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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 20, 2009
Restaurant Review: A world of choices at Aqua

If first impressions are important, good real estate is a real asset for a restaurant.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Van Jazmin |
  • May 14, 2013
Local filmmakers blend fact and fiction in tragic fairytale

Local filmmakers blend fact and fiction in tragic fairytale

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • October 27, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'Little Shop of Horrors'

"Little Shop of Horrors" is now playing at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 23, 2016
Top Story — February: Village brawl makes a splash

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Reports of fish kills associated with red tide have been detected on Beer Can Island.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 16, 2015
Red tide fish kills washing ashore on Longboat Key

Red tide algae blooms have been detected off the coast in both Manatee and Sarasota counties.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • August 27, 2020
Philip Lynn Schneider

Philip Lynn Schneider passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2020.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Lakewood Ranch senior TJ Bridges and Bashaw Elementary kindergartner McKenzie Goodman share a laugh while working on a monkey puppet.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 4, 2012
Seniors share stories, time with Bashaw students

Nearly 200 Lakewood Ranch High seniors shared the gift of literacy with students at Bashaw Elementary during the 20th annual Winnie the Pooh and Shakespeare, Too March 23.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2011
Cops Corner 04.07.11

Several people observed the white female subject walking into moving traffic, yelling, cursing and pointing her finger at motorists.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Left turns off U.S. 301 to Ringling Boulevard and Main Street are OK once again.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • August 2, 2019
Downtown left turns OK once again

Sarasota road project wraps up, returning flow to normal around U.S. 301, Main Street and Ringling Boulevard.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2018
Photos: Camelot at the Colony

Dr. Murray ‘Murf’ Klauber and his family were, in many ways, indistinguishable from the Colony.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The property at 20 N. Washington, which could eventually be the home of a 150-room hotel, is currently used as a parking lot for downtown county services.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 23, 2013
Main Street hotel moves closer to approval

The Sarasota County Commission directed staff to negotiate with developers interested in constructing a 150-room Kimpton hotel at U.S. 301 and Main St.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Kerrie and Dale Miley with Steve Evans and Amanda Pandorf, Monday, July 9, at the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce's event at Findaddy's.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • July 10, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: SCC First Monday

The Sarasota Chamber of Commerce held their First Monday event from 5:30-7:30 pm, Monday, July 9, at Findaddy's.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Three armed men robbed an East County Burger King Sunday evening.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 16, 2018
Burger King robbed in Bradenton

Three armed men rob a Burger King Sunday evening just off Interstate 75 in Bradenton.

  • East County
  • News
Hugh Wolff. Courtesy photo.
  • By June LeBell |
  • June 21, 2015
Music Review: Sarasota Music Festival

Sarasota Music Festival wins for everyone.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 31, 2013
Man arrested after GMD crash

A man told police that his license was suspended after a crash that caused minor injuries to a 90-year-old woman.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
File photo
  • By Lynn Larson |
  • September 21, 2016
MY VIEW: Commissioners disregard will of the people

Longboat Key taxpayers were sold on the referendum language that the underground project would be funded via assessments.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 14, 2014
Real Estate Reports

Jake Pettingell seals a real estate deal; Lido condo sells for $3.97 million

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • October 31, 2018
Cops Corner: Isn't golf supposed to be quiet?

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
"I'm young for a literary manager," Amanda Cayo says. "I haven't read everything in the canon. I think that gives me an advantage, in a way. It puts me in the same position as most of the audience."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • May 2, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Literary Device

And you thought you had a lot of paperwork to sort through. Try sitting at Amanda Cayo's desk. The Florida Studio Theatre literary manager reads hundreds of scripts a year.

  • Arts + Culture
Event co-chairs Elizabeth Moore, Marko Radisic, Jennifer Fox and President and CEO Elizabeth Melendez-Fisher Good
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • October 25, 2019
Selah Freedom surprises supporters at rooftop function

Several supporters were awarded for their work fighting sex trafficking Oct. 25 at The Westin Sarasota.

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