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Glen Cappetta is the owner of Sun Ride Pedicab
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 24, 2012
In the Public Eye: Glen Cappetta

When Glen Cappetta decided to start his own pedicab company, he had a business model in mind, but he knew finding the perfect location would be crucial to the company's success.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 13, 2009
THE KINDERGARTNER: Ansley Morris

Southside Elementary: Ansley Morris is all about chocolate. When she spots her mother, Amanda, stirring a bowl of chocolate-pie filling, the soon-to-be kindergartner doesn't have much interest in discussing school.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Frost
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • February 17, 2011
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Christi Frost

Christi Frost is a junior at Pine View School and sails at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron for both her school and for the Sarasota Youth Sailing Team.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Last year's chalk festival was 10 days. This year it will be six but will include additional street closures.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • July 30, 2013
Sarasota Chalk Festival to cover more ground in fewer days

This year, the Sarasota Chalk Festival will run six days from Nov. 13 through Nov. 18 on Pineapple Avenue, spanning from Orange Avenue to First Street.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Spotlight Theatre Productions’ Atlanta-bound troupe. Courtesy photo.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 21, 2011
Scene & Heard

Sarasota students head to Atlanta theater fest; Two local artists land prestigious residency; Toby Perlman shares her secret to unwinding

  • Arts + Culture
Brian Kenney hopes to secure a lease with a national chain restaurant to anchor the plaza. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 4, 2012
Delve into 12: Whitney Beach Plaza

Whitney Beach Plaza remains largely vacant and in need of repairs, but owner Brian Kenney is still optimistic about its future.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Alexander Fehling) falls in love with Lotte (Miriam Stein) in "Young Goethe in Love." Courtesy Photo.
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • January 4, 2012
Film Review: 'Young Goethe in Love'

Was it unrequited love that launched Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's career as a celebrated poet and playwright? That is the implication in director Phillip Stolzl's new literary period piece, 'Young Goethe in Love.'

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota County Mosquito Management takes weekly blood samples from 13 sentinel chicken locations spread throughout the county.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • July 29, 2013
Mosquito Management warns of increased threat

Sarasota County Mosquito Management offers some practical tips to keep mosquitoes at bay during this unusually active mosquito season.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 26, 2009
Never Surrender

Had there been a public poll before Sarasota's Public Art Committee voted Aug. 12 to reject accepting $500,000 to keep "Unconditional Surrende" on the bayfront, probably no one would have expected the committee to approve.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
"She sees celebrities who are advocates for certain causes, and that's why she wants to do it. That's her calling — to bring awareness," Paula Swain says of her daughter Hannah's goal of becoming a famous actress.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • July 24, 2013
'Any Dream Will Do'

Hannah Swain spent two years in a hospital bed with a life-threatening form of leukemia. Now that she's a survivor, she has a message to share.

  • Arts + Culture
Courtesy photo
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 20, 2013
REAL ESTATE REPORTS

Cheryl Loeffler closes $3,425,000 AMI sale; Colliers join MS&Co. Longboat Key South office; Premier Sotheby's releases top sales team for 2012; Wagner Realty announces top agents for January

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Dolores and Frank Infanger have been members of the Siesta Isles Security Patrol for more than 25 years. Photos by Alex Mahadevan.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 14, 2013
All eyes on Siesta Isles

Siesta Isles may not be the most exciting beat. But, volunteers say the constant presence of neighborhood watch discourages crime.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • June 17, 2010
Why I love my dad

He's a hero, memory-maker, comedian, storyteller and friend. The Sarasota Observer caught up with a group of kids at the Boys and Girls Club to chat about Father's Day, which falls on Sunday, June 20. Here's what they had to say about some of Sarasota's special dads.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 31, 2011
Our View: Good budget, bad pensions

The Longboat Key Town Commission's first of its final budget hearings is set for 7 p.m. Sept. 12. It should be mostly uneventful.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By H. Terrell Griffin |
  • June 29, 2016
Chapter 6: Trouble in Paradise

Peacocks are disappearing in the Longbeach Village, and Jake Bass has a suspect.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 9, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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  • By Amanda Heisey |
  • November 3, 2014
Curtain Call: Getting made up for 'The Addams Family'

Curtain Call: Getting made up for 'The Addams Family'

  • Arts + Culture
"He's a joy to be around," says Asolo Rep Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards of director Peter Amster, above. "He's fun and bright and inspires confidence in the actors."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 29, 2012
Peter Amster: Prim and improper

Peter Amster might be a Yankee in Noel Coward's court, but his attention to nuance and spontaneity has made him the go-to director of high British comedies. His silly streak continues with this month's 'Fallen Angels' at the Asolo Rep.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • June 1, 2011
First-time filmmaker

One Sarasota resident is having a sidesplitting time producing a comedy, 'The Lon Chaney Thing.'

  • Arts + Culture
Mary and Jamie Uihlein credit MD Anderson for saving Jamie's life six years ago. The East County couple now want to raise funds for the center.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 16, 2011
Uihlein family swings for MD Anderson

The Polo Under the Palms fundraiser for The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston featured the highest-rated Sarasota Polo Club match to date.

  • East County
  • News
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