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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2014
Letters to the Editor

To send in your Letters to the Editor, email them to Jessica Luck at [email protected]. Letters pertaining to local issues receive priority. Letters may be edited for grammar and length.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • September 16, 2009
Lakewood Elks Lodge moves into new home

Lakewood Ranch Elks Lodge #2855 recently celebrated the grand opening of its facility.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2014
Observer wins 61 awards at newspaper contest

Six newspapers in the Observer Media Group garnered 61 total awards, including 24 first-place finishes, at the 2013 Florida Press Association Better Weekly Newspaper contest held July 10 to July 11, at the Biltmore in Coral Gables.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Clean-up crews are scheduled to visit Greer Island three times a week to pick up litter.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • March 14, 2018
Manatee County to clean Greer Island

This gesture marks the first step in what the county sees as a thawing of a tense relationship with Longboat Key, County spokesman says.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jose Franch-Ballester
  • By June LeBell |
  • April 18, 2014
MUSIC REVIEW: La Musica final program

La Musica ended its season last Wednesday with a wonderfully sculpted program it played with precision and beauty.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • September 3, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Elysian Fields

Elysian Fields will celebrate its 19th anniversary this month.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Elizabeth 'Betsy' Bagby
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 2, 2013
Scene & Heard: Patron Playbill

On average, ticket sales only account for around 20% of the cost it takes to put on a production. The following patrons are representatives of some of the area's arts organizations; these people are helping to keep our cultural mecca flourishing well into the New Year.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 5, 2014
It's truly a small world, after all

When Temple Beth Israel Rabbi Jonathan Katz met with St. Armands resident Nina Sysak recently, he realized it was not the first time they had met.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Katie Johns |
  • November 18, 2016
'Drawing-Re-Imagined' premieres at art center

The exhibit features artwork by Jack King and Will Corr.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 25, 2011
OUR VIEW: The rec center dilemma

Longboat Key residents have known for a long time the recreation center at Bayfront Park needs to be replaced. The hard parts are deciding how to pay for improvements and how expansive those improvements should be.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • May 26, 2010
Summer smashes

Summer is upon us, and there's nothing like beating the heat in a cool, dark, movie theater. Refreshing new releases in the upcoming months will, hopefully, be just what the doctor ordered for that annual affliction: post-Oscar disorder. The following films look as though they could provide that shot-in-the-arm we cinephiles so desperately crave this time of year.

  • Arts + Culture
Bob Bonella makes his way down Main Street during the 18th annual Thunder By The Bay.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • January 11, 2016
Thunder By The Bay roars through Downtown Sarasota

The 18th annual motorcycle festival filled the streets with concerts and bike shows.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Frances Mann
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • October 14, 2015
OBITUARY | Frances Mann

Frances Rochelle Mann, 70, of Longboat Key, died Oct. 5.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • October 27, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Gator Club Halloween block party

PHOTO GALLERY: Gator Club Halloween block party

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 18, 2012
Anytime Fitness opens at Ranch Lake Plaza

Anytime Fitness recently opened its 24-hour, all-access facility in Ranch Lake Plaza, 8770 State Road 70 E., Bradenton.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 1, 2013
Leading ladies

Applications are currently being accepted for the Giving Matters Youth Philanthropy Leadership Award, in Memory of Lois B. Green.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A Sahib Shriner, of Sahib Shrine Temple, drove a vintage car in last year’s Downtown Sarasota Holiday Parade. File photo
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • December 3, 2014
Seasonal celebrations promise to spread cheer

This holiday season, Sarasota is pulling out all the stops to celebrate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 17, 2014
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Bradford Saivetz |
  • August 1, 2012
My View: Anatomy of getting on the Town Commission

What follows is a recapitulation of those posted messages leading up to the surprising appointment - over many of applicants - two weeks ago of Terry Gans to the Town Commission after the resignation of Hal Lenobel.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 31, 2013
Booker's Death By Chocolate returns with new format

The annual VPA fundraiser has forgone its traditional jazz review format

  • Sarasota
  • News
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