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Ferruh Muktar and Susan Robinson own Key Concierge and Key Culinary Tours.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • August 22, 2018
Local business owner in search of bone marrow donor

Ferruh Muktar was diagnosed with myelofibrosis, and the cure is bone marrow transplant.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Columnist . |
  • April 19, 2018
Longboat letters: Ospreys, drawbridges and Van Wezel ideas

Longboat readers sound off on key topics.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 27, 2016
Around the World at World Bites Kafe

World Bites Kafe invites customers to travel the world — one bite at a time.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 27, 2015
Sidelines

Lakewood Ranch Gymnastics wins gold; Esplanade launches tennis program; Pirates prep for summer camp; Ellenton Ice names new coach

  • East County
  • Sports
Sydney Hetterich is trading her junior year at Lakewood Ranch High for a year in Germany, where she will attend school through Bradenton Rotary Club's youth exchange program.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 9, 2016
Lakewood Ranch student says hallo new world

Fifteen-year-old earns year-long trip to Germany through exchange program.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Larry Marthaler, pictured in front of the New Pass Bridge in 2008. Marthaler developed a plan to ferry passengers between Longboat Key and the mainland when the bridge became stuck in open position in 1983.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 6, 2016
IN MEMORIAM: Larry Marthaler built bridges in community

Former Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Director Larry Marthaler dies at 81.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Studio owner Cinde Carroll demonstrating the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM ®, one of the many modalities that she teaches in her studio. It employs spiraling, circular movements with corresponding breath to strengthen and make supple the spine.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • October 31, 2015
Former Longboat trainer opens Sarasota studio

The former Colony fitness director brings four decades' experience to her new Cinde Carroll Studio.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Michael McKeever says if it weren't for the production of his play "37 Postcards" at Florida Studio Theatre, it wouldn't have reached the international success it has today. He hopes the same for "South Beach Babylon." Courtesy photo.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • July 24, 2013
Playwright talks 'South Beach Babylon'

Sarasota audiences were first introduced to "South Beach Babylon" in 2011 during a reading of the play, still in draft form, at FST's Sarasota Festival of New Plays. Miami-born playwright Michael McKeever has had seven other plays read in the festival during the past two decades.

  • Arts + Culture
File photo.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2013
News Briefs

Two injured in Lakewood Ranch apartment robbery; Goodwill Manasota's new corporate campus approved; Main Street events benefit local charities

  • East County
  • News
Casa del Mar unveils new website
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2013
Business Briefs

Key Club named No. 12 resort by Tennis Resorts Online; Jack Brill to run Metz Culinary Management division; Stephania Feltz named SYC member relations director

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A rendering of the exterior of Bayside Community Church.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 1, 2014
Year in Review: November 2013, Bayside starts new addition

Bayside Community Church broke ground in November on a $16.5 million addition to its East Bradenton campus.

  • East County
  • News
Casey Alfstad, Sam Alfstad and Annie Mayme Alfstad at The Ice House. Sculptural pieces by Mark Anderson on display in "Sarasota Artists: All in the Family."
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 8, 2014
Backstage Pass: The Alfstad family paints a collaborative vision

There's another prominent family tied to The Ice House exhibit, "All in the Family," which opens Friday, Jan. 10: the Alfstads.

  • Arts + Culture
Courtesy photo. Bayside Community Church Pastor Randy Bezet, pictured with his wife, Amy, said Bayside’s vision to engage the community and connect people with God has not changed.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 20, 2013
Bayside starts new addition

Bayside Community Church will break ground this week on a $16.5 million addition to its East Bradenton campus.

  • East County
  • News
Music Director Shawn Gross conducts during a dress rehearsal this week. The cast has been practicing twice a week for 10 hours a month since September.
  • By Randi Donahue |
  • December 5, 2013
Singing Christmas Tree branches out

FirstSarasota, the Downtown Baptist Church, commemorates 40 years of the popular seasonal production with a new lineup of music.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Midge Johnson Fine Art galley is planning to host both live music and painting events. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • January 6, 2022
Married couple bring love of art to area's newest gallery

Art and music will take center stage at the brand new Midge Johnson Fine Art gallery, which opens Saturday, Jan. 15.

  • Arts + Culture
A flamingo by Peggy Roberts
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • January 9, 2025
Artist of palm frond creations to hold exhibition at Art Ovation Hotel

Peggy Roberts started creating animals from palm fronds in her retirement, as a showcase of upcycling.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Edwin Jackson hands an autographed baseball to Luke Holcomb, a friend of Raining Berries Founder Bimal Bhojani.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • June 24, 2025
Former Rays pitcher is behind new Raining Berries location in Sarasota

The new Raining Berries location is co-owned by former MLB player and World Series Champion Edwin Jackson and Super Bowl champion star Kenneth Gainwell.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
1000 NORTH will be located in the BLVD Sarasota building at the corner of Boulevard of the Arts and North Tamiami Trail.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 29, 2024
Exclusive restaurant, club coming to Sarasota

1000 NORTH, with a long list of celebrity partners, will bring its second private dining club concept to the BLVD Sarasota building.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Mother-daughter team Lori and Chloe Harpsoe assist shoppers at Monkee's of Sarasota for Black Friday. The clothing boutique opened just in time for the annual shopping extravaganza last year after rebuilding from hurricane damage.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • November 29, 2025
St. Armands Black Friday seems less brisk this year

Some shop owners said they were surprised last year's Black Friday shopping seemed busier than this year's, despite hurricane challenges.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 22, 2023
Second vote required to officially adopt new city seal

A Sarasota city staffer discovered that the original city seal was incorporated into the city code, which required an ordinance to legally adopt the new design.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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