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The project is on track for completion by the end of the year. (File photo)
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 26, 2022
Underground power line construction on track for end-of-year completion

Construction is planned for completion in the fall with the remaining work to be wrapped up by the end of the year, a year earlier than initially expected.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jeanne Guertin-Potoff has her first solo exhibit at Art Center Sarasota.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 24, 2023
Longboat Key resident shows at Art Center Sarasota

Jeanne Guertin-Potoff's "Adjust Your Focus" exhibition is on display through April 29.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Finishing touches are being put on the town's Karon Family Pavilion.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • June 12, 2023
Longboat Key town center stage gets finishing touches

The stage is expected to be fully complete within the next two months.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 28, 2023
High school football roundup: Week 10

Five area teams get key wins as the end of the FHSAA regular season approaches — and the SSAA playoffs begin.

  • East County
  • Sports
A barcode like this will be placed on city utility bills starting this month.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 10, 2012
City targets smartphone users

The city of Sarasota's utility customers can now scan a barcode on their utility bill to gain access to happenings around the city.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Artem Kopmar, a captain of the Braden River Soccer Club U16 boys team, dribbles around Davi Pereira at a team practice.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 16, 2024
Braden River Soccer Club will earn national exposure at Denver tournament

The U16 boys soccer team won the Florida State Cup in May to qualify for the US Club National Cup.

  • East County
  • Sports
Tommy Bahama's happy hour
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • September 27, 2023
A guide to the best happy hours on Longboat Key, St. Armands

Longboat Key and St. Armands Circle restaurants provide deals on tasty food and drinks during everyone's favorite time of day.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
The day that should live in infamy
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 6, 2023
The day that should live in infamy

Fewer and fewer Americans can actually recall were they were on Dec. 7, 1941, the way most of can recall where we were on Sept. 11, 2001.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
A quarter-scale test dune was created on Bradenton Beach to rest the feasibility.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 1, 2021
APRIL FOOLS: 'Dirt-cheap' deal on sand

BOGO purchase for beaches will lead to long-term supply, five-story dunes.

  • April Fools
Woman calls police on gun-wearing neighbor
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 11, 2023
Woman calls police on gun-wearing neighbor

A long-running feud boiled over when a woman saw her neighbor with a gun in his waistband during an argument. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
The home at 7652 Sanderling Road has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,799 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 27, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for June 10-14 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey and Nokomis

A home in Siesta Properties tops this week's sales at $7.75 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Robyn Bell, Lynne Lash, Linda Jacobs and Christine Captain say the Suncoast Food & Wine Fest is their favorite event of the year.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 13, 2024
Rotary Club raises $140,000 from Suncoast Food & Wine Fest

The Lakewood Ranch nonprofit has now granted $2.3 million over the years.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 6, 2023
Commissioner proposes act to require registration for paid lobbyists

Sarasota City Commissioner Erik Arroyo wants full disclosure of individuals paid to lobby elected officials and staff.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • April 2, 2024
Winston Monroe Register

Winston Monroe Register was born in Bismarck, ND to parents Clare E. and Elizabeth R. Register August 21, 1935.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
A colony of black skimmers on Lido Beach.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • June 6, 2024
Stewards help protect nesting shorebirds from threats

With nesting season in full effect, the Sarasota shorebird steward coordinator explains how volunteers can protect the vulnerable birds.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Al Benincasa and Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce President Gail Loefgren
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • August 10, 2017
Longboat Key Chamber members beat the heat

Even in the dog days of summer, the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce came out in full force for its Networking at Noon event on Aug. 10 at The Lazy Lobster.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Food Services Manager Melissa Phillips
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • July 18, 2024
Riverview High staffer reflects on years with the district

After joining the school district in 1998, Melissa Phillips, a food and nutrition services manager, says there’s still nowhere she’d rather be.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
This home at 1624 Baywood Way (front) has two bedrooms, two baths and 2,060 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 18, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for July 1-5 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey and Nokomis

A home in Casey Key home tops the week's sales at $3.65 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Riverview High offensive lineman Al Oliver.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 29, 2024
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Al Oliver

The Riverview High football offensive lineman has five NCAA Division I offers.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
This Lake Club home at 8559 Pavia Way sold for $3.8 million. It has five bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,162 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 30, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for July 15-19 in Lakewood Ranch

A Lake Club home on Pavia Way tops this week's sales at $3.8 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
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