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  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 31, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Night swimming . . . or not

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Community Foundation has a coffee talk with Diane McFarlin
  • By Dariela Delgado |
  • December 7, 2022
Community Foundation has a coffee talk with Diane McFarlin

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County held a private meeting to chat with Diane McFarlin on Dec 7.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The town of Longboat Key's public beach access points have been closed since June 30.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • September 8, 2020
Longboat Key's COVID-19 closures continue

Town Manager Tom Harmer issued his latest executive order on Tuesday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • February 4, 2022
Christopher Boyne

The family and friends of Christopher Boyne are sad to give news of his recent passing on January 29th, 2022.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • September 9, 2019
Donate directly to the Bahamas

Bahamian Star Woods-Gordon is collecting donations for her home.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Members of the Braden River High School JROTC Raiders team celebrate their success at the state competition.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 23, 2021
Braden River High JROTC Raiders team wins state title

The Pirates earn a 13th state championship in the Raiders competition.

  • East County
  • Schools
DID board member Ron Soto said city fees were hampering his efforts to organize events such as the downtown tree lighting.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 6, 2018
Downtown event plans face hurdles

The Downtown Improvement District sees an events coordinator as a wise investment, but city leaders aren’t on board.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The firm founded by world-famous economist Arthur Laffer will study development policies in Sarasota County.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 27, 2013
County hires famed economist's firm for study

Laffer Associates signed a $90,000 contract Aug. 20, to study fiscal neutrality in Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Stanley Martin (Rexy), Kraig Swartz (Miss Tracy Mills), and Britt Michael Gordon (Georgia McBride) model Mari Taylor Floyd's finished creations. (Courtesy photo: John Jones.)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 29, 2022
FST costume designer brings characters to life

Clothes make the man (and/or woman). Costumes make the actor. At Florida Studio Theatre, Mari Taylor Floyd makes (and designs) many of the costumes. Her work is vital to every production.

  • Arts + Culture
Troxler admires her work. (Photo by Lesley Dwyer)
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 15, 2022
Artist maps a new course with newfound focus on painting

Stephanie Troxler tries to capture the flavor of Longboat Key with watercolor maps.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Michael Hodges |
  • December 7, 2016
Longboat Key Letters to the Editor

Quit kicking the traffic can...

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Photo courtesy of Katie Moulton
  • By Katie Johns |
  • August 9, 2018
Coyote continues to roam Longboat Key

The Town of Longboat Key will host a coyote workshop with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission on Aug. 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Riverwalk's Richard Tatem has been sworn in as the District 5 representative on the School Board of Manatee County.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • December 6, 2022
Retired Air Force colonel ready to begin new duty as school board member

Lakewood Ranch's Richard Tatem, the new District 5 representative, says the search for a new School District of Manatee County superintendent is a top priority.

  • East County
  • Schools
Sarasota's Kathy Collums, Lakewood Ranch's Amy Gorman and Sarasota's Brenda Kleiber work to develop lifelong relationships for Sisterhood for Good.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • December 6, 2022
Sisterhood for Good benefits from the power of partnerships

Concession residents hosted a cocktail party to support Lakewood Ranch's Sisterhood for Good.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
A conceptual rendering of The Bay with a new performing arts center in the middle of the park. The building drawing is for illustrative purposes only. (Courtesy Image)
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 21, 2022
Task force set to choose Sarasota Performing Arts Center architect

The first meeting of the committee will be Oct. 31.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The membership is just $80 until 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 and that includes a ticket to the kick-off party. After that, it's $99.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 18, 2013
Weekend Best Best: Culture Collective Kick-off Party

Join Asolo Repertory Theatre, FSU/Asolo Conservatory, the Sarasota Ballet, Sarasota Orchestra, Sarasota Opera, The Ringling and the Arts and Cultural Alliance; along with community group sponsors, Visit Sarasota County and the Gulf Coast Community Foundation; and The Observer and ThisweekinSarasota.com in celebrating Sarasota Culture Collective this weekend.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • August 24, 2021
Deputies arrest man in Siesta crash, reverse-911 alert

Sunday crash prompts authorities to notify nearby residents of man who walked away from scene.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
First-graders at Southside work on April's "Word of the Month" with their teacher, Mary Duke. Pictured in the presentation are Joey Plaster, Latora Gilliam, Eric Rubenstein, Lindsay Chapman, Sarah Crowell, Leigh Hutchinson and Jason Marien.  File photo.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • April 18, 2013
MOMENTS IN TIME

The Observer takes a look back at this week in Sarasota's history.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The sand fill work on Lido Key is progressing north toward the Lido Beach pavilion.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 14, 2020
Another judge rejects challenge to Big Pass dredge

The group Save our Siesta Sand 2 failed to convince a district court that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers did not thoroughly consider the environmental impacts of the project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mary Pat Radford, Paul and Jenni Hudson attended the 2009 UnGala Gala.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • June 11, 2019
The Ringling's UnGala returns this October

The Ringling's UnGala: The Evolution is coming to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art courtyard Oct. 19.

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