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Longboat Key resident Madelyn Spoll urges the Town Commission to move as fast as possible with a Bayfront Park plan.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 3, 2015
Sticker shock: $3.9 million Bayfront estimate

The Longboat Key Town Commission temporarily puts the concept plan in park to allow Town Manager Dave Bullock to bring costs down.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Here the orchestra is pictured at its first public appearance in the 50s under Alexander Bloch.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • September 4, 2013
Sarasota Orchestra celebrates 65 years

What started as a community orchestra full of housewives and retired businessmen grew to be the Sarasota Orchestra, a 65-year-old professional ensemble and cultural gem of the city.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 16, 2020
Sailors football falls to Manatee

Sarasota took an early lead on Manatee but could not hold it.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Forty scarecrows, including these, have been built for Hunsader Farms’ Pumpkin Festival, which begins Oct. 14. Connie Hunsader said keys to building scarecrows include thrift store shopping and using straw instead of hay.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • October 4, 2017
Hunsader Farms shows how they make their famous scarecrows each fall

You can build a scarecrow like the ones at the Hunsader Farms Pumpkin Festival.

  • East County
  • News
Andrea Prestinario, as Eliza Doolittle, and Jeff Parker, as Henry Higgins, in the Asolo Rep’s "My Fair Lady." Photo courtesy of Annamae Bafia
  • By June LeBell |
  • November 30, 2011
Music Review: 'My Fair Lady'

Sometimes less is more, and when Lerner and Loewe authorized a chamber version of their hit show, 'My Fair Lady,' cutting the cast of 45 to 19 and the orchestra of 27 to two pianists, they knew what they were doing.

  • Arts + Culture
Jennifer Simms, Jessica Bringas, Carley Ochs, Kelsey Alholm, Ashley Thomas, Trisha Stafford, Brigid Hewes-Saah, Teanna Wilson, Sarah Michele Horvath, Jennifer Wick, Ali Miller, Ashley Gruters, Kelly Causey, Jen Rust, Ashley Guttridge & Amanda Pileggi
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • December 14, 2016
Black Tie & Tales 12.15.16

From festive sangria to star-studded luncheons, we've got the scoop on the latest social news.

  • Black Tie
The University Park Women'     s Club event committee makes sure to take a photograph together.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 18, 2017
club news

club news

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • October 29, 2020
Longboat Island Chapel bids farewell to longtime friend

The sendoff was commemorated with a garden lunch.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 4, 2013
News Briefs

Chapman leads recent fundraising reporting period; Propsosed Hub Pub requires variance open; Public invited to meet deputy chief candidates

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • January 3, 2018
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Jan. 4

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By David Conway |
  • August 1, 2013
Caragiulo announces bid for Barbetta's seat

Citing a desire for an economically sustainable county and frustration with the city, Paul Caragiulo will seek to succeed Joe Barbetta on the County Commission in 2014.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Monaca Onstad said the success of Organic Veggie Boxes has led to The Market at Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 29, 2017
Farmers market to open in Lakewood Ranch

SMR executive wants to ensure The Market at Lakewood Ranch offers quality products.

  • East County
  • Business
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 25, 2014
Sailors set track records

Several Sarasota High runners set new school records at the FSU Relays March 21 and March 22.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • October 18, 2013
New-Age Nostalgia: Vinyl DJ Whitney Russell's blasts from the past

New-Age Nostalgia: Vinyl DJ Whitney Russell's blasts from the past

  • Arts + Culture
Melissa Wandall still grieves the loss of her husband, Mark, who died Oct. 24, 2003, in a traffic accident caused by a red-light runner.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 30, 2013
Wandall Foundation celebrates 10 years

The organization currently is working to bring a bereavement camp for children to the area.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 10, 2011
The Observer interviews American Ballet Theatre soloist Sarah Lane

Look out, Sarasota. Natalie Portman's famous dancing double will pirouette her way to town this month for the Carreño Dance Festival.

  • Arts + Culture
Lakewood Ranch resident Barb Miller has been involved in caring for feral cats since she was a child. “A friend of mine said there is no out from rescue,” she says. “It’s like mafia. Death is (the out). Photo by Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 22, 2015
For the Love of the Cats

Barb Miller loves cats, and she’s on a quest to save the ‘wild’ ones — particularly a feral colony behind an East County apartment complex.

  • East County
  • News
Chef Andrea Pisano doesn't eat turkey, but he loves cooking it, even the giblets.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 20, 2015
It takes heart to eat giblets

Should the naturally gnarly innards of a gobbler feed a gigantic gala at the Thanksgiving table?

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 23, 2009
Smart shopping

Real-estate bargains are available even on Longboat Key. And real-estate officials say that buyers are getting smart, asking about more than price and location.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • January 13, 2017
Argus Foundation welcomes new board member

Attendees of Argus Foundation's annual meeting also got a chance to hear Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam speak on Florida's future.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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