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Judy Schattner submitted this sunset photo, taken from the Sandbar Restaurant on Anna Maria Island.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 18, 2013
Weather: Longboat Key

Judy Schattner submitted this sunset photo, taken from the Sandbar Restaurant on Anna Maria Island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 26, 2016
Top Story — May: Siesta Key lures Darwin Santa Maria

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

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 11, 2012
SIDELINES

Lakewood Little Leaguer hits for the cycle; Lakewood pulls even with Port Charlotte; Storm 98 softball team wins Snowball Classic

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • July 29, 2010
Kids twist their bodies into fun shapes

From barking in downward dog to hissing in cobra, Yoga from the Heart's Pretzel Yoga class for children ages 5 to 10 explores yoga in a fun and interesting way. Taught by Alex Miller, the class (which is optional for parents) used animated poses, yoga stories and basic stretching exercises Wednesday, July 21, to promote strength, flexibility, coordination and body awareness. The class meets weekly at 4 p.m. Wednesdays. For more information, call 929-9878.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 21, 2009
Our View

The public interest

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Meetings were held this week between the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort and its longtime owner to try and spur productive dialogue and reach a settlement that gets the shuttered property back on track.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 28, 2013
Colony parties talking without lawyers

Parties of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort have agreed to try to settle their differences without attorneys to speed up a settlement and get the property back on track.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A class photo of Lakewood Ranch High School's 2001 graduating class.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 31, 2011
TOP STORY, OCT.: Lakewood Ranch's First Graduating Class

Lakewood Ranch High School's Class of 2001 celebrated its 10-year reunion.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 21, 2013
Lady Rams notch win

The Riverview High girls tennis team defeated Manatee 6-1 Feb. 20.

  • East County
  • Sports
The new owner of the Tides Inn Motel and Sunset Lodge plans to continue regular operations and renovate the properties.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 16, 2014
Stickney Point motels sell for $1.5 million

Siesta Key rental owner Daniel Jones bought the Tides Inn Motel and Sunset Lodge this month, and has plans to renovate and continue operations at the properties.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • June 15, 2010
Almost Famous

Austin Abrams is poised to make the jump from Sarasota thespian to A-list movie star, thanks to his latest project - an action flick starring Oscar-winner Cuba Gooding Jr.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 15, 2016
If You Blend It: Michael's On East turns up the heat in blended-burger competition

Executive Chef Jamil Pineda created the Mighty Mushroom burger for the James Beard Foundation competition.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 25, 2014
Top Stories - Longboat Key: May

With an auction sale of 2.3 acres of Colony property scheduled for Friday, two different development teams have made offers for Dr. Murray 'Murf' Klauber's bankrupt estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
(Courtesy Catherine Luckner) Snowy plovers, shorebirds known to nest on Siesta Key, scrape "nests" out of the sand to lay their eggs.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 25, 2014
Vehicle disrupts Siesta shorebird nests

Sarasota Audubon Society members and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission suspect an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) Monday, disturbed or destroyed Siesta Key shorebird nests - including those of nesting snowy plovers.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 5, 2014
Backstage Pass: Annual Read-a-Thon readers narrow 3,000 submissions

Nearly 35 studious people, actors and staff members of Florida Studio Theatre participate in the 22nd year of the Read-A-Thon.

  • Arts + Culture
Dr. Don checks out a puppy at Top Dog before the puppy is officially sold to it’s owner.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • April 30, 2013
DAY IN THE LIFE: Dr. Don Swerida

Dr. Don Swerida has been a veterinarian for 24-years and is known around Sarasota for being not only a vet at Ashton Animal Clinic but as a mobile vet who makes house and business calls.

  • Arts + Culture
Wayne Johnson submitted this sunset photo, taken near the Star Fish Company in Cortez.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2013
Weather

Wayne Johnson submitted this sunset photo, taken near the Star Fish Company in Cortez.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Art Ball's pastureland serves as a draining area for the Manatee River when it overspills its boundaries.  He is concerned a proposed development to his west may prevent his fields from draining properly.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 20, 2017
New development proposed for East County

Neighbors worry project will decrease values, cause drainage problems.

  • East County
  • News
Lake Uplands is an natural spring-fed body of water, although it was once mistaken for a stormwater retention pond. Photos by Jessica Salmond
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 4, 2015
Neighborhood Spotlight: The Uplands

Lying near the boarder of Sarasota and Manatee counties, this neighborhood is full of natural charm.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The dining room of the home at 1524 Bay Point Drive was designed by Joyce Hart,of J Hart Interior Design.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 26, 2012
Jewels on the Bay tour to showcase historic roots

This year's Showhouse will feature a Craftsman bungalow and a 1950s ranch. Money raised will benefit programs at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee and Sarasota counties.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2011
Cops Corner

Classic Cops Jan. 15, 1984 2:30 p.m. - A pair of prescription glasses were found.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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