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The Bath & Racquet Club is known for its tennis facilities, but the owners want to transform it into a residential community. Photo courtesy Bath & Racquet Club.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 16, 2017
Bath & Racquet Club plans residential expansion

The owners of the Bath & Racquet Club want to add up to 180 residential units in mid-rise buildings around the property.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Matt Vanderford, 4, has adjusted well to life with his new family. He is pictured with his adoptive parents, Scott and Cyndee Vanderford.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 9, 2011
Bayside church to host adoption event

Bayside Community Church's Bridge a Life ministry will educate the public about domestic and international adoptions with a special event Nov. 11.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
County roads with posted speeds greater than 45 mph soon may be getting new signs as large as 3 feet by 4 feet, so they are more visible to drivers. Photo by Rachel Hackney Brown.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • September 15, 2011
County may begin installing bigger signs

Because drivers need more time to respond to speed limit changes, Sarasota County may install bigger signs on roads with speed limits of 45 mph or higher.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • July 16, 2013
School grade calculations may change

The State Board of Education will meet at 10 a.m. today to discuss a recommendation to prevent school rankings from dropping more than one letter grade at a time.

  • East County
  • Schools
Neil "Spyder" Giraldo and Pat Benatar. Photo by Stephanie Hannum.
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • March 27, 2013
Black Tie & Tales

'All Fired Up'; The name game; Catwalk for a cause; Tidbits

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • June 1, 2010
RECIPE AND A RESERVATION: Mattison's City Grille

Mattison's City Grille owner and Executive Chef Paul Mattison shares an exclusive recipe with YourObserver.com readers.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Members of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Tactical Unit working on a tip began following two men after the pair stole tools from Home Depot.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 4, 2013
Deputies arrest two after crime spree

Sarasota County deputies arrested two men after a crime spree they told detectives was undertaken to buy drugs.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A funeral service for Patrick Lay II was held Aug. 13 at Life Covenant Sanctuary. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 15, 2011
Family hosts vigil for fallen soldier

A candlelight vigil will be held tonight for fallen Braden River High School graduate Spc. 4 Patrick Lay, 21.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 11, 2010
Cops Corner 3.11.10

Logged down 7:10 p.m. - 3400 block of Clark Drive. Suspicious Incident. A caller reported that someone put several large logs in the middle of the road. It's believed the suspect did it to stop passing drivers to try to rob them.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 23, 2009
Ave Maria assists students with special needs

Parents wishing to use the McKay Scholarship to have their child with learning disabilities start at Ave Maria in January must complete paperwork by Jan. 3.

  • East County
  • Schools
Bright lights and other disturbances make it difficult for turtles to find their way back to the ocean.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 15, 2013
Turtle disorientations higher than usual

Mote scientists have documented 23 adult female disorientations during the first two-and-a-half months of nesting season.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Soprano Reyna Carguill as Leonora, tenor Kirk Dougherty as Manrico, and baritone David Pershall as Count De Luna II. Courtesy photo.
  • By June LeBell |
  • February 9, 2014
MUSIC REVIEW: Sarasota Opera Opening Night 'Il Trovatore'

Sarasota Opera is one of the few important companies in the country that delivers opera the way the composer envisioned it when it was first written.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 27, 2009
Cops' Corner 05.28.09

The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Arends
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 17, 2011
Arends remembered as voice of the Village

The Longbeach Village is lined with coconut palm trees. The foliage is the result of John "Dutch" Martin Arends' efforts. His longstanding work with the Longboat Key Garden Club led the club to donate the trees to the Village.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Katie Johns |
  • April 12, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: April 13, 2017

Joan Maus, Jerry Friesch, Susie Glasser, Anna Howell, Elizabeth Ross and Margaret "Woodie" Seehafer died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2012
Our View: Profile in leadership: Brenner

This week marks one of our annual rites of spring (or almost spring): assessing the candidates running for Longboat Key Town Commission.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The purchase includes the land but not the current medical practice near St. Armands Circle. (Robin Hartill)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 7, 2014
SMH plans for St. Armands satellite clinic

A subcommittee approved the $3.6 million purchase of the property where St. Armands Medical Center is currently located.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 23, 2016
Cops Corner: Sarasota 06.23.16

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 28, 2017
Top Story - August: Longboat rocked by double homicide

Catch up on the top news items of 2017 with the Observer's Digital Year in Review.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Rob Alfieri, left, helps his business partner, Justin Bloom, push off the pontoon boat on Bird Key. Photo by Jessica Salmond
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • January 28, 2015
Turtle Beach considered for vendor opportunities

Sarasota County plans to add Turtle Beach to its non-motorized water sports program, which launched a year ago on South Lido.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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