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Alana Opie and Brittney Klepper in "Always … Patsy Cline." Photo courtesy Manatee Players.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • September 19, 2013
Hot Tickets Roundup

Thursday, Sept. 19 is a day of show openings, concerts and art-related events. Here's a few events on the docket to get your weekend started early.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 15, 2014
Police increase marine patrol

Police Chief Pete Cumming hopes to train the majority of his officers to patrol the waters by the end of 2014.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Laura Freedman, directory of early childhood education at Temple Sinai, and Sunny Brownrout, vice president of youth education at Temple Sinai, prepared to meet guests at last year’s open house. Courtesy photo
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 21, 2013
NEWS BRIEFS

Synagogue council will hold open houses in both counties; School district adds to its senior leadership team

  • East County
  • News
The Cardinal Mooney High football team cruised to a 49-7 victory over Bradenton Christian in its Kickoff Classic Aug. 23.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2013
SIDELINES

Lady Blazers notch come-from-behind win; Sailors breeze to Kickoff Classic win

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 3, 2013
NEWS BRIEFS

Condo owner abandons DID expansion efforts

  • Sarasota
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 3, 2013
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Cheyenne Miller, center, is this week's Standout Player.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2013
Sidelines

SCS stifles HEAT; ODA swings past St. Stephen's; Sailors come up short in district opener

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Donna Euston, 55, traded in her flight-attendant uniform for skates and shiny dresses that color a post-retirement hobby that has become a passion.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • October 16, 2013
Tropical Spice hits the ice

Donna Euston is a Lakewood Ranch resident and member of Tropical Spice on Ice, an adult synchronized ice skating team that has lost three teammates to breast cancer.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2013
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2013
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
JoAnn Mixon and Sandi Henley celebrate last year after learning that the raffle ticket they purchased with two Town Hall coworkers had the winning number.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 13, 2013
Gourmet Lawn Party bets on local children

Odds are in your favor if you want to help local children by purchasing a Kiwanis Foundation raffle ticket.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Camille Giardina
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 5, 2013
Sidelines

Enjoy the top sports moments of the week.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Courtesy Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Carlos Manuel Reyes-Sanchez
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 5, 2014
Key Club trainer arrested for first-degree murder

Carlos Manuel Reyes-Sanchez, 30, was arrested without incident last week at the resort's fitness center.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 20, 2022
Ruth's Chris Steak House announces new Lakewood Ranch restaurant

Ruth's Chris Steak House will build a new restaurant on University Parkway in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Florida Studio Theatre's 14th annual Sarasota Improv Festival takes place July 12-13.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 17, 2024
Impro Theatre headlines the 14th annual Sarasota Improv Festival

The festival takes place July 12-13 at Florida Studio Theatre's downtown campus.

  • Arts + Culture
FPL volunteers decorated Longboat Key Fire Station 92 for the holidays.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • November 29, 2024
FPL volunteers decorate Longboat Key Fire Rescue Station for the holidays

The Longboat Key Fire Rescue was the first stop in a holiday makeover tour of local police and fire stations by Florida Power and Light.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Manager Kate Ruh, Co-owner Michael Garey and Head Chef Sebastian Villaseca.
  • By Carlin Gillen |
  • June 27, 2025
Lazy Lobster is giving thanks and giving back in more ways than one

Lazy Lobster hosts its annual Thanksgiving in June to a packed restaurant and predicts to fill about three bins worth of food donations.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Gregory Goodrid and Stephanie Goodrid Lawson, of Indianapolis, sold their Unit 304 condominium at 2675 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Raymond Hurd and Mimi Hurd, trustees, of Lebanon, Tennessee, for $2.15 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 7, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Jan. 22-26 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A condominium in Veinte tops the week's sales at $2.15 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • April 10, 2024
Trash, recycling collection rates will increase for Longboat residents

Waste Management’s three-year contract extension comes with a 28% residential rate increase due to increased labor and maintenance costs.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Unit 244 condominium at 3040 Grand Bay Blvd. has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,369 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 11, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Aug. 26-30 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key

A condominium in Grand Bay tops the week's sales at $1.45 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
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