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Rusty Chinnis founded Sarasota Bay Watch in 2008 with the motto, "A healthy bay is everyone's business."
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 29, 2011
FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT: Rusty Chinnis

We reveal five little-known facts about contractor and Sarasota Bay Watch founder Rusty Chinnis.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Gregory Farino, MD |
  • February 25, 2019
GETTING THE UPPER HAND WITH ARTHRITIS

GETTING THE UPPER HAND WITH ARTHRITIS

  • Health
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  • By John Gudritz |
  • May 31, 2012
My View: Civility and compromise bring fairer solutions

I thought the editorial opinion contained in the "Our View" column last week provided a commonsense approach to solving not only the sound issues currently being debated in the Siesta Key Village but most problems that come along in life.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • March 7, 2014
Jalea: The best of Spanish and Peruvian cuisines

Jalea: The best of Spanish and Peruvian cuisines

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
The National Hurricane Center forecasts Irma making landfall in south Florida this weekend. Map courtesy National Hurricane Center.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 8, 2017
Sarasota County under hurricane warning

Southwest Florida is now likely to see sustained hurricane-strength winds when Irma passes through the area this weekend.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Healthcare providers have generally advised individuals exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms not to come directly to the hospital because of exposure-related concerns.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 12, 2020
Sarasota health department sets up coronavirus call center

The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County is asking residents with COVID-19 symptoms to call a hotline before visiting a health provider.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2016
Longboat Key Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
To help boost the local economy, Manatee County schools must develop career-ready students, EDC officials said.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • January 13, 2016
Manatee County School Board agrees to keep school start times, plans for economic growth

The majority of teachers, students, teachers and community members who took a survey said middle and high school start and end times should not be changed.

  • East County
  • News
President George W. Bush and then-chairman of the Republican Party of Sarasota County, Tramm Hudson, on Sept. 10, 2001, at the Colony. Courtesy photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Looking Back: Tramm Hudson

Tramm Hudson, former chairman of the Republican Party of Sarasota County, was one of 12 people at the dinner table with President George W. Bush on Sept. 10, 2001.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The town of Longboat Key is trying to keep the island's trolley system operational next year.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 22, 2010
Public transit committee forms

The new committee will work to increase awareness of Longboat Key's under-utilized trolley system.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 4, 2009
Business Observer 11.05.09

Greenbrook residents Katy and Mark Walker launched recently a new Christian social networking site, iibloom.com.

  • East County
  • News
  • By June LeBell |
  • November 15, 2015
Music review: 'West Side Story'

Asolo Repertory Theatre's raw, powerful production is on par with the show's original Broadway run.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
City planners are centering safety in conversations about transportation in Sarasota, particularly when it comes to pedestrians and cyclists.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 13, 2020
City planners consider traffic safety strategies

A partnership with the University of South Florida is one prong in a multifaceted plan for improving pedestrian and cycling safety in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 28, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, June 29

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 10, 2009
P&Z moves Islandside project forward

The planning board voted 4-3 to move The Longboat Key Club and Resort's Islandside renovation and expansion project forward to the Town Commission next month.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bachelor Joseph Garofalo Jr. with the American Cancer Society surprises audiences members by revealing a superman tank underneath his button-down.  Photo by Niki Kottmann.
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • October 19, 2016
Black Tie & Tales 10.20.16

Here's what you missed last week on the social scene:

  • Black Tie
Courtesy photo. Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Gulf Coast of Florida members Phil Yoder, Jule Doran and Jan Mazer after helping rebuild the reading garden at the North Sarasota Public Library.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • September 1, 2016
Returned Peace Corps volunteers continue service at home

Years after serving abroad, Peace Corps volunteers work on projects throughout Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • January 15, 2020
Dinner and a show — and learning: Sephardic weekend comes to Longboat temple

Temple Beth Israel hosted Rabbi Rifat Sonsino, a Turkish Sephardi, for a weekend of hands-on learning about Sephardic Judaism

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Mall at UTC is located off Cattlemen Road and University Parkway, in Sarasota.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 25, 2014
Mall announces holiday hours

The Mall at UTC will open early for Black Friday.

  • East County
  • News
Eric Bair and David Chessler were part of an investment group that bought a Sarasota toy company this month.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2016
PGA golfer Greg Norman buys Sarasota toy company

An investment group led by Sarasota entrepreneurs David Chessler, Eric Baird and retired professional golfer Greg Norman has purchased Laser Pegs Ventures LLC.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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