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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 16, 2010
OBITUARY: Ruth Lillian Wexler

Ruth Wexler, 88, was a founding member of Temple Beth Israel.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Village resident Gene Jaleski sent photos of peacocks impeding traffic on Broadway last month to Mayor Jim Brown.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 4, 2015
Peacocks ruffle feathers again

Have you heard the mating calls? The Village’s most notorious birds are growing their flock.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • October 19, 2016
Longboat Key bus service changes: All aboard?

Want to hop on the bus? Soon, you could have to call first as part of an on-demand service MCAT will roll out in April.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
As with most problems a non-profit organization faces, funding is the highest hurdle the chamber meets as sole bankroller of the event. Stock image.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 24, 2012
Fireworks funding sees explosive start

The Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce has raised more funding this year than it did in 2011 for the Fourth of July fireworks show.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 17, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Terry's Framing & Art Supplies

The store carries all price ranges, from $6-per-foot framing to $125-per-foot materials and everything in between.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 15, 2010
Obituary: Paul Massik

Dr. Paul Massik, 92, died Feb. 11.

  • 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
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 20, 2015
The resurgence of s/ART/q

The resurgence of s/ART/q

  • Arts + Culture
Lorraine Robertson stands by a mannequin at her home she uses to display the gowns she wore ballroom dancing. "They are works of art," she said.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 4, 2017
Lakewood Ranch woman represents Florida in Ms. Senior America Pageant

Former family physician continues to reinvent herself.

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 19, 2015
Cops Corner

Sarasota Observer lists the strangest Cops Corner entries of the week.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams star in Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris.”
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • June 15, 2011
Film Review: 'Midnight in Paris'

One need not have majored in literature to love Woody Allen's 'Midnight in Paris,' but it couldn't hurt.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • October 18, 2016
Review: '17 Border Crossings' at RIAF

Thaddeus Phillips' considers world travel in a collection of honest vignettes.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • June 1, 2011
MY VIEW: Reforms, not money, working

School reforms have led to dramatic education results in Florida, even in the face of budget cuts.

  • East County
  • Opinion
"Steven is a sincerely committed individual," says Ringling Museum trustee Cliff Walters, of Ringling Museum Executive Director Steven High, above. "He's someone who is going to dive deeply into strategic initiatives."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • September 21, 2011
Steven High brings contemporary art to Ringling

Three months into his post as director of the Ringling Museum, Steven High is overseeing an international arts festival and breaking ground on a $7.5 million project.

  • Arts + Culture
Courtesy photo
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 19, 2014
Foundations of Faith

It may have a new building, but RiverLife Church celebrates its 100th anniversary this month.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Co-owner Mark Wolfking plays Collins and Artistic Director Alex Beach plays Angel.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • February 19, 2014
Backstage Pass: Low-budget theater performs big-name production

The Comic Shack's theater group is composed of 18- to 43-year-olds (or Avant Guard, as they call themselves), and is presenting "Rent," for which they are proud of obtaining rights. This popular show is their first big-name production. The rest have been cabaret shows, improv by in-house troupe Shack of Fools and original works, such as "Dusk of the Dead," a zombie parody musical.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • September 28, 2014
FILM REVIEW: 'The Skeleton Twins'

"The Skeleton Twins" is a brutally honest (and funny) film about two people whose lives have gone so wrong.

  • Arts + Culture
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 29, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Tara Poulton
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 30, 2013
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Sod service company expands to landscaping market; Neal marketing specialist speaks at builders show; Water management district welcomes program manager; Janie Albertson joins Ted Todd Insurance Agency

  • East County
  • News
Jonathan Katz wants to bring a whimsical experience to downtown Sarasota, and hopes the city is willing to get experimental.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 3, 2015
Could Five Points Park become a wildlife showcase?

As the city works on creating more activity in Five Points Park, Jonathan Katz has a wild idea about displaying unconventional animals downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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