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The new Philanthropy Center offers a relaxed atmosphere for GCCF employees to meet with potential donors.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • July 18, 2013
Gulf Coast Community Foundation reaches out to area philanthropists

The Venice-based organization has expanded to Southside Village in Sarasota with a newly opened philanthropy center.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 9, 2011
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Most tables were occupied at lunchtime during the Longbeach Café’s first day of business. (Photo by Robin Hartill)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 9, 2014
Longbeach Café opens; LBK Liquors on tap

Whitney Beach Plaza co-owner Ryan Snyder hopes the restaurant and liquor store will spark commitments from other tenants.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Pallastrone
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 14, 2013
High 5

The top five sports moments of the week.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
John Ewing, Darren Ankersmit, Ciera Coleman, Jesse Coleman and Todd Weissfeld. Courtesy of Cassolette.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 22, 2016
Return to Form: Cassolette reunites for first show in three years

It's been three years since Cassolette's last show. Now the band is back with new songs — and a new energy.

  • Arts + Culture
Courtesy photo.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 14, 2011
Residents see unlikely sighting

A few weeks ago, Longboat Key residents Bob and Shannon Gault spotted what appeared to be an American saltwater crocodile swimming in the Sarasota Bay near their home.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 17, 2010
Key 7-Eleven negotiates new lease

The 7-Eleven convenience store on Longboat Key might disappear this summer unless a new 15-year lease can be agreed upon soon.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Lenny Landau |
  • March 3, 2016
How good intentions can go terribly wrong

Underground utilities referendum’s contingencies and assessments could be fatal flaws.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
In addition to XAC Developers, partners on the DeMarcay project include Voller Construction, Jones Development Company, Parker Walter Group and JKL Design Group.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 19, 2016
DeMarcay developer shares construction plans

After a judge ruled against residents attempting to block the project, the developer of the high-rise DeMarcay project on Palm Avenue will begin construction in June.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Braden River second baseman Brian Dillingham, pictured with assistant coach Matt Bowling and head coach Craig Page, signed with the State College of Florida Jan. 15.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 20, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Summerfield resident goes long way to offer incentive

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 15, 2018
Great comedic actors make 'A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder' a killer time

A charming antihero chops down the family tree for love and money in this musical comedy at Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Kyle Jarrett.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 28, 2017
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Kyle Jarrett

The Cardinal Mooney boys golf captain talks his start in the sport and his best advice.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 9, 2010
Town staff raises project issues

At the resumed Longboat Key Club Islandside renovation hearing, PZB Director Monica Simpson said the project was still too large; commissioners made project suggestions.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 19, 2010
Colony closing arguments submitted

More than 80% of The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort unit owners are urging Judge K. Rodney May to convert the resort's bankruptcy case to a Chapter 7 liquidation.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • September 27, 2017
Software business considers Longboat

An out-of-state software company may relocate to the island as part of the state's Qualified Target Industry program.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Esther Howard holds a photo of her son, Tim Howard, whose performance earned him acclaim at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 15, 2014
World Cup sensation Tim Howard has roots on Key

Tim Howard's mother, Esther Cook, is a Sarasota resident who previously lived on Longboat Key, and his grandparents were longtime Key residents.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
SIA President Tony Romanus at one of the work sites.
  • By Jack Short |
  • November 30, 2015
Siesta Isles Association will appeal county’s stop-work order

The landscaping entrance-improvements would have required removal and relocation of some protected trees from the right of way, which the county says is off-limits in this case.

  • Siesta Key
  • 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
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 24, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Deoni Cason.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 1, 2017
East County Athlete of the Week: 02.02.17

East County Athlete of the Week: 02.02.17

  • East County
  • Sports
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