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  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 22, 2021
Sarasota Art museum hires new director

Shearer, the education director at Atlanta's High Museum of Art, will begin Aug. 30.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 8, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 7.09.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • April 5, 2021
Town leaders move ahead with environmental projects

The town of Longboat Key considered several environmental projects to satisfy the FDEP consent order following the June 2020 sewage spill.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Siesta residents hope to stop the installation of a light at the intersection of Stickney Point Road and Avenue B and C, which the construction of Siesta Promenade is contingent on.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • February 25, 2021
Siesta residents seek to block Promenade traffic light

Residents hope that stopping a light installation at Stickney Point Road and Avenue B and C will mean the end of Siesta Promenade.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
ODA Head Coach Rob Hollway says getting players from the school's baseball team has injected a winning culture into the football program. (Photo by Ryan Kohn)
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 23, 2022
Thunder football hopes for better health and more fun in 2022

Head Football Coach Rob Hollway has more depth and size on his 2022 roster.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2020
Manatee County Commission District 1: Priscilla Whisenant Trace

Meet the candidate.

  • East County
  • News
Spearheading the fundraising effort for the Stage at Payne Park: Brian McCarthy, William Skaggs, Bill Porter, Bill Rusling and Steven Butler
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 5, 2023
The Players raises curtain on fundraising for Payne Park theater project

The theater will match up to half of the $8 million in community donations that The Stage hopes to raise for the project.

  • Arts + Culture
Brenda Secky paints mainly landscapes and seascapes, a preference she shares with her great-great-grandfather. Photo by Niki Kottmann
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • January 30, 2019
A long lost treasure proves art is a family affair for painter Brenda Secky

An artist's long road to connecting with her great-great-grandfather inspires her craft.

  • Arts + Culture
Susannah Ross and Gina Ford say public input will play a substantial role in guiding a forthcoming bayfront master plan.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 7, 2017
Planners prepare to reshape Sarasota's bayfront

In just eight months, a Boston-area planning firm hopes to have a blueprint for redeveloping the bayfront that everyone can support. How will they get there?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Manager Grace Quattro, Director of Operations Rich Iven, and Assistant Manager Alison Frate.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • June 29, 2023
Locals team up to clean up July 4 litter left on beaches

A local sports store is partnering with AT&T to clean up litter on Siesta Key beaches from Fourth of July festivities and to show some love for the area’s beauty.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Grace Riker visits her mother Ann every
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • March 31, 2022
Sarasota resident celebrates 108th birthday

Grace Riker and her 108-year-old mom, Ann Fischbeck, have a special relationship.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
2020 ended with an inventory lower than the end of 2019 in Sarasota and Manatee counties.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 11, 2021
Sarasota, Manatee real estate sales in 2020 top 2019 levels

Sales volume, prices rise as inventory falls.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rumble founder and CEO Chris Pavlovsk and prominent Wall Street executive Howard Lutnick on a screenshot from a Rumble video where they talked about the SPAC merger.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 22, 2022
Longboat Key video-sharing firm reels in $400M from merger

"We have only scratched the surface of what this business could be," Rumble officials say.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
Rosemary District Association President Howard Davis discusses the proposed changes to the overlay district at a Nov. 28 workshop.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 6, 2018
Rosemary District stakeholders plot building changes

New zoning regulations brought a wave of residential projects to the Rosemary District. Can those same regulations help provide neighborhood improvements?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday he is directing Florida's Department of Environmental Protection to create a plan to permanently close Piney Point. File photo.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • April 13, 2021
DeSantis, Florida Senate president say they will seek $100 million to shut down Piney Point

Florida governor, senate president say state funds will be used to close Piney Point permanently

  • East County
  • News
Bill Sadlo started attending what is now the Lee Wetherington Boys & Girls Club at the age of 8. Photo by Niki Kottmann
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • August 2, 2017
Familiar Faces: Bill Sadlo

After 30 years with Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County, the organization’s CEO and president recalls his journey from club member to leader.

  • Black Tie
Dale Hooey showcased the organ to church members.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • May 10, 2021
New tech, old sound at All Angels Episcopal by the Sea Episcopal Church

The new digital organ replicates the sounds of the huge pipe organs of the past.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This home located at 610 Yardarm Lane sold for $4.05 million and has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,138 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 12, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for June 26-30 in Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key, Bird Key

A home in Country Club Shores tops the week's sales at $4.05 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • April 13, 2022
Longboat Key Rotary Club donates to Children's Guardian Fund

The club donated recipes, food and sustainability tips to foster children in the area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Broken window incident may have up to 10 suspects
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 15, 2023
Broken window incident may have up to 10 suspects

Police were unable to identify a possible large group of vandals who broke a homeowner's window with a brick. This and other reports from the Sarasota Police Department in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
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