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  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 20, 2010
LBK ranks high on readers' list of top island destinations

Conde Nast readers showed some love for Longboat, choosing it as the continent's third-best island destination.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 14, 2015
Siesta Key Village buildings sell for $4.6 million

Real estate investor Jeff Berlin bought the Siesta Center building and adjacent properties on Ocean Boulevard for $4.6 million this week.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
A year after finding the distressed sea turtle near the Old Salty Dog, Paul Waldrop and Mike Leworthy release the turtle, nicknamed C.J., back into Sarasota Bay from the north end of Longboat Key. Photo by Caleb Motsinger
  • By Caleb Motsinger |
  • October 1, 2014
Mote releases green sea turtle one year after rescue

The green sea turtle that would later be nicknamed C.J. was in the right place at the right time when it became distressed near two Mote Marine employees who were fishing at a nearby dock after work.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 5, 2014
Swinging smiles

Riverview High junior Allison Davis started the Manasota BUDS tennis program at Lakewood Ranch High last May.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The entrance foyer will host a variety of support groups and also will be a place in which families can visit their loved ones.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • May 2, 2012
Windsor completes Reflections facility

Less than a year after construction began on Windsor Reflections, the Lakewood Ranch-based dementia and memory-care facility will welcome its first residents.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 13, 2016
Mark Ruffalo screens documentary at Burns Court Cinema

Director Jon Bowermaster's 'Dear President Obama,' narrated by Ruffalo, explores the consequences of fracking.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • May 8, 2009
Ranch's village project earns approval

The Sarasota County Planning Commission signed off Thursday on three of five comprehensive plan amendments proposed by Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch for a 5,500-acre property south of the Lakewood Ranch Corporate Park.

  • East County
  • News
Approximately 75 people attended a Longboat Key Public Interest Committee forum titled "Beaches 101" Thursday, Jan. 27, at Longboat Island Chapel.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 2, 2011
Mayor supports beach project

Town officials and beach engineers told Key residents Thursday why a $16 million beach project starting in November is necessary.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent answers questions about the new precincts and polling location changes.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 21, 2012
Supervisor Dent responds to voter frustration

The Sarasota County supervisor of elections took questions from the public at the June 13 forum.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Kathryn Parks |
  • August 7, 2013
'Live, Laugh & Love' at the Venice Theatre Summer Cabaret Festival

'Live, Laugh & Love' at the Venice Theatre Summer Cabaret Festival

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Dora Walters |
  • March 27, 2010
Save Our Seabirds holds rummage sale

Shoppers arrived early March 27 for the Save Our Seabirds rummage sale and found a wide variety items available.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Paul Caragiulo, Mark Caragiulo, Rob Caragiulo, John Caragiulo and Anthony Caragiulo at their Italian-American restaurant Caragiulos.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • May 11, 2015
Caragiulos to be featured on "Emeril's Florida"

Emeril Lagasse spotlights another Sarasota staple on his all-Florida Cooking Channel program

  • Arts + Culture
Indian Beach Park — located near the convergence of Bay Shore Road and Indian Beach Drive — sees regular use from residents, particularly during the evening hours as the sun sets. Photo by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • May 7, 2015
Do residents want a larger park in Indian Beach?

Residents are divided on whether Indian Beach Park is the correct place to expand.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Proponents of roundabouts on U.S. 41 point to the new roundabout at Five Points as an example of how the circles create a welcoming feel.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • January 3, 2013
LOOKING AHEAD: Roundabouts

By mid-summer, roundabout proponents say funding should be in place for eight of 10 multi-lane roundabouts.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"I think it is a very good indication," John Hermansen said about the city's effort to get a project going on city-owned land on Boulevard of the Arts.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • January 1, 2013
Year in review: November 2012, 'Rosemary land gets developer interest'

A city-private development in the heart of Rosemary could kickstart change in a neighborhood with a mixed identity.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mike and the late Jewel Ash earlier this year. File photo.
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • October 9, 2013
Black Tie & Tales

Sarasota's beloved Jewel; On to happily ever after; and Black Tie debut.

  • Arts + Culture
"We're on the homestretch," said Nancy's BBQ owner Nancy Krohngold. The final touches are wrapping up at her new Lakewood Ranch location, Li'l Nancy's at the Ranch.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • December 10, 2015
Barbecue and beer opening on Lakewood Ranch Main Street

Li’l Nancy’s Barbecue is slated to open before Christmas; Craft Growlers to Go will open in January.

  • East County
  • News
"Dancing Lessons" runs through Feb. 27, at Florida Studio Theatre.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 14, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'Dancing Lessons'

Who's normal, anyway? Mark St. Germain's 'Dancing Lessons' considers the question in the current production at Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Arts + Culture
Ellie McCaw and Jordan Boyer in "Dry Land." Photo by Ryan Finzelber.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • June 28, 2016
Theater review: 'Dry Land'

In Urbanite Theatre's latest production, the kids are not alright.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 10, 2013
SIDELINES

Sarasota High to hold cheerleading clinic; Booker Tornadoes blow past Sarasota Sailors; ODA girls soccer blanks Bayshore; Lady Rams cruise to basketball victory

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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