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  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 5, 2014
Spring forward for Daylight Saving

Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, so turn your clocks forward by an hour before bedtime Saturday night.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 16, 2011
FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT: Kathleen Gagg

Kathleen Gagg is bringing her nonprofit, Camp Better America, to the East County. Learn more about her in our candid Q&A.

  • East County
  • News
Thomas Hampson. Courtesy photo.
  • By June LeBell |
  • February 8, 2012
Music Review: 'A Panorama of American Song': Thomas Hampson and Warren Jones

Thomas Hampson, one of the world's greatest interpreters of opera and art songs, came to the Van Wezel, one of the world's worst concert halls, last week with Warren Jones, the Rubinstein of collaborative pianists, for an illuminating and inspiring program of American art songs, under the auspices of the Sarasota Concert Association.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 17, 2010
Larson prepares for more civic duty

District 1 candidate Lynn Larson believes the Town Commission doesn't make decisions that are based on what its constituents want.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This home at 212 Bird Key Drive has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,016 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.63 million. Photo by Kristen Herhold
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 13, 2015
Bird Key home sells for $1.63 million

A home on Bird Key tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 5, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Mogensen's response does not stand scrutiny; Laurel Park residents want to voice opinions

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 25, 2011
Longboaters: Be wary of telephone scams

Longboat Key Police Department warns that a floundering economy has spurred several telephone scams that have hit Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Siesta Key Oyster Bar offers a menu of fresh seafood as well as a fun atmosphere, with nightly live music, in the heart of the Siesta Key Village.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 23, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Siesta Key Oyster Bar

This week we went in the kitchen with chef Douglas Jennings of Siesta Key Oyster Bar, while he prepares shrimp and avocado ceviche. Get the recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's "In the Kitchen."

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 4, 2017
Garden Club puts Longboat Key homes on parade

Four homes provided unique looks into Longboat living.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Michael Richker reads from seven books every morning as part of his routine to keep focused against his battle with substance addiction.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 11, 2016
‘Day of Atonement’ a lifelong pursuit for cocaine addict

University Park's Michael Richker lives a life of surrender and defeat. He wouldn't have it any other way.

  • East County
  • News
Cardinal Mooney coach Chad Sutton said the loss to Riverview will be a good thing for his team down the line.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 26, 2019
Loss may help Cardinal Mooney volleyball later

Getting beat by rival Riverview isn't fun, but for the Cougars, this loss may be educational.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
"Peter Pan" runs through Nov. 10 at Florida Studio Theatre. Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • October 23, 2018
Florida Studio Theatre's 'Peter Pan' stands test of time with steampunk twist

FST adopted an industrial look and intimate cast for its version of "Peter Pan," but the story remains untouched.

  • Arts + Culture
It’s up to the voters to ultimately decide if they want to pay for poles and electrical wires in neighborhoods like Country Club Shores to be buried.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 29, 2015
Larson requests underground utilities feedback

The Longboat Key Town Commission will discuss cost options to bury underground utility wires and poles at its June 1 regular meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Dolly Jacobs and Bailey Sloan have worked together at the Circus Arts Conservatory for the last eight years. Backstage the two swap stories and help each other get ready.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • June 24, 2015
A New Circus Chapter

Bailey Sloan and Dolly Jacobs, a ringmistress and aerialist in the Sailor Circus’ Summer Circus Spectacular, help each other face two different challenges in their varied careers: going to college and grant from the National Endowment for the Arts grant

  • Arts + Culture
A modern-day, distance-learning fourth grade student — headphones, no shirt, pajama pants and pizza. “His dream come true,” his mother says.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 6, 2020
Another unknown cost

Closing schools is having unseen costs on parents and children. Florida is squandering the need to experiment.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Co-Chairs Elizabeth Moore and Marko Radisic with President and CEO Elizabeth Melendez Fisher
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • November 15, 2018
Selah Freedom stirs the waters against sex trafficking

Rock the Boat was hosted Nov. 15 at The Westin Sarasota.

  • Black Tie
Photo by Harriet Sokmensuer This home at 3830 Tangier Terrace has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,061 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,225,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 29, 2014
A home in Sorrento South sells for $1.9 million

A home in Sorrento South tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
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  • By Katie Johns |
  • September 20, 2016
Hermine washes out Longboat Key sea turtle nests

When the tropical storm whipped through Longboat Key, it took some sea turtle nests with it.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 24, 2013
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Photos by Nick Friedman Booker High School AP art teacher Jeffery Cornwell stand near Stafford’s winning work.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 10, 2017
The Art of Equality: Embracing Our Differences fills Sarasota bayfront with art

For student artist Carly Stafford, Embracing Our Differences is a chance to share her message about domestic violence.

  • Arts + Culture
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