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  • By Cliff Roles |
  • October 16, 2017
Junior League of Sarasota hosts its most colorful luncheon of the year

The vibrant Lilly Pulitzer Luncheon & Fashion Show took place on Oct. 16 at Sarasota Yacht Club.

  • Black Tie
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 16, 2018
Cops Corner: Officer lends a helping hand

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • June 9, 2017
Injured bird released back into wild after nearly 3-week rehab

A great blue heron was rescued May 22, after getting wrapped in fishing line and hanging upside down from a power line for hours.

  • Sarasota
  • News
FDOT will work in conjunction with local governments on the Sarasota/Manatee Barrier Islands Traffic Study.
  • By John McGuire |
  • May 22, 2017
Barrier Island traffic study shifts into drive

First meeting is this week at Longboat Key Town Hall.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
About 35 acres of undeveloped land sits behind the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee campus on McIntosh Road, but a pack of coyotes has claimed it for their home. Photo by Jessica Salmond
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • November 19, 2014
McIntosh residents witness call of the wild

Despite residents' concerns about a coyote pack living in a nearby vacant lot, authorities say there's nothing they can do about them.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By George Rauch |
  • February 5, 2014
Market Watch: The U.S. dollar is no longer as good as gold

Approximately $80 billion of brand-new money is made each month, creating an inflated, over-valued market.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Single stream recycling will allow residents to put all their recyclables in the same bin without separating them.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • July 18, 2017
City approves recycling contract with new vendor despite price increases

A change in the market and the city's own ordinances led to service price increases.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Soloist soprano Purem Jo had a beautiful, rich sound.
  • By June LeBell |
  • February 26, 2017
Music review: Sarasota Orchestra Masterworks: Estonian Voices

Estonian voices bring two centuries of music to Sarasota.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • In Memoriam |
  • December 7, 2018
Thelma “Temi” Saivetz

Thelma “Temi” Saivetz, 97, of Sarasota, FL, died on December 3, 2018. Born in New York City she resided in Quincy, MA for 70 years and retired to Longboat Key, FL for the past 27 years. Her obituary tribute is publishing in the Longboat Observer.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Town Manager Dave Bullock inspects two groins Dec. 17 that were installed last year to hold sand at the north end of the Island.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 29, 2016
Bid protest affects Longboat Key beach project

Bid protest may hold up Longboat Key beach project

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sam Lastinger is a trained chef and bartender of Pattigeorge's. He made the recipe using Barenjager Honey liqueur, Kahlua, Bailey's, frothed milk and espresso.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • July 16, 2012
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Sam Lastinger

Longboat Key resident Sam Lastinger shares a Honey Barenjager Latte recipe.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jonathan Reid, John Rivera, Brice Easton and Andrew Dean make up the Lakewood Ranch 4x800 relay team.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 4, 2017
East County track and field championships primer

A schedule of events area fans need to watch.

  • East County
  • Sports
The meeting will take place at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 4, 2011
Town to select District 5 commissioner

The Longboat Key Town Commission must appoint a new District 5 commissioner at its regular meeting tonight.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • May 10, 2012
Neighbors: Bob Zahn

Bob Zahn worked for 42 years as a telephone lineman in Indiana before retiring to paradise on Siesta Key in 1989.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Following a lengthy legal clash, L.A. Fitness is slated to open in the former Dillard’s department store at Westfield Southgate Mall.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 27, 2016
Top Story — June: Westfield, Benderson and Dillard’s settle lawsuit

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Eileen Hays Wallace’s eggplant casserole with cheese in its finished form.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • August 17, 2011
EDIBLES: Simple dish borders on perfection

Everyone knows there is no such thing as perfection, but when it comes to a recipe, Guest Food Editor Eileen Hays Wallace has an eggplant casserole that comes close to it.

  • Arts + Culture
Photo by Don Daly
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 16, 2015
Theater review: 'A Motown Christmas'

The gospel according to Motown

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Pam Nadon |
  • October 27, 2010
Film Review: 'Hereafter'

"Hereafter" is an intelligent foray into the unknown, piquing our innermost thoughts to ponder the beyond.

  • Arts + Culture
"It's not just about the figure," Ofra Friedman explains about her work. "It communicates the essence — the core of us."
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • May 30, 2012
Ofra Friedman: On the Wire

Ofra Friedman is not only good with her hands; she's good at hands - and feet, for that matter. The Israeli-born sculptor turns sheets of steel-wire mesh into full-fledged, human-like works of art.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 27, 2013
Colony vote under fire

Monday's hearing centered around whether Colony unit owner Andy Adam's block of 58 votes --  crucial to the 75% majority needed to approve the settlement -- can be counted.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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