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  • In Memoriam |
  • October 23, 2020
Marilyn Miller Lami

Marilyn Lami, longtime Seaplace resident on Longboat Key, FL died on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Village on the Isle in Venice.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 6, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Why yes, we speak tourist

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Traffic is gridlocked on I-75 near Fruitville Road in Sarasota. Photo courtesy Sarasota Sheriff's Department
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 5, 2020
UPDATE: All lanes of I-75 near the Fruitville Road exit now open following four-vehicle accident

Significant crash on I-75 snarls traffic for hours near Fruitville Road exit in Sarasota.

  • East County
  • News
Artistic Director Jeffery Kin, Donna DeFant, Co-Chairs Tippy and John Holz and Morgan Gerhart
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • April 9, 2019
The Players Centre shares plans for Lakewood Ranch move

The Center Stage Capital Campaign was introduced at a London Bay Homes model in The Founders Club.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota Memorial Hospital facilities remain open, but visiting policies have been adjusted after for patients there have tested positive for COVID-19.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 16, 2020
Two more Sarasota Memorial patients test positive for COVID-19

An 87-year-old man and an 80-year-old man are hospitalized and isolated after testing positive for the coronavirus March 13 and 14.

  • Sarasota
  • News
As predators in the food web, Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes help maintain healthy ecosystems by keeping prey populations, such as rodents, in balance. (Photo by Miri Hardy)
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • March 4, 2022
Rattlesnakes best appreciated from afar

Although not naturally aggressive towards humans, these ecologically important snakes will defend themselves when threatened.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
brasstap!
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 12, 2015
Tampa-based Brass Tap brings craft-beer focus to Sarasota

Tampa-based Brass Tap brings craft-beer focus to Sarasota

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
The home on Gulfside Road was Built in 2010. It has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 4,201 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 28, 2021
Gulfside Road home sells for $6.3 million

Sleepy Lagoon property is the top seller in the Longboat Key area for Nov. 15-19.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 31, 2020
A shot at winning: Sarasota's year in sports photos

A lot took place on the courses, fields and courts in 2020.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Longboat Key District 4 Commissioner Jack Daly has advocated for the development of a Town Center, and on behalf of town when it comes to mainland traffic plans.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • March 12, 2021
Daly advocates for Town Center, traffic solutions

Jack Daly has served on the Longboat Key Town Commission since 2015.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Mote Marine President and CEO Michael Crosby told the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance on Wednesday that the $130 million Science Education Aquarium at Nathan Benderson Park will break ground Nov. 13.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 21, 2020
Mote Marine announces Nov. 13 groundbreaking for its Science Education Aquarium in Sarasota

Groundbreaking for Mote's $130 million aquarium at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasosta was moved from September to Nov. 13 due to the bidding process for first phase construction.

  • East County
  • News
The Pirates take a water break during fall practice.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 18, 2021
East County football preview: Braden River High

Braden River High football has inexperienced players at the skill positions.

  • East County
  • Sports
One of the open houses will be presented  from 5-7 p.m. Sept. 23 at Sarasota's Selby Library.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • September 13, 2019
Sarasota County to host redistricting open houses

There will be five open houses with one in each district.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 22, 2018
An alternative for the arts

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall could find a home at the Sarasota Fairgrounds.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • In Memoriam |
  • July 24, 2020
Richard S. Neufeld

Richard S. Neufeld, 94, formerly of Illinois, Longboat Key, Sarasota, and then Bradenton, passed away on July 20, 2020.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Floridays Development Co. is proposing a 200-room hotel similar to the architectural style of the building above.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 27, 2012
Year in review: June 2012, 'Floridays' hotel concept chosen'

It came down to two. One hotel concept would cater efficiently to a downtown business crowd; the other concept would provide tourists with a high-end, artsy place to stay. Both concepts could work - the latter won.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Veronica Hernandez records trash findings with Michael Comes during the Young Professional Group's clean up of Overlook Park in 2014.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • September 17, 2015
Sarasota Calendar 9.17.15

Sarasota events for the week of September 17.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
"Sarasota blew away the competition with the first place ranking in hotels and nightlife."
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 14, 2014
Sarasota: the 'sexiest small city in America'

Real estate blog Movoto ranked Sarasota No. 1 on its list of the 10 'sexiest small cities in America,' which also includes Bradenton two spots below.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Lori Hagey, Shauna Malgieri, Barbara Curic, Lindsey Young, Sammi Calabrese and Sarah Wertheimer at last year's Sarasota Opera "Taste of Downtown" event.
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • July 15, 2016
Social Calendar - September

Check out the events to attend in September

  • Black Tie
Nancy’s Bar-B-Q isn’t packing up its downtown Sarasota location, but it is moving to the east side.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 22, 2015
Top Story — February: Nancy's Bar-B-Q coming to Main Street

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

  • East County
  • News
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