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The Uptown ArtFair in Naples, held Jan. 23-24, included public health precautions such as mask requirements and attendance capacities. Image courtesy Jeffrey Langlois.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 28, 2021
Despite pandemic, special events make a return

The city will begin issuing permits for events next month. How will organizers manage large outdoor gatherings safely?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • October 23, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Helping out with medical calls

Police reports from around the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Nickie Halbert said she is proud of how her young players have responded to being without their senior captains.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 24, 2020
Prose and Kohn: Riverview volleyball uses challenges to its advantage

The Rams have had younger players step into big roles.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
"Yes, We Have Some Bananas" is a fresh exhibit with a stale Volkswagen.
  • By Stuart and Lois Scheyer |
  • January 4, 2012
The good, bad, ugly and bizarre

It's been six years since we reported on our excursion to the bewildering world of Art Basel Miami Beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • December 4, 2016
VIDEO: Parade decks downtown Sarasota with holiday cheer

Sarasota kicks off the holiday season with lions and tigers and Santa Claus (oh my)!

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2013
Worship services

Read about worship services on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy. Joe Seidensticker is leading a revival of the Libby's brand.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 18, 2018
Prominent restaurant undergoes significant renovation

A mainstay restaurant in Southside Village, Libby’s Café & Bar, is getting a major renovation this summer — kicking off a revival of the decade-old brand. Owners plan to re-introduce Libby’s Café & Bar by October.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ron Ciranna's retirement date is effective Dec. 3.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • October 3, 2018
Suspended school district administrator to retire

Ron Ciranna was suspended Aug. 6 from the deputy superintendent position .

  • East County
  • News
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • April 19, 2013
Property owner plans temporary homeless shelter

The nonprofit Trinity Without Borders would operate the temporary shelter for homeless at 1003 N. Washington Boulevard.

  • Sarasota
  • News
What the final design of the Women's Sports Museum might look like.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 13, 2016
Group hopes to bring Women's Sports Museum to Sarasota

A former women's baseball player wants to throw a fastball through sports' glass ceiling.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Principal Rachel Shelley gave hugs to graduates as they received their diplomas.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • May 30, 2015
Booker High School seniors graduate to the real world

Another class of seniors from Booker High School moved their tassels from left to right during the commencement ceremony Saturday, May 30 at Robarts Arena.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • In Memoriam |
  • December 1, 2020
Ruth A. Beliles

Ruth Dearing Beliles, born March 11, 1929, in Urbana, Ill., passed away peacefully on November 24, 2020.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • May 22, 2020
Longboat Key preps for hurricane season during COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised several questions about hurricane preparations to keep people safe.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Gabby Herrmann, who ran Royal Lipizzan Stallions in Myakka City, died at age 66.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 24, 2021
Myakka City grieves loss of ultimate showwoman Gabby Herrmann

Royal Lippizzan Stallions will persevere as Gabby Herrmann's daughter, granddaughter carry on in Myakka City.

  • East County
  • News
Rosemary District Association President Howard Davis discusses the proposed changes to the overlay district at a Nov. 28 workshop.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 6, 2018
Rosemary District stakeholders plot building changes

New zoning regulations brought a wave of residential projects to the Rosemary District. Can those same regulations help provide neighborhood improvements?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sandi Dietrich and Kiley Eastman Riccardi of Michael Saunders & Company at last year's expo.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • September 12, 2018
East Meets West celebrates 10th year

The annual networking event put on by the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce and the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance will take place on Sept. 20.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Residents and historic preservation advocates have expressed dismay about the state of the Burns Court building, but the city said no protections are in place for the 1926 structure.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 21, 2019
Burns Court project raises preservation concerns

Critics are worried about significant renovations to a building in a historic district, but city officials say they’re working to strengthen regulations.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A temporary sign marking Church of the Palms' entrance stands among construction materials sit in a closed lane on Bee Ridge Road. The signs were placed when construction began on the road in January.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • July 22, 2016
County commissioners respond to Bee Ridge construction complaint

The Church of Palms was faced with closing its preschool for the second time this month before the county adjusted construction plans.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • August 28, 2020
Sarasota schools in need of musical instruments

Music teachers have started a grassroots effort to collect enough instruments for all their students, because of sharing limitations brought on by COVID..

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Bradenton-based ET MacKenzie completed repair work after the town of Longboat Key's June's sewage break. Photo courtesy of the town of Longboat Key.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • September 30, 2020
State seeks $242,000 over Longboat sewage spill

The Longboat Key Town Commission voted to schedule a second private meeting with lawyers to determine what to do next.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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