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  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 21, 2014
Top Stories - Siesta Key: January

Preliminary reports indicate that one person was killed Wednesday morning in a vehicle collision with a pedestrian at the southern end of Midnight Pass Road.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Local authorities found drugs, $525 in cash and a .38 caliber revolver at the home of 26-year-old Jeremy Cray while executing a search warrant Wednesday.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 17, 2014
Police release details of drug bust

Sarasota Police seized more than 35 grams of cocaine and a firearm from a home on the 1400 block of 19th Street during a search last week.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Urban Land Institute Implementation Advisory Committee's first meeting is set for 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26 at Town Hall.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 21, 2013
ULI committee schedules first meeting

The committee will hold a discussion regarding its mission and task schedule moving forward.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Carroll the bear will be doing a paw painting demonstration during the Teddy Bear Tea Party May 7 at Bearadise Ranch in Myakka City.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 28, 2022
It's tea time with mama bear at Myakka ranch

Conservation habitat facility Bearadise Ranch in Myakka City is hosting education and demonstration events with its bears.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Allie Burman, Christian Serrano and Rinat Imaev, of American Ballet Theatre, at last summer's Carreño Dance Festival
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 28, 2012
Scene & Heard

Boogie Woogie Ballerinas; Remembering Jay B. Starker; Art meets education

  • Arts + Culture
Mayor Suzanne Atwell and honoree Donald Geike
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • October 12, 2011
Black Tie & Tales

Equality Florida honors Donald Geike; A safe haven for Pongo; Black Tie Affair; Tidbits; Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Anthony Paull |
  • April 25, 2013
New city ordinance prohibits political activism upon roadways

New city ordinance prohibits political activism upon roadways

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Pine View School now has two entry points. Photo by Lillian Harris
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • October 3, 2018
Pine View School fence changes architect's vision for campus design

Alumnae and architect are shocked to discover that the Pine View School campus isn’t open anymore.

  • Arts + Culture
Siesta Beach is the number 6 beach in the United States, according to USA Today.
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • August 1, 2019
No time to lose: Must do places to visit before summer is over

With the kids or without, here are five must-experience destinations for summer vacation in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 17, 2010
Ranch Main sets stage for 10th arts festival

ArtCenter Manatee and LWR Communities will present the 10th annual Art at the Ranch Fine Arts Festival this weekend.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 19, 2012
City Commission approves crime strategy in Newtown

The program carries no additional costs and involves working with a small number of officers, at first, to facilitate buy-in from the Newtown community.

  • Sarasota
  • News
(Lori Sax) David Verinder has been with the Sarasota Memorial Health Care System since 2006, when he was named CFO. He was promoted to CEO in July 2014.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 30, 2015
Top Story — October: Sarasota Memorial considers big purchase

Troubles at Venice Regional Bayfront Health have led to speculation about a new owner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
(Lori Sax) David Verinder has been with the Sarasota Memorial Health Care System since 2006, when he was named CFO. He was promoted to CEO in July 2014.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 2, 2015
Sarasota Memorial considers big purchase

Troubles at Venice Regional Bayfront Health have led to speculation about a new owner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Kim Fenwick and Susie Hettmansperger are this year's Trash to Treasure co-chairs.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • February 7, 2024
Trash to Treasure sale is a deal haven for Longboaters

The annual rummage sale is Feb. 16-17 at the Gulfshore of Longboat Key mobile home park.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Does Donald Trump really know more about the effects of tariffs than leading economists?
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • April 4, 2018
Tariffs not fit for print

Donald Trump’s tariff wars started with punishing Canadian paper mills. Thank you, Donald. Our prices are rising 10% to 12%. A Trump adviser told us, ‘It’s just dumb.’

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Stephen Leatherman, aka “Dr. Beach,” who is director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at Florida International University, ranked Siesta the No. 1 beach in the country in 2011 and 2017.
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 28, 2025
Siesta Beach returns to the top of the rankings

We all know Siesta Beach is awesome. But here's what goes into those "best beach" rankings — and why they matter.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
New College plan makes no sense for taxpayers
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 7, 2024
New College plan makes no sense for taxpayers

New College of Florida’s new president, Richard Corcoran, and the DeSantis board appointees have an ambitious plan. But when you analyze the economics, you can’t justify the $400 million-plus cost to taxpayers.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2014
Renick offers big-ticket challenge

Michael Renick, broker associate at Team Renick, has a challenge for local Realtors: Renick, a platinum sponsor of this year's Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party, is encouraging each agent to buy a $100 raffle ticket to raise money for scholarships.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Joel and Diane Schleicher's wine cellar
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • November 6, 2013
Uncorking Sarasota's Wine Cellars

When it comes to wine, some connoisseurs bring their passion into their homes - by means of wine cellars. The Observer sought out some cellars around Sarasota to see what it takes to build one, the importance of design and how one goes about filling a wine cellar.

  • Arts + Culture
Construction on the mid-Key Triton Bend subdivision began last year. The neighborhood will offer 13 new single-family homes.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 25, 2014
Building permits reach '07 levels

Both remodels and new construction projects are driving permit numbers to pre-recession highs of seven years ago.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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