• Alternate Text
  • Loading

  • Mother's Day Gift Guide
  • 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
  • Mother's Day Gift Guide
  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

Results for:

Pat and Tony Crincoli walk their suitcases back to their Bay Isles home.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • September 14, 2017
Snowbirds worried, watched Irma from afar

As Hurricane Irma neared Florida, Longboat Key snowbirds had no choice but to watch from miles away.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • June 3, 2017
Mote hosts World Oceans Day celebration

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium held the event on June 3 at Mote Aquarium.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Michael Hollinger
  • By Heidi Kurpiela and Loren Mayo |
  • June 1, 2011
Scene & Heard

'Ghost-Writer' scribe makes a case for hyphens; WBTT goes digital with donation; Booker Middle spends a night at the Met; and Hot Tickets.

  • Arts + Culture
Yoga instructor Meg Metcalf leads the Craft Beer and Yoga class at JDub’s Brewing Co. in Sarasota.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • June 16, 2016
Stout workout

Fitness fad encourages group exercise — with a twist.

  • Health
Marcy Johannes prepares to wrap up a necklace bought by Valerie Cox from Raven Wood Studios, Saturday, May 19.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • May 20, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: The 9th Annual Downtown Sarasota Craft Festival

The 9th Annual Downtown Sarasota Craft Festival brought hundreds of people out to peruse, buy and enjoy a variety of arts and crafts, Saturday, May 19, and Sunday, May 20, along Main Street and in 5 points park.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Enjoy this week’s police reports from Longboat Key.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 15, 2017
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 2.15.2017

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner!

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Licensed mental health counselor Liz Cupo facilitates Transitions Support Group meetings.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • November 12, 2014
Two groups help members with life's challenges

Two Key churches house weekly support groups for full-time and seasonal Longboaters.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
File photo
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • June 21, 2016
Don Hall resigns from Manatee County School District

The deputy superintendent of operations has held his position since 2013.

  • East County
  • News
Funding in the new state budget advances improvements at the interchange of Interstate 75 and State Road 70 by five years.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 22, 2017
Interchange improvements on horizon

I-75 corridor receives advanced funding

  • East County
  • News
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • April 11, 2013
Student Spotlight: André Dupuis

Andre Dupuis' room is lined with medals, certificates and trophies from regattas and speech-and-debate tournaments from across the country. Despite his accomplishments, the Pine View junior is not boisterous or flashy, but sincere and modest.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 6, 2013
Committee debates ways to pay off pension debt

The town must wrestle with how to pay off $27 million in unfunded pension liabilities.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 23, 2009
Smart shopping

Real-estate bargains are available even on Longboat Key. And real-estate officials say that buyers are getting smart, asking about more than price and location.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • March 8, 2017
Artist Series Concerts Friends host Italian masquerade

The annual fundraiser was held on March 8 at Michael’s On East.

  • Black Tie
Cheryl Scheid tears up old asparagus roots along with members of the Lakewood Ranch Garden Club.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 22, 2018
The Little Garden That Could

Lakewood Ranch’s community garden survived hurricane flooding and a bitter cold snap. We tiptoed through the marigolds to see which plants came out on top.

  • LWR Life
"I just picked America; Sarasota picked me," David Smash says. "If other guys from Oklahoma or Alaska wrote to me on Facebook, I’d probably be living there."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • May 16, 2012
David Smash: A Smash Hit

David Smash is singing the blues and living the American dream. This is the story of how Sarasota's hot new rock 'n' roll front man went from playing 'Lithuania's Got Talent' to clubs in Southside Village.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 12, 2011
School Board districts to get new boundaries

The Manatee County School Board has started the redistricting process for its School Board members.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The home at 3929 Higel Ave. was built in 2000 with five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 8,381 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 6, 2020
Siesta Key home sells for $5 million

Residential real estate transactions for Aug. 25-28.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Lee Dougherty Ross and Joseph Holt will perform four hands piano in a tribute to composer Peter Schickele at "The Illegitimate Bach" concert and luncheon on Nov. 15 at Michael's On East.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 8, 2017
Artist Series Concerts will host new music festival

BachFest Sarasota explores the legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach.

  • Arts + Culture
In "Jericho," Beth (Eleanor Handley) is dating Ethan (Michael Satow), right, but continues to see the ghost of her husband, Alec (Will Little), who died on Sept. 11. Photo courtesy of Maria Lyle.
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • April 18, 2012
Theater Review: 'Jericho'

After its world premiere at the New Jersey Repertory Theater, award-winning "Jericho," is being presented by Florida Studio Theatre as part of the Sarasota Festival of New Plays and the National New Play Network's "rolling world premiere," designed to stimulate the continued restaging of new writers.

  • Arts + Culture
Jack Koscho.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 7, 2017
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Jack Koscho

The Cardinal Mooney senior QB talks the Ringling Redskins and the 'Transformers' movies.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
« 1356 1357 1358 1359 1360 1361 1362 1363 1364 1365 »
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