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Courtesy photo. Sheila Conger with her granddaughter Madeleine
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2013
Forty Carrots hosts grandparents

Forty Carrots Family Center invited students' grandparents to attend Grandparents' Day Nov. 25.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  Longboat Limousine recently drove a customer to Ohio.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 7, 2020
Car service replaces airplanes for a few Longboaters

Longboat Limousine places few limits on serving customers.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 9, 2022
Sarasota commissioners defer ride-share policy to city manager

A solution in search of a problem? City commissioners put a ride-share policy, or not, on the desk of the city manager.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2010
Cops Corner

Sept. 18 Relocation plan 9:23 a.m. - 2900 block of GMD. Animal. The Public Works Department informed police that a large and aggressive bee colony was discovered near someone's home. Police roped off the right of way where the hive was located, and a beekeeper was called to relocate the hive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Maria Amodio |
  • February 16, 2011
St. Armands Circle Association to host 'Weddings in Paradise'

The inaugural "Weddings in Paradise" bridal event will take place Saturday, Feb. 26, on St. Armands Circle.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 16, 2013
Commission candidates debate topics

The Longboat Key Republican Club held a debate among commission candidates Friday at the Sarasota Yacht Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
In another split decision, the City Commission affirmed its decision to keep Lido Beach closed until at least next week.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 13, 2020
City stands behind decision to keep Lido Beach closed

Despite appeals from St. Armands Circle businesses, city leaders won't reopen the beach until next week at the earliest.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Crews have installed the base of the new street lights near Gulf of Mexico Drive and Sloop Lane.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • February 19, 2021
Village residents ask for decorative street lights

The town of Longboat Key is planning to stick with the commission-approved street lights.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Scott Lockwood |
  • January 15, 2022
High stakes on opening weekend of the Manatee County Fair

Cow show and sale highlights opening weekend of the Manatee County Fair in Palmetto.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • May 25, 2018
Goodwill Manasota hosts veterans services open house

Veterans get a look at the newly renovated Veterans Services Center in Sarasota on May 25.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
For 15 years, Al and Dottye Van Iten have spent their winters at the Twin Shores community in Longboat Key.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • January 14, 2022
Utility says repairs are on the way to Longboat Key beachfront sidewalk

A portion of the sidewalk remains closed on Gulf of Mexico Drive directly in front of the Twin Shores Mobile Home Park.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 22, 2021
Sapphire Point of Lakewood Ranch hosts grand opening Saturday

Lakewood Ranch's newest neighborhood, Sapphire Point, hosts an in-person event on Saturday to showcase its homes.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 leader Michael Klauber helped guide the discussion at a series of focus groups held last week.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 29, 2015
Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 plans for 2017 groundbreaking

A lot of questions remained unanswered about the future of Sarasota’s bayfront, but a planning group has set an ambitious goal: to have a groundbreaking within two years.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Elks Tom Sweeney and Jerry Ditty stand with veteran Michael Monthervil during a fundraiser for Homes for Our Troops.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 5, 2021
Homes for our Troops benefits from Lakewood Ranch Elks and Rosedale Golf Classic fundraisers.

Army Specialist Michael Monthervil was paralyzed in Afghanistan, but Homes for our Troops builds him a home with help from the Lakewood Ranch Elks and the Rosedale Golf Classic.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Shaquille O'Neal with VMA students. Photo by Robert Pope.
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • January 23, 2019
Ringling College Library Association delivers tall order to Visible Men Academy

Shaquille O'Neal visits the VMA students, young men help out at Selah Freedom's annual show and local hotel helps nonprofits.

  • Black Tie
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 30, 2014
Sidelines

Sarasota Military Academy Boys Basketball; Sailors place seven at Bidwell Invitational; Lady Cougars advance to region semifinals; Sarasota tops Booker in OT; Cougars best the Indians

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
If you see birds down by the water at Lido Beach, don't run through and send them scattering.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 28, 2018
Watch out for birds on beaches

Bird advocates are working to educate the public about the importance of nesting areas on beaches on Lido Key, Siesta Key and Longboat Key.

  • Sarasota
  • News
David Byrne in "Stop Making Sense." Photo source: Amazon Prime.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 16, 2019
Binge Blog: This must be the place

Denis Villeneuve's 'Blade Runner 2049' and Jonathan Demme's 'Stop Making Sense' are this week's must-stream selections by Sarasota Observer Binge Blog author Ryan Kohn.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Patti Smith read from "Just Kids" and "The Coral Sea" and also sang a few songs from her canon. (Photo: Spencer Fordin)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • February 16, 2022
Patti Smith fondly walks down memory lane

It's been decades since Patti Smith last spoke with her late friend Robert Mapplethorpe, but the memories of their time together remain as indelible as any image in her celebrated life.

  • Arts + Culture
Siesta Key Easter Egg Hunt
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • April 7, 2022
A guide to finding the best Easter egg hunts in Sarasota

Looking for eggs this Easter? We've got you covered.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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