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  • By David Conway |
  • June 27, 2014
Orange Avenue parking lot to close in July

Beginning July 8, the parking lot at the southeast corner of Orange Avenue and Second Street will be closed for three weeks for a city improvement project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Key Police Detective Robert Bourque.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • November 30, 2016
Holidays mean open season for scamsters on Longboat Key

Longboat Key Police Detective Bob Bourque said keeping the ho-ho-ho in your holidays means paying attention at a time of multiple merrymaking distractions.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • April 16, 2014
SANCA delivers paperwork, regains charitable status

SANCA officials say a contract with Sarasota County will fund more staff to prevent future oversights.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kat Wingert |
  • July 25, 2017
Dora's back in print

The retired Longboat Observer Senior Editor Dora Walters released her newest book in June.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Rabbi Mendy Bukiet reads from the Megillah, or Scroll of Ester, which recounts the salvation of the Jewish people from a Persian vizier.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • March 24, 2016
Chabad members get in character for Purim

Part of the celebration includes dressing up as another character.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
On Longboat Key, the National Weather Service predicts the worst of Hurricane Matthew to be felt Thursday and Friday.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • October 5, 2016
Hurricane Matthew delays Longboat dredging

The National Weather Service predicts Longboat Key will feel the worst of Hurricane Matthew Thursday and Friday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Construction crews demolished a historic building abutting Laurel Park this month for the proposed expansion of a philanthropic consignment shop.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 24, 2013
News Briefs

Burns Square parking lot reopens to the public; Woman's Exchange begins demolition and expansion; City discusses future of GWIZ property

  • Sarasota
  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 28, 2016
Cops Corner: Sarasota 07.28.16

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Stephenson-Moe, right
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 30, 2013
Stephenson-Moe brings peace offering to Vatican

The longtime Church of the Redeemer and Temple Beth Israel musician will conduct a piece, composed by her husband, the late Daniel Moe, in Vatican City.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Dawn Patterson, Chanel counter makeup artist at Saks Fifth Avenue, prepares breast cancer patient Melissa Clauson for her photoshoot. Clauson heard about the Wrapped in Love call for patient models from her advocate at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • October 5, 2016
Black Tie & Tales 10.06.16

Hello from the new girl on the block...

  • Black Tie
All that's left in the former Pine Shores Trailer Park is overgrown brush, a few trees and empty streets.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • January 13, 2011
Former trailer park may soon see movement

By late spring, dirt could be moved on the former trailer park at the Stickney Point Road gateway to Siesta Key. Two hotels are being discussed for the site.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cops Corner
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 28, 2019
Man's wallet lifted at Bradenton convenience store

Man's wallet lifted at Bradenton convenience store in Cops Corner report.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
The holiday parade starts at 7 p.m. beginning at Main Street and Washington Boulevard and will travel west to Bayfront Drive. File photo.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 2, 2011
Parade causes road closures Saturday

Downtown motorists must adhere to a road closure schedule for the holiday parade or face the possibility of being towed.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 26, 2010
Some Turtle Beach parking to be prohibited

Blind Pass Road residents are fearful that roadside parking could keep emergency vehicles from access their homes and condos.

  • Sarasota
  • News
USF Hospitality and Technology Dean Cihan Cobanoglu and Key Club General Manager Jeff Mayers announce the Key Club becoming the university's new teaching hotel. Photo by Caleb Motsinger
  • By Caleb Motsinger |
  • September 10, 2014
Key Club announces partnership with USF Sarasota-Manatee

The Resort at Longboat Key Club and the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee have joined forces, with the Key Club becoming the school's teaching hotel for the College of Hospitality and Technology Leadership.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By The Insider |
  • March 20, 2012
SFF Partners with The NYU Tisch School of the Arts

SFF Partners with The NYU Tisch School of the Arts

  • Arts + Culture
Rosedale Golf & Country Club resident Rae Ann Darling Reed ran her first marathon in 1995.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 27, 2016
Going the distance, again

Rosedale resident has run 25 marathons and doesn’t plan to stop anytime soon.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Randi Donahue |
  • May 23, 2019
Try something more than just a simple bowl of ice cream this summer

Ice cream might be an iconic summer tradition, but to Floridians such refreshing indulgences are a year-round necessity. Good thing there are plenty of options.

  • LWR Life
Photo by Bleecker Street Media
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • August 20, 2018
'McQueen' captures the emotional adventure that was the designer's life

The documentary tells the captivating tale of a brilliant artist's short life through interviews with his family, fellow workers, partners and McQueen himself.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Diane Chechik was spotted at Temple Emanu-El on Sunday. Photo by Amanda Morales
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 21, 2015
Packing on team spirit

No one can accuse of Diane Chechik of not representing her team, the Green Bay Packers.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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