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  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • August 22, 2016
$24M Zota Beach Resort to open Dec. 1 on Longboat Key

Former Hilton Beachfront Resort promises luxurious surroundings

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Braden River High School students Jessica Garcia, Haley Brown, Elizabeth “Annie” Curry and Larry Haymore are excited about participating in this year’s fair.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 11, 2012
Manatee County Fair opens Thursday

The Manatee River Fair Association will host the 96th annual Manatee County Fair Jan. 12-22.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Downtown-Sarasota-Night
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 6, 2013
Weekend best bets: Friday, Dec. 6

Weekend best bets: Friday, Dec. 6

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • March 4, 2020
Sarasota County School Board sets superintendent timeline

The board plans to have a new superintendent hired by June 22.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 29, 2009
Cops Corner

Police pulled over a man driving a four-door, silver Jeep. The man was driving in and out of his lane, and police issued him a ticket for driving with a suspended driver's license.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The Toys for Tots donation box in the lobby of the Longboat Key Police Department has been a busy place of late.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 28, 2017
Gifts roll in at Longboat Key Toys for Tots donation site

Unwrapped toys are welcome in lobby of police station.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • September 10, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: The Salon at St. Armands

After working as a hair stylist for 10 years on St. Armands Circle, Loan Hertzog has opened up her own shop.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bill Wise
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • September 21, 2017
Sarasota's Bill Wise dies at 92

'That love at first sight thing — that’s what it was,' his wife says.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Alden Wright, 11, Isaac Wright, 8, and Jack Muller, 8, enjoy the festival after their baseball game.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • February 16, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Our Lady of the Angels' Parish Festival

Pizza slices, cotton candy and carnival rides entertained patrons Feb. 15, as they filled the lot in front of Premiere Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch for Our Lady of the Angels' Parish Festival.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The city is committed to installing parking meters in St. Armands Circle before the end of the year, but it's unclear if officials will endorse downtown meters, as well.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 1, 2018
City staff endorses downtown meters — again

The City Commission is scheduled to have an in-depth discussion of paid parking policies at its Nov. 5 meeting.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Around 36,000 gallons were spilled into Grand Canal on Siesta Key.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • July 10, 2019
36,000 gallons of untreated sewage spills into Siesta Key canal

The Lockwood Ridge Booster station failed, causing the sewage to spill into Grand Canal.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 26, 2012
Dent, Thaxton attack each other's party loyalty and track record

The doe milling around the ninth green at Laurel Oak Country Club created a peaceful contrast to the heated debate inside the nearby clubhouse, as two candidates for Sarasota Supervisor of Elections quarreled three weeks before they will meet for the primary election.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Preliminary designs feature a central courtyard and a traffic circle for the new center.
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • September 27, 2017
Ringling updates Longboat arts center project

The center hopes to have designs finalized by the early next year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • March 3, 2017
Theater review: 'Older than Dirt'

'Older than Dirt' explores the lighter side of the aging process at FST.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
"The Music of the Night" runs through Aug. 19 at Florida Studio Theatre. Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • August 8, 2018
The Swingaroos give their regards to Broadway at Florida Studio Theatre

"The Music of the Night" showcases tight arrangements by The Swingaroos that come off like a well-oiled machine at Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Preston Olinger, chairman of the Suncoast Food & Wine Fest, begins  planning for the event in January.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • October 25, 2017
When it comes to the Suncoast Food & Wine Fest, he never whines

Four-time chairman of Suncoast Food & Wine Fest does his job with little fanfare.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Candice McElyea |
  • March 8, 2012
Ten new models now open in Lakewood Ranch

Ten new models now open in Lakewood Ranch

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 19, 2012
Neighbors: Robert O'Connor

Robert O'Connor, 72, has run marathons on six continents. In July, a marathon in South America will earn him a spot in the elite Seven Continents Club.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
New district rivalries will be forged in 2019 and 2020.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 14, 2018
FHSAA football classification changes affect Sarasota schools

New district rivalries will be forged in 2019 and 2020

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Elia Rofail acquired the 1940s-era Monterey Village Motel at 24th Street and Tamiami Trail and plans to develop a 33-unit, $3 million apartment project.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2015
OUR VIEW | How to change N. Trail’s insanity

Capital flows where it is welcome. For more than 25 years, anti-market regulations have chased away innovation.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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