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Bill Shideler, Rachel Knowles and Nick Drivas star in "Dames at Sea."
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • September 19, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'Dames at Sea'

Part parody, part love letter, 'Dames at Sea' opened off Broadway, and it's sailing now in a Manatee Players production.

  • Arts + Culture
The special meeting will take place at Longboat Key Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 23, 2013
Longboat Key Commission to set millage tonight

The Longboat Key Town Commission will approve its 2013-14 fiscal year budget and millage rate tonight at Town Hall.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 12, 2014
Club raises $17,000 for local charities

More than 200 women in the Lakewood Ranch Women's Club enjoyed an afternoon of laughter and socializing Feb. 26, as they hosted 'Laugh Your Abs Off with Tim Wilkins' at The Francis in Sarasota.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 16, 2014
Foundation examines support for medical center

The Longboat Key Foundation will consider aiding startup costs if a physician would be willing to practice on the barrier island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 27, 2013
Commission alters fire pension board makeup

The commission wants to change the board's structure for the soon-to-be-frozen plan, with the commission handpicking the majority of members.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota firefighters competed against the Sarasota Police Department in a sandwich-making competition outside the Wawa station on North Washington Boulevard Thursday, June 9. The new location is Sarasota's first.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 27, 2016
Wawa among proposed Fruitville projects

The Fruitville Road corridor near downtown Sarasota is attracting new commercial development.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Although City Manager Tom Barwin said "overwhelming" public feedback supports keeping Unconditional Surrender on the bayfront, a final decision on where the city will place the statue is still forthcoming.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 16, 2020
Despite Buchanan post, no decision on Unconditional Surrender location

The city issued a statement today confirming that officials have not formally settled on a permanent home for the bayfront artwork.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A Sarasota real estate broker has pleaded guilty to federal charges he collected nearly $300,000 in disability payments while not reporting he was continuing to work, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Tampa announced Monday.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2013
Colony Lender appeals ruling

Colony Lender LLC is appealing a bankruptcy judge's decision that canceled its foreclosure sale earlier this month.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Seven days after the ten-year anniversary of her father’s death, Cardinal Mooney volleyball’s Annie Shaw walked onto the court for her Senior Night celebration.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 31, 2016
Top Story — October: Cardinal Mooney volleyball player's Senior Night is made unforgettable

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

  • East County
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 25, 2015
Siesta neighborhoods receive grant funding

As part of the Neighborhood Initiative Grant Program, Sarasota County commissioners approved payments of more than $16,000 to two Siesta Key homeowners associations for capital improvements.

  • Sarasota
  • News
George Tatge, Sarasota County’s manager of beaches, hopes a project connecting to ends of Ted Sperling Park brings more people into the area.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 24, 2016
South Lido project taps oil spill funds

South Lido project taps oil spill funds

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 27, 2009
Our View: Economically, a 'unipole' is it

To hear a wireless communications expert explain Longboat Key's cellphone options, you can see why unipoles on the north end make sense.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
A worker puts the finishing touches on the pump station, which will hopefully be fully functional within a month.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • February 14, 2018
Siesta Key residents pumped over sewage plant demolition

The new pump station on Key will cut back on odor, noise and other effects neighbors have dealt with for years.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • May 21, 2017
Asolo supporters cook up tasty fundraiser

Asolo Repertory Theatre’s annual end-of-season fundraising event, Men Who Cook and Brew, took place on May 21 at Mattison’s Bayside at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

  • Black Tie
Frantisek Viacek warms up before the Admirals'    game against Wiregrass Ranch.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 11, 2017
Lakewood Ranch freshman gives Florida hockey a hip Czech

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
Taylor Morrison Division President Steve Kempton said Esplanade sales should begin in early 2012.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 19, 2011
Taylor Morrison returns to Ranch

The developer/builder Taylor Morrison recently announced plans to build a new 450-home gated community called Esplanade in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Malcolm and Karen Ronney plan to open a new restaurant soon. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 1, 2015
Top Stories - East County: December

MacAllisters' owners will exit the business on New Year's Day.

  • East County
  • News
Betsy Benac
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 23, 2020
Manatee County Commissioner announces she won't seek reelection

Betsy Benac, the current Manatee County Commission board chair, decides eight years is enough.

  • East County
  • News
The Sarasota Ballet performs David Bintley’s “‘Still Life’ at the Penguin Café.” Photo by Frank Atura
  • By Anna Dearing |
  • March 5, 2018
Dreams come true with Sarasota Ballet's 'Dreams of Nature'

Sarasota Ballet gifts dance fans with two unique ballets in latest production.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2017
Compeer Sarasota celebrates its new children’s program

The mental health-focused nonprofit had a great deal to celebrate at its luncheon on April 6 at The Francis.

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