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  • By Amanda Morales |
  • October 21, 2014
Bayfront Park fountain closes early for season

The Steigerwaldt-Jockey Children's Fountain in Bayfront Park closed 13 days earlier than anticipated for the winter season.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Siesta Key Public Beach Access 12 will be closed Monday and Tuesday from 6 a.m. to noon, and possible the following day.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 21, 2014
Siesta beach access to close temporarily

Siesta Key Public Beach Access 12 will be closed next week while Sea Shell Condominium Association paints a wall adjacent to the parking lot.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 26, 2010
'Professional' punk rockers pour one out for benefit

Sarasota Young Professionals members Elise Lipoff and Frank Maggio can check black lipstick, mullets and tongue studs off their bucket list, after flaunting rock star-glam looks at the Celebrity Guest Bartender Showdown Thursday, Aug. 6, at the Shamrock Pub.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A large crowd came out for the Church of the RedeemerĂ¢â‚¬â„¢s 16th Annual Good Friday Stations of the Cross walk, Friday, April 6, down Main Street.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 8, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: The 16th Annual Stations of the Cross walk

The Men's Ministry of Church of the Redeemer in conjunction with the Sarasota Ministerial Association sponsored the 16th Annual Good Friday Stations of the Cross walk, Friday, April 6.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Brad Ward and Robert Martini with their paddleboards.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • October 14, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Paddling for a cause

Siesta Key lifeguards Brad Ward and Robert Martini participated in a 24-hour paddleboarding challenge to raise money for a van for the Sarasota Y Youth Shelter starting at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, until 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, out in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Bob's Boathouse is currently closed to the public. Even though the future of the business is a question mark, residents fear the re-emergence of sound issues from live music at the restaurant.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 26, 2015
What about Bob's?

Nearly a year after the county tightened its sound regulations, residents near Bob’s Boathouse say noise problems persist.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The state plans to issue a permit for a project to take sand from Big Pass and install protective groins on Lido Key.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 22, 2016
State intends to issue Big Pass dredge permit

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection plans to issue a permit for the proposed Army Corps of Engineers project to dredge Big Pass to renourish Lido Key.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 11, 2014
Weekend's best bets: Friday, April 11

Weekend's best bets: Friday, April 11

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Edward Elgar wrote a myriad of chamber works, symphonies, concertos, songs, choral works and marches. Courtesy photo.
  • By June LeBell |
  • October 19, 2011
Music Review: Sarasota Orchestra's Journeys to Genius: 'Solving Elgar's Enigma'

The English composer Edward Elgar, who straddled the 19th and 20th centuries, wrote symphonies, myriad chamber works, concertos, songs, choral works and many marches, of which his 'Pomp and Circumstance' pieces brought him international acclaim.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Dana Westmark and Donald Geikie |
  • May 18, 2012
Real Estate Deal of the Week: Glen Oaks Manor

Real Estate Deal of the Week: Glen Oaks Manor

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Phil Mancini presents Beatrice Friedman with her birthday cake. Photo by Cliff Roles.
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • April 22, 2015
Black Tie & Tales 4.23.15

Catch up on this week's social news with Black Tie & Tales.

  • Black Tie
Pattigeorge's is located at 4120 Gulf of Mexico Drive and overlooks Sarasota Bay. Photo by Dex Honea
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 26, 2016
UPDATE: Columbia Restaurant Group to buy Pattigeorge's

The Tampa-based restaurant group's plans for the site could have a historic connection to Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Tim Esser has worked as a mechanic for 26 years and has been with Main Street Automotive for 13 years. "(I enjoy) making people happy and helping people," he says.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • September 1, 2011
PHOTO SPECIAL: Labor Intensive

In honor of the upcoming Labor Day holiday, we asked local laborers from Sarasota and Siesta Key to share what they love most about their jobs.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Senior Jessica Cadorette hit a single to leadoff the bottom of the second inning.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 18, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Braden River vs. Venice

The Braden River High softball team defeated Venice 2-0 in the Class 7A-District 11 semifinals April 16. Senior Courtney Mirabella pitched a complete game, allowing three hits while striking out 15. With the win, the Lady Pirates will host Sarasota in tonight's district championship.

  • East County
  • Sports
Samantha Bisceglia submitted this sunrise photo, taken from Siesta Key Beach.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2013
Weather: Sarasota

Samantha Bisceglia submitted this sunrise photo, taken from Siesta Key Beach.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Nik Wallenda crosses Highway 41 earlier this year. Photo by Nick Friedman.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • June 21, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Nik Wallenda crosses the Grand Canyon

Head to Mattison's Sunday evening for a live viewing of "The King of the High Wire" crossing the Grand Canyon

  • Arts + Culture
Deputies charged Stoddard with aggravated child abuse with great bodily harm Dec. 21, after Melissa Stoddard, who suffered from autism, was hospitalized weeks earlier with severe brain damage.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 21, 2013
Sheriff's Office files murder charges in abuse case

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office charged Misty Stoddard with first-degree murder in connection with the Dec. 21 death of her 11-year-old stepdaughter.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Scott Veix, of Bradenton, captured this shot of a baby alligator hiding in water plants looking for lunch at Jiggs Landing.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 17, 2016
East County weather page photo: March 17

Scott Veix, of Bradenton, captured this shot of a baby alligator hiding in water plants looking for lunch at Jiggs Landing.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Goodwill Ambassador Holiday Party and Concert was held at the Music Compound on Dec. 6. Photo courtesy of  Veronica Brandon Miller
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • December 21, 2016
Black Tie & Tales 12.22.16

From international holiday soirées to hungry whiskey drinkers, here's what's been happening on the social scene.

  • Black Tie
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 23, 2009
Siesta Key home sells for $1.8 million

A home in Mira Mar Beach tops all sales in this week's real-estate transactions. Hubbard and Claire Singleton, of Cobb, Ga., sold their home at 65 Beach Road to Stuart Johnson, of Dallas, for $1.8 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
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