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Landscape artist Jacobina Trump and Suzanne Gregory of the Conservation Foundation are combining art and environmental activism to help protect Florida's gulf coast.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • February 17, 2015
Art and Nature

The Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast collaborates with artists to save natural treasures.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 1, 2013
Capt. Frank Rubino lands police officer 'dream job'

There's not much Longboat Key Police Capt. Frank Rubino hasn't done in his 32 years of law enforcement.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
"The Lone Ranger" is playing in theaters now.
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • July 5, 2013
FILM REVIEW: 'The Lone Ranger'

Aside from being way too long, convoluted and kitschy, 'The Lone Ranger' has moments of sheer brilliance, which keep it afloat.

  • Arts + Culture
Photo by Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 16, 2014
Orphaned fawn finds new home

The newborn, rescued April 8, has been taken to The Wildlife Center of Venice for rehabilitation.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 22, 2014
News Briefs

Napier trial delayed to December; School district hopes to secure safety director; County searches for local history buffs

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 22, 2014
Sidelines

Mustangs win fifth straight district crown; ODA closes district regular season with win; Florida Meteors to hold fundraiser golf tourney; and other sports news.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 28, 2014
News Briefs

Budget tool wins Public Technology Institute award; Commission rejects county solicitation ordinance; Census: Key population grew 1.14% in one year

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Tiny loggerhead hatchlings emerge from nests and make their way to the water at night. Photo courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 18, 2013
Turtles finish 2013 with strong numbers

Preliminary nest counts show numbers are in and are just behind last year's record-breaking totals.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This week's Standout Player is Grace Casagrande
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 26, 2013
SIDELINES

Rams run wild; Sailors notch district win; Sarasota Christian sweeps Booker; ODA tops St. Stephen's

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Producing Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards with Patricia Delorey. Courtesy photo.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 15, 2014
Backstage Pass: Patricia Delorey's work never goes unheard

Northern Irish dialects are extremely difficult for actors to conquer. That's why Asolo Repertory Theatre employs Patricia Delorey.

  • Arts + Culture
'Gloria'
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • February 16, 2014
FILM REVIEW: 'Gloria'

The Chilean film 'Gloria' is a movie without a plot. It's simply a character study of a 50-something-year-old divorced woman who isn't needy, isn't hiding secrets and is happy most of the time.

  • Arts + Culture
Owen Han is joined by his sister Olimpia Ruzbacki and her children Hawk, Haze and Cypress.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • December 10, 2024
'Sandwich King' Owen Han returns to Out of Door Academy

Han graduated in 2016 and went on to become a culinary influencer.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Jose Angel Figueroa Jr. makes music in the circle.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • August 18, 2025
Attendees live their best life in the Siesta Key Drum Circle

The event, held since about 1996, takes place every Sunday in Siesta Key, rain or shine.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Paul Emil Geck
  • In Memoriam |
  • December 3, 2025
Paul Emil Geck

Paul Emil Geck, age 81, passed away peacefully at his home in Longboat Key, Florida, on November 18, 2025.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Gulf of Mexico Drive isn't just Longboat Key's main street — it is its only street
  • By Letter to the Editor |
  • January 6, 2026
Gulf of Mexico Drive isn't just Longboat Key's main street — it is its only street

Keeping the island's only thoroughfare as efficient as possible should be the primary goal of any Complete Streets plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Captain Robert Bourque, Captain Rick Hankins, Deputy Chief Frank Rubino, Chief George Turner, Sergeant Adam Montfort, Officer Joe Ferrigine, Sergeant Lee Smith and Officer Dexter Nazareno at Montfort's promotion ceremony.
  • By Lauren Tronstad |
  • May 6, 2023
Longboat police officer Adam Montfort promoted to sergeant

Montfort started with the department in December 2021 after serving in New York and the U.S. Marine Corps.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Coastal Orthopedics' newest facility will be built in the style of Sarasota Modern architecture. (Courtesy of Coastal Orthopedics)
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • December 9, 2020
EYE ON BUSINESS: Coastal Orthopedics plans to expand with Lakewood Ranch headquarters

Coastal Orthopedics to build its largest facility in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • November 12, 2020
Amendment would allow legal use of fireworks

If approved, residents over the age of 18 would be able to use fireworks on July 4, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Chateau Sarasota officially opens Feb. 4 in the former Roy's space.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 1, 2023
French cuisine to open at former Roy’s in Sarasota

After more than a year of delays, The Chateau Sarasota on Siesta Drive will open Feb. 4.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Sarasota's Sean Ball is named the new head of upper school at The Out-of-Door Academy.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • February 24, 2021
Decades of impact at ODA

Longtime administrator/teacher Sean Ball is named the Out-of-Door Academy's new head of upper school in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
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