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  • By Skylar Ead |
  • January 14, 2013
The Players Theatre opens Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard

The Players Theatre opens Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Katie Johns |
  • October 1, 2016
St. Boniface blesses pets

The annual service is in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, who was the patron saint of animals.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 9, 2010
Commission backs Islandside concept; decision stalled

The Town Commission wants the Longboat Key Club and Resort to work with town staff and the Islandside Property Owners Coalition to discuss more project revisions.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 19, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Sarasota Observer archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
A 130-foot barge ran aground on Longboat Key this morning.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 9, 2014
Barge washes ashore on Longboat Key

The barge was unsecured so it could be pulled by a tow boat, but high winds and strong current from a cold front forced the barge onto the beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
East County resident Violeta Velazquez, center, lost her husband, Tony Rodriguez, unexpectedly in September 2018 to health issues. Her sons, Zergio Rodriguez Velazquez (left) and Zebastian Rodriguez Velazquez (right) are healing.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 16, 2019
Group explores grief for children

Tidewell program in Lakewood Ranch expands bereavement services for children and families.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 27, 2017
Sarasota County works in concert with its neighbors

Partnerships show that the proper stewardship of public dollars.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
"Bullets Over Broadway" runs through March 11. Photo by Cliff Roles
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 27, 2018
Woody Allen spoof proves musical theater can be murder at Players Centre

"Bullets Over Broadway" celebrates life in theater at The Players Centre for Performing Arts.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Motion might have been prompted by family housing four Bayside College students.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 29, 2016
Top Story — August: Mill Creek homeowners vote down regulations

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

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key was the site of bombing practice in the 1940s, leaving ordinance that has yet to be cleaned up.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • January 3, 2018
Former Longboat bombing range not scheduled for clean up until 2047

Bombs, rockets and bullets peppered the Key in the 1940s — it could take the Department of Defense more than 100 years from then to clean it up.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 21, 2010
Current watering schedule remains in Ranch

However, Lakewood Ranch Community Manager Bob Fernandez said he wants to make sure residents are given the option to water twice a week.

  • East County
  • News
Jim Sorensen as James and Katherine Michelle Tanner as Sara in "Time Stands Still." Photo by Gary Sweetman.
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • August 11, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: 'Time Stands Still'

'Time Stands Still' is Banyan Theater Company's last production of the summer season.

  • Arts + Culture
Paul Suprenand
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 20, 2015
News Briefs

Town to create new utility manager position; Mote hires two Ph.D. scientists; Utility testing continues this week on Broadway

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By John Ewing |
  • April 10, 2012
Observe This: Today's Top Stories

Observe This: Today's Top Stories

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
The referendum asks voters to issue bonds or notes to finance burying of GMD overhead power feeders and utility lines and power poles.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 21, 2015
Down to the Wires: everything you need to know about the undergrounding referendum

Get the facts on undergrounding Longboat Key utilities before you cast your ballot in the Nov. 3 referendum.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The projects considered are comprised of the three peach-colored areas adjacent to Lorraine Road.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 13, 2018
Manatee Planning Commission supports Lakewood Ranch growth

Two projects may bring more than 3,000 homes to Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 4, 2009
Meet McNeal's best bookworm

Since moving to the United States from Germany two years ago, 10-year-old Julian Deusch has become one of the school's best readers.

  • East County
  • News
Former CBS news anchor and Sarasota native Sharyl Attkisson with former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 24, 2014
Top Stories - Sarasota: April

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke Friday at a lecture, moderated by former CBS anchor Sharyl Attkisson and organized by the Ringling College Library Association.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Holocaust survivors Frank and Eva Schaal (front row) were joined by Temple Emanu-El Religious School fourth-grader Julia Beatt, director of education Sabrina Silverberg and fifth-grader Joshua Cappelli following their talk.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2013
SCHOOL BOARD BULLETIN

That's a wrap; Science stars; History remembered

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • August 30, 2017
Cops Corner 8.31

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

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