10 to Contend: Roxanne Joffe
December 30, 2009
The Downtown Sarasota Council will focus on making Sarasota vibrant, active and pedestrian-friendly.
10 to contend: Diana Corrigan
December 30, 2009
Even with a smaller marketing budget and new event fees, Diana Corrigan is optimistic about the Circle’s future.
TOP STORY, June: Roundabouts increase time
December 29, 2009
The city’s consultant found that trips between downtown and the barrier islands would take up to a minute longer with roundabouts in place.
Commission to take parking garage vote
December 29, 2009
The Palm Avenue parking garge design/build team is asking city commissioners to consider design changes and three additional stories on the five-level garage.
TOP STORY, May: $72 million bus system advances
December 28, 2009
SCAT’s rapid-transit project got past the first federal-government hurdle.
TOP STORY, April: Turner, Atwell win runoff
December 27, 2009
Precinct-by-precinct results showed that the support base for both City Commission candidates Terry Turner and Suzanne Atwell secured their victories.
TOP STORY March: Elected Mayor referendum defeated
December 26, 2009
More than 4,400 voters cast their ballots against the elected-mayor referendum, while nearly 2,400 supported it.
TOP STORY February: City to choose Palm Avenue plan
December 25, 2009
Developers submitted their proposals for a planned parking garage on Palm Avenue.
TOP STORY January: Downtown to emphasize security
December 24, 2009
The Downtown Improvement District said security and landscaping were at the top of its priorities list.
The Year in Pictures
December 24, 2009
Compelling moments. Timeless occasions. Outstanding memories. A look back at some of the most memorable photos published in The Sarasota Observer this year.
- May
26 Celtic Curse: An Yvonne Suarez Travel Mystery
1:00 pm - May
26 Memorial Day Concert/Service
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - May
26 USFSM Open House
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm - May
27 Gentle Yoga and Meditation with Lynn Burgess
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Jolly good fellow
05/23/13
Just as Observer advertising representative Bob Lewis loves to garden, he also cultivates relationships with all of his co-workers and clients. -
Going for the gold
05/23/13
Sisters Francesca and Elizabeth Martel returned victorious Monday, May 20, after a weekend at the Special Olympics of Florida State Summer Games, in Orlando. -
Culinary roots
05/16/13
Trevor Kunk is the chef de cuisine at Blue Hill in New York City’s Greenwich Village, which the James Beard Foundation just named "most outstanding restaurant."
