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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 6, 2019
Our View: Who's playing politics now? Draw new county districts now

Sarasota County voters overwhelmingly approved single-member districts in the 2018 election. There are many compelling reasons to implement them.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 10, 2016
Cops Corner: Sarasota 03.10.16

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Ron Soto, president of the merchants group and owner of Soto's Optical. Photo by Jessica Salmond
  • By David Conway |
  • October 16, 2014
'Downtown Cares' aims to curb panhandling

If you see donation boxes labeled 'Downtown Cares' inside businesses in the heart of the city in the coming weeks, then the Sarasota Downtown Merchants Association's campaign to raise public awareness about panhandling is working.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 11, 2010
Colony Collapse

The bankruptcy judge dissolved the 38 year partnership between Colony owner Murf Klauber and the unit owners.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Author D.D. Scott, Sarasota, and Cheri Christiansen, owner of Four Pillars, hold a number of Scott'    s published books during her first writing workshop.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • January 18, 2017
Paging potential authors in Lakewood Ranch

Best-selling author begins a 12-part workshop to inspire others to write.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 14, 2016
Speed test

Riverview sophomore Aliyah Cunningham gains speed as she races toward the finish line.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Although a developer had grand plans for the site in 2007, the bayfront land is still vacant.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 3, 2015
New Quay site owner revives plans along bayfront

The owner of 14.5 acres of bayfront land is preparing a mixed-use project including condo, hotel and retail space.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • October 18, 2018
Just go and do it

There are benefits and risks to running or walking

  • Health
Jo Rustein with Dr. Bernard and Marion Levine
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • April 10, 2016
JFCS Major Donors Brunch

JFCS hosted a brunch at Longboat Key Club's Portofino Restaurant for the major donors of the JFCS Celebrity Chefs Food & Wine Tasting and Golf Challenge. The brunch was hosted on Sunday, April 10.

  • Black Tie
More than 100 Palm Coast residents opposed to HB 425 filled the Hammock Community Center on a Saturday night for a Town Hall meeting.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 30, 2017
THE STATE VS. HOME RULE

The question of who has authority to regulate short-term vacation rentals is intensifying all over Florida. Our own senator is championing property rights. But one size does not fit all.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Florida Studio Theatre's Keating Theatre. Courtesy.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • September 30, 2015
Live theater: Critic's season picks

See what we're buzzing about in the rapidly approaching 2015-2016 theater season .

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Planning consultant Shawn Dressler addresses residents from the area surrounding the Bath and Racquet Club at a Jan. 25 workshop.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 1, 2018
Bath and Racquet plans remain controversial

Residents expressed significant concern about a proposal to add buildings ranging from three to seven stories to the Bath and Racquet Club property.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A new development proposed near Siesta Key Village will be the newest building in the Mira Mar neighborhood in nearly a decade.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 13, 2016
Siesta Key owners to redevelop Mira Mar rentals

Dennis and Wendy Madden plan to replace 12 units built before the end of World War II with the first new building near Siesta Village in nearly a decade.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 26, 2010
Mixon, Matthews sever ties

Justin Matthews, of Matthews Wildlife Rescue, left the East County attraction after one of his animals, a deer named Buckey, was killed by a pack of dogs on the property.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • October 30, 2013
Stoneybrook residents ready to take control

Hundreds of Stoneybrook residents gathered Oct. 28 to hear about how the community turnover will work.

  • East County
  • News
Dr. Daniel Lamar of Coastal Orthopedics is the team physician for the U.S. Men's Soccer National Team.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 8, 2015
U.S. Soccer is Dr. Daniel Lamar's sideline

Coastal Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Daniel Lamar is the team physician for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 22, 2014
Obituary: Robert Lee 'Bob' Richardson

Robert Lee 'Bob' Richardson, 74, of Longboat Key, died Oct. 12.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • In Memoriam |
  • September 30, 2019
Dorothy Beals Hixon

Dorothy Beals Hixon passed Sept. 26th 2019 at Plymouth Harbor Sarasota, FL after a lengthy battle with Memory Loss/Alzheimer’s.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 30, 2021
Lido Key home sells for $7.7 million

The home at 1435 Westway Drive tops sales for the week of July 19-23.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2014
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
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