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The restaurant specializes in endless sushi and hibachi.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • June 3, 2016
Yuniku opens at University Parkway, Lockwood Ridge Road

The sushi and hibachi restaurant is the second eatery to open in University Square this year.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • December 18, 2016
Temple Beth Israel greets snowbirds

The temple held a welcome back dinner on Dec. 18.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Siesta Beach is one of five Sarasota beaches for which the county has issues a no-swim advisory.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 29, 2016
County issues no-swim advisory for Sarasota beaches

Health officials believe elevated bacteria levels near Longboat Key, Siesta Key and Casey Key can be attributed to red tide.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The application nominating 1150 S. Orange Ave. to become a park indicated it contained wetlands and rare or listed species.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • December 26, 2010
TOP STORY, APRIL: Neighbors want park proposal rescinded

A group of Hudson Bayou residents nominated a vacant property for park acquisition, but that property is located in Harbor Acres.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jon Thaxton will vacate his position in the Sarasota County Commission at the end of this term. He’ll be working 60 hours a week and pondering his future during that time.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 25, 2012
IN THE PUBLIC EYE: Jon Thaxton

Jon Thaxton is a Sarasota County Commissioner that will vacate his position at the end of this term. Read more about him in our "In the Public Eye."

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Kathy Wright with her rescue dog Noodle in the spacious Central Avenue art studio.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • June 17, 2015
Studio Space: Kathy Wright

After studying architecture at Georgia Tech and Harvard University, Kathy Wright moved to Sarasota and discovered her calling: landscape art.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 25, 2015
Dog Park fetches upgrades

CDD 4's plan to spend $20,000 on improvements has tails wagging.

  • East County
  • News
Witnesses found a painter pinned between a building and a machine before 10 a.m. this morning.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 31, 2013
July 31: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Man dies while painting Sarasota Military Academy; Sarasota Chalk Festival to cover more ground in fewer days; Setting the barre high; School board adopts tentative budget and millage rate

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lucy Nicandri wants the city to allow her to seek approval from business owners to allow Thunder by the Bay  to remain downtown.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 10, 2016
Decision looms on Thunder by the Bay’s future

A March 21 City Commission meeting could provide a definitive answer to a lingering question: Will Thunder by the Bay remain in its downtown home?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Zachary Fuesser prepares to fire his Krieghoff K-80 Sporter.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 25, 2017
Sporting clays given a shot at Ancient Oak

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • June 20, 2013
Lasting Love

Three area couples reflect on decades of marriage and how they keep it going. They were honored June 14, during a blessing of their marriages at Temple Emanu-El.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • May 27, 2009
Art at a bargain

One Rosemary District art gallery is pricing paintings to sell.

  • Arts + Culture
Residents of GreyHawk Landing and nearby communities worry about safety at the intersection of Greyhawk Boulevard and State Road 64. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 28, 2018
Right now, no lefts at GreyHawk entrance

Temporary fix stops left turns off GreyHawk Boulevard and Pope Road onto S.R. 64.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key-based MW Development Group principal Manfred Welfonder has been trying to redevelop the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort property since 2007.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 11, 2015
MW Group forms Colony alliance with Naples-based developer

Longboat Key-based MW Development Group and The Lutgert Companies has teamed up and has a vision to build a $195 million hotel project on the shuttered Colony site.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Commissioner Lynn Larson worries that residents and visitors who depend on the trolley will go elsewhere.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 21, 2010
Trolley still in jeopardy

The Town Commission also agreed to discuss a projected $40 million island-wide beach project and how it will be financed at its Nov. 18 regular workshop.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The commission also will hear an update at Town Hall today for the status of the Bayfront Park Recreation Center project.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 21, 2010
Commission will discuss beach project today

The Town Commission will review the status and funding options for a $40 million island-wide beach project today.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Steve Whidden |
  • September 20, 2012
GOLF TIPS: Speed on the greens

Do you have trouble with speed while on the greens?

  • East County
  • Sports
Join Emily Walsh and Alex Mahadevan as they report the daily headlines.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2012
Oct. 29: Daily Headlines Video

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

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"The Whipping Man" runs through Feb. 2, at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 7, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'The Whipping Man'

The Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's current production of Matthew Lopez' 'The Whipping Man' takes audiences to a Passover like no other.

  • Arts + Culture
The Beach Comber II model at the Cottages of Callista Village offers nearly 2,000 square feet of living space.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 15, 2012
Regional home parade showcases local builders

The HBA Manatee Sarasota will host its annual Parade of Homes Feb. 18 through March 4.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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