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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 15, 2012
BID extension moving forward

A push for a 10-year extension of the Circle taxing district sets the stage for landscape maintenance and a parking garage project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • August 27, 2015
Whitney Beach showcases its businesses

The newly renovated and revitalized Whitney Beach Plaza held an open house on Aug. 27.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • May 9, 2018
Turtles don't love Siesta sand like people do

Siesta Beach's famous sand is a big draw for people. Turtles? Not so much, experts say.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Photos by Dex Honea The new poles: Notice its girth versus the bench — huge.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2014
Our View

Big, fat poles

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Photo by David Conway
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2014
News Briefs

City rejects Club Ivory complaint; USF Sarasota-Manatee chancellor to retire; Community Foundation undertakes Legacy Trail; County approves parking restrictions on Siesta street

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lights installed at Five Points Park in 2011 remain in the trees, but have been shut off since June. A new system for lighting the park’s trees could be forthcoming.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 14, 2013
DID follows the lights

After shutting off the tree lights in Five Points Park due to maintenance issues, the Downtown Improvement District considers a new lighting system.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rio and Kaleb Rice find scallops at last year’s scallop search.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • August 27, 2015
Bay Watch to go scallop searching

The Sarasota Bay Watch will hold its eighth annual scallop search on Aug. 29.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Deja Moore submitted this sunset photo, taken on Siesta Key.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2013
Weather

Deja Moore submitted this sunset photo, taken on Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • January 13, 2017
Argus Foundation welcomes new board member

Attendees of Argus Foundation's annual meeting also got a chance to hear Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam speak on Florida's future.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The festival includes paintings, ceramics, woodwork, jewelry, photography and more. Photographer Paul Marcelli took this photo of mangroves.
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • November 22, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Sarasota Fall Fine Art Festival

Artists from around the country return to Sarasota for the city's Fall Fine Art Festival, Saturday Nov. 23.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Joe Sedik submitted this photo of the moon and Venus, as seen over Sarasota Bay.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2013
Weather: Sarasota

Joe Sedik submitted this photo of the moon and Venus, as seen over Sarasota Bay.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Steve and Penny Koerner pose with their tandem bicycle that they have already begun to take apart to put into two suitcases to take home to Colorado Springs, Colo.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • November 23, 2010
Neighbors: Steve and Penny Koerner

Steve Koerner, 58, and Penny Koerner, 57, rode their bicycle built for two from Colorado Springs, Colo., to their home in Twin Shores on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sigi Molingowski submitted this sunrise photo, taken in Bradenton.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2013
Weather

Sigi Molingowski submitted this sunrise photo, taken in Bradenton.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Jim Lustgarten submitted this sunset photo, taken near University Park.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 18, 2013
Weather: East County

Jim Lustgarten submitted this sunset photo, taken near University Park.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
shrimp
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • December 11, 2014
Painter's Palate: Creative cuisine in Sarasota's new ethnic culinary corridor

Painter's Palate: Creative cuisine in Sarasota's new ethnic culinary corridor

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Dark Horse, the white truffle kolsch developed by student Dennis Metz and his team, is worth $200 a bottle. Urbani Truffles donated 14 ounces of truffles.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • December 8, 2015
Hops to the top

University class teaches students about the science of beer and craft brewery management.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 13, 2010
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Barbara Sukowa delivers a powerful performance as the brave and insightful philosopher.
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • September 8, 2013
FILM REVIEW: 'Hannah Arendt'

Great films can change the way we perceive the world and those who inhabit it. "Hannah Arendt" is one such film

  • Arts + Culture
ManaSota League of Cities President Linda Yates
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • September 2, 2016
ManaSota League of Cities wants push for tougher vacation rental regs

Opposes legislation that mandates local government pay for relocating utility equipment within a public utility easement

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Summer traffic remains strong throughout St. Armands Circle. Photo by Robin Hartill
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 24, 2013
Businesses and shoppers fill St. Armands Circle

Even on a Monday night in the dead heat of July, you'll find a crowd strolling through the shopping district. New businesses are also popping up on St. Armands.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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