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Four-year-old Madison Straw rushes for eggs at the 2018 EGGstravaganza.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2019
Calendar

Spring 2019

  • LWR Life
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • September 27, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Sept. 28.

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Everyone needs a little support now and then. In the Sarasota region, groups abound to help people deal with life-changing events that alter their reality.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 18, 2018
Help is available

Support groups in our region

  • Health
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 7, 2016
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Dec. 8

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 3, 2014
Our View

Revise the Van Wezel model

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The Ohana property at 6633 Gulf of Mexico Drive extends well out into the Gulf of Mexico. The property is pictured here from the south end.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • December 13, 2021
Solutions hard to come by for Longboat beach access question

As community tries to find a way around seawall issue, property owners propose an easement that would cost the town $880,000 to $1.3 million a year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sash & Sill is based at 501 Interstate Court, east of Interstate 75 near Fruitville Road.
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 27, 2024
Shuttered Sarasota window and door company faces complaints, investigations

"There was never intent to defraud or steal money," the owner of Sash & Sill says.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The marquee for Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe looks out over Orange Avenue.  (Photos: Klint Lowry)
  • By Klint Lowry |
  • January 8, 2020
WBTT is the little theater that could — and did

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe opens its new stage, completing a 20-year odyssey

  • Arts + Culture
Sand is dredged from the Longboat Pass channel to be utilized in the Gulfside Road beach nourishment project.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • January 12, 2025
Gulfside Road beach nourishment to finish by end of January

While the temporary sand placement will save the beach in the short term, Longboat Key's coastal engineer will start the permitting process for a long-term solution.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
From left to right, these are the newly installed leaders of the Women's Club: Kathy Matheson, Joanne Byrne, Sue Pace, Stefanie Fine, Shirley Driskill, Susan Braunstein, Kathy Stewart and Susan Francisco.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 12, 2025
Women's club mixes fun with philanthropy

The Women's Club at Cascades of Sarasota fosters camaraderie by raising money for local nonprofits.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Barbara Jendrysik has participated in every Longboat Key town hall art reception.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • March 26, 2025
Inaugural event aims to unite LBK community through art appreciation

Arts in April features an outdoor art showcase, exhibition at Town Hall, comedy night and concert.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
A Renzo Piano Building Workshop conceptual rendering of the Sarasota Performing Arts Center as viewed from the 10th Street Canal.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 27, 2025
City of giving brings bold arts and cultural initiatives

New and underway projects in Sarasota require nearly $1 billion in philanthropy to bring to fruition. Organization leaders say there is enough to go around.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Azario's Bob and Ann Kasperski raise puppies for Dogs, Inc.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 12, 2025
Retired Lakewood Ranch couple raises puppies for Dogs Inc.

The puppies Bob and Ann Kasperski raise turn into working dogs that assist people with disabilities.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The seating area of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall has no center aisle, requiring patrons seating toward the center to step over dozens of others to enter or exit their rows.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 13, 2025
Van Wezel engineering report: Good as is for now, not for later

Karins Engineering update to the Purple Ribbon Committee indicates long-term current use, without significant modifications, is less than ideal.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Christ Church of Longboat Key plans to repurpose the lot at 6350 Gulf of Mexico Drive to increase parking and part of a beautification project.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • March 16, 2025
Christ Church moves forward with long-term expansion plan

The church hopes to increase parking and add outdoor space for the organization by repurposing the lot at 6350 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Photograph of the pipe lying on its side at the Town of Longboat Key's Public Works Department. The breach was in the bottom invert of the pipe.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • March 18, 2025
Design continues for underwater pipe replacement after referendum

Longboat Key staff will press forward with the design process and start the application process for a State Revolving Fund loan for the necessary wastewater project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jane Johnson Hussar, the sponsor of the Little Free Library at Country Club East Park, joins Elizabeth Henderson, the president of the Little Free Library Club of Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 8, 2025
Little library, big mission in Lakewood Ranch

Country Club East Park is the site of another Little Free Library.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The music archive includes a wide variety of vintage materials.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 19, 2023
Sarasota Music Archive offers a journey through music history

The archive houses media from the 1850s, Jimi Hendrix records, jazz collections and classic comedy albums while preserving the sounds of the past for the future.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The holidays are alive in many Lakewood Ranch venues, including Waterside Place.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 15, 2023
A complete itinerary to keep you and your guests happy this season

Want to be the host with the most? Fill your guests with holiday cheer with this short list of Lakewood Ranch experiences.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Fascist kings behead you
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 18, 2025
Fascist kings behead you

Calling Trump a fascist, dictator king is the Democrats’ new mantra to get you to hate Trump even more. The gullible protesters have no clue what a real king does.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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