• Alternate Text
  • Loading

  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App
  • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Elections
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Longboat
    • Longboat
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Opinion
  • East County
    • East County
    • News
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
  • Sarasota
    • Sarasota
    • News
    • Cops Corner
    • Real Estate
    • Business
    • Neighbors
    • Schools
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Siesta Key
  • Arts + Entertainment
    • Arts + Entertainment
    • Eat + Drink
    • Arts + Culture
    • Reviews
    • Things To Do
    • Black Tie
    • Spotlight Partners
  • Things to Do
  • Galleries
  • More
    • More
    • Hurricane Season
    • Elections
    • Health Observed
    • Sand Bucket List
    • Calendar
    • Celebrations
    • Contests
    • Tributes
    • Submit a Celebration
    • Submit a Tribute
    • Public Notices
    • Classifieds
  • Sand Bucket List
  • Health Observed
  • Crossword
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • e-Newspaper App

Results for:

  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 12, 2014
News Briefs

Commission OKs Woodbrook II community; Jersey Mike's to open in River Club Plaza

  • East County
  • News
large
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 17, 2013
Laying the groundwork: Teach Me Equals talks life on the road

Laying the groundwork: Teach Me Equals talks life on the road

  • Arts + Culture
Roger Pettingell’s sales volume reached $61.85 million in 2013. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 15, 2014
Pettingell ranks No. 1 for sales volume in 2013

Roger Pettingell's sales volume reached $61.85 million in 2013, making him the top-ranked local Realtor for the second consecutive year.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Courtesy photo Roger Pettingell began his career with in 1983, with Arvida Corp. His sales volume for his career totals more than $1 billion.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 22, 2014
Pettingell ranks No. 1 for 2013 sales volume

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate's Roger Pettingell had the highest sales volume on the Sarasota-Manatee Multiple Listing Service for the second consecutive year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 23, 2013
Commission reviews Colony progress

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort extension expires at the end of the year. The parties will seek a third extension for grandfathered units.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Momentum is gathering behind a proposal to look into potentially moving the SCAT transfer station from its location at First Street and Lemon Avenue.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 18, 2014
DID discusses SCAT station relocation

At a meeting Tuesday, members of Sarasota's Downtown Improvement District talked about the advantages of moving the downtown SCAT transfer station.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 26, 2014
News Briefs

RaceTrac gas station slated for East County; Lakewood Ranch Edwin Watts to close; University Park woman killed in plaza parking lot

  • East County
  • News
Lisa Hoke poses with one of her works (courtesy photo)
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 5, 2013
SMOA ARTmuse seeking colorful cardboard for January project

Sarasota Museum of Art's 2014 ARTmuse artist Lisa Hoke will turn Sarasotans' cardboard into a public art installation

  • Arts + Culture
Photo courtesy of Albert Balk The demolition was completed to prepare for the Aria project at 2251 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 12, 2014
Real Estate Reports

Benedict guest house demolished for Aria project; MSC Foundation awards 2013 grants at LWR office; Rogers Moore joins Coldwell Banker's Longboat Key office

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By David Conway |
  • November 23, 2021
City shares design concepts for Rosemary District park

Public feedback will guide the process of finalizing a design for a long-awaited neighborhood park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Although Cigar Paradise’s St. Petersburg location includes outdoor seating, representatives for the business pledged a St. Armands store would not apply for a sidewalk café permit. Image courtesy Cigar Paradise
  • By David Conway |
  • December 2, 2021
Cigar bar plans St. Armands location

A proposal for a new business on the Circle drew questions from neighbors concerned about the smell.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2021
Cops Corner: Sarasota 12.9.21

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Police received a report of a shooting in the 1400 block of Main Street around 2 a.m. Saturday.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 3, 2022
Woman charged with murder in New Year's Main Street shooting

37-year-old held on $1.1 million bond.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Don’t stop. Complete Longboat Key library project now.
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • February 21, 2024
Don’t stop. Complete Longboat Key library project now.

Longboat's mayor writes to urge on progress for the library project at the Town Center Green.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Joel Morganroth, chair of the board of trustees, cuts the ribbon.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • January 9, 2024
Selby Gardens cuts the ribbon on Phase 1 of its Master Plan

The new facilities include what the organization says is the world’s first net-positive energy botanical garden complex.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Former Sarasota chamber CEO to run for hospital board seat
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 16, 2024
Former Sarasota chamber CEO to run for hospital board seat

A well-known advocate for businesses and nonprofits in Sarasota has filed to run for the Sarasota Memorial Hospital Board.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Booker High School cheerleaders bring their enthusiasm to the walk.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • January 15, 2024
Celebrations span Sarasota for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

The day’s events included the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast and Community Awards, the Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Walk and Celebration, and MLK Music Fest.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Parkinson's-focused nonprofit in Sarasota names new CEO
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 4, 2024
Parkinson's-focused nonprofit in Sarasota names new CEO

Jennifer Bitner will bring 24 years of nonprofit experience to the organization dedicated to improving the lives of those with Parkinson's.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
Anticoagulant poisons in bait traps threaten native rodent hunters, like barred owls, who help keep pests in check.
  • By Miri Hardy |
  • April 20, 2024
Birds of prey help control rodent populations

Widespread use of anticoagulant rodenticides is a growing threat for Florida's raptors.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The town's wastewater system relies on lift stations and the control panels attached to each one.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • January 29, 2025
Town aims to upgrade resiliency of lift stations on island

The lift stations, which control water and wastewater flow on the island, needed to be replaced after the latest hurricanes, costing the town about $800,000.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
« 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 »
The best of Your Observer, delivered directly to your inbox

Get the latest in news, sports, schools, arts and things to do in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Longboat Key and East County.

Sign Up

Contact

  • 1970 Main St.
  • Third Floor
  • Sarasota, FL 34236
  • Phone: 941-366-3468
  • FPN Verified

Extra, Extra!

  • Newsletters
  • App
  • Crossword
  • Contests

more

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Classifieds
  • Advertise
  • Rack Locations
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility Options

sister sites

  • Business Observer
  • Jax Daily Record
  • Orange Observer
  • Accessibility Options
  • Copyright © 2026 Observer Media Group Inc., All Rights Reserved
Sign Up for Daily Headlines

A daily dose of news from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

Sign Up for In Case You Missed It

A Saturday dose of the week's top stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County.


Anytime. Anywhere. Observer.

From in-depth local reporting to real-time breaking news, stay connected to the stories shaping our community with the Your Observer app.

Download Now for Free