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A 40-foot boat ran aground at the north end of Siesta Beach Tuesday. No one was injured.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2013
News Briefs

State Street garage designs presented, delayed; City to negotiate for Burns Square lot

  • Sarasota
  • News
Quinn Gulliver, Devin Gulliver and Patrick Peoples dominate Star Wars trivia with a score of 5,200-1,000.
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • August 1, 2019
For teens, ‘Star Wars’ is more than a movie

Selby Library held is first ever Star Wars Party on July 25, which featured a game of trivia.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
5060 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • August 6, 2018
Longboat home sale keeps strong year rolling

5060 Gulf of Mexico Drive sells for $6.88 million

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
District 72 State Representative candidate Liz Alpert with Mathew Wilson
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 7, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Tiger Bay Club Luncheon

Incumbent State Representatives and their challengers faced off at the regular Tiger Bay Club luncheon Thursday, Sept. 6 at Michael's on East. Senator Lisa Carlton moderated the event before guests enjoyed a meal.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub owner Ed Chiles aims to redevelop his restaurant.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 26, 2016
Longboat Key restaurants move forward with changes

Owners of Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub and the former Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant push ahead with redevelopment.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jack Short |
  • November 24, 2015
Bee Ridge Marathon may get Korean barbecue from street vendor

A food trailer could bring Bulgogi, Kimchi and potato noodles to the Marathon gas station at 2791 Bee Ridge Rd.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 21, 2018
Cops Corner: Fast food, slow suspect

A roundup of this week's most interesting police reports.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • June 26, 2019
July 4, Grand Prix closures: What to expect

Many downtown Sarasota roads and parking lots will be closed throughout the weekend.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Toy donations should be new, unwrapped and valued at more than $5.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 8, 2010
Key businesses team up for Toys for Tots

Toy drop-off boxes are located at 12 businesses and organizations throughout the keys.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
 Learn to make festive water bottles for occasions such as a baby shower or a little girl's birthday party with ribbon and tulle pom-poms.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • March 20, 2013
Junior League gets interactive with home tour

The Junior League of Sarasota is putting a new twist on this year's home tour, which runs Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23.

  • Arts + Culture
Pam Eubanks Sammy Hyatt, Beth Ciemniecki and Katie Ciemniecki love participating in the annual fair pageant together. This year, all three girls placed in their respective competitions.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 22, 2014
Pageant winners share special bond

Beth and Katie Ciemniecki and their cousin Sammy Hyatt have competed in the Miss Manatee Fair pageant together since elementary school.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Braden River Elementary Assistant Principal Samantha Webb gets doused in "space slime."
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • December 22, 2015
Your town

Braden River Elementary students slime faculty members; Lakewood Ranch High bands are Peach Bowl bound

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The meetings will be held at Payne Park Auditorium and the Robert L. Taylor Community Complex.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 26, 2017
City to host parks and recreation open houses

City staff is assessing the community demand for parks and recreation services as part of a master planning process.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • April 24, 2016
Film review: 'Elvis and Nixon'

Brilliant performances by two unlikely actors bring to life an even more unlikely meeting.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Joseph Holt. Photo by Nick Friedman.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 26, 2012
Q&A with Joseph Holt

The longtime principal pianist for the United States Army Chorus will perform on Siesta Key this weekend.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • November 10, 2011
Sarasota County Commission to backtrack on height vote

Commissioners will pursue a remedy after voting Oct. 12 on a zoning change that could allow Miami Beach-style skyscrapers on the county's barrier islands.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Junior outside hitter Emily Karg goes up for a block during Braden River's regional final match against Fort Myers Nov. 13.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 17, 2010
Pirates fall in regional finals

The Braden River volleyball team saw its season come to an end with a 3-0 loss to Fort Myers in the Class 4A-Region 3 finals Nov. 13.

  • East County
  • Sports
Rundown and dilapidated Colony Beach & Tennis Resort units should be repaired, according to a recent court order. File photo
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 20, 2015
Judge orders Colony board to fix units

A Sarasota County court order mandates the moldy and rotting Colony Beach & Tennis Resort units be fixed.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 11, 2013
ODA boys blank Imagine High

The Out-of-Door Academy boys soccer team defeated Imagine High School 5-0 in district action Dec. 10.

  • East County
  • Sports
The area was searched using the Sheriff's Office helicopter, K-9 and patrol deputies with negative results.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • November 29, 2011
Little Caesars Pizza robbed by armed male

At 8:52 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, a white male, in his 20s, with brown hair and eyes, about 5 feet 10 inches tall, demanded money from employees of Little Caesars Pizza, located at 4599 Bee Ridge Road.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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