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"My job doesn't leave a lot of extra time for gigging," says Alyson Rozier, Sarasota Orchestra's assistant education director, who played her trumpet in the pit orchestra for Sarasota Opera's "Otello."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • May 16, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Child's play

Alyson Rozier's biggest project of the year gave area students an opportunity to write a score for the Sarasota Orchestra with the help of a well-known Disney composer.

  • Arts + Culture
Community members are encouraged to visit the new SMH courtyard tomorrow and have their photograph taken for free in the inflatable snow globe.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • September 6, 2013
Sarasota Memorial Hospital previews new Courtyard Tower

News media visited Sarasota Memorial Hospital's new Courtyard Tower for a preview before tomorrow's grand opening.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Built in 1972, the home at 1207 N. Lake Shore Drive has five bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,043 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 2, 2020
Oyster Bay Estates home sells for $1.95 million

Residential real estate transactions for June 22 -26.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Renovations to the Key Club's Islandside and Harbourside golf courses are ongoing. (File photo)
  • By Caleb Motsinger |
  • August 4, 2014
Renovations ongoing at Longboat Key Club golf courses

Plans to resurface the greens at the Harbourside and Islandside golf courses are currently underway, with new, saltwater tolerant grass being used to give the course a more natural look.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Like the Naples hybrid store, the Longboat Key Publix will offer an enhanced selection of artisan cheeses and will have a cheese specialist on staff. Photo courtesy of Publix.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 14, 2012
Publix plan nears checkout time

The Lakeland-based supermarket chain still aims to close its existing Publix in April to re-open by the end of this year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Freya Robbins, CDFA™ |
  • June 4, 2019
Co-Parenting 101: You Will Always Be a Family

Co-Parenting 101: You Will Always Be a Family

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  • In Memoriam |
  • June 6, 2019
Patricia Fosler Johnson

Pat, 92, departed peacefully in Sarasota, her home since arriving with her family from Cleveland when she was 17 years old.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Regina Morris. Courtesy photo.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • October 25, 2017
East County marathoner goes the extra mile - literally

Regina Morris topped her age group in what turned out to be an elongated marathon.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 25, 2017
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 1.25.2017

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Roger Corvitt jumps up to spike the ball while Garrett Rasmussen prepares himself and Stefan Meyer looks on.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • June 11, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Dig The Beach

The Dig The Beach Tournament took place Saturday, June 9, and Sunday, June 10, on Siesta Key Beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2015
News briefs

Town manager addresses boat mooring; C.C. Shores seeks turn lane

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The city will host an open house of its Public Works Department to teach residents about its facilities and projects like lift water station upgrades.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 21, 2012
City hosts Public Works Open House

City residents are invited to an open house of its Public Works Department tomorrow night.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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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
Quinn Campbell receives his diploma from Principal Steve Christie at Cardinal Mooney High School'      s 2016 graduation.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 17, 2017
Calling the Class of 2017

Longboat Observer wants to hear from the families of 2017 graduates.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • October 19, 2017
Sheriff's Office investigating alleged sexual battery near Riverview High

The alleged battery happened in the 2700 block of Parma Street on Friday, Oct. 13. The school district notified parents the following Wednesday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2014
Letters to the Editor

Facts on proposed charter; City should sue Mogensen; If you build it, they will come

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 15, 2015
Great information for every LBK taxpayer

Kudos to Town Manager David Bullock and town staffers who produced the online information about the underground-utility referenda. It’s a ‘must-read’ for an informed electorate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Second-grader Natalie Durazo, right, eagerly performed the warm-up routine.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 17, 2010
Braden River kids boogie day away

Students at Braden River Elementary School showed off their best dance moves during the school's first Dance Party Sept. 17. The event was part of the school's new Positive Behavior Support program, which rewards children for their positive behavior.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • March 28, 2012
County to hold Adopt-a-thon Saturday

Sarasota County Sheriff's Office will hold its spring Adopt-a-thon Saturday, March 31, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Francesca Bertoglil, Rose Gilliam, Arianna D’Angelo, Nayeli Cruz and Tatiana Navejar
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 22, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences first day of school

Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences students skipped off to middle school Aug. 22.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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