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SCAT bus fares will increase Monday, Oct. 3.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 15, 2011
County approves SCAT increases

Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) approved increases in fares that will take effect Oct. 3.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Lisa Nisenson |
  • September 11, 2012
Where the Sun Don’t Shine – Clearing the Haze on Open Government

Where the Sun Don’t Shine – Clearing the Haze on Open Government

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 17, 2010
Costume couture

It's not easy to transform modern-day opera singers into 15th-century French warriors. Sarasota Opera costume designer Howard Tsvi Kaplan explains.

  • Arts + Culture
Brad Stuart, David Stuart, Brig. Gen James Hesson, Terry Bradshaw, Lloyd Tirey and Col. John Saputo
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • January 4, 2017
Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw donates $10,000 to vets

Bradshaw and Siesta Key business owner David Stuart prove that you can help veterans with a just barrel of bourbon.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson laughs while talking with fans at the United States Flag and Touch Football League National Championships.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 17, 2018
Celebrity flag waves at Premier Sports Campus

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
The suspect is Bradford Wilson, 51.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • September 15, 2011
Police catch Sweetbay armed robbery suspect

At 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, a man entered the liquor store of Sweetbay Supermarket with a handgun and demanded money from the store clerk.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 28, 2013
Our View: A Passover / Easter reminder

Perhaps it was providential that the stomping on Jesus incident at Florida Atlantic University surfaced this week - the holiest week of the year for Christians and Jews.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Photo of a Havana street corner by Cliff Roles
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • July 14, 2015
Art Center Sarasota to celebrate Cuban culture with "Noche Cubana"

The July 22 evening event will include a Sarasota Cuban Ballet School performance, photography, salsa dancing, and plenty of mojitos

  • Arts + Culture
Fabrizio Di Marco, right, sits with his father, Matt, sister, Arianna, and mother, Gina.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 20, 2012
Heart Walk to feature heart-disease survivor

At the age of 10, while walking to a neighbor's house with a group of friends, Fabrizio Di Marco realized something wasn't right. He was dizzy and tired, and he fainted on the lawn.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • October 17, 2015
Longboat Key Club gets charitable

Seven charities were honored during the OPL Charity Golf Tournament Oct. 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo.
  • By June LeBell |
  • June 13, 2012
Music Review: Sarasota Music Festival: Symphony Concert I - All Beethoven

A not-very-funny thing happened on the way to the end of the first movement of Beethoven's G Major Piano Concerto Saturday night: The lights went out in the Opera House.

  • Arts + Culture
The board meets at the Manatee County Commission building.
  • By Alex Rostowsky |
  • October 7, 2014
Manatee seeks historic board applicants

The board authorizes renovations for historical sites and structures within the county.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 20, 2009
McNeal Book Club inspires reading

Third-grade teacher Carolyn Winget started a voluntary book club for her students three years ago.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • September 20, 2017
The Survivor

A classic beach house with a classic beach view.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Loipa Araújo works with the The Carreño Dance Festival Summer Intensive students. “The most important thing for us is to feel that when they finish (this) stage, they are better dancers,” says Araújo.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 15, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Loipa Araújo

Loipa Araújo joined the Ballet Nacional de Cuba in 1955, and became a principal dancer 10 years later. Currently, the Havana-born 71-year-old has been guest teaching ballets around the world.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 6, 2013
Savor Sarasota runs through June 14

Attention foodies: You've got a lot on your plate right now.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A condo in Orange Blossom Towers at 1330 Main St. in Sarasota recently sold for $1.55 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 29, 2017
Orange Blossom Tower condo sells for $1.55 million

Residential real estate transactions for June 12-16

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Proximity to Ringling College is becoming a major asset for the North Trail.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 29, 2017
Developers plan pair of North Trail projects

A Starbucks and an apartment complex are coming to North Tamiami Trail, a sign that Sarasota colleges are luring development to the area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Big Pass, between Siesta Key and Lido Key, has never been dredged. File photo.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • September 19, 2013
Big Pass dredging plans unveiled

A controversial plan to mine Big Pass for Lido Beach sand was presented to the public for the first time at a Wednesday meeting.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The email states that each individual owner will be able to choose one of three options for his unit.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 22, 2011
Email details Colony road map

An email sent to unit owners by Colony Beach & Tennis Association Board President Jay Yablon details the course of action for key issues in the resort's future.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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