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Enjoy our Letters to Santa
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • December 25, 2019
Letters to Santa bring children's Christmas wishes to life in Lakewood Ranch area

Letters to Santa bring children's Christmas wishes to life in Lakewood Ranch area.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem and Harry Sayer |
  • November 21, 2019
Artists create 'labor of love' at 10th annual Crystal Classic

Sculptors came from all over the world to compete in the competition on Siesta Key Beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 13, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Does anyone use taillights any more?

Police reports from around the key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • June 22, 2016
The 'Relativity' theory: Exploring Einstein's hidden life

Florida Studio Theatre's new play explores the parts of mathmetician's life that don't quite add up.

  • Arts + Culture
Longboat Key pioneers and founders of the Longboat Key Art Center, from left, Arthur Ferguson, Grace Yerkes, Allis Ferguson and George Yerkes.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 17, 2017
It took a Village

The birth of the Longboat Key Art Center in 1952 illustrates what can happen when old-fashioned friendships, volunteerism and community spirit combine. Perhaps that can work again.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Business owners — particularly restaurants — are taken aback at the fees associated with a forthcoming parking garage project on St. Armands.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 26, 2017
Garage costs surprise St. Armands businesses

The city is working on plans for a 521-space parking garage on St. Armands Circle — and businesses in the area are taking issue with their portion of the bill.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Alex Kumar, Victoria Sinclair, Jonah Sinclair, Benjamin Varah, Madelyn Kumar and Cassandra Atzrodt addressed homelessness in their Community Problem Solving project. Photo by Jessica Salmond.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • April 20, 2016
East County students' project sheds light on the 'invisible'

Teens address homelessness during problem-solving project.

  • East County
  • News
Courtesy photo. Tuttle Elementary teacher, Jaymie Fey and Pine View School teacher, Margaret E. Spies show off their grants after the awards ceremony Wednesday night.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2015
School Board 12.10.15

Updates from schools throughout Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
As a testament to her late husband, Allyn Gallup, Sheila Moore continues to make the Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art Gallery a center for the art community. Photo by Nick Reichert.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • April 14, 2015
The Persistence of Memory

Five months after her husband’s death, Sheila Moore is leading the Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art Gallery to keep her husband’s name and legacy alive in Sarasota’s art community.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 2, 2014
Letters to the Editor

ULI report assessment lays a costly egg; Lord's Warehouse fashion show chairs give kudos; Suggestions to improve Bradenton Beach traffic; Winding Oaks board supported maintenance

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Dr. Bassam Altajar, left, and his family have lived in the United States for 20 years. Altajar's three sisters still live in Damascus, Syria, within earshot of the Syrian Civil War's front lines. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • September 12, 2013
Syrian conflict more than a debate for family

A Sarasota doctor of Syrian descent fears for the future of his homeland and the safety of his three sisters caught in the crossfire of an increasingly deadly conflict.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Technical director Chris McVicker and director Jonathan Epstein
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 9, 2024
Elizabethan-era stage adds authentic touch to 'Romeo and Juliet'

FSU/Asolo Conservatory's production of the beloved Shakespeare play makes the audience part of the action with a set based on a historic stage.

  • Arts + Culture
Canadian Brass returns to Sarasota with a holiday concert Dec. 4 at Sarasota Opera House.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • November 29, 2023
Canadian Brass brings its unique style to Sarasota for a holiday concert

The award-winning Canadian Brass quintet has strong Sarasota ties.

  • Arts + Culture
Brielle Rivera Headrington, Mark Benninghofen, David Breitbarth, Andrew Long and Curtis Bannister star in Asolo Repertory Theatre's production of "Inherit the Wind," directed by Asolo Rep Producing Artistic Director Peter Rothstein.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 17, 2024
Asolo Rep revives American classic 'Inherit the Wind'

Director Peter Rothstein takes an evolutionary leap with Asolo Repertory Theatre's production of courtroom drama “Inherit the Wind.”

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota's Alyssa Luciano, her children, Kennedy, Ava (center) and Alivia, and her husband, Dustin, will be the benefactors of the Esplanade fundraiser to support the nonprofit, Love McKinley. Ava Luciano, who is 10, is in remission from acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 1, 2024
Esplanade women to host fundraiser to support 10-year-old girl with cancer

Proceeds from a benefit cocktail party will support the Sarasota girl through the nonprofit Love McKinley.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Columbia Restaurant’s fourth-generation owner Casey Gonzmart Sr., believes that passion and fun are essential in running a restaurant empire.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • September 14, 2025
Family legacy at Columbia Restaurant carries to next generation

Casey Gonzmart Sr. is passing the torch to family members as he steps down as chairman of the board of the 1905 Family of Restaurants.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
Warren Hutmacher is owner and principal of Sumter Local Government Consulting.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 11, 2026
City commissioners cut manager field to six

Finalists will visit Sarasota on Feb. 23-24, and a final decision could come Feb 27.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Adam Myara, Albert Myara and Bruce Mahnke (along with Bob Bender, not pictured) co-own McGrath's Irish Ale House at Main Street at Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 8, 2020
A shot of Irish authenticity has emerged in Lakewood Ranch

McGrath's Irish Pub comes to Main Street at Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Angela Massaro-Fain, Peggy Kronus and Lori Ruth are the co-chairs for "Vegas Comes to the Ranch."
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 6, 2021
Casino event at the Sarasota Polo Club a good bet for community

Sisterhood for Good hosts casino event at the Sarasota Polo Club in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • News
The proposal for a new resort evolved over the years into this final design.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 19, 2021
Condo termination agreement paves way for St. Regis' next step

Judge signs off on the agreement to close down Colony Beach & Tennis Resort's condominium association.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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