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  • By Popcorn Bob |
  • February 27, 2013
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's movie reviews by Popcorn Bob.

  • Arts + Culture
Longboat Key's first turtle nest. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • April 26, 2020
Longboat Key sees first turtle nest of 2020

Though turtle season doesn't start until May 1, the nesting mothers are arriving.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • March 9, 2020
Two Sarasota students excluded from school due to coronavirus exposure

The students are healthy but had contact with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 15, 2018
Red tide levels on Sarasota beaches in low, medium ranges

Higher levels found in beaches to the south.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • August 13, 2019
Fins and Fun Family Festival lives up to the name

Mote's event focused on the impact kids can have on the ocean.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Co-Chairwomen Coral Pleas, Jill Raleigh and Emily Walsh
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • February 14, 2019
SPARCC spreads love and sparkle Feb. 14

SPARCCle on the Runway Fashion Police was hosted at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

  • Black Tie
  • By Katie Johns |
  • August 8, 2016
Aqua Kids gear up for water-filled week

The Mote camp began today with coral reef education and activities.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Tropical Storm Debby in June 2012 was Longboat Key's last brush with a major storm. (File photo)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 9, 2014
Town to hold disaster preparedness seminar

Brian Koon, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, will be the keynote speaker at the event.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Tropical Storm Debby brought flooding and heavy winds to the Key in 2012.
  • By Kelsey Grau |
  • June 19, 2014
Town to hold disaster preparedness seminar

The town and the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce will hold a disaster preparedness seminar from 3 to 6:30 p.m. June 19, at Longboat Key Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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  • By Ashley Pawelczyk |
  • May 5, 2014
Let's Talk Locks: How low can you go?

Let's Talk Locks: How low can you go?

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Flooded neighborhood debris collections begin Aug. 27
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 20, 2024
Flooded neighborhood debris collections begin Aug. 27

City announces final collection pass through the heavily damaged Bellevue Terrace neighborhood.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This week's FYI Friday features the most important issues in 2015, news about new restaurants downtown and a new SPARCC president and CEO.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 8, 2015
FYI Friday - Your weekly news roundup

Catch up on the week's most important and most interesting news stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County with FYI Friday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 26, 2011
Ranch CDD seeks new security provider

Lakewood Community Development District 1 supervisors will set more specific instructions for their security contractor.

  • East County
  • News
The answer: Urban villages
  • By Edward J. Pinto |
  • February 15, 2024
The answer: Urban villages

Mid-priced, working-class housing would expand with light-touch density in the city’s urban mixed-use areas.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Mary Bensel will mark her 18th season as executive director of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in the 2025-26 season.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 12, 2025
Study committee leans toward no reuse for Van Wezel

Repurposing of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall appearing less of an option as the Purple Ribbon Committee works through a preliminary draft of its report to the City Commission.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Herndon, Virginia-based Heritage Golf Group plans course improvements at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club.
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 16, 2024
Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club's new owners come with a fresh vision

Virginia golf course company Heritage Golf Group believes it picked up a trophy asset in buying the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club. Significant enhancements and improvements are on the docket.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Biden botches again: On AI
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • November 15, 2023
Biden botches again: On AI

The president’s executive order to regulate AI is the wrong path. It will create new bureaucracies and stifle positive innovation.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Sarasota Music Festival 2023 fellows Ellen Hayashi, Ray Wyant, Melanie Chen and Daniel Itzkowitz relax with their instruments.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • September 3, 2025
Music director's exit ushers in period of change at the Sarasota Music Festival

The 2026 festival will be scaled back to two weeks and curated by faculty members.

  • Arts + Culture
This rendering depicts The Bay's finalized master plan concept for revitalizing the area around the Van Wezel.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 25, 2018
Bayfront group unveils master plan proposal

The Bay Sarasota has produced a finalized plan for redeveloping the land around the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Darby Connor, the chairman of Tara Community Development District 1, says a July 30 accident that damaged the entrance sign to The Preserve at Tara is the latest example of the need for speed control on Tara Boulevard.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • August 10, 2021
Tara Boulevard crashes spark speed table discussion

After another accident on Tara Boulevard, Manatee County might take action to slow down motorists.

  • East County
  • News
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