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Anu Tali. Courtesy.
  • By June LeBell |
  • January 16, 2013
Music Review: Sarasota Orchestra Masterworks III: Anu Tali, conductor

Anu Tali, the Estonian conductor who took over the Sarasota Orchestra for its third Masterworks program of the season, also seems to have taken over the hearts and musical minds of this city.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 7, 2010
Pirates open season 2-1

The Braden River High boys basketball team opened its season with a pair of wins over Booker and Cardinal Mooney Nov. 29 and Dec. 2 before falling to Sarasota Dec. 3.

  • East County
  • Sports
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 1, 2018
Cops Corner: Sarasota 2.1.18

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
The Army Corps is currently going through the state review process as it seeks approval to move forward with plans to renourish Lido Beach.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 29, 2015
Consultant finalizes critical Big Pass dredge analysis

In a report commissioned by Sarasota County, a coastal engineering firm says a controversial proposal to renourish Lido Key is lacking sufficient supporting evidence.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Florida Shorebird Alliance outlines guidelines for placing signs around snowy plover nesting areas. Photo courtesy of Rick Greenspun.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 9, 2012
Snowy plover hatchlings emerge on Siesta beach

The chicks' trips to find food along the shoreline is perilous, but members of various Siesta Key organizations have taken them under their protective wings.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2009
Obituaries

Obituaries

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 16, 2012
News Briefs

Code Enforcement hears parking case; FPL to clear tree branches, limbs; Crosswalks, beach project on agenda

  • Longboat Key
  • News
City commissioners approve solicitation ordinance — learn more in today's headlines!
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2013
April 16: Morning Headlines

Commissioners approve solicitation ordinance; Sarasota and Manatee commissioners talk transportation; today's forecast

  • Longboat Key
  • News
City staff inspected the grounds of the festival earlier this week and can use funds from a security deposit to repair any damage.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 29, 2015
Is the Sarasota Pumpkin Festival too big for Payne Park?

The ghost of a proposed moratorium on large events in city parks is haunting Commissioner Susan Chapman in the wake of this year's Pumpkin Festival.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jack Short |
  • October 29, 2015
County ready to dig into south Siesta renourishment

South-end Siesta stakeholders agree the time is right for the project, although some have issues with the timing of construction.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Join Alex Mahadevan and Mallory Gnaegy as they report today's headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • September 14, 2012
Sept. 14: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Mason's kitchen.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • February 15, 2013
Local chefs take center stage

Symphony of Kitchens features local chefs working in tour kitchens

  • Arts + Culture
Caden  McClusky, left, talks with Manatee County paramedic Clint Faulkner, who treated him the day of his accident. Faulkner asks about Caden's shark tooth necklace, which Caden wore the day of the accident.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 20, 2017
Child injured in Lakewood Ranch crash reunited with paramedics

Paramedics call get-together a 'rare opportunity.'

  • East County
  • News
"We figured it would be better to try it here than in Seattle," said Simon Gaunt about why he and Susan Gaunt decided to try out paddleboarding.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • August 29, 2011
Photo of the Day: Paddling along

Simon and Susan Gaunt from Seattle hooked up with the Sarasota Paddleboard Company and went on a two-hour paddleboarding adventure that ended at Bird Key Park.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Carolyn Eliason submitted this photo, taken in Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 10, 2015
East County photo contest winner: June 11

Carolyn Eliason submitted this photo, taken in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The tax on public utilities would be new for residents in unincorporated areas of the county, and raise almost $11 million a year after fiscal year 2018.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • August 21, 2017
County Commission considering tax on public utilities

Although commissioners set out to rebuild the county's reserves, a reluctance to raise taxes is making it hard to add money to the economic uncertainty funds.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cal and Pam Erb with Mary Ellenn and Ron Foxworthy
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • June 25, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Suncoast Super Boat Grand Prix Festival Kickoff Party

The 2012 Suncoast Super Boat Grand Prix Festival held its annual kickoff party, Saturday, June 23, at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • January 31, 2018
School board puts policies under review

Complaints policy among those under scrutiny this year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 14, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: Jan. 14

Jo Ann Goldwater submitted this photo of a roseate spoonbill near Publix on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Mastro
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 18, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Keller Williams' Mastro named Member of the Year

  • East County
  • News
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