Residents target homeless feedings
August 12, 2010
People living and working around Selby Five Points Park explore an Orlando law that severely restricts homeless feedings in its parks.
CHARTER REVIEW BOARD: County charter changes debated
August 12, 2010
Five candidates with diverse backgrounds are trying to fill two Charter Review Board seats.
HOSPITAL BOARD: Candidates differ on expansion policy
August 12, 2010
Only one of six hospital board seats up for grabs is on the primary election ballot Aug. 24. The two candidates agree on the millage rate, but have different views over a possible expansion into Manatee County.
Rink may be on thin ice
August 11, 2010
Organizers have to come up with more than $100,000 to implement their plan for a full-size ice skating rink in downtown Sarasota.
Early voting begins today
August 9, 2010
Voters can cast their ballots at four locations in Sarasota.
City cancels state of emergency
August 6, 2010
With less than a 1% chance of the oil spill affecting Sarasota's beaches, the city canceled the state of emergency declared in May.
Five Points flags questioned
August 5, 2010
Criticized as being historically inaccurate, a veteran asks the city to consider raising only the American flag in the middle of the Five Points roundabout.
Applications flood in for Sarasota police chief post
August 5, 2010
The city has heard from more than 70 people around the country interested in becoming the city of Sarasota's next chief of police.
Alta Vista traffic circle to change
August 5, 2010
Neighborhood complaints have spurred the city to alter some of the features of a Shade Avenue traffic circle. If residents aren't pleased with the changes, the circle will be removed.
Funds sought for downtown circulator
August 5, 2010
The city is seeking a dedicated downtown transportation line to make frequent stops at Sarasota's major employment, cultural and business centers.
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25 Special Sacred WESAK Full Moon Lunar Eclipse Event
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm - 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
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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."
