loved ones.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
If approved, 20,000 Almaco jack would be placed in an anchored pen. Courtesy photo
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • September 30, 2020
Sarasota residents again express opposition for fish farm

A proposed fish farm would place 20,000 fish in a pen 45 miles off the coast of Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Soprano Isabella Bank will be performing Jan. 26 at the OASIS' 18th annual Benefit Concert and Fundraiser at Palm Aire Country Club.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 9, 2019
Palm Aire concert features Lakewood Ranch rising star

Palm Aire concert features Lakewood Ranch rising star

  • East County
  • News
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • April 1, 2019
APRIL FOOLS: Siesta Key 'cover charge' planned

APRIL FOOLS: Residents and county taxpayers will be exempt from new charges coming this summer.

  • April Fools
After producing concept plans for a parklet, depicted in the rendering above, the St. Armands Business Improvement District received construction quotes that were more than four times over budget, so the group is scaling back.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 18, 2021
St. Armands landowners eye streetscape upgrades

Circle stakeholders are considering refreshed landscaping, improved lighting and reworked signage as they pursue a plan for enhancing the area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Carol Erker volunteers at Tuttle Elementary School’s food panty, a biweekly event organized by the Rotary Club of Longboat Key.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • October 7, 2015
Conversation with Carol Erker

Carol Erker serves as the Rotary Club of Longboat Key's president.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Willowbrook homeowner Armando Oyola-Delgado said he estimates necessary repairs to his home will cost a minimum of $90,000.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 22, 2012
Residents continue their fight

Homeowners in Willowbrook are lobbying the community's developer, KB Home, to buy back their homes. They now have launched a petition, which they hope could lead to a class-action lawsuit, and brought their complaints to the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 5, 2014
Nonprofits saddle efforts

The Sarasota Community Foundation's Giving Challenge spurred SMART and Beyond the Spectrum to create programming.

  • East County
  • News
Steven High has grabbed the bull by the horns during his first year as executive director of The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 3, 2012
Swing into high gear

Ringling Museum's executive director, Steven High, has shed the new-guy persona and has a pocketful of initiatives to make the museum as relevant today as it will be in 200 years.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • August 19, 2018
Wash, rinse, learn

Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading transforms laundromat into a center of hope

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Officials will learn in two weeks if Nathan Benderson Park will host the 2017 World Rowing Championships. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 14, 2013
U.S. delegation vies for regatta

Local officials today presented their case to host the 2017 World Rowing Championships.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mary Lou Johnson's "Water: Above and Below" exhibit will be on display for the next year at the Longboat Key Club & Resort's Tennis Gardens facility.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 2, 2013
YOUR NEIGHBOR | Mary Lou Johnson

Mary Lou Johnson's work is 100% photography. But taking the photo is just the beginning.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The conflict between the city and county has been going on for months, over about $5 million the city feels its owed.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • July 18, 2017
City asking for cash settlement in downtown CRA dispute

After the county denied several projects for funding, the city commissioners are going back with a request for $2.6 million to use as they see fit.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Neeme Järvi
  • By June LeBell |
  • February 21, 2016
Music review: Sarasota Orchestra Masterworks 5

A world-class conductor leads Sarasota’s world-class orchestra.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Carole J. Bufford performs the "Vintage Pop!" revue. (Photo by Matthew Holler)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 1, 2021
When the electricity came to FST

Carole J. Bufford sings (and bends) last century’s pop hits in her 'Vintage Pop!' revue at Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
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