Senate, governor candidates face the press
June 18, 2010
All but one major candidate for U.S. Senator from Florida and governor appeared at a journalist town hall at The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota.
WEEKEND BEST BET: Mote Marine Laboratory Turtle Walks
June 18, 2010
Mote-trained volunteers will guide participants as they learn about protecting sea turtles.
Unconditional Surrender removed temporarily
June 17, 2010
The sculpture needs maintenance to prepare it for permanent placement on the bayfront.
Judge denies Ed Smith Stadium injunction
June 17, 2010
Groups suing the county over its baseball negotiations sought to halt construction, but a judge ruled Wednesday that work can continue.
County: 2012 to be turnaround
June 17, 2010
Sarasota County will trim $16.7 million from its budget this fiscal year.
SOUR DOUGH
June 17, 2010
Solorzano Bros. Pizzeria used a parked van on Beach Road to advertise its business, but condo owners across the street say it blocks their view and takes a parking spot away from tourists.
HISTORIC REVIVAL
June 17, 2010
SemCon 2010 brings together community visionaries to discuss ideas for downtown improvement.
Homeowners say plant kills crossed the line
June 17, 2010
Sarasota County ordered an Osprey homeowners association to kill non-native vegetation that crept from homeowners' properties onto the community's nature reserve.
City pursues red-light camera installation
June 17, 2010
A state law going into effect July 1 gives the city and other municipalities the green light to install red-light cameras.
Sarasota Small Business of the Year Awards
June 17, 2010
SPECIAL SECTION: The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce announced its Small Business Week winners and finalists at its annual luncheon June 8.
- May
24 Open House with Artist Nancy Hall: Fourth Fridays
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm - May
24 Meetings with Ancient Ones - Messages, Guides and Readings
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm - May
24 Fridays and Saturdays: Twinkle!
8:00 pm - 10:30 pm - May
25 Free Summer Olympics for the kids
10:00 am - 4:00 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."
