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The Players Centre for Performing Arts has accepted an offer on its Sarasota theater.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2018
Players Centre strikes deal to sell Sarasota theater

Players managing director says contract offer is more than the listing price of $9.5 million.

  • Sarasota
  • News
On Aug. 31, FDOT will host a public hearing on the future of the Cortez Bridge.
  • By John McGuire |
  • August 16, 2017
FDOT aims to determine how to improve the Cortez Bridge

Department officials are considering whether to repair or replace the 1950s-era bridge.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The city worked with merchants and the film crew to coordinate the shooting earlier this month.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 30, 2017
Filming disturbs St. Armands merchants

Despite restrictions on special events in St. Armands Circle during season, film crews are allowed to gather footage in the commercial district.

  • Sarasota
  • News
AnnMarie Miller of Bradenton serves up omelettes to a table. Chef Jason Pantelis includes a piece of fruit on every plate, which cleanses the palate, he said.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • April 20, 2016
Leon’s House of Omelettes opens on State Road 70

The breakfast and lunch café offers home-style comfort food.

  • East County
  • News
Christine Jennings, former WBTT executive director, with outgoing executive director Richard Parison
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • April 7, 2015
Richard Parison, executive director of Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, resigns

Parison, who was hired to replace longtime executive director Christine Jennings, leaves after nearly one year

  • Arts + Culture
Three Things: Homes for the Holidays
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • December 22, 2014
Three Things: Homes for the Holidays

Homes are synonymous with the holidays, and even the most humble can be a cheery place as December rolls around. Here's a trio of Sarasota homes currently on the market that are perfect for reliving family traditions - and creating some new ones.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' runs through Aug. 4, at Venice Theatre. Courtesy photo.
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • July 29, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'

It's very rare when a director takes a rock-solid, classic musical and writes new bookends for it, but Venice Theatre's Brad Wages has placed a cherry on top of the psychedelic sundae that is 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.'

  • Arts + Culture
"There's a lot of arts going on in Sarasota," Joseph Volpe says. "Working in the arts all my life, I was attracted to this area."
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • June 25, 2014
Aria of the American dream

Part-time Sarasotan and former general manager of The Met Joseph Volpe no longer negotiates labor union contracts. With budget cuts looming for the first time in two decades, Volpe looks back at a peaceful time.

  • Arts + Culture
North Tamiami Trail property owner Jeff Oldenburg has fought to redevelop the corridor for nearly 20 years. Photo by Yaryna Klimchak.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 7, 2013
North Trail development hits a roadblock

A Sarasota Planning Board decision means another delay in the redevelopment of the U.S. 41 corridor.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Richard Gonzmart says the successor to Pattigeorge’s ‘won’t be anything we do now.’ He envisions patrons dining on a glass floor and watching fish.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 27, 2016
Top Story — June: Pattigeorge’s new owner: ‘It’s my destiny’

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jessi Smith |
  • February 13, 2012
TWIS Interview: Jill Sobule

TWIS Interview: Jill Sobule

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 25, 2014
Top Stories - Longboat Key: May

With an auction sale of 2.3 acres of Colony property scheduled for Friday, two different development teams have made offers for Dr. Murray 'Murf' Klauber's bankrupt estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • October 29, 2009
Eagle Scout spreads his wings

One Out-of-Door Academy senior focused his Eagle Scout project on collecting school supplies for Booker Elementary.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Dora Walters |
  • January 20, 2010
Player of the week: Andy Gladsden

Longboat Key Public Tennis Center

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 30, 2010
News Briefs 07.01.10

The Fish Hole, the East County's first miniature golf course opened June 24 on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

  • East County
  • News
Giraffe by Scott Causey
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 2, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: American Craft Show Sarasota

Holiday shopping never looked better. The 18th Annual American Craft Show Sarasota kicks off this Friday at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Convention Center.

  • Arts + Culture
Get caught up on last weekend's Black Tie news with "Black Tie Untied!"
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • February 4, 2013
Black Tie Untied

The 2nd annual Women and Medicine Luncheon Friday, Feb. 1, was quite a success with double the attendance from the previous year's luncheon.

  • Arts + Culture
East County businessman Mac Carraway, a member of committee formed to explore revenue options for Manatee County, advocates for the half-cent sales tax during a Manatee County Commission meeting in May. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 2, 2016
PAC forms to promote sales tax

Voters will consider a infrastructure sales tax on the ballot in November.

  • East County
  • News
Judy Athari sports her hat, which she crafted herself.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • July 1, 2015
Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance members don leis for social hour

Members networked amid a tropical theme.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Turtle-nesting season runs from May 1 through Oct. 31.
  • By John McGuire |
  • March 27, 2017
Town to host sea turtle lighting workshop

Turtle nesting season begins May 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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