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    In Memoriam |
  • October 17, 2019
James Walker Wiggin, Jr.

WIGGIN, James Walker, Jr., 86, born May 19, 1933, of Mansfield, Ohio and Sarasota, Florida, died Saturday, October 12 in Tidewell Sarasota Hospice.

  • Sarasota
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Cardinal Mooney athletic trainer Steven Favia and student trainer Tiffany Thompson give senior Andres Linares assistance.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 17, 2019
For HS students, athletic trainers are more than a medical professional

Athletes and non-athletes go them for everything — including knowledge.

  • Health
Ella Pfeil.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • October 17, 2019
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Ella Pfeil

The Riverview volleyball junior talks changing positions and her dream superpower.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
City Manager Tom Barwin speaks at a workshop regarding parkland at Bobby Jones Golf Club on Tuesday, Oct. 15.
    By
  • David Conway
  • October 17, 2019
City asks for input on Bobby Jones park

During the next two months, the city will produce a plan for nearly 50 acres of parkland at the municipal golf course site.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Zach Farley rides a scooter at Payne Skate Park on Tuesday, Oct. 15.
    By
  • David Conway
  • October 17, 2019
Skaters campaign to make city park free

The city is wiling to consider making the Payne Skate Park open to the public, but more research needs to be done.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • October 17, 2019
The $15 minimum wage: What does it mean for Florida?

Floridians are likely to be voting in 2020 to mandate a 77% increase in Florida’s minimum wage. Don’t be fooled. It would be destructive to all Floridians — lost jobs, less service, higher prices.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • October 17, 2019
Longboat town debt to top $100 million

That’s a shocking amount for a little town of 7,000 population and an annual budget of $16 million. But when you add in all the ongoing projects, that number is real. Let’s hope there is no recession.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 17, 2019
Cops Corner: Sarasota 10.17.19

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Harry Sayer
  • October 16, 2019
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County sets up tournament with Tennis Ball

The 2019 Tennis Ball: A Grand Slam event had guests mingling Oct. 16 at Michael's on the Bay.

  • Black Tie
Slime became a big hit online in 2016.
    By
  • Whitney Elfstrom
  • October 16, 2019
Get slimy at Robarts Arena on Saturday

The Sarasota Slime Blowout Festival will take place on Oct. 19.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Whitney's outdoor seating will be situated under the new canopy constructed on the front of the building.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • October 16, 2019
North-end eatery gains Longboat's permission for outdoor seating

Whitney's adds parking provision on adjacent parcel to accommodate increase in capacity.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Traffic begins backing up as a Manatee County transit bus stops a few hundred yards south of the intersection of Gulf Drive and Cortez Road.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • October 16, 2019
Longboat leaders lobby for action on Bradenton Beach intersection

Longboat leaders, Bradenton Beach mayor successfully ask FDOT to include a hard-to-fix junction on a list of possible sites to consider for fix-up. But nothing is certain.

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    In Memoriam |
  • October 16, 2019
Betty Ann (Bachman) Hoff

Hoff, Betty Ann (Bachman), age, 90, was born in the Bachman Family Home on March 21, 1929 and passed peacefully alongside family at home on October 9, 2019.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Ricardo Graziano leads members from the company through a move from "En las Calles de Murcia."
    By
  • Whitney Elfstrom
  • October 16, 2019
Ballet devotes season opener to resident choreographer

To celebrate its resident choreographer’s 10-year anniversary, the Sarasota Ballet opens its season with a retrospective of his work.

  • Arts + Culture
Susan Orr Henderson and Karen Orr
    By
  • Whitney Elfstrom
  • October 16, 2019
Impact 100 SRQ announces five $114,000 grant finalists

The announcement was made at Aloft Sarasota on Oct. 15.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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