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Richard and Rebecca Hopkins conjure intimate theatrical experiences inside Florida Studio Theatre's Cabaret space.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • January 27, 2015
Capturing Cabaret

Somewhere in between plays and musicals, FST's Cabaret productions define and expand theater's most ambiguous form.

  • Arts + Culture
"Art is a visual language. It's a way to think, a way to see the world and understand the world, which is different from words," Kurt Wenner says. "That was my greatest motivation — art was a way for me to understand the world." Courtesy.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 24, 2012
Chalk of the Town: Kurt Wenner

Kurt Wenner was the only 3-D chalk artist when he began in the early '80s. Although he helped initiate most of the world's first chalk festivals, he hasn't contributed major art to one since 1995 - that is, until this year's fifth annual Sarasota Chalk Festival.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid tells Economic Development Corp. of Sarasota County investors he’s committed to help firms relocate and expand.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 18, 2012
EDC of Sarasota bucks brain drain

Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid today told Economic Development Corp. of Sarasota County investors he's committed to collaboration with private industry.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ringling College President Larry Thompson outlines the location of the city block-sized film complex the school plans to build. Photo by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • September 25, 2014
Ringling film expansion shoots for economic growth

Ringling College believes a multimillion-dollar, 30,000-square-foot soundstage and post-production studio in Newtown will help bolster the economy countywide.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 13, 2012
Activist fights bullying at Braden River Middle

Nationally known presenter Debbie Johnston, a Florida educator who lost her son to suicide, spoke to students at Braden River Middle School today about preventing bullying.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • February 17, 2015
Winterfest returns for second year encore

Whether you're a Woolf Pack member or WAR fan, this Ranch festival will appeal to your tastes.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • May 19, 2010
The golden touch

The Golden Apple Dinner Theatre's always-sunny stage manager shares her control issues, dream projects and an inside look at the theater life.

  • Arts + Culture
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2013
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Owners Steve Sweney and Kim Kern. Courtesy photo.
  • By Robin Hartill and Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 30, 2011
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Cannons Marina receives Five Star Dealership Certification; Longboat Key Club announces its 'All Together' holiday party; Consider It Done gives Longboat Key residents a helping hand; Mote caviar is on the menu at 16 Florida Whole Foods locations

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"He's the artist and the prop builder," says Nancy Frayer of her husband, Lee. "He can take a small picture and make it 10 feet tall. My bag is dressing it up at the end."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • November 30, 2011
BACKSTAGE PASS: The Ditchfield elves

For 12 years, one Sarasota couple has designed and built the quaint sets and lighting that make the Ditchfield Family Singers' annual Christmas concert the feel-good show of the season.

  • Arts + Culture
Indian Beach/Sapphire Shores resident Jono Miller spoke about tree preservation at Wednesday's Save Our Sarasota meeting.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 19, 2015
Save Our Sarasota works to empower residents to protect trees

At the group's first meeting Wednesday, residents questioned city staff and other leaders about the ways they could help cut down on growing problems threatening tree preservation.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • July 3, 2013
After debate, Iwo Jima project nixed

Tom Savage withdrew his application to donate an Iwo Jima memorial to Sarasota because of commission opposition, but commissioners say they were putting in due diligence.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lela Hartsane answers the three questions the school district asked attendees.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • September 30, 2015
Schools: Forecasting the future

Manatee County schools brace for technology-savvy buildings, improved learning experience for students.

  • East County
  • News
Chef Jamie Gregorich is sous chef at Euphemia Haye, on Longboat Key.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2011
Chef Jamie Gregorich eliminated from 'Hell's Kitchen'

Euphemia Haye sous chef Jamie Gregorich was eliminated tonight from season nine of FOX's "Hell's Kitchen."

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Vice Mayor Susan Chapman said the case against her has been drawn out by unprofessional legal practices by the plaintiff, Citizens for Sunshine.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 5, 2015
City resumes payments for Chapman's defense

Following a ten-month hiatus, the city of Sarasota will once again pay for the defense of Vice Mayor Susan Chapman in an ongoing Sunshine Law suit.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 31, 2009
Mobile cafe reaches new heights

Java Dawg's double-decker-bus-turned-mobile-cafe made its debut at Saturday's Downtown Farmer's Market.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Rick Scott |
  • July 23, 2009
The Health Plan

$1.5 trillion: How is that 'saving'?

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 8, 2016
Why beaches erode

Mother Nature, of course, constantly erodes the sand on the region’s beaches. But the government agencies certainly make matters worse when it comes to renourishing.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Palmer Ranch Parkway has a 40-mph speed limit.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • April 2, 2015
Sarasota County approves speed reduction, denies stop sign in Palmer Ranch

Residents wanted more speed-reducing mechanisms on one of Palmer Ranch's more residential roadways.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Crosby
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2014
News Briefs

Wallenda to speak at historical marker dedication; P.J. O'Rourke to headline Tiger Bay Club event; Mote reveals more details about bayfront plan

  • Sarasota
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