• Alternate Text
  • Loading

  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App
  • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Spirit of America
  • Galleries
  • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Elections
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Longboat
    • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Spirit of America
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Elections
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

Results for:

Glen Cappetta owns Sun Ride Pedicab on Siesta Key. File photo
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2015
OUR VIEW | Leave Siesta’s pedicabs alone

Mostly unregulated, pedicabs are flourishing and providing a great service on Siesta Key. No surprise: Talk of regulation is rising, too.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2014
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 26, 2011
Ranch CDD seeks new security provider

Lakewood Community Development District 1 supervisors will set more specific instructions for their security contractor.

  • East County
  • News
Mariamarie Soto Negron, a kindergarten student enjoys playing on the playground at B.D. Gullett Elementary School.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 20, 2019
School District of Manatee County rezoning approval appeases GreyHawk parents

School Board of Manatee County approves redistricting for several East County schools

  • East County
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • March 26, 2020
Drive-thru COVID-19 testing begins Friday in Sarasota County

Visitors to the site must be referred by a physician to be tested.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Carlos Beruff
  • By Carlos Beruff |
  • October 5, 2016
My View: Why I ran for the U.S. Senate

We are foolish if we think we will achieve change by sending the same people back to run our government again and again.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • February 7, 2015
FILM REVIEW: 'Mr. Turner'

Director Mike Leigh's new film, "Mr. Turner," will take you by surprise on two distinct levels.

  • Arts + Culture
Kathy Keebler says goodbye to students, such as Kadence Baker, on her last day at Braden River Elementary, April 30. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • May 7, 2014
Longtime BRE secretary retires

Kathy Keebler plans to travel with her husband during her retirement.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 1, 2013
MUNICIPAL FOCUS - A Weekly Commentary: County land sale could lead to controversy

Sarasota County has accepted two proposals each for two parcels of land it intends to sell for development. Who's to say what kind of development should go where?

  • East County
  • News
Erica Gregory
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 21, 2019
Our Precious Freedoms: Erica Gregory

Retired Air Force officer grew up with a military father and an immigrant mother. She learned quickly to appreciate America's freedoms.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 28, 2014
Letters to the Editor

To send in your Letters to the Editor, email them to Managing Editor Pam Eubanks at [email protected]. Letters pertaining to local issues receive priority. Letters may be edited for grammar and space.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Commissioner Lynn Larson called the unfunded pension liability the biggest problem facing future taxpayers.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 16, 2015
BP money to reduce pension debt

Longboat Key Commissioner Lynn Larson argued $23 million in unfunded liabilities is more pressing than other proposed uses.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courtesy rendering Lisa Morreale says her ownership group's new concept for Tequila Cantina would transform it into a high-end restaurant with fine dining.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 29, 2014
VIDEO: Tequila Cantina plans major overhaul

New owners of Tequila Cantina seek to rebrand the establishment, but downtown residents, worried about noise, hesitate to support the plan.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Key resident Lenny Landau questions whether sand renourishment projects are needed every six to eight years.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 22, 2010
Landau presents beach analysis

Key resident and Longboat Key Public Interest Committee member Lenny Landau told the commission that the town doesn't yet need to renourish some portions of its beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance organized the Jan. 21 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new PDQ restaurant on State Road 70. The eatery opened to the public Sept. 21, 2014.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 4, 2015
Alliance helps businesses make cut

Don’t forget to smile before making the celebratory snip of the scissors in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • May 19, 2009
McGonegal proposes school cuts

The cuts include eliminating assistant principals in some schools, 36 reading coaches, a mandatory four-day furlough and more.

  • East County
  • News
Legacy Trail extension supporters packed the Sarasota County Commission chambers this morning.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 15, 2017
Legacy Trail extension plans coast forward

Sarasota County staff will continue negotiations for the purchase of 7.5 miles of rail corridor to stretch the trail into downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 28, 2017
Top Story - August: Longboat rocked by double homicide

Catch up on the top news items of 2017 with the Observer's Digital Year in Review.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Trustee William Maloney filed a March 26 motion in which he argued in favor of restoring the Partnership and awarding damages of $7,751,470 — one of two damage scenarios outlined by Merryday.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 2, 2012
Next chapter: Bankruptcy court

Judge K. Rodney May will hear from parties in the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort this week in a Tampa courtroom.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bryce Tone, 11, trains twice a week at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Photo by Jen Blanco
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 18, 2014
Junior optimist

Eleven-year-old Bryce Tone has aspirations of one day qualifying for the world championship sailing team, comprised of the top-five sailors in the nation.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
« 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 »
The best of Your Observer, delivered directly to your inbox

Get the latest in news, sports, schools, arts and things to do in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Longboat Key and East County.

Sign Up

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-366-3468
  • FPN Verified

Extra, Extra!

  • Newsletters
  • App
  • Crossword
  • Contests

more

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Classifieds
  • Advertise
  • Rack Locations
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility Options

sister sites

  • Business Observer
  • Jax Daily Record
  • Orange Observer
  • Accessibility Options
  • Copyright © 2026 Observer Media Group Inc., All Rights Reserved
Sign Up for Daily Headlines

A daily dose of news from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

Sign Up for In Case You Missed It

A Saturday dose of the week's top stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County.


Anytime. Anywhere. Observer.

From in-depth local reporting to real-time breaking news, stay connected to the stories shaping our community with the Your Observer app.

Download Now for Free