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  • By Eduardo Anaya |
  • May 24, 2012
PREEN & CHIC Sails into Summer with Designing Daughters

PREEN & CHIC Sails into Summer with Designing Daughters

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • A time to celebrate |
  • June 27, 2018
Just Married: The Cappiellos

This couple's journey took them from Ed's Tavern to the Powel Crosley Estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Celebrations
Buy a Bud Light and toast the distributors
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • April 20, 2023
Buy a Bud Light and toast the distributors

If you’re one of the Anheuser-Busch beer drinkers who was totally offended by the Mulvaney fiasco, apply some perspective.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Sarasota Honey Co. owner Alma Johnson and employee Michelle Edwards.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • May 29, 2024
Sarasota Honey Co. finds new home at The Bazaar on Apricot & Lime

Hurricane Ian impacts, rising costs and other challenges led to the decision to relocate.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
  • By Maria Amodio |
  • March 23, 2011
Chamber event puts sporty spin on community gathering

Coldwell Banker's Cocktails Courtside will take place Thursday, March 31 at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Reduced energy costs are a top priority for the four new fire stations.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • February 6, 2014
Area contractor tapped to build new fire stations

Sarasota County awarded Willis A. Smith Construction a contract to build four new fire stations throughout the county by 2016.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • March 27, 2016
Mar Vista hatches Easter egg hunt

Mar Vista hosted its 28th annual Easter egg hunt March 26.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Betty Johnson with her new Jaguar XJL
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • January 20, 2016
Betty Johnson gets a new set of wheels

Longboat Key resident Betty Johnson, 90, purchased her fourth Jaguar recently from Wilde Jaguar of Sarasota.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota High boys basketball senior Daniel Munn and the Sailors could have another big season in 2023-2024.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 1, 2023
Storylines to watch this winter high school sports season

Regular season games get underway in November, as soon as next week in some sports.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Anna Zimmerman (Center, right) poses with her winnings beside Deputy Superintendent Cynthia Saunders, Jason Edelkind and Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • February 4, 2016
Braden River High student wins at regional science and engineering fair

Anna Zimmerman broke the code with her project on DNA sequences.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 22, 2021
Governments as developers

The strategy is to build a venue for farmers markets, concerts and art festivals, with the hope donors and taxpayers eventually will support a cultural and community center. Hope is never a good strategy.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Guy Vilt was named Florida District 26's Umpire and Chief in 2011.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 22, 2015
Golden Achievement

Florida District 26 Little League’s Guy Vilt was selected to umpire the 2015 Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jessica Luck |
  • October 5, 2011
Education Center offers lifelong learning opportunities

Fall semester classes and workshops begin Oct. 17. Registration is open now.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jo Morello and Tyler Yurckonis formed the Starlite Players to highlight the talents of local playwrights and actors.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 5, 2015
Starlite Players shines spotlight on local playwrights

Starlite Players offers a new style of theater with short five-minute performances.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota residents Larry and Susan Siebl were fans of O'Leary's Tiki Bar & Grill before hurricanes Milton and Helene, and they were thrilled to join staff in celebrating the official reopening on Friday.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • May 5, 2025
Rum runner fans rejoice at O'Leary's reopening

Say goodbye to the boat wrecked on this Sarasota Tiki bar's dock and hello to a revamped bay-side experience.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
The town of Longboat Key is exploring the possibility of transition the Longboat Library from a non-profit organization to a Sarasota County-operated service.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • May 11, 2020
Longboat Library lease extended until June 2024

The town is exploring the possibility of transitioning to a free library service operated by Sarasota County.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Circus Arts Conservatory will be one of the many arts organizations showcased in "A Celebration of Youth," the closing performance of Sarasota Rising's first Living Arts Festival on Sunday, Nov. 17.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • October 16, 2023
How the arts power Sarasota's economy

Local growth in arts spending has outpaced national levels by 25% since 2015, a new study finds.

  • Arts + Culture
Parking in the Palm Avenue parking garage is free Sunday and Monday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 17, 2012
City prepares for busy weekend

The city of Sarasota has planned for a busy weekend downtown by installing new parking signs and offering free parking throughout downtown Sunday and Monday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A garden of lights blooms down one of the walk ways at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Lights in Bloom display.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • December 17, 2015
Sarasota calendar 12.17.15

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Dec. 17.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key resident Charles “Chuck” Nechtem, president and CEO of Charles Nechtem Associates Inc., uprooted his life to make both a professional and a personal move to Longboat Key five years ago.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 28, 2013
BUSINESS & PLEASURE: Charles Nechtem Associates Inc.

A Longboat Key-based company continues to thrive five years after its relocation from New Jersey. The company is also attracting its clients to the Key for annual meetings.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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