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Rabbi Brenner Glickman with the Rev. Fausto Stampiglia
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 19, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Temple Emanu-El and St. Martha Interfaith Luncheon

Members of St. Martha Catholic Church Saturday, Nov. 17, traveled to Temple Emanu-El for its annual interfaith luncheon. Members enjoyed a meal and presentation from Sarasota Police Officer Tom Solomon about current events and interfaith relations. 'This luncheon kicks off a spirit of cooperation and mutual love,' said Rabbi Brenner Glickman.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Manatee County Administrator Ed Hunzeker says government should bring services to the people and the county's demographics are shifting eastward.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 2, 2019
Premier design year in Lakewood Ranch

Manatee County will spend 2019 planning future improvements at Premier.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 5, 2009
Backflow fines to begin

Starting Aug. 14, Longboat Key water users will face fines of $50 a day for a maximum of two weeks if they have not yet installed the backflow-prevention devices.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Longboat Key Public Tennis Center was built in 2003. File photo
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 20, 2015
Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Lenny Landau |
  • March 3, 2016
How good intentions can go terribly wrong

Underground utilities referendum’s contingencies and assessments could be fatal flaws.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 19, 2013
JUST THE STATS

3 - The number of events the Cardinal Mooney High boys and girls swim teams won to finish second behind Riverview at a five-school meet Sept. 11, at the Selby Aquatic Center.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Interim City Manager Terry Lewis has instructed the police command staff to walk downtown for two weeks to see the issues firsthand.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 23, 2012
Aggressive vagrants anger commissioners

The Sarasota Police Department has been told to curtail a growing, aggressive population of homeless people downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Dora Walters |
  • November 18, 2009
Resident returns home just in time

Resident returns home just in time

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 28, 2016
Booker football can't hold lead, falls to Southeast

The Tornadoes were up as many as 15 points.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Sarasota County Commissioner Carolyn Mason presented a proclamation honoring Sally and Sam Shapiro. Photo by Molly Schechter.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • November 28, 2012
Black Tie & Tales

They've got skills!; "If you're worried about children, talk to my wife."

  • Arts + Culture
Work crews begin spreading the first loads of sand on a renourishment project on the north end of Longboat Key. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • September 7, 2018
Longboat kicks off north-end beach project

30,000 tons of sand is making its way from Polk County for $1.1 million project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Tony Grinnell welcomed the choppy waves and wind Monday, April 4 as he kitesurfed in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • April 4, 2011
Photo of the Day: Let's go ride a kite!

Tony Grinnell welcomed the choppy waves and wind Monday, April 4 as he kite surfed off Longboat Key in the Gulf of Mexico. Grinnell has been kitesurfing for five years and is visiting from Michigan.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Unicorp National Developments recently released a rendition of how its proposed St. Regis Hotel and Residences would fit on the property at 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 5, 2019
Trial dates set in Colony cases

Developer has sought judicial termination of condominium association to proceed.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courtesy "All these kids work hard. The (majority of the time) their problem is that they work too hard," Toby Perlman says. "And when those kids don't get something it’s almost always the fault of the teacher."
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • December 19, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Nothing to fear

Founder of Perlman Music Program and its Sarasota Winter Residency, Toby Perlman, talks about her fearful inspiration for creating her ideal program.

  • Arts + Culture
Family and friends gathered at the Makepeace groin over the weekend to remember Dr. Murray "Murf" Klauber.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • November 28, 2018
'Passion upon passion'

Murf Klauber and the Colony are gone. But the treasures he prized — his beach and Makepeace groin — will remain as lasting legacies.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Chairs Adrienne and Keith Johnson, Jackie and Jim Rolfes, Lisa and John Giglio and Pat Martin
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • November 4, 2017
Children First supporters dip their toes in the sand

The nonprofit held its annual Rockin’ Lobster Beach Party on Nov. 4 at Sharky’s On The Pier.

  • Black Tie
Every patriotic holiday, Linda Tradler puts out about 400 American flags. She started the tradition with about 40 flags in New Jersey.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 28, 2017
Patriotism on parade in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch 'Flag Fairy' delivers patriotism in her neighborhood. AND Greenbrook Rivers resident finds inspiration in Old Glory.

  • East County
  • News
Longtime Colony owner Dr. Murray "Murf" Klauber says that Colony Lender LLC has interfered with his attempts to renovate the resort.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 2, 2011
Colony loans disputed

A motion filed in Sarasota County Circuit Court on behalf of Dr. Murray Klauber claims the overdue amount on the Colony's bank loans can't be determined.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Fourth grader Skyy Lind faces the judges.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • May 17, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : 2013 Sarasota Kiwanis Spelling Bee

Children from all over Sarasota County participated in the 2013 Sarasota Kiwanis Spelling Bee Program Friday, May 17 at the Lee Wetherington Boys and Girls Club. More than 100 third and fourth graders in bright yellow t - shirts competed to show off their skills and win one of three cash prizes. Booker High School and Sarasota High School Key Club sold pizza for $1 a slice and parents quizzed children in preparation for the spelling bee.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Organizers previously held the beer festival on Lakewood Ranch Main Street. File photo
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • September 24, 2014
Beer festival returns to the Ranch

Patrick Green reinvents the Lakewood Ranch Beer Festival with a larger venue and a carnival theme.

  • East County
  • News
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