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Cliff Roles with Kadri and Anu Tali relaxing at a fish pub after a day of touring Estonia. Photos courtesy of Cliff Roles.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 2, 2013
Where are they?: Photographer takes flashy trip abroad

A walkabout is typically an adolescent male's nomadic excursion into the Australian bush for up to six months as a way to connect to his Aborigine roots. For 60-year-old photographer Cliff Roles, it was a solo two-month traveling trip to visit places he's never been.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • June 30, 2010
GALLERY AROUND THE CORNER: Elizabeth Stevens Gallery

The Towles Court art gallery "looks not only for artists whose work is engaging and accessible, but those who have personalities that are as well.'

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2010
Our View

$66 million in bond issues?

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
David Johnson submitted this photo, taken in the surf off Longboat Key.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 26, 2013
Weather Photo: Longboat Key

David Johnson submitted this photo, taken in the surf off Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 2, 2014
News Briefs

Garden Club restores historical sculpture; The Legacy Trail to receive beacon sign at crossing; USF Sarasota-Manatee selects regional chancellor

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 11, 2019
Lynn Nottage’s 'Sweat' explores the labor pains of 21st century American unions

Asolo Repertory Theatre actors fully embrace the playwright's sharply-written dialogue to deliver confident realism.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • March 19, 2018
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and physician Siddhartha Mukherjee on the future of cancer

The author of “The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer” Siddhartha Mukherjee spoke at The Ringling College Library Association Town Hall Lecture Series on March 19.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 28, 2017
Garden Club gets a photography lesson

Mary Lou Johnson shared some of her new and favorite photographs with the club on Feb. 28.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A spectacular view of Bird Key and the Sarasota skyline from the Plymouth Harbor apartment of Norbert and Maria Berta. Photo courtesy of Plymouth Harbor / Greg Wilson.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • April 10, 2013
Home of the Month: View from the Top

A sunny aerie in Plymouth Harbor holds memories of an adventurous life.

  • Arts + Culture
The Lakewood Ranch girls and boys cross-country teams finished third and fourth, respectively, at the Class 3A-Region 3 meet Nov. 7, in Estero.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 12, 2014
Moving on

The Lakewood Ranch boys and girls cross-country teams will compete in the Class 3A Cross-Country State Championships Nov. 15.

  • East County
  • Sports
The next step in Tindale-Oliver & Associates Inc.’s preliminary study is to make a recommendation to the City Commission. Courtesy photo
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • November 21, 2012
Planners make presentation

Funding sources, ranging from state funding to federal grants, are available for building streetcar systems.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kelly Duggin, MD, Lakewood Ranch Medical Group |
  • June 2, 2020
Do I Really Need An Annual Check-Up?

Do I Really Need An Annual Check-Up?

  • Health
Sponsored Content
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2010
SOUND OFF: Cell towers and sand

We want to hear from you. What is your opinion of erecting a camouflaged cell tower on Sister Keys? How much would you be willing to spend to retain a white-sand beach?

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Benderson Development is requesting changes to its University Town Center development this week, which includes the recently opened Panera Bread and other outparcels.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 1, 2014
Planning board to consider UTC site changes

The Sarasota Planning Commission will review Wednesday plans to increase commercial and office space at Benderson's University Town Center development.

  • East County
  • News
The Island Chapel congregation held a special members-only meeting Sunday, April 14, to vote on whether to approve an extension of a three-year lease agreement for a 150-foot cell tower to be built on the church property or to let the lease expire.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 25, 2013
Year in Review: April 2013, Chapel votes no on cell tower lease

Although a lease to place a cell tower on Island Chapel property will not be renewed, Alpha Omega says it's the only viable option.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Megha-Nancy Buttenheim leads the Let Your Yoga Dance class through an empowering song and dance combination.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • February 11, 2016
Learning to Let Your Yoga Dance

The Let Your Yoga Dance classes are tailored for people diagnosed with Parkinson's disease to stay active.

  • Health
  • By Katie Johns |
  • October 24, 2018
Making waves

For the 20th consecutive year, Cannons Marine has been named to the Grady-White Admiral’s Circle.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 23, 2019
Sarasota County School Board must leave a positive legacy

Superintendent Todd Bowden’s handling of the sexual harassment charges against the district COO demonstrates he is not a good fit, nor fit for the job.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Giving Circle member Peggy Kronus, in blue, gives a $1,500 grant to Myakka-based Limb, Laugh and Love, represented by (left to right) Taylor and Colton  Lawson, April Costello and Chris Lawson.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 18, 2019
Giving Circle doles out $20,000 in Lakewood Ranch.

Sisterhood For Good helps Sarasota, Manatee county nonprofits.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 29, 2012
Our View: Derail the streetcar

At first thought, it sounds appealing and intriguing - a fixed-rail streetcar system for downtown Sarasota. How cute and quaint.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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