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The old Gompertz space, which is next door to the new space, will be rented out for storefronts.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 15, 2012
Scene & Heard

If you build it, they shall come; Cat is out of the bag

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • November 23, 2015
Holiday film picks

Take a look at the best films being released this holiday season.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • February 7, 2016
Oscar Picks

Our picks for the 88th Academy Awards, airing Feb. 28.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
"I couldn't think of any reason not to play Twain," says Mark Twain impersonator Rod Rawlings. "I love to tell stories, so, my goodness. Why not swipe from the master?"
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 24, 2012
Rod Rawlings: Twain Incarnate

After devoting two years to getting into character, local Mark Twain impersonator Rod Rawlings is ready to take his act on the road. His first stop: this weekend's Chorus of the Keys concert.

  • Arts + Culture
Over the last few years, Joe Comforto’s mailbox has become a receptacle for things he never ordered — and never wished to find.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 18, 2012
East County resident battles identity theft

East County resident Joe Comforto has been battling identity theft for five years. This year, however, the thieves used his information to commit tax fraud.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 10, 2009
Real Estate Reports

Real Estate Reports

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • April 12, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Picobello

This season, dress your divas and dudes up in Picobello's must-have knits, prints, swimsuits and shoes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
“Hitchcock / Truffaut”
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 1, 2015
Cine-World flow chart

Can't decide what to see at this year's Cine-World Film Festival? Let our flow-chart do the work for you.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 7, 2009
Updated: Colony files for bankruptcy

The Chapter 11 filing puts The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort's debts on hold until a bankruptcy judge can reorganize the hotel's debts.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • October 8, 2014
Fish fry aims to benefit the Historical Society

A $25 ticket gets you fish and other fried fare, two drinks, live music and a chance to help preserve the Key's history.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • September 12, 2013
Budget puts recession in the past

The 2014 Sarasota County budget passed its first public hearing Monday, moving the proposed spending plan one step closer to final approval.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jo. Photo by Harriet Sokmensuer
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • September 18, 2014
Your Neighbor | Jenny Jo

Since rediscovering the hula-hoop as an adult, Jo has started a hula-hoop program called Hoops of Fun.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 19, 2012
Season of Sharing donations continue to grow this year

As the campaign comes to a close, contributions are still coming in, but donations are slightly behind last year.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Photo courtesy of Center for Architecture Sarasota
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 9, 2016
Back to the Future: The Modern Show

The post-WWII housing boom ushered in a new style of American architecture — and décor to furnish it. The Modern Show turns back the clock to highlight modernism and its local legacy.

  • Arts + Culture
CYD Executive Director Karen Bogues thanks community leaders for their contributions to the organization during the 2015 Leadership Breakfast.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • September 8, 2016
Sarasota Calendar 9.8.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Sept. 8.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Phil Mancini and Michelle Butler at "Rock of Ages" in September.
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • May 15, 2013
Black Tie & Tales

Highlights from the 2012-2013 season; 'Tis the new season ...; Tidbits; and Black Tie Affair

  • Arts + Culture
  • In Memoriam |
  • September 25, 2018
David L. Ferguson, Sr.

David L Ferguson Sr passed away September 18, 2018 in Chicago and wintered in Longboat Key Florida where he played with the Minneapolis Civic Orchestra and is obituary tribute is publishing in the Longboat Key Observer of the Observer Media Group.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 12, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2014
He's a swinging sensation

When Gus Andreone, 103, teed it up at the Lakes Course of Sarasota's Palm-Aire Country Club, he expected to shoot under his age - he usually does.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By George Rauch |
  • May 28, 2014
Market Watch

Economic realities could ram current bull marketÂ

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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