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  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 13, 2010
New BT section makes its debut

Debuting in all the Observers this week is a new, separate section for Black Tie and Arts & Entertainment.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Marlee Matlin and, via FaceTime, Camryn Manheim
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • December 17, 2015
Black Tie & Tales

Black Tie & Tales

  • Black Tie
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 26, 2009
Volleyball teams ride coaching carousel

Lakewood Ranch, Braden River and The Out-of-Door Academy welcome new varsity volleyball coaches.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 17, 2010
Home Depot employee constructs lesson

Mark Campbell giving East County kids a chance to learn as they build.

  • East County
  • News
The Bath & Racquet Club is known for its tennis facilities, but the owners want to transform it into a residential community. Photo courtesy Bath & Racquet Club.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 16, 2017
Bath & Racquet Club plans residential expansion

The owners of the Bath & Racquet Club want to add up to 180 residential units in mid-rise buildings around the property.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 4, 2017
Longboat Key Center for the Arts highlights community talent

The Annual Community Juried Exhibition officially opened on March 4.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Melissa Coleman Sperber, Charlotte Johnson, Benjamin Howe, Melissa Hull and Natalie Elizabeth Robinson will dance in SCD + Piazzolla beginning Oct. 12. Photo by Sorcha Augustine
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • October 4, 2017
SCD takes steps in a new direction with its first show of the season

Sarasota Contemporary Dance will open its season with SCD + Piazzolla, a collaboration that reinvents tango.

  • Arts + Culture
 Great blue herons spend approximately 90 percent of their waking hours hunting for food.  (Miri Hardy)
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • January 22, 2021
Bird of the week: Great blue heron

Wading bird spends most of its time seeking food.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Longboat Observer archives.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Director Carol Whitfield plays piano and instructs the Key of Sea Chorus during its meeting Tuesday, Jan. 7.
  • By Kelsey Grau |
  • January 15, 2014
Key of Sea Chorus makes a pitch to music-lovers

Warm up those vocal chords and get ready to harmonize because the Key of Sea Chorus is looking for new members.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 13, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: In hot water

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 21, 2010
Publix employees help save our local seabirds

Approximately 35 Longboat Key Publix employees were hard at work on Saturday, April 10, but they weren't behind the store's counters. Instead, they were volunteering at Save Our Seabirds.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By John Ewing |
  • September 14, 2012
Exploring the San Marco Plaza farmer's market

Exploring the San Marco Plaza farmer's market

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
The project to renourish the Lido shoreline would take up to 1.3 million cubic yards of sand from Big Pass, which has not been dredged before.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 22, 2018
End in sight for dispute over Big Pass dredging

Both sides have until April 2 to submit their recommendations to the judge, who will issue a decision after reviewing all the materials.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Conor Goulding/Mote Marine Laboratory.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • June 20, 2018
Mote tags whale sharks off Sarasota County shore

Mote scientists located five whale sharks, which can be identified by their polka-dotted pattern, offshore of Longboat Key and New Pass.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courtesy image
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • August 13, 2019
'Brian Banks' is a difficult story told from an alternative vantage point

Director Tom Shadyac's non-linear format in "Brian Banks" is a brilliantly effective approach for an inspiring film.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • July 21, 2010
Arts anchor (WITH VIDEO)

Sarasota radio host Lynne Bernfield has delved into the minds and hearts of Sarasota's most beloved artists and entertainers.

  • Arts + Culture
The museum courtyard (Courtesy The Ringling)
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • April 7, 2014
The Ringling encourages viewing more than 30 seconds

The Ringling Museum will participate in Slow Art Day 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 12.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By David Conway |
  • October 8, 2014
Pentathlon works to step up its game with 2015 event

Local pentathlon leaders hope to capitalize on the experience of hosting this year's World Cup.

  • East County
  • Sports
Hunter's 7th birthday
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • February 25, 2020
Happy birthday, Hunter!

Hunter the service dog turned 7 last week.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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