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Kaptured by Kacy
  • A time to celebrate |
  • November 8, 2018
Just Married: Liz Alpert & Jim Barber

Talking politics on the first date may not always be the right thing to do, but for Liz and Jim, it led to happily ever after.

  • Sarasota
  • Celebrations
Liam Emmons.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 26, 2019
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Liam Emmons

Junior Rolling Rebels member Liam Emmons talks his derby name — "Killjoy" — and his best advice.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Christopher Culton is the new football coach at Lakewood Ranch High.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 9, 2018
Lakewood Ranch football names new head coach

He brings 14 years of experience from the Naval Academy.

  • East County
  • Sports
Ryan Gosling in "First Man." Photo source: HBO.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 26, 2019
Binge Blog: One giant leap

Hulu's "Veronica Mars" and Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" are this week's Sarasota Observer Binge Blog picks by reporter Ryan Kohn.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By George Rauch |
  • June 9, 2010
Market Watch

Government continually frustrates market

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The 17.1% increase in premiums for Town Hall employees equates to $127 per month per employee and about $1,500 per year.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • October 17, 2013
IDA to subsidize employees for health costs' increase

The Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority voted today to provide money to Town Hall employees to pay for a 17.1% increase in their health insurance premiums for 2014.

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota Garden Club members Ginger Vance, Bill Dalgarno, Wilda Meier, Shirley Cook, Marvera Murphy and Jane Lawrence today planted a new tree at Forty Carrots.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • April 21, 2011
Forty Carrots, Garden Club celebrate Arbor Day (VIDEO)

Preschoolers at Forty Carrots commemorated Arbor Day with the planting of a new tree by the Sarasota Garden Club and received tips on caring for it from Amy Meese of Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Mallory Gnaegy Owner of Sunglass Express, Yvonne Schloss, has been “seeing” customers for 19 years.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • June 27, 2012
2012 Small Business Awards 10 employees or fewer nominee: Sunglass Express Optical

Sunglass Express Optical has been in the same location on St. Armands Circle since owner Yvonne Schloss opened it in 1993.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Nick Friedman The Elling Eide Center opened in October. Currently open to scholars, leadership is looking for more opportunities to share Elling Eide’s collection with the public.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 30, 2016
The Elling Eide Center: A Vision Realized

With the opening of the new Elling Eide Center, a local Sinologist’s legacy is cemented.

  • Arts + Culture
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a man found floating in a water retention area in the 8400 block of Tamiami Trail.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • May 8, 2013
May 7: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Sarasota County deputies investigate a death on Tamiami Trail; Two stabbed in robbery attempt at Lakewood Ranch apartment complex; Longboat Key Town Commission chooses new attorney; Commissioners approve North Trail Overlay

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 26, 2015
DUI suspected in U.S. 41 crash

he Sarasota Police Department closed the section of Mound Avenue between Osprey Avenue and U.S. 301 this morning, after a single-vehicle crash sent car fluids across the roadway.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Skate Rising participants gather to send a video messages to the other events across the globe.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 19, 2018
Skate Rising event gives girls empowerment

The Skate Rising event cohosted by 180 Skate at Payne Skate Park on July 14 was designed to give girls empowerment.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Sarasota police arrest two men for running a marijuana operation. The arrest came after a six-month investigation conducted by narcotics unit detectives.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • May 6, 2013
May 6: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Three men severely injure man on Siesta Key Public Beach; Sarasota police arrest two men for running a marijuana operation; Commission to review Colony issues tonight

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Roberta MacDonald Turoff, a bright, brassy and talented fixture in the Sarasota theater community since 1968, is shown here with her husband Robert Turoff.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • December 25, 2015
Top Story — May: Roberta MacDonald Turoff dies

Friends and theater collaborators recall fond memories and Turoff's impact.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 29, 2016
Colony deal: No sure bet

For Unicorp and Colony Beach & Tennis Resort unit owners to close on the proposed sale, Unicorp must clear high hurdles: the town, Colony neighbors and LBK voters.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 30, 2017
Bring back my country

What’s happening to the country we knew and loved? The best way to bring it back is to continue doing and teaching our loved ones to do the right thing, the right way, for the right reasons.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 29, 2022
What is liberty?

Americans want to be happy about their country on the Fourth of July. This year, it’s hard to cheer.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Sarasota County Sheriff's Department searches for a wallet thief - learn more in today's headlines!
  • By Amanda Heisey |
  • April 24, 2013
April 24: Daily Headlines Video

Top Stories: Deputies seek wallet thief; Residents debate groin control; SPORTING CHANCE: Ed Fallon; Season extends past Easter on St. Armands

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • September 24, 2009
My View

Survey says ... Out of the way!

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Residents can only water lawns before 8 a.m. or after 6 p.m., per the new regulations, and only on specific days of the week based on their addresses.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • June 5, 2017
Less rain in Sarasota means more restrictions on water use

New regulations say residents can only water lawns once a week through August.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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