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Clyde Chapelle struts down the runway at last year's Taste of the Keys and Fashion Show. File photos
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • January 6, 2015
Seasonal peek

As the streets, stores and restaurants get more crowded and calendars get fuller, it's clear: Peak season is here. Here are 10 can't-miss events on our radar for the 2015 peak season months of January through April.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Public Tennis Center member Andy Thoms serves the ball during a game Monday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 29, 2015
Tennis Center supporters volley for respect

The Longboat Key Public Tennis Center isn’t a moneymaker for the town. But commissioners realize it adds value and want to reserve dollars for its upkeep.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Tobacco now comes in a variety of flavors, including vanilla, midnight berry and chocolate chip cookie dough.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 27, 2011
Sarasota County targets flavored-tobacco products

Believing tobacco companies are targeting kids with candy-flavored tobacco, the county could ask vendors to stop selling the products.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Fredd Atkins has served on the City Commission from 1985-1995 and 2003-2011.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 22, 2016
Atkins seeks return to City Commission

Former Mayor Fredd "Glossie" Atkins has filed to enter next year’s City Commission election, becoming the fifth candidate in the race for two at-large seats.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 24, 2012
School Board to discuss superintendent post

The Manatee County School Board tonight will talk about its options for hiring an interim superintendent, among other topics.

  • East County
  • News
Photos by Robin Hartill
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 20, 2015
Anatomy of a groin

Two sand-saving structures on the north end of the Key are on track for completion by May - if the weather cooperates.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Before
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2012
Crafty Genes: Etched wine glasses

Join do-it-yourself editors Mallory and Leslie Gnaegy as they etch wine glasses.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 23, 2011
Sarasota Briefs

City Commission enacts tobacco ban at parks; Wayfinding sign system scrapped; City fine-tunes its noise ordinance

  • Sarasota
  • News
As opposition mounts on Siesta Key against the Big Pass dredge,  Siesta Key Association board members call on county commissioners to request an environmental impact statement from the City of Sarasota.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • July 18, 2016
SKA continues to fight Big Pass dredge proposal

The Siesta Key Association is requesting an environmental impact statement to assess the alternatives to dredging Big Pass for the Lido Beach renourishment project.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
It was a great week for sunsets, none better than this one at the Asolo Rep "Welcome Back" party. Photo Credit: Cliff Roles
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • November 4, 2015
Black Tie & Tales 11.5.15

Creative philanthropy, Parisian-themed fashion show, stunning sunsets and a whole lot more ...

  • Black Tie
  • By Robin Roy |
  • November 12, 2009
Swine flu vaccine available for more kids

Children from 6 months old to high school seniors can get vaccinated later this week at several locations throughout the county.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Whitney Beach Plaza will receive a complete renovation overhaul, according to its owners. A new roof could be start to be placed on the shopping center as early as next week.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 27, 2012
Whitney Beach ownership modified

A new corporation has been formed for partners involved with Whitney Beach Plaza and a $2 million renovation is expected to begin next week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2014
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Wojtek Sawa stands in front of four of the large-scale photographs he will use in "The Wall Speaks" installation.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 6, 2013
Breaking Barriers: Wojtek Sawa

Sarasota-based visual artist Wojtek Sawa shares the full spectrum of real-life human experience through historical stories of Polish eradication.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 4, 2012
Delve into 12: Community Center

Voters defeated a community center plan in 2004, but many residents want the plan back on the drawing board.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
ODA fourth-grader James Gelvin looks up to tennis star Roger Federer. "His style is my kind of style," Gelvin says. "He hits the ball the way I dream of hitting the ball — smooth and not flat."
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 11, 2014
Rising Star

ODA fourth-grader James Gelvin won the boys 9s doubles title at the 3rd annual Little Mo Internationals-Forest Hills Aug. 24 through Aug. 30, at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, N.Y.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Underwater robot Waldo was recovered by boat Aug. 13, following a mission that covered 140 miles and returned to Mote. (Mote Marine Laboratory)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 14, 2014
No red tide impacts detected alongshore

Mote, FWC and USF scientists continue to monitor a bloom at least 20 miles offshore from Dixie to northern Pinellas counties.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jupiter Inlet Colony is one of several communities on Florida's east coast that have recently buried underground utilities. Courtesy photo
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 15, 2014
Commission decision could give voters power

Commissioners will discuss an ordinance that would ask voters in March whether to bury utilities.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Steve Vernon would like to help reduce regulations that hinder budding business owners from opening or expanding their businesses.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • August 11, 2015
Conversation with Steve Vernon

The president of the Lakewood Ranch Republican Club filed to run for the District 73 state representative seat Monday, July 27.

  • East County
  • News
Mikaela Whaley and Camryn Marshall
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • September 19, 2015
Riverview students help keep Phillippi Creek clean

Students from the marine science club participate in International Coastal Cleanup Sept. 19.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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