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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 25, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: Main Street Barbecue Cook Off and Beer Festival

Chefs from Lakewood Ranch Main Street restaurants will put their best barbecue forward at the annual Main Street Barbecue Cook Off and Beer Festival at 4 p.m., June 26 on Main Street.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2013
Golf, poker event raises $160,000 for ODA scholarships

More than 300 people turned out Jan. 26 for the second annual Charity Golf Classic and Texas Hold 'Em Tournament benefiting the Taylor Emmons Scholarship fund, which provides opportunities for socio-economically diverse students to attend The Out-of-Door Academy's upper school in Lakewood Ranch.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Claw was one of the most popular rides at the Manatee County Fair Saturday.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • January 19, 2025
Manatee County Fair begins with nonstop entertainment

The fair continues its run in Palmetto through Jan. 26.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Jason Champion
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • February 22, 2012
Decor: Mid-century chic

Ask Jason Champion about the latest trends in interior design, and he'll tell you that gray is the new neutral.

  • Arts + Culture
Pat Thompson
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • May 6, 2015
Studio Space: Pat Thompson

The junior at Ringling College of Art and Design thrives in her natural state of sculpting new works. Her latest project features found pieces of wood.

  • Arts + Culture
To recognize Domestic Violence Awareness month, GFWC's Woman's Club of Sarasota, including members Diana Freidinger, center, and Sharlene Cox, right, presented victim advocate Talia Casey with $1,400 and donated items to support Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center's mission.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • October 3, 2025
Woman's club raises $1,400 for domestic violence victims

The GFWC's Woman's Club of Sarasota raised $1,400 and collected donated items to support survivors of domestic violence for its Day of Service.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
P1 Offshore has announced that Sarasota has been dropped from its 2025 schedule of races.
  • By Jim DeLa |
  • January 14, 2025
Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix canceled for 2025

Finances and uncertainty about construction around Sarasota Bay have sunk the Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix for this year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Co-chairs Kyla Weiner and Liebe Gamble
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • October 30, 2011
Safe Sex: Halloween Bash

Safe Sex: Halloween Bash

  • Black Tie
Manatee County issues mandatory evacuation orders for those living in Zone A beginning Tuesday at 8 a.m.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 26, 2022
Manatee County issues evacuation orders

Manatee County issues mandatory and voluntary evacuations, effective 8 a.m. Tuesday, and proceeds with county closures.

  • East County
  • News
The Mall at UTC is located off Cattlemen Road and University Parkway, in Sarasota.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 25, 2014
Mall announces holiday hours

The Mall at UTC will open early for Black Friday.

  • East County
  • News
Javaughn Wallace and executive chef Michael from Drift at Lido Beach Resort dish up a poached pear and prosciutto bite at the 15th annual Taste of the Keys on Feb. 26 at the Longboat Key Club Harbourside Ballroom.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • March 2, 2026
Taste of the Keys bigger than ever in 15th year

The Longboat Key Garden Club fundraiser featured more restaurants and maxed out attendance at this year's event.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By The Insider |
  • April 6, 2013
7 Must See Movies: 4/6 SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL

7 Must See Movies: 4/6 SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • July 1, 2015
Local Sons of the American Revolution chapter induct new member

Members must have ancestry tied to the Revolutionary War.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Hideaway Bay resident Philip Tyson spoke against the 10% millage rate hike.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 23, 2013
Longboat commission sets millage at 2.0760

The rate is up 10% from last year, meaning that a property owner with a $500,000 home will pay $94.20 more.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2017
Longboat Key weather page photo: Jan. 26

Barbara Raber captured this shot of a snowy egret walking in the Longboat Key water.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • August 16, 2022
The best things to do around Sarasota for Aug. 18-24

There's entertainment for all audiences in Sarasota this week, starting with art galleries and exhibits and winding through theater, concerts and classic movies at the cinema.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
A baby turtle, who emerged too late to have a chance making it out to sea, will rest in this bucket until nightfall.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • July 27, 2020
Lower sea turtle numbers nothing to worry about

Sea turtle nesting remains strong, though not to the record heights seen last year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 3, 2012
News Briefs

Institute for the Ages names Esselman CEO; City staff investigates St. Armands benches; North Trail coffee shop opens

  • Sarasota
  • News
First-graders Randall Collins and Ronan Murphy. Courtesy photo
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • April 24, 2014
School Board

The latest news from Sarasota schools.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Owner Glenn Comeau, left, and General Manager Brian Izzo stand in front of the pizza oven at Flatbread on Main. The restaurant is slated to open within a week.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 4, 2015
Pizzeria, craft beer bar coming to Main Street

Flatbread on Main - a new branch of a well-received Englewood restaurant - will open on Main Street this month, the latest in a line of craft-beer bars moving into the area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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