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The 2013 Longboat Key Turtle Watch poster offers guidelines for the six-month season.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 1, 2013
Turtle nesting season begins tomorrow

Beginning tomorrow, it's lights out for the sea turtles.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2014
Our View | Learn from others' models

Michael Klauber, longtime Sarasota restaurant entrepreneur and now chairman of Visit Sarasota, probably knows firsthand now what it means 'to herd cats.'

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Detert, pictured here with members at aTiger Bay Club meeting, will leave the Florida Senate and run for Sarasota County Commission.
  • By Jack Short |
  • September 28, 2015
Detert makes County Commission bid official

Candidates begin submitting paperwork for local seats in 2016 — some may have more of a battle to fight than others.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • August 23, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Aug. 24

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Jim Warnecke made sure to get a hug from his daughter, Brie Middlebrook, who sat in on the presentation with her first-grade class.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 18, 2012
Jim Warnecke makes landfall at Willis Elementary

Lakewood Ranch resident and hurricane hunter Jim Warnecke spoke with Willis Elementary first-graders Jan. 12 about chasing storms with the NOAA.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 20, 2010
Local water skiers qualify for National Championships

Three members of the Sarasota Ski A Rees Water Ski Show Team recently qualified to compete in the 36th Division 1 Show Ski National Championships Aug. 13-15 in Janesville, Wis.

  • East County
  • Sports
Rick Mills hung his unit colors and coins from his time in the military in his office.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • April 10, 2013
District leader announces goals

Manatee County's new superintendent, Rick Mills, isn't afraid to make big decisions, and he wants the community to be a part of them.

  • East County
  • News
Out-of-Door Academy's Elena Ciaccio
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2012
JUST THE STATS

24 - The number of points Gianna Vastola scored, as the Riverview High girls basketball team edged past Booker 59-55, in its season opener.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Anu Tali — Courtesy image
  • By Edward Alley |
  • January 15, 2018
Music review: 'Firsts'

Pianist Roman Rabinovitch substitutes in stunning Sarasota Orchestra Masterworks 3 performance.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 31, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, June 1

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Robert E. Willis Elementary's Noah Ladensack, 8, reads "Superman Alliance of Heroes." He prefers playing sports to reading, but thinks it will help him keep up with school.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 25, 2018
Lakewood Ranch camp lights fire for reading

YMCA promotes reading sessions during its summer camp program.

  • East County
  • News
Jane Pfeilsticker demonstrates "Lab in a Box" used to conduct experiments.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 14, 2011
SCF earns biotechnology grant

The National Science Foundation has awarded about $187,000 to a new program by the State College of Florida.

  • East County
  • Schools
Sarasota High School senior Melanie Gochnauer
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • April 13, 2011
SFF Short Stacks provides G-rated fun

The Sarasota Film Festival's youthFEST got off to a colorful start April 9 with the Short Stacks Family Film Day at Sarasota High School.

  • Arts + Culture
Martin Gold, UF CityLab director, sees refrigerator doors as a place where Americans tell the stories of their lives.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 5, 2017
In 'Human Tales on Refrigerator Doors,' a uniquely American storytelling platform

The Center For Architecture Sarasota exhibit examines the kitchen appliance’s role in sharing the stories of our lives.

  • Arts + Culture
Photos taken by Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputies on scene on June 4, 2019. All photos courtesy of MCSO.
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • August 29, 2019
Longboat Key Fire's marine rescue team covers other towns, all hours of night

The Medical Emergency Response Team is made up of area fire departments who work together on marine rescues.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Currently, Thunder by the Bay is the only event that meets the large-scale event threshold that the city will discuss at a future meeting.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 15, 2016
City Commission talks special events restrictions

Once again, Sarasota officials are discussing potential changes to how the city manages large-scale special events such as Thunder by the Bay.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Clair
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 1, 2011
ELECTION DEBACLE

APRIL FOOLS - Because all town elections from the last four years are invalid due to advertising errors, the Town Commission must hold an emergency special election to re-vote for all commissioners.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A condo at The Water Club at Longboat Key recently sold for $1.5 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 31, 2017
Condo at The Water Club of Longboat Key sells for $1.5 million

Residential real estate transactions for May 15 -19

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The young Crain children and their parents turn their attention to Nell (Violet McGraw) in "The Haunting of Hill House." Photo source: Netflix.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 26, 2018
Cringe Blog: Scares both old and new

"The Haunting of Hill House," with an ensemble cast that includes Michiel Huisman, Carla Gugino, Timothy Hutton and Kate Siegel, and "Scream," directed by Wes Craven and starring Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox and Skeet Ulrich, are this week's recommendation

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Sarasota County Students scored higher than national and state averages, but lower than last year's scores.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • September 16, 2011
Sarasota students top state and national SAT scores

On Wednesday, Sept. 14, the College Board, a non-profit organization that administers voluntary tests in the U.S., announced the scores of the 2011 Scholastic Assessment Test.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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