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The Breakfast House owner Wendy Goldberg with waitress Amy Delaney. Photos by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • October 9, 2014
VIDEO: It takes a village

With two new stores preparing to open soon, businesses in the Historic Downtown Village are bullish about the development and continued success of the area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 8, 2016
That's the ticket ...

The top match-ups from around Sarasota this week.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 15, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Be vewwwwy quiet

Police reports from around the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2013
News Briefs

Habitat for Humanity earns grant for veteran program; Scott signs school safety bill

  • East County
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 20, 2020
Provisional date set for Siesta Promenade hearing

The case, which first began in 2018, will be heard in the 2nd District Court of Appeals on June 23.

  • Sarasota
  • News
David Conway Nancy Shapiro, Alexsandra Cole, Donna Moffitt, Pat Fleming, Jean Fleming, Christine Schlesinger and Debora Ahmari stand in front of the property at 1329 Fourth St. The residents are advocating for the preservation of two large ficus trees on
  • By David Conway |
  • November 3, 2016
Sarasota residents rally to protect Rosemary trees

As a builder moves ahead with plans for a 62-unit condo project on Fourth Street, residents are trying to preserve large trees in a rapidly developing neighborhood.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens has ample spots to sit and enjoy still surroundings, including its koi pond and fountain.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 14, 2016
Just Say, ‘Om’

Meditation is full of benefits for the body, mind and soul. And, it’s free.

  • Health
L. Ronald Gray plans to build a 10-story hotel with up to 140 rooms at 20 N. Washington Blvd., which is currently an 86-space county parking lot.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 23, 2018
Two hotel projects plotted for downtown

New hotels on Main Street and Fruitville Road could add more than 270 rooms to the eastern edge of the city’s center.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Arts Advisory Council and Center for Applied Creativity and Innovation members participated in group brainstorming exercises. Courtesy photo Rod Millington.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • February 15, 2012
Advisory Council gets creative for future

The Longboat Key Center for the Arts hosted its Arts Advisory Council for a weekend-long brainstorming retreat.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Riverview students guide a tour of the school’s new aquascience greenhouse.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 17, 2012
Riverview opens aquascience greenhouse

The new lab will teach the importance of marine life sustainability.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Kevin and Missy Cooper
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • February 10, 2011
Love Story

In honor of Valentine's Day, we asked two Sarasota couples - newlyweds Kevin and Missy Cooper and longtime loves and high-school sweethearts Billy and Mary Franklin - to share their love stories.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
GLC Athletics founder and CEO and ODA athletic trainer Rodrick Miller drops back for a pass during last year’s game. File photo
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 13, 2015
Local greats return to the East County gridiron

The 6th annual Pros vs. Semi-Pros Charity Flag Football Game will be held May 16.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Sandy Gilbert |
  • May 19, 2010
My View: START continues its mission

Renewed funding would help complete studies that show the possibility of viable measures to control the extent or impact of a future red-tide bloom.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 6, 2010
IN-DEPTH: A Soldier's Diary

Sgt. Maj. Steve Valley kept a journal from the day he was mobilized for war to the day he left the Middle East on Jan. 30, 2005. Now, his story is available to the public.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • May 3, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Ezra Robinson

Ezra Robinson, 18, finished up his third sports season, track and field, last weekend during the state meet in Jacksonville.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Former Sarasota Crew coxswain David Wyant started announcing regattas at Nathan Benderson Park five years ago.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 7, 2016
Man of Mystery

Sarasota resident and Sarasota Crew coxswain coach David Wyant has been announcing regattas at Nathan Benderson Park for five years.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
It’s up to the voters to ultimately decide if they want to pay for poles and electrical wires in neighborhoods like Country Club Shores to be buried.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 29, 2015
Larson requests underground utilities feedback

The Longboat Key Town Commission will discuss cost options to bury underground utility wires and poles at its June 1 regular meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
FHSAA opts to keep July 27 start date for fall sports.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 21, 2020
FHSAA opts to keep July 27 start date for fall sports

The decision goes against recommendations from the organization's Sports Medicine Advisory Committee.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 26, 2010
UPDATE: Colony decision expected next month

Longboat Key Town Manager Bruce St. Denis testified the town doesn't support converting the resort's bankruptcy into a Chapter 7 liquidation.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • March 6, 2019
New Sarasota condo includes a pool on each floor

The Beacon, which is set to begin construction at the end of summer, will comprise six private residences.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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