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Big Pass divides Lido and Siesta keys — both literally and figuratively.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 5, 2017
2017 Issues to Watch: Big Pass

Even though the state has offered an early endorsement of a proposal to dredge Big Pass, Siesta Key residents will keep fighting to block the Lido Key renourishment project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Courtesy photo. Dr. John Ratey, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, will speak on “How Exercise Optimizes Brain Function and Performance” next week in Sarasota.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • November 6, 2013
Aerobic grandma: Can exercise protect your brain from aging?

Although long known to benefit your body, exercise may also protect and rejuvinate your mind, research suggests.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 15, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Dreamers Academy plans to open its school facility in August 2020 on the Euclid Avenue property where the Frank G. Berlin Sr. YMCA is located.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 21, 2019
Sarasota YMCA announces deal to keep facilities open

A partnership with a charter school and a community investment firm will allow the YMCA fitness centers to stay open under new leadership.

  • Sarasota
  • News
In May, The Players Theatre announced its plans to relocate from downtown Sarasota to Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 30, 2016
Top Story — September: Players leadership reflects on theater history

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

  • Arts + Culture
One of the boardwalks of Quick Point Nature Preserve.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • February 21, 2024
Quick Point Nature Preserve gets boardwalk repairs, new signage

The Sarasota Bay Estuary Program is restoring and enhancing the nature preserve on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Bay Isles Beach Club’s location is more manageable, saves time and potentially saves town taxpayers some money as an access for dump trucks for a mid-Key beach project, according to town officials.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 28, 2015
Town seeks keys to gated Bay Isles Beach Club

The Bay Isles Beach Club beach access is a perfect place for dump trucks to drive through to place sand on the eroded shoreline in April. But it's up to the Bay Isles Master Association Board to allow the town to use the spot.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A current project focuses on helping to fund and create interpretive panels to be placed at Jiggs Landing Preserve. File photo.
  • By Bill Halstead |
  • July 3, 2012
My View: Volunteers preserving the Braden River history

Denise Kleiner lives in a house built in 1940 by Lincoln Marine, who built the house so he could host poker parties and not have the cigar smoke bother his wife.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2014
Cops Corner

May 24 Native son 11:16 p.m. - 3600 block of Fair Oaks Place. Suspicious Circumstance. A man said there were cars and people at the home of his neighbor, who is in England. Police found the homeowner at the house, who was confused because he does not know anyone in the neighborhood and has not been in England. He lives in Tampa and comes to the home once a month.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Owen's Fish Camp is expected to open at Center Point in Lakewood Ranch in March.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • January 6, 2023
Owen’s Fish Camp plans March opening in Lakewood Ranch

Supply shortages have delayed the opening of the Old Florida seafood restaurant, which will be an anchor of the Center Point development.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Ariel Aparicio-Jerro has taken over the reins of WSLR/Fogartyville from founders Arlene Sweeting and David Beaton.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • August 21, 2024
Ariel Aparicio-Jerro gets into the groove at Fogartyville

The musician and arts administrator talks about his new job managing the music venue.

  • Arts + Culture
Vacant Longboat commission seat draws 6 applicants
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • January 17, 2024
Vacant Longboat commission seat draws 6 applicants

Longboat Key commissioners have several choices to choose from when appointing a new commissioner on Jan. 22.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The new display highlights the history of the visual arts in Sarasota along about 200 feet of Orange Avenue, just off Main Street.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • January 21, 2026
Michael Saunders & Co.'s new display highlights area's arts history

The new display, running alongside Orange Avenue behind the glass wall of the real estate firm's main office, shares the history of the visual arts colony in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Cops Corner: The Best of 2025
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 28, 2025
Longboat Key Cops Corner: The Best of 2025

From back-from-the-dead raccoons to mysterious knives in the ground and a near HOA coup, Longboat Key police had a memorable year responding to calls.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 21, 2020
Haven: On Display

Modern-day custom closets shift from a place of storage to a living space.

  • LWR Life
Cliff Roles spent time in his Cologne, Germany, his home of 18 years.  Courtesy Photo Cliff Roles.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • October 27, 2020
Safe Travels: Sarasota locals give traveling advice

Sarasota locals give stories on how they’ve been traveling in an odd year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Chris McComas, the co-founder of MVP Sports  and Social, hopes he can get a hole-in-one while using the putter as a pool stick. (Photo by Liz Ramos)
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • June 24, 2022
MVP Sports and Social starts mini golf league in Lakewood Ranch

The new mini golf league at The Fish Hole in Lakewood Ranch offers unique challenges.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Bill Cornelius, owner of the building that housed Darwin's on 4th, agreed the city needs to take action to address homelessness issues.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 9, 2015
Rosemary leaders react to Darwin's departure

Stakeholders in a neighborhood that has been clamoring for redevelopment are still optimistic following the closing of Darwin’s on 4th, an anchor in the area for three years.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Former CBS news anchor and Sarasota native Sharyl Attkisson with former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 24, 2014
Top Stories - Sarasota: April

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke Friday at a lecture, moderated by former CBS anchor Sharyl Attkisson and organized by the Ringling College Library Association.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Former CBS news anchor and Sarasota native Sharyl Attkisson with former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • March 29, 2014
Bloomberg speaks in Sarasota, says he won't run for president

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke Friday at a lecture, moderated by former CBS anchor Sharyl Attkisson and organized by the Ringling College Library Association.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
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