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Zander, 5, Tara, Roger and Kian Ley, 8 at the 2014 Holiday Night of Lights
  • By Katie Johns |
  • November 30, 2016
Your Calendar: Holiday Night of Lights

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • December 11, 2015
Selby Gallery celebrates one last time

Sarasota artists, and Ringling College students and faculty reminisced inside the Selby Gallery Wednesday night just before its slated demolition in January.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • November 11, 2009
Dining companion

George Armstrong takes us into Treviso Restaurant's gourmet kitchen on the Ringling Museum grounds.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 16, 2012
The Donald does Sarasota

The Sarasota Republican Club is throwing Trump a $100,000 soiree after naming him Statesman of the Year. The club says he's key in getting people back to work.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 17, 2010
IDA board reiterates support for Fernandez

Lakewood Community Manager Bob Fernandez said he would consider an anonymous survey of his employees, but the IDA has not required it.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 26, 2012
COMMUNITY GOLF

Rob Jordan, Roger Osterling, Bob Mollicone and Gerald Wingrove shot 58 to win the Lakewood Ranch three-ball men's event Sept. 1 on Cypress Links.

  • East County
  • Sports
"I'm an evangelist for opera, so I would like to see Sarasota Opera further that mission and to really expand it," Richard Russell says. Courtesy photo.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • September 26, 2012
Familiar Role: Richard Russell

After a two-year hiatus, Richard Russell will return to Sarasota to helm the Sarasota Opera, for which he served as an apprentice artist more than 20 years ago.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 9, 2012
Volunteers needed for cleanup

Volunteers are welcome to help members of the Siesta Key and Siesta Key Village associations Feb. 18, when they gather for their quarterly Adopt-A-Road clean-up effort.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
"You improvise with what you have, and that leads to all kinds of different things. If I had a different studio, I'm sure I'd do different kinds of work. There's a seasonal nature to this workspace. Its thumbprint is absolutely present my work."
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 17, 2016
Studio Space: David Steiner

Constantly changing artistic styles, Steiner has made unpredictability his trademark.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Anthony Paull |
  • May 9, 2012
MillerBrady Fine Art Gallery Hosts Opening

MillerBrady Fine Art Gallery Hosts Opening

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
The team behind the Risdon on 5th condominiums celebrates the project's groundbreaking in the Rosemary District Tuesday.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 16, 2016
Rosemary stakeholders assess neighborhood priorities

The long-awaited private investment in the Rosemary District has happened, with at least four residential projects under construction. Will improvements to the public realm follow?

  • Sarasota
  • News
David Conway The revamped fountain area has been in use for two weekends.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 13, 2014
Farmers Market offers children's activities

The Sarasota Farmers Market now offers a variety of activities for families after expanding its boundaries to Pineapple Park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Harvey Vengroff recently proposed plans for an 800-unit development slated to be affordable housing Fruitville Road.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2014
Vengroff buys North Trail motel

Prolific Sarasota property owner Harvey Vengroff bought the Sarasota Airport Hotel for $2.25 million, with plans to accommodate families facing homelessness.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 27, 2011
Sarasota scavengers hunt for mobile adventures

SCVNGR and Sarasota County have partnered to allow people to play on-the-go with a mobile scavenger hunt.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 8, 2012
Honor Animal Rescue seeks help

Calling all critter-lovers: Here is your chance to help.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By David Conway |
  • November 19, 2014
City scraps planned Circle events committee

The city will hold a workshop next year to gather input on how to refine its new policy managing St. Armands special events.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Andrew Landers, a sixth-grader, enjoys learning about foreign countries, although he has never actually traveled outside of the United States.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • February 10, 2016
Braden River Middle student knows the buzz words

Andrew Landers is the first sixth-grader in three years to win the school's Geographic Bee.

  • East County
  • News
"Spice" is a mixture of herbs and spices applied with a synthetic chemical compound similar to the active ingredient in marijuana.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 12, 2014
County tightens designer drug restrictions

Sarasota County commissioners approved an ordinance Wednesday, aimed at smashing the marketplace for "spice" and other designer drugs available in local stores.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Single-stream recycling bins allow users to put all recyclable material in the same container, without presorting.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 15, 2016
Old recycle containers now ... Has- bins

Manatee County will distribute new carts starting in July.

  • East County
  • News
Chung-Yon Hong and Daniel Jordan share a plate of cottage cheese pancakes. Photo by Loren Mayo.
  • By June LeBell |
  • January 4, 2012
KITCHEN CLASSICS: Daniel Jordan & Chung-Yon Hong

Daniel Jordan and Chung-Yon Hong may be newlyweds, but they're hardly new faces to Sarasota Orchestra audiences.

  • Arts + Culture
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