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Jonathan Coleman and chairwoman Donna Maytham
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • October 14, 2019
Friends of the Sarasota Ballet mingle with performers at season kickoff

Sarasota Ballet Director Iain Webb introduced this season's dancers and staff to the volunteer organization.

  • Black Tie
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 22, 2021
Longboat Key weather page photo: July 2

Niki Muller captured this view of Sister Keys from Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Capt. Wayne Genthner of Wolfmouth Charters has lunch with collie mix AbuJuju, 6, at the Bridgetender Inn on Anna Maria Island Nov. 18.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 2, 2015
Key fishing captain urges for doggy dining ordinance

The town of Longboat Key is the only local municipality without an ordinance allowing man and his best friend to dine together.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 26, 2021
Cops Corner: Sarasota 5.26.21

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Cliff Roles with Kadri and Anu Tali relaxing at a fish pub after a day of touring Estonia. Photos courtesy of Cliff Roles.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 2, 2013
Where are they?: Photographer takes flashy trip abroad

A walkabout is typically an adolescent male's nomadic excursion into the Australian bush for up to six months as a way to connect to his Aborigine roots. For 60-year-old photographer Cliff Roles, it was a solo two-month traveling trip to visit places he's never been.

  • Arts + Culture
Day camp director Beca Franca holds up the parachute as Noelle Stead runs through.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • June 22, 2016
Peace Presbyterian Church hosts traveling day camp

This year’s theme was nature.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Bradford Saivetz |
  • July 17, 2013
My view: Why should all Key residents have to pay for sand structures?

When the residents of the town agreed to embark on the mission to continually enhance and maintain the beach, it was on the clear understanding that the beachfront owners and the commercial interests were to shoulder 80% of the costs and the remainder of the owners would pay 20%.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Pines of Sarasota Foundation President Janet K. Ginn in the first-floor common space, one of the areas that will be renovated.
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • March 25, 2018
Renovations mark new beginning for Pines of Sarasota

Mertz Foundation helps back renovation plans for 30-year-old assisted-living facility.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A rendering of a $16.99 million home under construction by Seaward Development on Siesta Key features a salt water pool, 1,500-square-foot rooftop terrace and a 1,530-square-foot guest house. (Courtesy of Seaward Development)
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 18, 2022
New Siesta Key home offered at nearly $17 million

A new construction home on Higel Avenue that can garage 16 vehicles is offered by the builder at $16.99 million, joining a list of eight-figure homes for sale in the Sarasota area.

  • Siesta Key
  • Real Estate
Exterior rendering of the new ground boarding facility under development at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. (Rendering courtesy of SRQ)
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • September 22, 2022
Site work is underway for SRQ airport expansion, upgrade projects

Completion of the new ground boarding facility at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport is scheduled for early 2025.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2020
Sarasota Hospital Board Central District Seat 1: Sarah Lodge

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2020
Sarasota Charter Review Board District 2: Doreen Dupont

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Built in 2005, Unit A501 has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,242 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 22, 2020
Orchid Beach Club condo sells for $2.2 million

Residential real estate transactions for April 6-10.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Rob Hollway said he plans on being the head coach at The Out-of-Door Academy for the long term, as he's moving from Minnesota with his family to take the job. Courtesy photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 27, 2022
New ODA football coach emphasizes long-term growth of the Lakewood Ranch program

Football Coach Rob Hollway said his arrival at The Out-of-Door Academy is his "forever move."

  • East County
  • Sports
Although food trucks have appeared at events in Sarasota for years, the businesses were not permitted to operate without the city issuing a site-specific temporary permit.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 22, 2021
New regulations could legalize food trucks

Despite some concerns about potential issues with brick-and-mortar restaurants, the city offered an initial endorsement for mobile food businesses.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch freshman Devlin Loynd chats with coach Pat Ancil after his match at the 2019 Preseason Classic.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 4, 2019
Prose and Kohn: Coach pins leadership on senior wrestlers

Lakewood Ranch has an experienced group in 2019-2020.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 18, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Jan. 19

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
The University Park Women'     s Club event committee makes sure to take a photograph together.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 18, 2017
club news

club news

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Allison Geske, who is visually impaired, laughs as her guide dog, Cessna, licks the statue of the Capitoline Wolf with Romulus and Remus in the museum courtyard.
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • August 30, 2017
The Ringling starts a new guided tour for people with visual impairments

A new partnership between Southeastern Guide Dogs and The Ringling is helping people with visual impairments experience art.

  • Arts + Culture
Co-Artistic Director Summer Wallace says she enjoyed playing a character with whom she has little in common. Photo by Dylan Jon Wade Cox
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • April 25, 2018
New Urbanite production serves feminism with a side of absurd humor

Urbanite Theatre's “Women Laughing with Salad” uses comedy to start a serious conversation about gender roles, relationships and power.

  • Arts + Culture
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