• Alternate Text
  • Loading

  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App
  • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Red Tide Map
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Longboat
    • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Red Tide Map
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

Results for:

H. Terrell ‘Terry’ Griffin holds a copy of ‘Fatal Decree,’ his seventh novel.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 12, 2012
FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT: H. Terrell 'Terry' Griffin

H. Terrell "Terry" Griffin's latest novel, "Fatal Decree" officially go on sale Jan. 15, although copies are available at local bookstores. Here, read five things you didn't know about Longboat Key's most mysterious writer.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Key resident Andrew Aitken has made it a quest since 2011 to get aircraft to stop flying so low over the north end of Longboat Key.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 25, 2012
Town urges FAA to stop plane noise

The town of Longboat Key is asking the Federal Aviation Administration to follow its noise abatement procedures properly.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jayne Giroux, Director of Community Development |
  • June 18, 2020
Cancer touches all of us

Cancer touches all of us

  • Health
Sponsored Content
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • December 5, 2019
Longboat Key tennis community competes in USTA tournament

The Cat II tournament features high-caliber players from around the country.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Since 2017, the city has been developing a parks and recreation master plan, a process that has included community outreach sessions to identify public priorities.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 31, 2019
City to discuss parks master plan

Implementing the first phase of a parks improvement initiative would cost $50 million over the next decade.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The State Street garage is nearing completion, but you won't be able to park in it for another two weeks.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 7, 2015
State Street parking garage opening delayed, again

The city has announced another multi-week delay for the opening of the State Street garage, pushing back the completion of the project until the week of July 20.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The 10-story, 17-unit Sansara is the latest luxury development expected to break ground in downtown Sarasota.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 6, 2015
Buyers flocking to downtown Sarasota development

Sansara developer Matt Kihnke said activity has ratcheted up over the last month for the $11 million Burns Square luxury condominium building.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Employment in the transportation, professional services and retail sectors drove job gains in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metropolitan study area in December.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 22, 2015
Sarasota economy finishes 2014 strong

The unemployment rate fell below 5% in Sarasota County last month for the first time since August 2007, while the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area added 2,300 jobs.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Courtesy photo
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 5, 2013
Your Neighbors: Reagan and Lucy Walter

Lucy and Reagan Walter's mother, Janet, worries their bedroom walls are getting cluttered. That's because they're covered with ribbons the sisters have won in horseback-riding competitions.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Windward Bay is located at 4888 Gulf of Mexico Drive. (Robin Hartill)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 31, 2014
Windward Bay maintenance supervisor arrested for jewelry theft

Police believe longtime condo employee Michael Artman is responsible for a periodic string of burglaries, including the theft of an $85,000 ring.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A proposed project to dredge Big Pass, seen here in an aerial photo, will be one of the items up for discussion at Thursday's SKA meeting.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • January 9, 2014
Siesta real estate trends top SKA agenda

A real estate expert and Siesta business leader will brief the Siesta Key Association Thursday on trends in the island's property market and demographics.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • March 5, 2014
Superintendent hosts 'Soup with the Supe'

Rick Mills, Manatee County School District Superintendent, hosted members of the community for lunch in a 'Soup with the Supe' event at the Ranch Grill in Lakewood Ranch Wednesday.

  • East County
  • News
Third-year acting students from the Asolo perform "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at Waterside Place.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • November 18, 2023
Sight and Sounds at Waterside Place takes on Shakespeare

The Asolo Rep on Tour presented “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on Nov. 18.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Majorie hopes to make Veronica Fish and Oyster a local destination.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • August 17, 2016
Mark Majorie brings his love for seafood to Veronica Fish and Oyster

From the New Orleans bayou to Sarasota Bay, Mark Majorie doesn't just love seafood. It's a way of life.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
The north end groin field is shown in an aerial picture taken in October 2023, after Hurricane Idalia.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • April 17, 2024
How beach groins protect Longboat Key's sand

The human-made structures help guide sand movement and hold back currents to preserve beaches.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Paul Lotierzo and Jason Champion
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • June 5, 2024
Project Pride offers new gathering place for LGBTQ+ community

The organization recently established a new headquarters and hired its first executive director.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Michael Eng |
  • March 10, 2010
Latest HOA fine sparks Jensen remarks

When MacAllisters Grill & Tavern owners Malcolm and Karen Ronney moved to Lakewood Ranch from Scotland, they placed a small plaque on the front of their Greenbrook home. Last week, they paid more than $2,200 in HOA fines because the sign violated regulations.

  • East County
  • News
John and Suzanne Anderson with John and Denise Saputo
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • March 22, 2012
YMCA Foundation of Sarasota VIP Dinner 'Fete New Orleans'

YMCA Foundation of Sarasota VIP Dinner 'Fete New Orleans'

  • Black Tie
Photo by Ed Midler
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 8, 2015
This Week in Sarasota: Monday, Nov. 9

A look at our favorite events this week

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 is striving to find out how similar efforts — such as Brooklyn Bridge Park — became reality. (Photo courtesy Julienne Schaer)
  • By David Conway |
  • June 12, 2014
Organizations seek guidance for Sarasota bayfront plan

The groups behind Bayfront 20:20, a master planning process for available bayfront land, attempt to learn how to win support for its efforts.

  • Sarasota
  • News
« 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 »
The best of Your Observer, delivered directly to your inbox

Get the latest in news, sports, schools, arts and things to do in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Longboat Key and East County.

Sign Up

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-366-3468
  • FPN Verified

Extra, Extra!

  • Newsletters
  • App
  • Crossword
  • Contests

more

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Classifieds
  • Advertise
  • Rack Locations
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility Options

sister sites

  • Business Observer
  • Jax Daily Record
  • Orange Observer
  • Accessibility Options
  • Copyright © 2026 Observer Media Group Inc., All Rights Reserved
Sign Up for Daily Headlines

A daily dose of news from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

Sign Up for In Case You Missed It

A Saturday dose of the week's top stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County.


Anytime. Anywhere. Observer.

From in-depth local reporting to real-time breaking news, stay connected to the stories shaping our community with the Your Observer app.

Download Now for Free