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  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 15, 2010
Updates: Police bumper stickers are a popular item; DID debates valet parking

Updates: Police bumper stickers are a popular item; DID debates valet parking

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 11, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 03.12.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • June 15, 2015
Theater Review: 'Reborning'

Theater Review: 'Reborning'

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Susan Goldfarb handpicks each class, performance or lecture that is scheduled at the center. Courtesy photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 2, 2019
Longboat Key Education Center gears up for winter season

The winter season at the Longboat Key education center begins on Jan. 4 and continues until Feb. 28.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jeanne Dooley lived on Longboat Key before moving to Atlanta as part of her 30-year career as a golf instructor. She said she knew she wanted to move back to the area eventually.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • December 16, 2015
Craft beer growler shop on tap for Main Street

Former Longboat Key resident plans January opening for Craft Growlers to Go and Tasting Room.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 30, 2009
10 to Contend: Phillip Younger

The code-enforcement board member will face off with Commissioner Hal Lenobel for the at-large commission seat in the March election.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Tabernacle plans to take advantage of its location across from University Park on University Parkway by expanding and building a 1,000-seat sanctuary and children’s center. Courtesy rendering
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 24, 2014
East County churches prepare for growth

The Diocese of Venice and The Tabernacle church both have begun work to expand facilities in the East County area.

  • East County
  • News
Meet this week's athlete, Courtland Bernard
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • November 17, 2011
Athlete of the Week: Courtland Bernard

Courtland Bernard's third-place finish at the Class 3A-Region 2 Regionals in Lecanto helped to secure the Sarasota High School boys cross-country team a spot at states this weekend in Dade City.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Mary Kenealy-Barbetta, Julie Delaney and Bridget Spiess at Catholic Charities Ball in 2013.
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • December 31, 2013
Black Tie Events to Attend in 2014

Mark your calendars, because 2014 is jam-packed with events you absolutely must attend! From fashion shows to famous comedians, masquerade balls and nights in the Rainbow Room, there's a good cause to be celebrated all season long. Buy your tickets and tables, plan your outfits and get ready to have a blast while supporting local charities.

  • Arts + Culture
Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • July 27, 2012
July 27: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
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Photo by Mallory Gnaegy
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • December 28, 2011
Teenage sweethearts

Helen and Marvin Peretz dated for five years before they were married in 1951.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 22, 2014
It's Read Everywhere

Voting is now open for the 2014 'It's Read Everywhere' contest. Visit YourObserver.com/itsreadeverywhere to vote for your favorite entries once per day through Oct. 31. One winner will receive two travel certificates, good for travel from SRQ Airport.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Children in Camissa Tabor’s third-grade class at Gene Witt Elementary were pleased with the book they illustrated and wrote.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 2, 2012
Gene Witt students author first book

The book, 'S.O.A.R. with the Eagles,' is a collection of stories and photos created by third-graders.

  • East County
  • News
Robert Marbut, the consultant hired to address the region’s homelessness issues, addresses a joint meeting of the city and county commissions on Monday.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 28, 2013
Sarasota residents speak out about homeless shelter

During Monday's joint meeting, city and county commissioners identified three sites as potential locations for a regional 'come as you are' shelter.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • May 7, 2014
Pasta La Vista

We've found some of the guys (and gal) in Sarasota who make pasta by hand in-house.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 16, 2009
Longboat Fire Rescue completes training

Fire rescue crews held a drill last week to take what they learned in the classroom and apply it to a fire emergency situation.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 17, 2012
County Commission to meet for growth workshop

Sarasota County staff will tomorrow start discussions with County commissioners about the future of development management.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 4, 2018
Cops Corner: The fax machine has something to say

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Gregory and Suzanne Rusovich |
  • May 12, 2010
My View

Colony unit owners need to work collaboratively

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Jim Michaels runs the Sturgeon Aquaculture Program at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota. The sprawling aquaculture park, where nine employees operate a caviar operation, opened in 1998. Photos by Mark Wemple.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 6, 2013
Caviar Dreams: Mote Marine Aquarium

Forget widgets. The manufacturing inside a rural aquaculture park in Sarasota County is all about potentially lucrative sturgeon egg harvesting.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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