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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 14, 2010
Dentist to provide service with a smile

Dr. Lawrence Kassouf will open Longboat Key Dental in August, in the Mediterranean Plaza.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Katie Johns |
  • September 2, 2017
Labor Day Regatta sails Sarasota Bay

Despite a lack of wind, spirits were high on the first day of the 71st Annual Labor Day Regatta.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Photo by Cliff Roles
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 17, 2016
Theater review: 'The Drowsy Chaperone'

Comedy unfolds in the theater of the mind.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • December 22, 2011
The Observer sends letters to Santa

During the Southside Village Holiday Stroll, the Sarasota Observer collected letters to Santa from all the good boys and girls. After being printed, these will sent to the North Pole.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Unit 1802 of the Vue was built in  2017. It has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,274 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 23, 2021
Casey Key home sells for $7.5 million

Residential real estate transactions for May 10-14.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 20, 2014
Colony Lender demands $5.1M

David Siegal wrote in a letter that Colony owners have 20 days to pay unpaid real estate taxes and rent, but unit owners plan to fight before they open up their wallets.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lucy Tight and Wayne Waxing with their daughter, Diver.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 4, 2013
Hymn for Her turn up the heat with new album

After two years of touring and living out of their Airstream trailer, roots-rock duo Hymn for Her has found a home in Sarasota - but they're not getting too comfortable.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2012
Our View: Who will bomb Iran?

In the normal swirl of the days in our little bitty slice of the world, it's easy to become engrossed in such grave concerns as the harsh brightness of the new landscaping lights on St. Armands Circle.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Hunter Leeming
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • March 3, 2011
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Hunter Leeming

Leeming is a senior in the International Baccalaureate program at Riverview High School and rows for Sarasota Crew.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • October 28, 2010
My View: No more Mulligans

The cuts in Sarasota school district programs should not surprise. The tax extension was to guarantee salaries and benefits for union members.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 9, 2020
Lake Club residents drive with purpose in Lakewood Ranch

Fundraiser supports local teen, cancer research.

  • East County
  • News
Brian Gurl and Katherine Alexandra bring their two very different but very seasoned piano experience to the show "Four Hands...One Piano" at the Manatee Performing Arts Center
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • June 23, 2015
Four Hands, One Piano and Two Minds

Brian Gurl and Katherine Alexandra bring their two different piano backgrounds to their show "Four Hands...One Piano."

  • Arts + Culture
Paul Jaffe will perform live music throughout the event.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 30, 2019
Longboat Library to host Art and Authors Festival

The event will run from noon to 4 p.m. on Feb. 2 at the Longboat Library.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Observer video team talked to Rosemary District merchants about plans to turn the area into a design destination.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 5, 2014
VIDEO: Rosemary merchants unite to form Design District

Business owners in the Rosemary District have found a common ground they plan to leverage to turn the once-blighted neighborhood into a destination: design.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Fiction author Chinelo Okparanta will be one of the featured speakers at Florida Studio Theatre on July 9
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • July 2, 2015
Hermitage to present female writers summit at Florida Studio Theatre

Jackie Sibblies Drury, Camille Dungy and Chinelo Okparanta to speak at FST on July 9

  • Arts + Culture
Peter Balos got the call on the mound for Lakewood Ranch in its 13-3 victory over New Tampa July 13.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 16, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Little League Section 4 All-Star Tournament

The Lakewood Ranch Little League 9/10 All-Stars competed in the Section 4 Tournament July 12-13, at Lakewood Ranch Park. The District 26 champions opened the tournament with a 14-3 victory over Plant City. Lakewood Ranch followed up its win with a 13-3 victory over New Tampa. The team later fell to North Brandon 12-9 to finish as the sectional runner-up.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2011
OUR VIEW: It's a great DEAL

Say this about Rex Jensen, chief executive officer of Schroeder-Manatee Ranch: He is a man of action and vision.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 27, 2017
Sarasota High inducts inaugural Hall of Fame class

The dinner and ceremony took place at Michael's on East.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Bay Isles Parkway
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2013
Our View

Good ideas for town center

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Marcos Wilson, of Venezuela, Elisabet Safont, of Spain and Bruce Holst, of Selby Gardens, conduct a botanical inventory in March 2012 on a remote table mountain in southern Venezuela. Photo courtesy Bruce Holst
  • By Randi Donahue |
  • February 6, 2014
Floral notes

It's easy to admire the beauty growing in Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. But what visitors don't see is some of the behind-the-scenes work that has not only helped shape the present and future of the garden but also preserved the history of the plants.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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