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The Players Centre for Performing Arts and Bay Park Conservancy are vying for control of Municipal Auditorium. (Andrew Warfield)
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 6, 2022
Sarasota City Commission sends Municipal Auditorium lease back to staff

After The Players Centre and Bay Park Conservancy failed to reach a compromise on leasing Municipal Auditorium, the City Commission sent the matter back to staff for further evaluation.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Riverdance 25th anniversary of Irish music and dance show will be Thursday at at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 10, 2023
The best things to do around Sarasota for Jan. 12-18

Plenty of visual and performing art events are on tap this week in Sarasota, Longboat Key and Lakewood Ranch.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
During his introductory press conference Jan. 29, Jim Rieser said he would continue to prioritize the community policing philosophy favored by former Chief Bernadette DiPino. File photo.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 10, 2021
Conversation with Jim Rieser

The new chief of the Sarasota Police Department discusses his transition into the top law enforcement position and his priorities for the organization.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Michael Eng |
  • December 25, 2009
TOP STORY, FEBRUARY: Springing into Action

Johan Kriek, Gregory Cilek and Tim Morris are the masterminds behind Springbok Sports Club and Academy.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2010
OUR VIEW: The amendments

Here we are again, on the cusp of another round of voting on amendments to the Florida Constitution.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Town Manager Bruce St. Denis cites the town’s beach program, the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center and rebuilt town facilities as some of the town’s greatest accomplishments under his direction. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 21, 2011
St. Denis: a history

Bruce St. Denis began his tenure with the town in October 1996 and became town manager less than a year later.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Joe Hendricks |
  • November 30, 2012
Police Department and City Manager respond to ACLU report of "bum hunting"

Police Department and City Manager respond to ACLU report of "bum hunting"

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 20, 2012
Our View: Yes, get rid of 2050

It appears none of the five county commissioners has the moral conviction and courage to declare the county's 2050 plan - the county laws governing development - an abject economic failure, destructive to the economic welfare of the county's citizens and that it should be rescinded and burned at the stake.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Image source: HBO.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 20, 2018
Binge Blog: It's Damon Lindelof week, apparently

"LOST," starring Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly and Terry O'Quinn, among others, and "The Leftovers," starring Justin Theroux, Carrie Coon and others, were both written by Damon Lindelof and both deserving of a spot in Binge Blog.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • January 11, 2018
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Jan. 18

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Commission candidates John Weber, Ken Schneier, Irwin Pastor, Ed Zunz and Randy Langley answered questions March 1 at a forum hosted by the Longboat Observer.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 7, 2018
We recommend …

With weighty issues ahead, Longboat voters have challenge in upcoming election.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Vanessa Baugh
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 17, 2016
Manatee County District 5 candidates

Vanessa Baugh and Kathleen Grant share their vision for East County.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 2, 2016
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Nov. 3

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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This sign hangs along County Road 675. Resident groups regularly band together to attend commission meetings to prevent development east of the Future Development Area Boundary.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • October 17, 2023
Manatee studies cost of moving county boundary on future development

Commissioners vary whether to hold the Future Area Development Boundary, get rid of it or move it east.

  • East County
  • News
This Country Club home at 6935 Westchester Circle sold for $2,225,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,081 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 17, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Dec. 2-6 in Lakewood Ranch

A Country Club home on Westchester Circle and a Country Club East home on Kendleshire Terrace top the week's sales at $2,225,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Manatee County previously planned to bring a learning center and community space to Whitney Plaza.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • March 12, 2025
Longboat, Manatee County officials discuss options for north-end center

Manatee County officials expressed interest in continuing the project in a new, permanent location and potentially entering a short-term lease in the interim.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
John Harshman was selling commercial real estate in downtown Sarasota when there was very little market prior to the adoption of the current downtown master plan.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 10, 2025
Master plan helped lift downtown Sarasota from the Great Recession

Commercial real estate broker John Harshman tells the update committee the downtown plan was the right strategy at the right time for downtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The home at 1625 Landings Blvd. has five bedrooms, three-and-two-half baths, a pool and 3,928 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 14, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for Nov. 27 to Dec. 1 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A home in The Landings tops the week's sales at $1.98 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Art Center Sarasota Executive Director Kinsey Robb stands in front George Zebot's "Healing Democracy," the first-prize winner in the 2023 Annual Juried Regional Show.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • July 5, 2023
Kinsey Robb is giving Art Center Sarasota a makeover

The Gagosian gallery veteran is upgrading the arts venue's interiors and technology and revamping the submission process for juried shows.

  • Arts + Culture
In 2018, East Manatee added a ladder truck that reached a maximum of 107-feet high.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 10, 2025
45 years of protection from East Manatee Fire Rescue

East Manatee Fire Rescue keeps climbing another rung with the community.

  • East County
  • News
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