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  • By Loren Mayo |
  • November 1, 2012
VIDEO: ABOUT LAST NIGHT...

Black Tie gets mummified!

  • Arts + Culture
The best view of the boat race will be from Lido Beach. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 5, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Suncoast Grand Prix Festival

The Fourth of July weekend festivities continue with a jam-packed schedule of events for the 29th annual Suncoast Super Boat Grand Prix festival.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office charged 28-year-old Michael Levanti with two second-degree felonies for installing malware that affected the district's email system.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 24, 2014
School employee charged in cyber attack

Deputies arrested 28-year-old Michael Levanti today for allegedly installing malware that wreaked havoc on the Sarasota County School District's computer network last month.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 8, 2012
Welcome back: Since you left ...

There's no pop quiz. It's our way of saying: Welcome back.

  • Sarasota
  • News
As of Dec. 10, smokers on Siesta Key Beach are no longer confined to specific smoking areas at the beach pavilion. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 10, 2013
Court strikes smoking ban

Sarasota County can't enforce an outdoor smoking ban on most public-owned land.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 27, 2011
Cops Corner

Jan. 17 Clean freaks 5:30 p.m. - 8400 block of South Tamiami Trail. Shoplifting. Four 20-something men were walking together through a supermarket. They were acting suspiciously and were headed toward the exit carrying a bag. An employee asked if he could look in the bag. One man dropped the bag, and all four men scattered and disappeared. Inside the bag - two bottles of Dove body wash.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 21, 2010
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • February 27, 2014
Siesta Key Chamber taps new executive director

Debra Lynn-Schmitz will step into the post formerly held by current Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kevin Cooper.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 29, 2013
State champ to hit greens for the Virginia Cavaliers

LWR High junior Danny Walker verbally committed last month to play golf for the University of Virginia.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • February 13, 2013
Ribbon cutting for new Manatee Technical Institute campus tomorrow

Dedication ceremonies for Manatee Technical Institute's new main campus will take place 3 p.m. tomorrow at 6305 State Road 70 East.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 3, 2010
Pension board stalemate ends

Longboat Key Fire Rescue Lt. Michael Murphy will retain his seat on the pension board after a Key resident voted for him to keep his seat for another two-year term.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • February 28, 2012
FEB. 28: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota, and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 26, 2011
Our View: Benches, unfortunately, had to go

It is refreshing to see a serious Sarasota City Commission willing to take decisive action on behalf of productive law-abiding members of the community. It did so when voting to remove park benches from Selby Five Points Park for what should be obvious reasons.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Katie Johns |
  • September 27, 2017
Room to ride: Cycling brings controversy to Longboat Key

Drivers should give bikers three feet of distance on GMD, but some cyclists say that doesn't happen.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • February 6, 2014
Siesta Key Village reaches tipping point

Stakeholders on the Key differ in their views on the optimal mix of retail versus restaurants for the popular tourist destination.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Siesta Key residents rally to open Midnight Pass by shovel. File photo.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 29, 2012
Court accepts Midnight Pass lawsuit

The Midnight Pass Society received letters with the news about 20 years after members of the group tried to open the inlet by hand.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 24, 2009
Firefighter disputes pension change

Firefighter paramedic Jeff Bullock told the firefighter pension board the town's pension liability should not be held against the firefighters as they try to broker a new contract.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 21, 2009
Our View

The public interest

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • July 3, 2012
FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT: I. Bert Spiegel

I. Bert Spiegel is a Longboat Key resident of 42 years. Read more about him in our candid "five things."

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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  • By Ashley Pawelczyk |
  • July 21, 2015
Let's Talk Locks: A brand new hue

Let's Talk Locks: A brand new hue

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
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