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Columbia Restaurant's outdoor dining area sits empty after the restaurant announced it would close indefinitely.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • March 25, 2020
From takeout to layoffs to closures, Longboat restaurants adjust to pandemic

Florida's decision to close restaurants' dine-in areas indefinitely means uncertainty going forward.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jess McIntyre |
  • February 22, 2019
Family fun is in close range

Eighty-six the plane, trains and automobiles with quick, affordable (and sanity-saving) local-ish staycations and getaways.

  • LWR Life
Silvia Engel, wearing one of her customized necklaces, lets light shine through the windows of her home studio and listens to upbeat music when she crafts jewelry made with ashes.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • October 2, 2013
Reflective Creations: Silvia Engel

From a studio in her Lakewood Ranch Home, Silvia Engel makes glass art using ashes for people who want to memorialize lost loved ones.

  • East County
  • News
Officer on patrol finds a man on the ground with his wheelchair on fire
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 8, 2023
Officer on patrol finds a man on the ground with his wheelchair on fire

Investigators determine the cause of a victim's wheelchair fire. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Jerry Lutgen and Donna Cornell
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 31, 2023
Seaplace residents bury time capsule

Residents gathered under the flagpole on March 30 to bury the capsule that was filled with 50 years of history.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A ShredQuick truck shredded paper documents at the town of Longboat Key's community open house in March 2020. Photo: Nat Kaemmerer
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • February 24, 2021
Longboat Key plans for document-shredding event

The event is set for 9 a.m. to noon on March 18.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Donna Swan |
  • July 15, 2009
Deal us in: A simple play

South refused to be preempted out of action by West's four-heart bid. South had no problem reopening by bidding four spades, despite the fact that he held only eight working points.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 16, 2012
News Briefs

Chick-Fil-A night to benefit missions team; Business world enters Manatee classes

  • East County
  • News
  • By Donna Swan |
  • August 3, 2011
Deal Us In: Technique is the key in this hand

This hand gives the reader a chance to display his technique by deciding how he would play a three notrump contract after a heart lead.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kristin Scott-Thomas stars in "Leaving."
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • December 8, 2010
Film Review: 'Leaving'

In the new French drama, "Leaving," director Catherine Corsini ("Replay") proves love does not conquer all, but it can be all-consuming.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 28, 2011
OUR VIEW: Scaring Voters

When rational discourse fails to win the day politically, sometimes all that is left is hyperbolic scare tactics.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 1, 2011
New pension options please city retirees

APRIL FOOLS -- Unable to pay its pensioners in actual cash, the city has come up with several options that will still provide benefits and will rescue the city's budget.

  • Sarasota
  • News
CITGO Petroleum Co. light oils consultant Eddy Gorrin, CITGO Petroleum Co. Southern Region Marketing Programs Manager Joseph Minotti and Sarasota Military Academy JROTC instructor Riess Pellegrino. Courtesy photos.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • February 21, 2013
SCHOOL BOARD BULLETIN

Mr. Riverview; Fueling their futures; Life Skills; iPad intuition

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Dr. Larry and Pat Thompson at Ringling College's Avant-Garde "A Novel Idea" Saturday, March 23. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • March 25, 2013
Black Tie Untied

It was a novel night at Ringling College of Art and Design's Evening at the Avant-Garde, Saturday, March 23, and the night was also rocking at the Firefly Gala, which featured a performance by Pat Benatar.

  • Arts + Culture
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2020
Cops Corner: Sarasota 7.9.20

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Joan Marie Condon and Robin Fulk
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • April 18, 2019
Grown-ups find their fun at egg hunt

Fundraiser for Children's Garden and Art Center puts a different spin on a holiday staple.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • April 3, 2019
Longboat Key to host health fair

From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 10, town employees and any residents with Florida Blue health insurance can get health tests done.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo. The Zizak family with mother Dana, twins Kayla and Kyle and father Tim.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • June 30, 2016
Online fundraisers bid war on cancer

An auction and GoFundMe account will help Dana Zizak with cancer treatment costs.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • September 8, 2017
Sarasota Sheriff donates to Hurricane Harvey relief

With Hurricane Irma slated to make a Florida landfall over the weekend, the Sarasota Sheriff’s Office contributes to Harvey relief.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • August 26, 2015
Just Married: Caleb and Liz

Liz Murray and Caleb Jones tie the knot

  • Black Tie
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