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2016 debutantes practice their father-daughter waltz at Municipal Auditorium Dec. 7. Photo courtesy of Billy D Photography
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • December 14, 2016
Then and Now: Local debutante program shifts its focus

There’s more to the debutante program than etiquette classes and Cinderella-style dances.

  • Black Tie
Spanish Main Yacht Club aims to bury its overhead utility lines.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 19, 2016
Spanish Main explores private undergrounding

Rather than spend a combined $2.2 million over the next 30 years, one of Longboat Key’s oldest communities may bury its own utilities.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Donny,-Jennifer-and-Chase-Barto
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 15, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Sandy Claws Beach Run

PHOTO GALLERY: Sandy Claws Beach Run

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Kerrie Ann Lehnert and Robert Dinan recently opened Kitchens by Kerrie in the Centre Shops.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 21, 2011
GALLERY: Kitchens by Kerrie Open House

Kitchens by Kerrie showed off its new Longboat Key location.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Shoppes of Bay Isles may get a restaurant at its long-vacant south-end space.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 27, 2016
Restaurant, bank could be in store for Bay Isles

The south Longboat Key shopping center is nearly full, and tenants have reported growth in sales.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 1, 2009
Town taxes boat slips

Longboat Key boat slip owners who rent their boat slips will be assessed a business-tax receipt starting this summer.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lou Newman submitted this double rainbow photo over downtown Sarasota.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 19, 2015
Sarasota photo contest winner: August 20

Lou Newman submitted this double rainbow photo over downtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sergio Albuquerque submitted this photo, taken from Cedars West condominium.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 19, 2015
Longboat Key photo contest winner: August 20

Sergio Albuquerque submitted this photo, taken from Cedars West condominium.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • November 15, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Nov. 16

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2010
Our View

Why the stimulus is a stimu-not

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • September 8, 2010
Animal instincts

When the Van Wezel's resourceful prop master reaches into his bag of tricks, you never know what will fly out.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 9, 2010
4-H to host golf benefit

The Manatee County 4-H Foundation is asking local golfers to lend their heads, hearts, hands and health in support of the 19th annual Clover Classic Golf Tournament Feb. 27.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kristen Pace |
  • February 28, 2012
Jon Hamm and the Sarasota Film Festival

Jon Hamm and the Sarasota Film Festival

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Some private property owners have invested in brick pavers or other sidewalk enhancements around St. Armands Circle.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 16, 2017
St. Armands sidewalks kick up concerns

Following complaints about deteriorating sidewalk segments along St. Armands Circle, property owners and city staff are uncertain about who's supposed to fix it.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2012
Sanders feels paws-itive about presidential pick

Hideaway Bay resident Virginia Sanders knows who will get her vote this Tuesday: Snoopy.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Ken Shelin hopes to raise enough private money to build a monument to the city’s commitment to diversity. His ideal location is in Bayfront Park, a proposal the city is yet to fully endorse.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 7, 2019
Group proposes bayfront diversity artwork

A committee of local leaders, led by a former city commissioner, wants to erect a new monument in a park near downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
John Tendall donated 10 Strider bikes to Children First over the holidays.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 25, 2017
Longboater gives kids ride of a lifetime

John Tendall donated 10 Strider balance bikes to Children First.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
darwins
  • By Nicole Thompson |
  • August 5, 2015
Sarasota Happy Hour Guide: Life after Darwin's

Sarasota Happy Hour Guide: Life after Darwin's

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Terry Lewis stepped in as interim administrator in May.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2011
WELCOME BACK: What you missed

The general feeling is that Sarasota gets a little sleepier in the summer. Snowbirds have flown the coup, traffic flows once again on Tamiami Trail and parking spots downtown can be found in abundance.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • October 27, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Bill's Beer Run 25th Anniversary

PHOTO GALLERY: Bill's Beer Run 25th Anniversary

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
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