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Sarasota County school children eagerly awaiting entry into the FSU/Asolo Performing Arts Center
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • October 30, 2014
Sarasota Ballet: Field Trip of Dreams

This entire week, the Sarasota Ballet hosted thousands of Sarasota County school children as they watched the company's most recent work: Will Tuckett's "The Secret Garden"

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 31, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Sarasota Observer archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Healthy Living Organic & Natural Market
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 18, 2013
News Briefs

Substitute teacher charged with child abuse; John Neal Homes hires new president of building; New Main Street health foods store opens; School district graduation rate improves

  • East County
  • News
Leonore Morris, co-owner of Reasons Shoes, has seen a younger customer base since she and her husband moved the store to Main Street. Photo by Yaryna Klimchak.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • January 17, 2013
Downtown attracts high-end retail

Renovate it and they will come. A pair of new stores signals a shift to a new kind of retail.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Alex Arauz.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 27, 2017
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 04.27.17

Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 04.27.17

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Beth Callans, president and owner of Beth Callans Management, in 2010.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 3, 2011
Callans management company misses payroll

The Longboat Key-based Beth Callans Management will close later this week, employees say.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • March 26, 2018
'Unsane' is a disappointing borefest that could have been a decent thriller

Not even a unique filming method and a Matt Damon cameo could save Steven Soderbergh's new film.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 23, 2013
Town and police agree to new contract

The offer also comes with a 3% pay increase and 2% cost of living allowance increases (or the same raises other employees receive) in years two and three of the new contract.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Merrill
  • By David Merrill |
  • August 18, 2011
My View: Building a university economy

The future is retirement. At least that's what a report from the University of Florida says about Sarasota's economy.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • November 2, 2019
Ferraris take over St. Armands Circle for the day

The cars and their drivers were there to support Flight to the North Pole.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Dawn Hummell and Greg Smaltz married April 7, 2010, at the Longboat Island Chapel. Photo courtesy of Jack Elka.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 2, 2013
Longboat Key wedding professionals group bands together

Weddings are big business, but Longboat Key only gets a small sliver of the proverbial cake. A new group of wedding-business professionals hopes to change that.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 15, 2010
Longboat water rates drop for second year

The Town Commission will approve a decrease in the town's water-and-wastewater rates for a second consecutive year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courtesy Lawrence Evans, Susan Greenhill, Jeffrey Plunkett and Warren Jackson read scripts distilled from interviews with six exonerated inmates.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 21, 2017
FST's 'The Exonerated' gives a voice to the wrongly convicted

Florida Studio Theatre reprises groundbreaking play exploring the crime of punishment.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • January 17, 2019
More Too Life shows private screening of 'RBG'

The 2nd Annual Private Screening Gala was held Jan. 17 at CMX CineBistro Siesta Key.

  • Black Tie
U.S. Open Women's Champion Paula Creamer hosted a clinic in honor of The Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club's fifth anniversary.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 23, 2011
Paula Creamer tees off out east

U.S. Women's Open Champion Paula Creamer conducted a clinic for members and their guests in celebration of the fifth anniversary of The Ritz- Carlton Members Golf Club Jan. 22. During the clinic, Creamer provided instructional tips and insight into her winning shots, answered questions and demonstrated some of her shots.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The memorial at State Road 64 and Pope Road was moved to begin construction of a roundabout.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 13, 2020
Fortitude prevails after Lakewood Ranch tragedy

Road work to build a roundabout begins at the site of fatal Lakewood Ranch accident.

  • East County
  • Opinion
AndrewThompson
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 5, 2013
TWIS Asks: Roast

TWIS Asks: Roast

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • August 12, 2019
Longboat Key resident receives call pretending to be from police department

The caller asked the resident for money, and said a warrant was out for their arrest.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
CANDance Champions
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • October 28, 2015
Black Tie & Tales 10.29.15

Meet our gem, fête a social editor, iPhone shopping and much more ...

  • Black Tie
A home on Sanderling Road sold for $5.5 million last month becoming the top sale in Sarasota County  in 2015.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 21, 2015
Siesta Key real estate prices stall in 2015

The median sales price of Siesta Key properties decreased 3% in the first quarter of 2015 compared with the same timeframe two years ago, while average prices fell 17% compared with the first months of 2014. But, the time properties spend on the market co

  • Sarasota
  • News
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