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Sunday’s storm drove high seas up the beach on Lido Key.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2017
Lido Key beach project is critical to public safety

Sarasota city manager makes case for solutions in sand wars

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Club pro David Perritt and Course Superintendent Jamie McCrosky say Lakewood National has both challenging and forgiving qualities.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 25, 2017
New golf course fits Lakewood Ranch to a tee

Lakewood National Golf Club on a roll after opening.

  • East County
  • News
Gale and Murphy
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 9, 2011
Scene & Heard

Rosemary boutique comes out of 'The Closet'; Arts Council forms a new 'Alliance'

  • Arts + Culture
A record number of dolphin calves have been born this season.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • August 30, 2017
Sarasota Bay sees record year for dolphin births

During the 2017 season, 19 dolphin calves were recorded in the area.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Nicole Thompson |
  • October 15, 2013
Surviving fall withdrawal in Florida

Surviving fall withdrawal in Florida

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Siesta Beach is rocking.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2015
Season on Siesta Key hits early

Businesses and tourism organizations are in agreement: Season came early this year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"The Grapes of Wrath" runs March 12 through April 19, at Asolo Repertory Theatre.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 31, 2013
THEATER: Highlighting the 2014 season

Marty Fugate names the top theater events he's looking forward to in the upcoming season.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 2, 2020
Paint with purpose in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch's Let's Create Art gives homeschoolers and e-learners opportunities to learn while safely socializing.

  • East County
  • News
Kyle James is the new part-time receptionist at Town Hall.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • October 7, 2015
Conversation with Kyle James

The 21-year-old is taking lessons learned at Disney and applying them to Lakewood Ranch Town Hall.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • July 17, 2014
RaeF gets personal on new album, "Love is Coming"

RaeF gets personal on new album, "Love is Coming"

  • Arts + Culture
Jeffrey Weisman owned an advertising and marketing agency in New York City. In Sarasota, he creates fine-art photography and serves on the board of directors of Art Center Sarasota.
  • By Jeffrey Weisman |
  • November 1, 2012
My View: Embracing a different language

We live on a small island. Yet, sometimes we seem to speak different languages. This reminds me of China, where people from one province speak a different dialect than people from nearby provinces.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 29, 2009
IN BRIEF

Community News and Notes

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • August 12, 2009
Profiles of Summer: Paint by Nostalgia

Sarasota artist Joseph Patrick Arnegger lets his Long Island childhood mix his palette.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 23, 2011
News Briefs

Key's paving project almost complete; Two pension meetings scheduled for March; Sarasota-Havana Regatta postponed; Early voting will begin the second week of March

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Matthew Fox, Emilie de Ravin and Jorge Garcia on "LOST." Photo source: Hulu.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 10, 2020
Binge Blog: I have always been with you

"Lost" and "Community" are this week's picks.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 18, 2015
WHAT'S HAPPENING | Week of June 18, 2015

New eatery opens in Siesta Key Village; Wawa continue push into Sarasota

  • Sarasota
  • News
**Edward Alley
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 24, 2016
Saluting Uncle Sam's Orchestra

How the greatest symphony orchestra you've never heard of helped rebuild American foreign relations after WWII.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 23, 2011
News Briefs

'Super moon' doesn't affect Longboat beaches; North Lido Park tidal tributary completed; Post office prepares for April 18 tax deadline

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Nic Cage and John Travolta in "Face/Off." Source: Netflix.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 21, 2018
Binge Blog: Coming out of my Cage

"Face/Off," starring Nic Cage, John Travolta, Joan Allen and Gina Gershon, and "Magic for Humans," a Netflix original hosted by Justin Willman, are this week's recommendations.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2020
Sarasota Charter Review Board District 2: Doreen Dupont

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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