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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2019
Longboat Key weather page photo: May 9

Tahniya Smith enjoys a bit of sunshine through the clouds on Longboat.

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Jaiden Johnson and Sharon Preston-Folta
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2023
Suncoast Black Arts Collaborative adds two new team members

Sharon Preston-Folta and Jaiden Johnson are joining the nonprofit.

  • Arts + Culture
The Sarasota Opera will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Sarasota Opera House during its 2025-2026 season.
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • March 28, 2022
Mozart, Verdi on tap in upcoming season for Sarasota Opera

The Sarasota Opera is preparing to show Mozart, Puccini and Verdi productions in its upcoming winter season.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2019
Longboat Key weather page photo: December 12

Billie Dawson captured this image of a seagull that caught a fish at Quick Point Nature Preserve on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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Former Sarasota High quarterback Alexander Diaz will play for Booker High in 2023.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 2, 2023
Sarasota football players find new homes for their talents

A breakdown of the notable football players who changed high schools for the 2023 season.

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Staff costs create largest spending increases in town budget
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • August 23, 2023
Staff costs create largest spending increases in town budget

Longboat Key officials attribute the rise in total general fund operating expenditures to climbing costs and investments in personnel.

  • Longboat Key
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James Badge Dale in "The Empty Man." Photo via HBO Max.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 14, 2021
Cringe Blog: "The Skeleton Key" and "The Empty Man" bring the atmospheric horror

"The Skeleton Key" is on Peacock, and "The Empty Man" is on HBO Max.

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  • By Eduardo Anaya |
  • November 8, 2012
PREEN & CHIC introduces Clean & Well Lit

PREEN & CHIC introduces Clean & Well Lit

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  • By The Breast Health Center at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center |
  • October 8, 2020
Is It Safe To Put Your Annual Mammogram On Hold? Seek Advice From Your Provider. Schedule a Mammogram

Is It Safe To Put Your Annual Mammogram On Hold? Seek Advice From Your Provider. Schedule a Mammogram

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2019
Sarasota weather page photo: August 29

Jean-David “JD” Parlier captured this Osprey taking a bath at Celery Fields.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2019
Longboat Key weather page photo: August 29

Elizabeth Walsh captured a beautiful beach sunset through the clouds at Seaplace on Longboat Key.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2020
Longboat Key weather page photo: September 17

Pat Lundy captured an evening tide off of Gulf of Mexico Drive on Longboat Key.

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Chairs (Center) Stephanie and Paul Kotlarczyk with Courtney Poppell and Brittany Ingles
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 27, 2023
Children win at first Casino Night

Suncoast Charities for Children hosted a games night fundraiser Aug. 26 at the Sarasota Event Center as part of its Suncoast Summer Fest series.

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Tim Clarke has been a member of Sarasota Yacht Club since 1994.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 19, 2022
Sarasota Yacht Club commodore cherishes his new role

The Longboat Key bank and advertising executive calls his CEO-like volunteer responsibilities a "great honor."

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 23, 2010
Letters to the editor

Road work is a deterrent for future visits; Tourism will help put Longboat at No. 1

  • Longboat Key
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Jim Martin with Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota County members.
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • October 31, 2019
Sarasota man receives $20,000 grant for Boys & Girls Clubs

Jim Martin has been a volunteer with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County for more than 15 years.

  • Sarasota
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Jeannie Perales and Brent Campbell, who is part of the Speaker Series committee, met up after Perales' presentation.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • February 28, 2022
St. Armands Key Lutheran Church hosts The Bay's Jeannie Perales

The park conservancy's chief experience officer spoke about current goings-on and the future of the project.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2019
Sarasota weather page photo: April 11

Jeannie Sparks captures a wood duck in Red Bug Slough in Sarasota.

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Sarasota's beaches were among the notable features highlighted by the U.S. News & World Report ranking.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 1, 2023
Sarasota ranked No. 5 best place to live and climbing

Moving four spots to rank No. 5 in the U.S. News & World Report Best Places to Live Ranking, Sarasota sets its sights on dethroning Green Bay.

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Elizabeth Moore, Climate Adaptation Center director; Robert Bunting, Climate Adaptation Center CEO and chair; Jon Thaxton, Gulf Coast Community Foundation senior vice president for community leadership; Jennifer Compton, Bay Park Conservancy board secretary; Amy Grossman, Climate Adaptation Center chief operating officer; Ed Chiles, All Clams on Deck founding board member; and Charles Reith, Sarasota Urban Reforesters.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 20, 2023
Environmental leaders honored at inaugural climate awards

Sarasota-based Climate Adaptation Center's Champions Award Ceremony showcased individuals' potential to drive climate action.

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