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  • By Bonnie Silvestri |
  • March 18, 2013
"Clybourne Park" handles race and war with humor and grace

"Clybourne Park" handles race and war with humor and grace

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 15, 2010
Weather: Blues Clues

Frederico Bustos submitted this sunset photo, taken on Lido Beach. Please send your sunset (or sunrise) photos to The Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, Fla., 34228, or e-mail them to [email protected].

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Brett Wessel, 16, and his younger brothers, Luke, 9, and Cade, 12, all began playing ice hockey for the Gulf Coast Flames travel organization during the past two years.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 9, 2013
Family Affair: Brothers travel to play hockey

East County brothers Brett, Cade and Luke Wessel play travel hockey for the Gulf Coast Flames at the Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex.

  • East County
  • Sports
Susan Short, Guenther Edelsbacher, Gina Spicer and Scott Lewis
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 11, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Chillounge Night

South Palm Avenue was transformed into an outdoor lounge party Saturday, March 9, for the sixth annual Chillounge Night. Outdoor furniture and cocktail bars lined the street, and guests enjoyed a Samba parade, a fashion show and live music by The Lotus Fire and AJ and The Automatics. Proceeds from the night benefitted United Cerebal Palsy of Southwest Florida.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2013
CLASSROOM CRITIC

The mission of Sarasota Film Festival's education department is to inspire, educate and entertain students by promoting creativity, collaboration and community involvement.

  • Arts + Culture
A fire at the Lido Beach Holiday Inn forced an evacuation this morning, but didn’t cause major structural damage or leave anyone injured.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 21, 2015
Top Story — January: Lido Beach resort fire forces evacuation

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Dora Walters |
  • May 23, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Manfred Welfonder

Manfred Welfonder, an 11-year resident of Longboat Key, began playing tennis as a young man in Germany.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A section of Legacy Trail will be closed at least until Sept. 12, but trail users can detour the part of the trail.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • September 5, 2014
Section of Legacy Trail closed until next week

County staff is working to repair a sewer main that has caused overflowing manholes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • July 5, 2016
Cafe L'Europe hosts Operation Kindness for benefit evening

The organization's volunteers gathered for an evening of dining and recognition

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A proposal from private developer would replace the Lido Beach concession stand with a larger restaurant.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 31, 2016
Lido survey shows opposition to pool and pavilion plans

The city is seeking a private vendor to enhance and operate the Lido pool and pavilion, but a survey indicates significant resident opposition to major changes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
East County sports roundup: 01.25.17
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 25, 2017
East County sports roundup: 01.25.17

East County sports roundup: 01.25.17

  • East County
  • Sports
The home at 993 S. Orange Ave. is one of five historic homes on this year’s tour. Photo courtesy of Giovanni Lundardi
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 1, 2012
Sarasota alliance to host annual historic home tour

The tour features five unique homes in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
An egret stands in some overgrowth in a Tara Preserve pond.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • January 27, 2016
New Tara Preserve expenses float to surface

CDD supervisors hope to weed out unnecessary costs in maintaining their ponds.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • May 4, 2016
Cops Corner 5.5.2016

Comical crime reports from around the area.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
The east wing of the jail has inmates locked behind bars, representing an older ideology of how to punish crime.
  • By Cassidy Alexander & Anna Brugmann |
  • October 26, 2017
Sheriff seeks decision on the future of the jail

With his jail population nearing its practical ceiling, Sheriff Tom Knight says an ideological question must first be answered before deciding how to proceed.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 25, 2014
High Five Moments of the Week

The top five sports moments of the week.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 9, 2009
Whimsical art museum colors North Trail

Marietta Museum of Art & Whimsy, pink with colorful accents, will open in January in the old Serendipity gallery.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • By Ila Edwards |
  • January 28, 2014
Drinks for the big game

Drinks for the big game

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
This preliminary conceptual rendering shows the city's vision for redesigning Lemon Avenue with brick pavers and no curbs.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 23, 2019
City schedules Main Street intersection closure

The city has delayed the start of a Lemon Avenue streetscape project until May 28, at which point a segment of the downtown road will be closed for about a month.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 18, 2009
Indian Beach home sells for $3 million

A Bay Shore Road home tops all sales in this week's real-estate transactions. John and Glynis Murray, of Sarasota, sold their home at 4521 Bay Shore Road to Bank of America NA, trustee, for $3 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
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