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  • By Loren Mayo |
  • November 25, 2009
SWEET GIGS: Animal instinct

As the animal department manager at Sarasota Jungle Gardens, Jenna Forrester considers her job anything but work.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
During phase one, Sunshine Airlines will offer direct flights to eight destinations in the U.S.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 24, 2012
Couple proposes Sarasota-based airline

A Longboat Key couple with decades of airline startup experience believes an SRQ-based airline would be feasible and profitable.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
County offices will be closed Dec. 24-25, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. because of the holidays.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 21, 2018
City, county offices to close for holidays

Governmental facilities throughout Sarasota will be closed in observance of Christmas and New Year’s Day, causing adjustments to trash collection.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Key Assistant Town Manager Anne Ross credits here tenure at Longboat Key for preparing her for her new Lakewood Ranch executive director  challenge.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 14, 2015
A Conversation with Anne Ross

Longboat Key Assistant Town Manager Anne Ross, 43, departs the town at the end of the month for the Lakewood Ranch executive director post after 11 years of service to the town.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Three administrators from Braden River and Lakewood Ranch high schools will be moving onto other Manatee County schools.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • May 25, 2021
Braden River and Lakewood Ranch high schools to see administrative changes

Three administrators from Braden River and Lakewood Ranch high schools will be moving onto other Manatee County schools.

  • East County
  • News
Manatee Technical Institute will house a special educational weather station.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 18, 2015
Manatee Technical College to receive weather station

The new equipment will assist Manatee County teachers with science, technology, engineering and math curriculums.

  • East County
  • News
"Gone Girl"
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • September 24, 2014
Fall Film Preview

Target audiences change with the seasons. Thankfully, summer is behind us and more mature films are on the horizon. Paving the way for the Oscar nominations, the following films look as though they may be headed in the right direction.

  • Arts + Culture
A new art program will bring art from local artists to the Federal Building, 111 S. Orange Ave., Sarasota.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 8, 2011
City makes call to artists

The city of Sarasota will display works of public art from local artists in the Federal Building.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Standing water was rising on the island as of Wednesday morning around 11:30 a.m.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • November 11, 2020
Longboat Key makes preparations ahead of Eta

The town of Longboat Key is not planning to evacuate as of noon Wednesday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Residents have objected to the proliferation of vacation rentals on the barrier islands, but the operators of some rental properties expressed concern that proposed regulations could be overly onerous.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 4, 2021
No decision on hotel house ordinance

Despite outspoken support from barrier island residents, city officials wanted more time to revise new rules governing vacation rentals in residential areas.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Harvard University’s Radcliffe Crew team trains at Nathan Benderson Park, which will host the 2017 World Rowing Championships and is seeking volunteers.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • March 30, 2017
Rows of volunteers wanted

The 2017 World Rowing Championship committee still needs 1,100 more volunteers.

  • East County
  • News
After spending four years on Riverview’s varsity squad, senior running back Karan Higdon played his final high school game Nov. 7.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 13, 2014
Going out in style

Senior Karan Higdon scored four touchdowns versus rival Sarasota in his final game for the Rams.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The store had been liquidating assets since early February and closed today.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 24, 2020
Earth Fare now closed in Lakewood Ranch

Earth Fare at Lakewood Ranch closed at The Green today.

  • East County
  • News
Bauhman and Mehraz Badiee hope to resume their work in Iranian politics and human-rights activism once their new business is established.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 18, 2012
Fighting for Freedom

Although Bauhman and Mehraz Badiee, owners of You Say When Yogurt Shoppe in Lakewood Ranch, left their home country of Iran more than 30 years ago, fighting for the freedom of Iranians is still close to their hearts.

  • East County
  • News
Elisa Hansen explores the stacks from sunrise to sunset at her artistic home: the Ringling Museum.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • May 27, 2015
Turn the Page

Spending the last 14 years as an ex-pat in Copenhagen, Elisa Hansen returns to her hometown and her art home: the Ringling Museum.

  • Arts + Culture
Ed Zunz is running for the District 5 commission seat his wife, Pat, seeks to step down from in March.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 13, 2015
Ed Zunz files for wife's commission seat

Longboat Key District 5 Commissioner Pat Zunz seeks a break from her 13 years of consecutive service to the town. Her husband, Ed, is filing to run for her commission seat.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Nicole Kidman stars in "Stoker." Courtesy.
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • March 27, 2013
Film Review: 'Stoker'

Sometimes a mediocre script can be elevated by great casting and become an interesting movie. The new film, "Stoker," directed by Chan-wook Park, is one such film - and it's spooky good.

  • Arts + Culture
Paul Meese, of Longboat Key, captured this shot of a jogger near New Pass Bridge about an hour after sunrise.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 5, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: May 5

Paul Meese, of Longboat Key, captured this shot of a jogger near New Pass Bridge about an hour after sunrise.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Tina Dyott and Suzette Bingham are a mother-daughter duo who volunteer. Dyott lives out of state but makes time to volunteer for the two months she's in town.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 6, 2019
St. Armands group quilts for good cause

Every Monday, a group of volunteers sews quilts for Lutheran World Relief. In 2018, they made 220.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • In Memoriam |
  • August 30, 2019
Bradley “Brad” Ashman

Bradley “Brad” Ashman, passed peacefully on August 17th, 2019 at the age of 71, surrounded by his loving family.

  • Sarasota
  • Tributes & Obituaries
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