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  • By Robin Roy |
  • December 10, 2009
Noise ordinance threatens Mattison's

An anonymous complaint forced Mattison's City Grille to stop its live music earlier than it has since it opened seven years ago.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Stock image from flickr user Tim Kelley.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • September 25, 2015
Forecast predicts partly-cloudy skies for supermoon lunar eclipse

The rare lunar event will occur on the evening of Sunday, Sept. 27.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ken Schneier
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 29, 2019
Longboat Key elections 2020: Five questions with Ken Schneier

Chatting with the candidates.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
O'Mariah Gordon was named the 2019-2020 Florida Gatorade Player of the Year on Friday.Â
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 6, 2020
Braden River's O'Mariah Gordon repeats as Florida Gatorade Player of the Year

The Pirates girls basketball junior guard is a top-25 recruit nationally.

  • East County
  • Sports
A video featured on the third-party site BrainPop features the Black Lives Matter Movement.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • September 21, 2020
Parents protest after Black Lives Matter video shown to students

The video was featured in the current events section on BrainPOP, a third-party vendor.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 27, 2012
New computer business opens

Sarasota-based Hurricane Computer has opened a new location on South Tamiami Trail.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Basketball Shooting is one of the events offered at the Gulf Coast Senior Games, which are open to residents, ages 50 and up.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 27, 2016
Registration underway for Senior Games

The 27th Annual Gulf Coast Senior Games, which will be held Feb. 13 through Feb. 21.

  • East County
  • Sports
The State Street garage is supposed to be constructed at State Street and Lemon Avenue by February 2015, but commissioners have yet to select a design for the structure. File photo.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 19, 2013
Commission requests new State Street garage designs

City commissioners revisited older State Street garage plans at a meeting Monday and asked the city's Urban Design Studio to sketch out additional mock-ups.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 13, 2021
3 votes affecting quality of life

All three, if approved, will contribute benefits to the quality of life on Longboat Key and, in one case, in Manatee County and the region at large.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Jeffrey Kahane is the music director for the 2018 Sarasota Music Festival. Courtesy photo
  • By Edward Alley |
  • June 18, 2018
Sarasota Music Festival continues to shine

'Influence and Individuality' and 'Appalachian Spring' concerts impress during second week of the Sarasota Music Festival.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 23, 2012
CB's receives customer kudos

CB's Saltwater Outfitters recently heard from a happy customer, a common, but no-less welcome trend for the Key business.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • January 8, 2020
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Jan. 9

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 11, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 03.12.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This work, "Hidden in the Shadows," was completed by 10thgrade student  Savannah Beeson.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 6, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Student Art Exhibit

The Manatee Cultural Alliance welcomed student artists from Lakewood Ranch High School Jan. 6, as the Alliance hosted a special artist reception. Lakewood Ranch High School Art Academy Student Art Exhibit will run through Jan. 27.

  • East County
  • News
Both died of apparent gunshot wounds.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 23, 2013
Sarasota deputies investigate apparent murder-suicide

Sarasota County Sheriff's deputies found the bodies of a mother and her son after a suspected murder-suicide at 2:50 p.m. Monday, April 22.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Fruitville Elementary is one of the schools that will receive updates.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • November 22, 2019
Sarasota Schools to improve hurricane shelters, add one

Taylor Ranch Elementary will be added as the 12th evacuation center in Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Built in 2007, the home at 1758 Cherokee Drive  has four bedrooms, four-and-two-half baths, a pool and 5,279 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 28, 2021
Cherokee Park home sells for $3.85 million

Property on Cherokee Drive is the top-seller for the week of Nov. 15-19 in the Sarasota area.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 9, 2019
Third suspect in Longboat Key armed robbery convicted

Two other men sentenced to state prison after pleading guilty in 2018.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 19, 2018
Lakewood Ranch celebrates community

Club Day, Block Party fosters friendship in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Key Chorale will partner with the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe in "American Roots: The Gospel Experience," Oct. 18, 19 and 26.
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • September 24, 2019
Sarasota musicians come together for Key Chorale's 35th anniversary

Key Chorale’s 2019-2020 season focuses on collaboration and community engagement.

  • Arts + Culture
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