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The poster for David Berry's "Success/Fail" is now available for free with any in-store purchase of the album. Courtesy image
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • June 26, 2019
Passion knows no distance for local musician David Berry

Berry's latest album, "Success/Fail," was made by friends separated by state lines but brought closer through music.

  • Arts + Culture
The 4.8-acre campus is listed at $2.295 million and includes all buildings, furniture and appliances.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 13, 2016
NewGate takes swing at expansion in Lakewood Ranch

Sarasota Montessori school makes offer on former Center for Building Hope property.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • September 30, 2020
Longboat Key Chamber meets once more for Networking @ Noon

The group met in person for the first time since February.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The GWIZ building might need millions of dollars in improvements before a new tenant can move in, but preservationists believe the structure is worth saving.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 16, 2018
GWIZ preservation campaign continues

As historic preservation advocates recommend against demolishing the bayfront building, one group sees it as a potential museum site.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 17, 2011
Our View: A missed opportunity

Has the city of Sarasota re-opened for business, as it appeared after the spring election? Hopefully, but ...

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Lakewood Ranch senior wrestler Ranson Coons said he's been working on his cardio every night for an hour in preparation for this season.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 4, 2021
Lakewood Ranch High's star senior wrestler is motivated to finish his career strong

Lakewood Ranch High's Ranson Coons works late into the night for a state championship run

  • East County
  • Sports
Dr. Oscar Hernandez, of Parkwood Dental, is offering to buy kids candy back and send the candy to the troops. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 1, 2018
Bradenton dentist offers candy buyback event

Kids make money, overseas troops get treats

  • East County
  • News
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants to pull sand from a channel in Big Pass to aid Lido Key’s beaches. Photo by Jessica Salmond
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • April 16, 2015
Siesta groups voice concern with Army Corps redesign

The Corps states its plan for dredging Big Pass would have ‘no appreciable difference’ on Siesta Key, but Siesta organizations remain unconvinced.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cell towers are incorporated in the lighting at Sarasota High School.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • January 13, 2021
School district hopes to improve revenue from cell towers

District leaders hope a third party can help boost revenue from district-owned cell towers.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Rosemary District stakeholders came together on Jan. 1 to paint a Central Avenue fence green, an effort to raise awareness about plans to bring a park to the site.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 13, 2021
Rosemary District raises funds for park purchase

After years of lobbying, the neighborhood is on the verge of securing land to convert into public open space.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Big Pass, the proposed site of three borrow areas for sand to replenish Lido Key beaches under an Army Corps plan.
  • By Jack Short |
  • September 24, 2015
Third party questions Army Corps’ Big Pass plan

An independent review of the plan to dredge Big Pass found no shortage of problems with the Army Corps’ project design or research used to justify it.

  • Sarasota
  • News
File photos
  • By Emily Walsh |
  • November 28, 2018
Murf's best friends weren't hard to find

But not all of them could get a coveted table in the Colony Dining Room.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jess McIntyre |
  • February 18, 2021
Back at the Ranch: Courting During COVID-19: Date Nights Reimagined

Need help kindling a little romance? Luckily, the area provides a plethora of pandemic-approved activities to enjoy a night together.

  • LWR Life
The eight-story oncology tower on the Sarasota Memorial Health Care System main campus, described as the future "heart” of the SMH Cancer Institute, will open in November 2021. (Courtesy of SMH)
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • December 18, 2019
SMH Cancer Institute adding two facilities, creating comprehensive treatment plans

The SMH Cancer Institute will add two new facilities in the next two years. But that's only part of the hospital's plan to provide more holistic cancer care.

  • Health
Dr. Jim Dobies (left) and Practice Manager Janette Blanco get set to open the doors to the new Urgent Vet clinic in Lakewood Ranch on Thursday. The clinic specializes in after-hours care and emergencies. Photo by Scott Lockwood.
  • By Scott Lockwood |
  • October 14, 2021
Urgent Vet opens new location in Lakewood Ranch

Animal clinic specializing in after-hours care comes to Lakewood Ranch area.

  • East County
  • News
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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 23, 2015
Off-cycle and underrepresented: A look at Sarasota's voter turnout problem

Off-cycle and underrepresented: A look at Sarasota's voter turnout problem

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 3, 2011
News Briefs

Community association meeting scheduled

  • Sarasota
  • News
Manatee County Commission meetings are held in the Patricia M. Glass County Commission Chambers, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 20, 2020
Manatee County commission goes virtual

Manatee County board holds first regular meeting under coronavirus precautions.

  • East County
  • News
Former Mayor Joan Webster will not seek another two-year term this March.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 8, 2010
Webster not running for commissioner

At-large Commissioner Phillip Younger still has no official challengers for his seat.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • October 12, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: All is well

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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