Fishing piers to close for two months
April 23, 2010
The popular piers at Ken Thompson park will be rebuilt and are scheduled to open in late June.
Businesses want wider sidewalk
April 22, 2010
More than a dozen business owners on the 1300 block of Main Street signed a petition that requests the city triple the width of the sidewalk to make way for more pedestrians and outdoor-dining tables.
Siesta residents talk trash
April 22, 2010
Sarasota County's pack-in, pack-out philosophy is meant to encourage sustainability in its parks and beaches.
Neighbors want park proposal rescinded
April 22, 2010
A group of Hudson Bayou residents nominated a vacant property for park acquisition, but that property is located in Harbor Acres.
Lawsuit accuses county official of influencing bid
April 22, 2010
A lawsuit against the county accuses division Director Larry Arnold of using his friendships to help award two contracts dealing with a spring-training stadium.
Observer Updates
April 22, 2010
Commission approves new bus rapid-transit route; Brick pavers are ruled out for Main Street; Parking garage holds groundbreaking
New FSU president meets local alumni and supporters
April 21, 2010
The Florida State University College of Medicine's regional campus welcomed new FSU President Dr. Eric Barron and his wife, Molly, to Sarasota. The event took place at Sarasota Yacht Club.
Man on the Street: Going Green
April 21, 2010
April 22 is Earth Day, so The Observer asked folks around downtown Sarasota what they do to be environmentally conscious.
Rapid transit's Laurel Park bypass approved
April 20, 2010
City commissioners praise SCAT for considering the concerns of neighbors along the proposed Osprey Avenue route and instead planning to put the bus rapid transit line down Orange Avenue.
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Uptown Art Gallery
April 19, 2010
Art Uptown Gallery is Sarasota's oldest and only cooperative fine art gallery.
- May
22 Voice Aerobics with Mary Spremulli, MA, CCC-SLP
10:00 am - 11:00 am - May
22 Rhonda Riley: The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope
7:00 pm - May
23 [New Scholars] New College
8:00 am - 4:00 pm - May
23 Ageless Grace with Mary Masi
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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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." -
Bright lights
05/16/13
Sarasota native and resident Bri Oliva made her TV debut May 7, on the "Rachael Ray Show." Oliva was selected to participate in a segment called "Hidden Dangers on the Playground." -
Key to the city
05/02/13
More than 100 community members and leaders, friends and family surprised Paul Thorpe, one of the founding members of the Downtown Association of Sarasota, April 25, at The Gator Club, to show their appreciation and celebrate the strides he’s made for Sarasota over the past four decades.
