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This week's standout player is Natalie Buffett
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 5, 2013
JUST THE STATS

155 - The total number of shots The Out-of-Door Academy boys golf team posted in its victory over Cardinal Mooney Aug. 27.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 20, 2014
Colony hearing rescheduled

A hearing scheduled to make rulings on a Colony Beach & Tennis Resort settlement has been moved to Wednesday, Feb. 26.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Santa Claus arrives at Siesta Center to visit with children and families during a past Light Up the Village event on the Key. File photo.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • September 29, 2011
Island Beat: Volunteers sought for the Key's second Crystal Classic

Mote is seeking hundreds of volunteers interested in helping out with the second Siesta Key Crystal Classic Master Sandsculpting Competition, which will be held Nov. 11-14.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Harold Ronson at Iwo Jima
  • By Harold Ronson | Contributor |
  • April 2, 2018
Longboat man returns to Iwo Jima

Long-awaited trip worth taking.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Loggerhead hatchlings emerge from the sand in August 2016.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • May 29, 2024
Lighting concerns for sea turtles prompt town investigation

Now a month into sea turtle nesting season, a resident said artificial lights visible from the beach could disorient hatchlings.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key Democratic Club President Lucie Lapovsky (right) updates the 160 attendees on new initiatives the Club is starting soon at a luncheon Tuesday, Feb. 10.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • February 14, 2026
Longboat Key Democratic Club to launch newsletter, raise funds for flippable races

Club President Lucie Lapovsky shared new initiatives with about 160 attendees at the most recent luncheon.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kelly Duggin, MD, Family Medicine Physician Lakewood Ranch Medical Group |
  • August 5, 2019
Don’t Forget To See Your Primary Healthcare Provider For Your Annual Wellness Visit: This Is Free When You Have Medicare Part B

Don’t Forget To See Your Primary Healthcare Provider For Your Annual Wellness Visit: This Is Free When You Have Medicare Part B

  • Health
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The Founders Club located three miles east of Interstate 75 on Fruitville Road.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2010
Business Observer 10.28.10

The Founders Club announced recently Jim Owen as its director of golf.

  • East County
  • News
Anna Brugmann Jane Forsyth and Arny Berger of Lexington, Mass., were visiting Sarasota for five days and wanted to see the Marc Chagall exhibit at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. The exhibit pairs fine art with horticulture.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • April 27, 2017
Growth blooms at Selby

The Sarasota institution sees an uptick in visitors and revenue with its new strategy to attract visitors and keep them returning.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sarasota schools’ Rachael O’Dea, Mote’s Aly Busse, the associate vice president of education, and Manatee schools’ Amber Platowski, talk about possibilities while standing in front of what will be the three learning labs at Mote SEA.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 10, 2024
Mote aquarium hopes to lead students to marine science, biology careers

The Science Education Aquarium is working with Manatee and Sarasota school districts to provide access to every K-12 student.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 17, 2010
Town declares impasse

The town rejected another revised three-year contract presented by the Longboat Key Fire Rescue union and does not wish to continue negotiations.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 28, 2010
Statue loses instrumental part to vandalism

The July 16 incident is just the latest damage to St. Armands Circle statues.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 3, 2011
Goodwill proposed for North Trail

A Goodwill Superstore is being proposed just 12 blocks from the site of a new Walmart supermarket that will be built next summer on Tamiami Trail.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The latest design for the St. Armands Circle bathroom is intended to better reflect the existing look of the shopping district. Image courtesy city of Sarasota.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 9, 2020
City approves new design for St. Armands bathrooms

A St. Armands group is spending more than $380,000 to bring restrooms to the Circle by fall.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photo courtesy of Mote
  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 14, 2019
Mote welcomes chief innovation officer

Alex Beavers will serve as the chief innovation officer and will be dedicated to transitioning Mote research into commercial applications.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Abigail Kate Lewis, 4, helps announce her new siblings. Photo by Emmalee Legler.
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • February 21, 2018
PGA golfer Ben Curtis, and his 2003 British Open trophy, party crash and photo bomb

The golfer gave the ladies at the Women's Sports Museum a surprise.

  • Black Tie
  • By David Conway |
  • June 23, 2014
Elected mayor proponents fight against time

More than 1,500 signatures shy of their goal - and already past a deadline the city attorney recommended - supporters of a new city charter are still pushing.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2014
News Briefs

Town Hall's executive director to renew contract; National retailers to move in to University Town Center; Rick Fawley earns 2014 Tourism Outreach Award

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 27, 2012
Tiny Mite Bulldogs tie Wildcats

The East Manatee Bulldogs Tiny Mite team opened its season with an 18-18 tie versus the visiting Manatee Wildcats Aug. 25.

  • East County
  • Sports
Mayor Suzanne Atwell sits with students at Girls Inc.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • October 22, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Dream Harbor Elections at Girls Inc.

In preparation for Girls Inc.'s Dream Harbor elections, during which the students elect a mayor, vice-mayor, secretary/historian and treasurer, female politicians paid educational visits to the students. Mayor Suzanne Atwell visited students Thursday, Oct. 18, to tell them about her experience in politics and give tips about how to run a successful campaign.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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