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The building at 571 St. Judes Drive has two units listed on Zillow.com for less than $1,000. Robin Hartill
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 7, 2013
Low-cost annual home rentals grow rare on the Key

More property owners are opting to rent their properties seasonally, which makes yearly rentals tougher to find than ever.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
An aerial view of John Ringling’s Ritz-Carlton Hotel in 1952.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 30, 2013
The Ghost Hotel

John Ringling's Ritz-Carlton hotel stood vacant on the Key for more than 30 years, leading many locals to call it 'the Ghost Hotel.'

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The principal of the school is Angela Hodges Lindsey.
  • By Andrew Atkins |
  • June 5, 2019
Ready for the opening bell in Lakewood Ranch

Mona Jain Middle School will feature technology unique in Florida.

  • East County
  • Schools
Brett Morrow, a former class clown, opened Jumpin Fun Sports, a new trampoline park, Saturday, June 22.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • June 26, 2013
Lakewood Ranch trampoline park opens

Jumpin Fun owner Brett Morrow went 35 years without jumping on a trampoline. Now, his enthusiasm for fun is springing to life in the form of his new business.

  • East County
  • News
Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • September 28, 2016
'Piano Grand!' displays the instrument's expressive power

What makes the piano so grand? The arranger of the Artist Series’ concert explains.

  • Arts + Culture
Purple gallinules use their large feet and long toes to acrobatically navigate alligator flag, and other marsh vegetation, in quest of food. (Miri Hardy)
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • June 18, 2021
Bird of the week: purple gallinule

Aquatic species is among the most colorful in North America.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kepecz-Hays
  • By Robin Hartill and Mark Gordon |
  • September 14, 2011
Real Estate Reports

Kepecz-Hays' Longboat Key sales total $5.7 million in two days; Michael Saunders & Co. sees growth

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Models Aubrey and Michelle Hoover. Mary Lou Johnson Photography
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 16, 2014
Turtle T-shirts: Always in season

Need a gift for the turtle-lover in your life?

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 10, 2020
Stay the course, governor

The media chafes that DeSantis is an outlier. But his approach is helping 95% of Floridians not infected with the coronavirus.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Ken Lear, Trey Harrington and Jordan Aragon star in "Carole's Kings." Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 2, 2018
'Carole's Kings' lights a candle to the iconic singer-songwriter's universal music

The iconic singer-songwriter is celebrated rather than imitated through this all-male trio in "Carole's Kings" at Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Theresa and Gary Syvertsen with Neuro Challenge Foundation for Parkinson’s CEO Robyn Faucy-Washington at the Syvertsen’s Lakewood Ranch home.
  • By Eric Snider |
  • August 15, 2019
Charity Snapshot: Rising to the Challenge

An 11-year-old organization, founded in Sarasota, provides free services to people with Parkinson’s disease in six counties, including Manatee.

  • LWR Life
Seventh graders Lily Irelan and Barbara Baeza-Soria-Galvarro look for microplastics under a microscope.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 30, 2019
Braden River Middle students wrap up plastics project

Braden River Middle School students see reality of microplastics environmental impact

  • East County
  • News
Firefighter Paramedic Tirso Guerrero demonstrates CPR.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • January 22, 2019
Fire department offers life-saving training

More than 2,000 have taken the CPR class

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 18, 2016
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Sept. 22

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Gilbert Sharell lives next to the Perry Residence and is fighting against its demolition. Photo by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • September 18, 2014
Commission to hear appeal on historic demolition

A group is appealing the demolition of a historic property downtown, but the current owners say the building is no longer financially sustainable.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 14, 2013
Quotes Observed: Sept. 7 - Sept. 13

Each weekend, we bring you a collection of quotes from the biggest (or quirkiest) Observer and national news stories of the week.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Bethesda House is tucked into a residential portion of Gillespie Park — which has some neighbors concerned about the impact of the social service provider.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 7, 2016
Gillespie Park residents balk at expanded social services

The Bethesda House has been operating on Fourth Street for two decades, but a plan to grow the campus has neighbors concerned about the community center’s impact.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Kevin Brown was on hand during the open house Oct. 27.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 1, 2018
Party on The Isles in Lakewood Ranch

Toll Brothers has opened the models for its Lakewood Ranch community called The Isles.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Founder Betty Schoenbaum with new Executive Director Jay Berman
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • March 5, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Jay Berman Meet and Greet

The Glasser/Schoenbaum Human Services Center welcomed its new Executive Director, Jay Berman, with a Meet and Greet Wednesday, March 5. Members of the community were invited to get to know Berman over drinks and hors d'oeuvres at the Human Services Center. Berman assumed responsibilities this January and is replacing longtime Executive Director Phillip King.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
"I knew early on that I didn't want to be on stage, but I enjoyed the whole world of theater and the only way to make a contribution to that world was working backstage," says Erin MacDonald.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • December 24, 2013
Backstage Pass: Erin MacDonald

Without Erin MacDonald, the show can't go on.

  • Arts + Culture
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