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  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • August 4, 2009
Ringling Museum director resigns

Dr. John Wetenhall, executive director of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, announced his resignation Tuesday, two months shy of the museum's International Arts Festival.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2009
Cops Corner

A man reported his car was sitting in his driveway overnight, when it was burglarized.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
The main characters in the ensemble are two Catholic spinsters, in whose living room the action takes place. Like so many sisters, Margaret and Mary can be described as a salt-and-pepper pair.
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • August 10, 2011
Theater Review: 'The Savannah Disputation'

If you haven't been 'saved' yet, you'll feel holier than thou after you've seen 'The Savannah Disputation' at Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Arts + Culture
Tom Hanks and Halle Berry in "Cloud Atlas"
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • November 2, 2012
Film Review: 'Cloud Atlas'

Everything is connected.

  • Arts + Culture
Everything is connected.
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • November 2, 2012
Film Review: 'Detropia'

Everything is Connected

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • January 24, 2017
Film review: 'Split'

M. Night Shayamalan's latest effort will haunt your dreams.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 10, 2018
Thief has a green thumb

Cops corner, east county lakewood ranch crime reports for week of June 14

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Bridget Ziegler
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 27, 2017
Ziegler’s persistence brings more transparency

She has lived up to her promise.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 12, 2014
News Briefs

Longboat Key man charged in road rage stabbing; Hixon takes out commission papers; Hendry County lieutenant finds missing Key woman

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This week, local organizations are seeking artists, writers, actors and college students for an arts internship.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • July 23, 2014
AUDITIONS: Calling artists, writers, actors and college students

Here's a round up of this week's arts-related opportunities in the Sarasota area.

  • Arts + Culture
Kyle Battie speaks at the Veterans Housing Initiative groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 31, 2023.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 16, 2024
City faces more legal bills in Kyle Battie defamation case

Sarasota City commissioners approved another round of legal expense payments for Battie.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By The Sarasota Ballet |
  • December 11, 2025
Monday’s Child is Fair of Face

The Sarasota Ballet performs Jazz Calendar, Divertimento No. 15, and Mozartiana - December 19 & 20 at the Sarasota Opera House.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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People line up to vote at the polling station at Siesta Key Chapel Tuesday afternoon.
  • By Jim DeLa |
  • November 5, 2024
Voters turn out in high numbers in Sarasota, Manatee

Manatee County appears to see record turnout; Sarasota just shy of 1992 mark.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Joohyn Kim receives her diploma, Friday, May 25, from President Michalson of New College.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • May 29, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: New College's 2012 Commencement Ceremony

The second largest class to graduate from New College had their graduation ceremony, Friday, May 25, out on the lawn of the New College bayfront

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Event Co-Chairs Elizabeth Moore and Mary Gratehouse
  • By Lori Sax |
  • November 9, 2025
New College carries on tradition with annual clambake

The event, on the campus along the bayfront, raises money for the New College Foundation.

  • Black Tie
"I cannot emphasize too strongly what an honor it has been to serve as New College's president," said Gordon "Mike" Michalson.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 16, 2011
New College president to retire

Gordon "Mike" Michalson will retire as New College president and return to the school as a professor.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 18, 2009
Prep basketball teams set to tip off

The Braden River, Lakewood Ranch and Out-of-Door Academy boys and girls basketball teams will all open their 2009 seasons in the next two weeks.

  • East County
  • Sports
The suspects attempted to defraud a store clerk of $11,000 before he realized it was a scam and called police Monday while the suspects were still in the store.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 24, 2012
Five St. Petersburg residents arrested in Sarasota

Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has arrested five St. Petersburg residents in a scheme to steal approximately $11,000 in merchandise.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Commissioner Phillip Younger proposed a $16 million beach referendum question approved Thursday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 6, 2011
Commission OKs $16 million beach referendum

The Town Commission decided to approve only one beach referendum for its March 15 ballot to bring sand and structures to the north end of the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Kimpton Hotel is slated for completion by October 2016. Image credit: Civix and Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 23, 2014
Developers release downtown Kimpton Hotel renderings

The proposed 10-story, 150-room hotel planned for the corner of U.S. 301 and Main Street will feature mixed-use space on the ground floor.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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