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My girlfriend said I was crazy for this selfie while being this close to Florida drivers, but sometimes you have to risk your neck for meaningless content.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • April 25, 2022
Hitting the road on Sarasota's electric scooters

Fast but not too fast, the city's latest addition makes getting around cool.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Town commissioners unanimously appointed S. Jay Plager to become the seventh member of the P&Z Board.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • September 20, 2020
Newest P&Z Board member has broad experience

The vacancy on the P&Z Board sat vacant since March.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2013
News Briefs

Mar Vista's renovation receives commission approval; Boat and trailer committee to form after recommendation

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Louies Modern bar
  • By Nicole Thompson |
  • October 14, 2014
TWIS Happy Hour Guide: Louies Modern

TWIS Happy Hour Guide: Louies Modern

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Country Club residents Bill Thornton and Brenda Kahn are music lovers who attended My Hometown Jam last year and enjoyed eating at the Maggie on the Move food truck. File photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 16, 2022
My Hometown Fest returns to Nathan Benderson Park

The annual fundraiser festival benefits the Sertoma Club of Greater Sarasota.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Carson is barely in this episode and is essentially irrelevant but we like his face.
  • By Katie Johns & Niki Kottmann |
  • January 23, 2018
Key Notes: ‘Siesta Key’ Episode 12 Recap

Drama reaches an all-time high as Chloe celebrates her 22nd birthday, Madisson confronts Canvas, Alex makes a comeback and Juliette and Kelsey continue their war over Garrett.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 21, 2021
East County weather page photo: October 21

Gordon Silver captured this busy bee gathering nectar in Del Webb of Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 2, 2012
Garden Leaders' bid protest denied

Lakewood Ranch CDDS 1, 4, and 5 supervisors voted April 30 to deny a bid protest by its former landscape contractor Garden Leaders.

  • East County
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Phil Solorzano, owner of Solorzano’s Late Night Pizzeria, stands in front of what the county considers a mural on the exterior of his Gulf Gate location.
  • By Jack Short |
  • January 14, 2016
County seeks to paint mural regulations

Before the county can regulate murals, it must answer this question: What, exactly, is a mural?

  • Sarasota
  • News
JoAnn and Steve Belack
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • January 1, 2014
New Year's Eve Speakeasy Soiree

New Year's Eve Speakeasy Soiree

  • Black Tie
Nancy Sykes, a Lakewood Ranch Community Fund board member, is in charge of organizing the fund's first wine soiree. (Photo by Jay Heater)
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 13, 2022
Lakewood Ranch Community Fund to host its first wine soiree

Proceeds from the inaugural fundraiser at Esplanade Golf and Country Club will allow the Community Fund to issue grants to regional charities in 2023.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Selva Grill's dining room features blues and greens and a mural inspired by Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night. Unlike the lounge, it accepts reservations. (Photo courtesy of Selva Grill)
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • July 14, 2021
EYE ON BUSINESS: Selva Grill brings Latin American flavors to Sarasota's UTC

Co-owner Jeremy Osment hopes to attract UTC customers with exotic dining experience.

  • East County
  • News
Manatee County commissioner Vanessa Baugh said she can't foresee the county issuing another mask mandate.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • December 9, 2020
Manatee County commissioners planning to unify on COVID-19?

Will Manatee County commissioners disagree if COVID-19 pandemic worsens?

  • East County
  • News
It's "The Mole," baby! Photo via Netflix.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 8, 2021
Binge Blog: Pluto TV is your new nostalgia hit

A Sarasotan lands on CBS reality show "Big Brother," and is competition show "The Mole" being revived?

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • September 11, 2021
Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce puts out nearly 3,000 American flags on 9/11

This is the 19th time the Chamber has put out flags in remembrance of the 9/11 attacks.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Half Shell Oyster Bar, which has made its home on Main Street and Links Avenue for a little more than a year, is moving.
  • By June LeBell |
  • September 20, 2013
Tidbites

Rumors abound; Location, location, location; Carmel Cafe offers three-course prix-fixe; Perfectly picturesque; and Itsy-bitsy tidbites.

  • Arts + Culture
Projects such as Vue Sarasota Bay have already drawn concern about their size and impact, and more large-scale projects are waiting in the pipeline.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 23, 2015
Sarasota leaders grapple with impact of increased building

With major construction projects underway and a new zoning code nearing completion, residents and officials are ready to have a conversation about managing growth in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Former FEMA director Craig Fugate says recovery from a hurricane is a difficult, long-term process.
  • By John McGuire |
  • May 31, 2017
'Don't kid yourselves,' disaster expert tells Longboat residents

Former FEMA director Craig Fugate says recovery from a hurricane is a difficult, long-term process.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2021
Longboat Key weather page photo: September 23

Joe Padorr captured this sunset on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By David Conway |
  • January 28, 2021
Neighborhood group celebrates 30th anniversary

The Coalition of City Neighborhood Associations has grown from an informal alliance to an institution the city leans on for insights into residential areas.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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