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  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 1, 2021
Rams football extends win streak against Sailors

Riverview has now won 10 straight games against rival Sarasota

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Cod Ribatejano, one of the many ways that the Portuguese prepare salted cod, is the distinctive dish on the menu at Amore. (Photo by Spencer Fordin)
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • October 2, 2022
Amore Restaurant hooks patrons with a salted cod recipe from the old country

This isn't your British fish and chips. Amore is serving a rich and hearty Portuguese salted cod dish laid over fried potatoes.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Caroline Zucker
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • April 19, 2018
School board: The high road and the low road

Rather than accept the apology with grace and forgiveness, Caroline Zucker scolded.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2023
Done with your gun? Turn it in to the Sarasota Police Department

SPD'S Done With the Gun program will accept unwanted firearms and ammunition on May 13.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 20, 2013
News Briefs

Entrepreneur purchases more downtown land; U.S. 301 to get new median landscaping

  • Sarasota
  • News
How long will 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive stay vacant? Depends on a few things.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 1, 2019
Ten bold predictions for 2019

A lot is in the cards for Longboat this year. Here's one swing at what some of them might be.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Antoine Sanchez will attend Stetson University in the fall.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 13, 2017
Riverview tennis player finds new ways to commit and excel

He'll attend Stetson University in the fall.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Booker quarterback Will Carter Jr. is sacked by Mooney senior Jack MacKinnon, exposing Carter's shoulder pads. Both defense were in top form. (Photo by Ryan Kohn)
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 1, 2022
Mooney, Booker football teams showcase dominant defenses in week one

While the teams' offensive performances left coaches wanting more, the strong defensive play is a good omen for the rest of 2022.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Mark Sternal (left) examines his sailboat washed ashore near 4239 Gulf of Mexico Drive in Longboat Key, Florida.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • October 30, 2020
Longboat owner cited over washed-ashore sailboat

Since September, Mark Sternal's sailboat has remained washed ashore.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Flooding in Buttonwood Harbor and other neighborhoods has come under town scrutiny. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 20, 2022
Longboat plans flooding projects with final ARPA funding

The final $1.8 million given to the town will go toward floodwater projects in Buttonwood and Sleepy Lagoon neighborhoods.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Construction on the mid-Key Triton Bend subdivision began last year. The neighborhood will offer 13 new single-family homes.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 25, 2014
Building permits reach '07 levels

Both remodels and new construction projects are driving permit numbers to pre-recession highs of seven years ago.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Allini fizzy bath truffles: $18.95. Allini bath bombs: $6.95. Allini artisan bar soap: $9.95. Set of 3 cosmetic bags: $59.95. Yellow natural sponge: $19.95.
  • By Guest Author |
  • November 10, 2022
Up and down the keys, great gifts abound

Want to bring something special to a special someone? These local offerings lend a personal touch.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Gus Mollasis talks to students during his "At the Movies" class.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • August 26, 2019
Longboat Key Education Center now enrolling

Classes start October 15 on the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
City Commission candidate Patrick Gannon.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 2, 2017
City Commission candidate questionnaire: Patrick Gannon

At-large candidate Patrick Gannon shares his thoughts on the key issues ahead of the March 14 election.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 9, 2022
Community Fund taps its past by honoring Humanitarians of the Year

The event at Station 400 in Lakewood Ranch was planned to reintroduce key philanthropists to the local Community Fund.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 22, 2019
Binge Blog: Oh, nothing, just the end of the world

"Watchmen" is this week's recommendation.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 9, 2023
No-swim advisory posted for Bird Key Beach

The Florida Department of Health-Sarasota County has detected unacceptable levels of enterococcus bacteria in water quality testing at the beach off the Ringling Bridge.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota Mayor Kyle Battie and Special Olympian Mollie O’Connell, representing Florida at the World Games for cycling, help celebrate the new Wawa grand opening.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 5, 2023
Wawa opens new Fruitville Road store

The Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain brings 50 local jobs and its signature hoagies to downtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
Residents and guests at Tara Golf & Country Club will likely have a new amenity within the next one to two years. (Photo by Ian Swaby)
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • July 13, 2022
Tara Golf & Country Club embraces pickleball demand

A proposed rezone within the Lakewood Ranch subdivision would allow five pickleball courts and three tennis courts to be built.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • June 18, 2021
SCAT to resume collecting fares

Fare collection, which has been suspended due to COVID-19, will resume July 6.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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