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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 11, 2010
Longboat 7-Eleven to close

The 7-Eleven, 4032 Gulf of Mexico Drive, will close next month because a new lease could not be negotiated.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 29, 2009
Sheriff's office warns of sweepstakes scam

Residents getting a call from the Publishers Clearing House may not be as lucky as they hope.

  • East County
  • News
Easter came two weeks earlier than it did last year, and as a result, businesses didn’t experience the lull that often falls between the end of spring break season and Easter.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 12, 2012
Key sees a hopping Easter weekend

Easter weekend is a notoriously busy one on Siesta Key. Right on the heels of spring break, guests flood the island to spend the holiday weekend with family, and it's typically one of the last busy weekends of the season.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Alex Stieff, Caroline Calloway, and Lorin, Harriet and Lorin Stieff with "Owen Burns"
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • November 14, 2010
Owen Burns week culminates with street party

Sunday afternoon was the perfect time to wrap up the weeklong celebration honoring Owen Burns. The party, co-hosted by The Owen Burns Celebration Committee and Owen's Fish Camp, featured live music, food, vintage cars and antiques, plus an official City of Sarasota Tribute to Owen Burns.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Barbara Koetsier, co-chair of the Aging in Paradise Resource  Center
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • September 29, 2015
Aging in Paradise to hold Powerful Tools for Caregivers

Beginning Oct. 5, the Aging in Paradise Resource Center will host the six-week Friendship Center course, Powerful Tools for Caregivers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2009
Bradenton tourism director resigns

Larry White, executive director of the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, stepped down from his position on the VISIT FLORIDA Board of Directors this week.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 9, 2011
COMMENT: Observer team takes field for spring ball

"Play for the name on the front of your jersey -- not the name on the back." It's a simple phrase that speaks volumes. And this spring, I already know one team that's doing just that.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Roy |
  • October 6, 2009
Update: Arrest made in series of home invasions

The sheriff's office said DNA links a man arrested after a Venice bar fight to at least four violent attacks.

  • East County
  • News
"Knock Me A Kiss" runs through Feb. 8, at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 25, 2015
THEATER REVIEW: 'Knock Me A Kiss'

Charles Smith's 'Knock Me a Kiss' - the current Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe production - considers the gigantic damage W.E.B. Du Bois did to his only daughter, Yolande.

  • Arts + Culture
Towering centerpiece and Moroccan decor created by  Ron Giarrusso. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • May 1, 2013
Black Tie & Tales

Behind the scenes: 'Men Who Cook'; Bubbles, brows and blow outs; Sophisticated strut; and Black Tie Affair

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Roy |
  • October 5, 2009
Update: Arrest made in series of home invasions

The sheriff's office said DNA links a man arrested after a Venice bar fight to at least four violent attacks.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Organizers of the event Lany Clas, Leslie Power, Louise Bruderle and Janet Hansen
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 28, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Artsy August

Sarasota is in for a great cultural season as indicated by the hundreds in attendance at Artsy August Tuesday, Aug. 27, at Hotel Indigo. Patrons of the arts along with arts advocates, arts affiliates, visitors and new Sarasotans filled the first floor for an event West Coast Woman organized to celebrate the arts. The publication, along with help from Hotel Indigo, brought more than 20 area arts organizations to attend the event with informational tables. Groups such as Sarasota Ballet, Sarasota Opera, Sarasota Orchestra and Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe presented its seasons to attendees who were able learn a little about each. Between tables, they gathered to socialize and have light bites.

  • Arts + Culture
Doreen Sutherland, Alex Garfield and Diana Napoliello
  • By Loren Mayo and Molly Schechter |
  • March 7, 2012
Black Tie & Tales

Diamond anniversary; Never a dull moment; The luck of the draw; He's back

  • Arts + Culture
"My style is authentic to who I am - wearing the clothes you love is the privilege that comes with knowing who you are and what you want. Loving what you wear is always in style." - Doreen Sutherland
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • February 21, 2011
Guest Fashion Editor - Doreen Sutherland

Guest Fashion Editor - Doreen Sutherland

  • Black Tie
Style show coordinators Lorene Steffke, left, and Karen Cogbill, right, with event chair Rene Brooks, center.
  • By Maria Amodio |
  • February 24, 2011
GALLERY: BKYC Style Show

Bird Key Yacht Club held their first luncheon and style show of the new watch season on Thursday, Feb. 24, at the clubhouse. Members modeled clothing from White House | Black Market and shoes by Diana E. Kelly.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2012
CYD launches new campaign

Community Youth Development recently launched recently its Community Without Leaders awareness campaign.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A rendering shows Lift Station 87 sitting among Southern live oaks and native plants.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 17, 2016
Lift station team outlines landscape plan

Before constructing an above-ground wastewater facility in Luke Wood Park, the Lift Station 87 project team is searching for a way to make the building blend in.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 17, 2009
Honor Sanctuary opens thrift shop

The Paws Attic Thrift Shoppe opened Nov. 14 in Bradenton.

  • East County
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 23, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 6, 2012
We don't take judging 'lightly'

Judgment Day is almost upon us.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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