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  • By June LeBell |
  • January 27, 2010
Music: Sarasota Orchestra Benefit Concert

After all the sturm and drang the Sarasota Orchestra's musicians and management have put themselves through recently, it was good to see Joseph McKenna, the president and CEO of the orchestra, and concertmaster Daniel Jordan on the Sarasota Opera House stage together, healing old wounds and addressing the sold-out audience as friends and not adversaries.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 7, 2009
Freshmen trio propels Pirate team

Madison Daunt, Bridget Lanier and Kristie Affolter have been pegged to lead this year's Braden River girls cross country team.

  • East County
  • Sports
Braden River junior Kate Walker is a top area swimmer.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 5, 2018
Don't forget about the non-football sports

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 27, 2013
Colony vote under fire

Monday's hearing centered around whether Colony unit owner Andy Adam's block of 58 votes --  crucial to the 75% majority needed to approve the settlement -- can be counted.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The annual Embracing Our Differences exhibit has been in Bayfront Park since January, and will stay up through the end of April. (Photos by Klint Lowry)
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • April 1, 2020
Embracing Our Differences to hold on a while

City agrees to keep the installation up in Bayfront Park

  • Arts + Culture
The town of Longboat Key has posted several of these "wear a mask" signs throughout the island. Photo courtesy of Nat Kaemmerer.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • August 11, 2020
Longboat could renew mask order in late August

The town of Longboat Key's mandatory mask policy runs through the end of August.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Tidewell Hospice Music Therapist Michael Russo plays outside a patient’s window at Brookdale of Punta Gorda. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 13, 2020
New challenges for end-of-life care in Sarasota, Manatee

Tidewell Hospice adapts with less hands-on support allowed during COVID-19 pandemic.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 9, 2012
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Tim's Classic Meatlover's Chili

Braden Woods resident Tim Hyden perfected this meat-lovers chili recipe while working as a firefighter for West Manatee Fire Rescue.

  • East County
  • News
Dr. Fritz and Ping Faulhaber of the Faulhaber Family Foundation.
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • April 21, 2014
Sarasota welcomes Suncoast Science Center

The Suncoast Science Center will provide 60,000 square feet of experiential learning for students and members of the community. 'We need a place outside the classroom where there are no time limits," says Ping Faulhaber, "where kids can explore, create and be innovative."

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Dean Kalahar |
  • December 22, 2011
My View: It's not education; it's indoctrination

While parents think our schools focus on reading, writing and arithmetic, the reality is they focus on identity politics and social consciousness.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2012
Letters to the Editor

The Key must remainsafe for everyone; Resident offers ideafor crosswalk lights

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 4, 2009
Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Ed and Eric Rosenthal said working together can be challenging, but for the most part they pull in the same direction when it comes to their company.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 8, 2017
Florikan and its founder journey to Space Technology Hall of Fame

Founder Ed Rosenthal is also being inducted as an individual.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 19, 2009
Athlete of the Week: Stuart Fogleman

The Observer spotlights East County golfer Stuart Fogleman.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 31, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day

Enjoy this classic Cops Corner entry from our Longboat Observer archives.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The violin kit, which is $1,200 is the most expensive item auctioned off at the Crystal Ball.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • January 10, 2019
Friends of the Selby Public Library host annual fundraiser

The 2019 Crystal Ball, which was open to the public, raised money for the library.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The waterfront home at 835 Norsota Way  was built in 1991 and it  has four bedrooms, four-and-two-half baths, a pool and 6,339 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 20, 2021
Bay Island home sells for $6.6 million

Residential real estate transactions for May 3-7.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 7, 2011
Obituary: John Edwin Sullivan Sr., M.D.

John Edwin Sullivan Sr., M.D., resident of Sarasota died on Oct. 31, 2011. He was born on Feb. 14, 1925.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 15, 2014
Our view

Antidote to flood insurance

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • May 30, 2017
Theater review: 'The Remnant'

'The Remnant' offers a cure for Vietnam War amnesia.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
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