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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 8, 2022
Two steps forward, one step back

None of the combatants in the trenches of Florida’s property insurance crisis is celebrating the results of the special legislative session.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Riana Rawson flips pancakes at last year's breakfast.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 7, 2018
Breakfast of Champions

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key's annual Pancake Breakfast will be held on March 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A home in Bay Island Park ties with a Sarasota Beach home in topping all transactions in this week's real estate. The home at 3455 Anglin Drive sold for $2.4 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 23, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for March 6-10 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Nokomis and Osprey

Two Siesta Key homes tie as the week's top sale at $2.4 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Su Byron |
  • May 21, 2020
Art and About: Binging on Books

Give your brain a break from screens by reading. Whether you want to travel the world from your living room or learn about history or cooking, there’s a book for you.

  • LWR Life
Unicorp in March of 2018 gained town approval  to develop a St. Regis branded hotel and condo complex at the 18 acre site at 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive, a parcel that has been empty since the last building was demolished in 2019.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 4, 2020
Colony trial averted with deal for 75 units

Unicorp, Adams agree to terms after squabble over confidential settlement's missed original closing date.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jamison Urch
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • November 6, 2020
Long hair because he cares

Longboat Key firefighter Jamison Urch has been growing out his hair for a year.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Emory Conetta is particularly proud of the Robert Colescott gallery space.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • September 14, 2021
Sarasota native returns as museum curator

Sarasota native Emory Conetta has returned to her hometown to be Sarasota Art Museum's assistant curator.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 13, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Susan McGuire and Nancy Rozance led the wave of Rotary Club members in the 2019 parade.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • May 31, 2021
Town leaders to decide on Freedom Fest celebration and parade

The measure is expected to be on the Town Commission's June 7 consent agenda.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Edward Alley |
  • November 5, 2018
Sarasota Orchestra reflects on growth under Anu Tali's direction in 'Legends'

The opener to the group's Masterworks series provided a look at the progress Tali helped foster since starting in 2013.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 17, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: A break from fishing

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Ray Baker looks over the 289 cubic inch engine in his 1964 1/2 Mustang. (Photo by Jay Heater)
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 16, 2022
Mustangs on parade in Lakewood Ranch car show

The 30th annual Ponies Under the Palms fundraiser is set for Nov. 20 in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Guest Author |
  • February 18, 2021
Class Act: New Player in Town

The Players CEO William Skaggs shares the real-life drama of shepherding Sarasota’s longest-running theater company during COVID-19.

  • LWR Life
The Mustangs greet senior Cassidy McLellan at home plate after a leadoff home run against Bishop Verot.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 2, 2023
Lakewood Ranch softball believes in breakthrough as playoffs arrive

The two-time defending state champs are 15-9 in 2023, but the Mustangs say they're capable of more.

  • East County
  • Sports
Former Colony Beach & Tennis Resort General Manager Katie Moulton says helping parties achieve settlements as a professional mediator allows her to be with people again, and it just might help her heal from the one legal dispute she couldn’t settle.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 12, 2015
Where is Katie Moulton now?

Five years after the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort’s closing, longtime general manager Katie Moulton and owner Murf Klauber still talk Colony every day.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2011
Cops Corner

Goggle ogle 3:08 p.m. - 5200 block of GMD. Suspicious Person. A woman reported that a suspicious looking man approached a nearby condominium unit door and took a pair of goggles that was near the door. The woman confronted the man about his actions, and he returned the goggles and fled the area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
A home at 1447 Tangier Way tops all transactions in this week's real estate at $8.45 million. Built in 2008, it has four bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 5,040 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 22, 2023
Top residential real estate sales for June 5-9 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A San Remo Estates home on Tangier Way tops the week's sales at $8.45 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 16, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Safety, uh, first?

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Failure to secure the air rights over Quay Commons led to One Park developer Quay 1 and 9 to decline to close on the property resulting in mutual lawsuits with the master developer, Quay Venture.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 8, 2023
One Park reports extended deadline to close on Quay property

While legal complaints were being filed in court, Quay master developer GreenPointe and developers of One Park say they reached an agreement to extend to closing deadline on Blocks 1 and 9 as air rights challenge remains.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mike Ford, 30, is trying to make it as a boxer.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 27, 2017
Sarasota football legend transitions to boxing ring

His professional record stands at 3-0.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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