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Allegiant is one of the top airlines at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2025
Allegiant adds service between SRQ and Toledo

A new Allegiant Air route to Toledo, Ohio brings to 69 the total of nonstop destinations offered from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Old Salty Dog welcomes surprise Olympian guest
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • February 9, 2026
Old Salty Dog welcomes surprise Olympian guest

Pommel horse gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik, who competed for the United States in the Olympic Games in Paris, recently stopped by the City Island spot.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Insomnia Cookies is now open at 2264 Gulf Gate Drive.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • February 26, 2026
Late-night cookie chain opens its first store in Sarasota

Insomnia Cookies is now open at 2264 Gulf Gate Drive.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Richard Albero still has the ball from his first pitch at Yankee Stadium.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 23, 2018
A walk to remember

In 2015, Lakewood Ranch resident Richard Albero embarked on a 1,200-mile trek to raise money for wounded warriors. Now he’s penning a memoir about the experience and plotting his next step.

  • LWR Life
David Brooks and Matthew Jones
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • October 15, 2021
Firefighters prepare for Sunday chili competition

21st Morton's Firehouse Cook-off pits first-responders against each other in a culinary conflagration.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A rendering of the future East Manatee County Library in Lakewood Ranch. On Oct. 26 Manatee County Commissioners signed off on plans for the two-story, 50,000 square-foot facility at the north end of the Premier Sports Campus
  • By Scott Lockwood |
  • November 5, 2021
East Manatee library clears final hurdle for construction in Lakewood Ranch

Manatee County Commissioners approve project despite escalating cost.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 23, 2009
Santa's secret helper

If the North Pole needed a decorator, Santa set designer Roselle Stroz would be the best person for the job.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 20, 2010
St. Denis touts beach program

Town Manager Bruce St. Denis warned Longboat residents Saturday that the town's 2011-12 beach renourishment project could cost taxpayers as much $40 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 9, 2011
Ridership is road to success

Transportation divisions for both Manatee and Sarasota counties will work with a Longboat Key trolley working group to boost ridership on the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"Incognito" is a web of three interlocking narratives using four actors. Photo by Dylan Jon Wade Cox
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • June 21, 2018
'Incognito' investigates the mystery of the mind at Urbanite Theatre

Playwright Nick Payne wrote this mind-bending play, 'Incognito,' in the form of three case studies.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Tatum Temple stands under the arch at Springer Mountain in Fannin County, Ga., which marks the start of the Appalachian Trail. Photo courtesy Tatum Temple.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 22, 2020
Prose and Kohn: On the Trail

LRHS teacher followed wild calling for six months.

  • East County
  • Sports
“Daisy Violet, the Bitch Beast King”
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • October 18, 2019
Urbanite’s Modern Works Festival celebrates the voices of emerging female playwrights

Three works by female playwrights were selected from 300 submissions to be read.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Rendering of an affordable housing project proposed by the late Sarasota entrepreneur Harvey Vengroff. Citing frustration with city regulations, Vengroff abandoned the idea after spending three years and $300,000 on it.
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • May 2, 2019
Affordable housing requires whole solution

The answer to Sarasota's lack of affordable housing is simple, but few communities are willing to commit to what's necessary.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Sarah Sumner and Cindy De La Cruz in "The Space in Between." Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • October 12, 2018
Works in progress get the spotlight at inaugural Modern Works Festival

The audience was never passive at Urbanite Theatre’s Modern Works Festival.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Sarasota County commissioners have proposed canceling Route 18 for lack of ridership
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • March 2, 2018
Bus route suspension threatens Longboat worker access

Sarasota county has proposed eliminating Route 18, which services Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Petey, a 3-year-old hound mix, finished the course in 2 minutes and 20 seconds.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • June 17, 2015
East County dogs enjoy Architecture for Animals

Gulf Coast Chapter of American Institute of Architecture, Gulf Coast Builders Exchange and Construction Specialists Institute built the course for Nate’s free of charge.

  • East County
  • News
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  • By Amanda Heisey |
  • November 3, 2014
Curtain Call: Getting made up for 'The Addams Family'

Curtain Call: Getting made up for 'The Addams Family'

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 10, 2015
$42.1 million: The cost of undergrounding

A town-wide utility undergrounding project will cost taxpayers $42.1 million according to a draft report. Now commissioners can pick a project and let the voters decide in November if they want to pay for it.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall as it is currently decorated.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 9, 2014
Deck the halls?

Decorations that rival Benderson Development's on University Parkway would come with a hefty price tag for Ranch residents.

  • East County
  • News
The national dish of Vietnam is pho, pronounced "fuh."
  • By Emma Burke |
  • January 28, 2024
Get your pho fix at these Sarasota and Bradenton eateries

The national dish of Vietnam captures the tastebuds of all those pulling up to the table.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
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