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The Sarasota Youth Opera singers perform in a fully staged production of Judith Weir’s "The Black Spider." Courtesy photo.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 24, 2011
Scene & Heard

Future opera stars wanted; Key Chorale casting seasoned singers; Golden Apple submits nonprofit application; Players Theatre names festival winner

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 8, 2020
Oyster Bay Landings home sells for $4.29 million

Sarasota-area residential real estate transactions for Oct. 26-30.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 24, 2013
Sarasota waterfront home sells for $4 million

Sale of a 5,352-square-foot home is the largest on Bird Key since July.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Carol Erker, Linda Jackson, Sherri Mills, Brigitte Burdick, and Steve Jackson Courtesy photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 7, 2018
Rotary Club books gift to Tuttle Elementary

The group handed out more than 120 dictionaries to fourth grade students on Jan. 31.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 13, 2012
News Briefs

McNees to start as city manager of Melbourne

  • Sarasota
  • News
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan and Dave Aaronberg, a former state senator
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 2, 2011
Buchanan promises support in drug fight

U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan hosted a public forum about Florida's prescription drug abuse problem Feb. 28 in Sarasota.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • April 6, 2018
Winefest continues with Banquet on the Block

Banquet on the Block was hosted April 6 on Lemon Ave.

  • Black Tie
Sarasota's Katy Carrigan and her rescue dog, Homer, enjoy the festivities at Ponies for Pups. Carrigan works for event sponsor Raymond James.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 9, 2019
Poodles of fun at Sarasota Polo Club

Ponies for Pups draws support for Nate's Honor Animal Rescue in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sisters Bethany and Sam Hill
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • April 13, 2011
VMF brings the beats to the ballroom

The Vinyl Music Festival kicked off April 8, at Michael's On East, with an adrenaline-pumping mix of electronic music and eclectic dancing.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • May 24, 2019
Temple Emanu-El honors men’s club

The temple celebrated its Brotherhood Shabbat on May 24.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Photo courtesy Asian Movie Pulse
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • November 8, 2018
'Shoplifters' teaches an important lesson about what we do for our loved ones

Director-writer Hirokazu Kore-eda transports audiences to a non-judgmental place in this tale of crime, family and love in the film "Shoplifters."

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • October 9, 2015
SARTQ's Key Influence exhibit opens at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts

Running through October 30, the show featured work from a dozen Sarasota member artists of the artist collective SARTQ.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 11, 2012
Consultant: Ranch watering requires significant changes

The recommendations include a potential for about $1.7 million in a first phase of improvements, which would loop pipes to improve pressure.

  • East County
  • News
“You can’t swing a dead cat in this town without hitting a small business that focuses on defense something,” Legion Systems Chief Operating Officer Dan Vanderheyden, Business Observer, Oct. 2
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 5, 2013
Quotes Observed: Sept. 30 - Oct. 6

Each weekend, we bring you a collection of quotes from the biggest (or quirkiest) Observer and national news stories of the week.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Heidi Kurpiela I feel like I just stood up on a surfboard and caught a wave,” Gid Pool says of his recent ascent to comedy stardom. “I’m enjoying the ride, that’s for sure.”
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • April 18, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Comedic timing

Retiree Gid Pool never expected to find his true calling at McCurdy's Comedy Theatre, nor did he expect The Wall Street Journal or the 'Today' show to laugh at his jokes.

  • Arts + Culture
Vanguard Lofts is one of four projects Halfants + Pichette is designing in the Rosemary District.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 16, 2016
Rosemary District development steamrolls ahead

Sarasota-based Halflants + Pichette has four residential projects in the works in the north-of-downtown neighborhood.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lilly Johnson. Photo by Berkley Mason.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • November 30, 2017
Bashaw Family Christmas spreads joy

your town

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Joe Warren sprints to first base.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • March 28, 2013
Boys will be boys

The smell of fresh grass clippings and dirt floats through the air, as players step up to bat at the 17th Street Park Softball Complex.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
The Regency House displays signs opposing the proposed South Palm overlay district. Crome Dollase, board president of the Regency House, said an overlay would equate to a "taking of residents' property."
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 31, 2011
Overlay district decision delayed

South Palm Avenue residents on both sides of the overlay-district issue will meet this week to come to an agreement, after the City Commission slows down the district's approval process.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • November 30, 2017
Teachers assure children a cozy Christmas

The annual pajama drive begins Dec. 7.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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