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The Sarasota Farmers Market will work with city staff and downtown leaders to review options for security upgrades.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 9, 2017
Farmers market seeks security upgrades

The director of the Sarasota Farmers Market wants to install barricades to protect attendees from potential harm.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • September 4, 2010
Kids get creative at LBKC ice-cream party (WITH VIDEO)

Kids who attended the Labor Day party at Longboat Key Club played the limbo, concocted homemade ice-cream with their favorite treats and even showed off cheerleading stunts. Scroll down for videos.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 19, 2015
Face it, all elections are partisan

Sarasota City Commission politics succumbs to partisanship.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Mrs. Turt Lee approaches the water.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • May 11, 2015
Mote returns loggerhead turtle to the sea

Mote released Mrs. Turt Lee on May 8.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
George Rauch, Longboat Key, is chief executive officer of Bradenton-based General Propeller and a former Wall Street investment banker.
  • By George Rauch |
  • December 5, 2012
Market Watch: Curb your appetite for high returns

Returns from the stock-and-bond markets aren't what they used to be. Today, we are mired in an economy going nowhere, which provides limited investment opportunities because of the twin government sins of excess spending and overhanging future tax increases.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 4, 2016
Cops Corner 05.03.16

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Siesta Key Association President Catherine Luckner prepares to ring a bell to adjourn the organization’s meeting yesterday
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 3, 2012
Options scarce for stinky seaweed

Tropical Storm Debby forced piles of seaweed onto the shores of Siesta beach and damaged turtle nest markers, complicating cleanup efforts.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Clients at Stomping Grounds Fitness and MMA train during a sweltering summer day.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 26, 2013
FRIDAY FIVE: Trendy ways to stay in shape

It may be the middle of summer, but you can jump into a new fitness routine and be ready to show off your losess (or gains) on the white sands of Siesta Key this fall.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • September 3, 2009
Classic collaboration

Father-and-son Gordon and Scott Langeneger have spent the past 20 years touring the country in cars from the 1900s.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 22, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day

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

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • February 19, 2014
USF Sarasota-Manatee extends benefits to vets

A new program will offer scholarships to veterans, filling in where GI Bill funding falls short.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2015
Independence Day

The families of Temple Emanu-El celebrated Israeli Independence Day, or Yom HaAtzmaut, Saturday, at the temple beginning, with a bagel breakfast.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Lauren Brown.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 22, 2018
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Lauren Brown

The Riverview High girls lacrosse player talks chill-inducing moments and self-discovery.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The downtown merchants plan to ship out the care packages in time for the holidays.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 12, 2016
Downtown merchants launch care package campaign

The Sarasota Downtown Merchants Association is working to send packages to local individuals in the armed forces during the holiday season.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 27, 2014
Our view

'Woo-hoo.' Really?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
ODA senior M'Balia Bangoura earned an automatic berth to the state tournament after winning the No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles district  titles.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 31, 2016
ODA wins district tennis crowns

The ODA boys and girls tennis teams will host the first-round regional matches April 5.

  • East County
  • Sports
At less than two years old, Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch is making a name for itself in the sporting industry, attracting the 2012 Nike International Friendlies and other large tournament play, since opening in mid-2011.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 2, 2013
Looking ahead: Sports Tourism

Joe Pickett, who heads up the Braden Area Sports Commission, says he expects lacrosse to be the area's fastest-growing sport, with the area becoming a 'hub' for the sport within the next five years.

  • East County
  • Sports
Siesta Beach is now the second-best beach in America, according to a TripAdvisor report.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • February 21, 2018
Siesta Beach falls to No. 2 ranking

In the 2018 Travelers' Choice Awards, Siesta Beach lost out on the No. 1 spot to Clearwater Beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Bret Hauff and Eric Garwood | Staff Writer and Managing Editor |
  • April 19, 2018
Woman's death in Longboat Key sauna ruled a suicide

Longboat police say medical examiner's report is supported by police investigation

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 1, 2011
Pension board debates next step

The Firefighters Pension Board isn't sure whether it should fire Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, its investment consultant.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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