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Gullett Principal Dr. Shirin Gibson catches up on some emails with her protege, Sunny Dwizinski.
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  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • December 16, 2015
Your Town

Gullett Elementary fifth-grader plays principal; Nolan Middle principal puckers up to livestock

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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  • Jack Short
  • December 16, 2015
Whole Foods project may get bogged down

Sarasota County staff recommends preserving wetlands at the proposed University Station site.

  • East County
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Jess Sturtevant and Ashley Rogers
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  • Nick Friedman
  • December 16, 2015
Thrill of the Hunt: Canned Ham's vintage finds

With their new joint venture, Canned Ham Vintage, two antiquers are rolling back the clock on Sarasota's fashion scene.

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  • Observer Staff
  • December 16, 2015
Longboat Key Letters to the Editor 12.17.15

Tunnel under Gulf of Mexico Drive; Refugees

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 16, 2015
Lake Club home tops area sales at $2.5 million

Steven Gardner and Greta Gardner, trustees, of Lakewood Ranch, sold the home at 7933 Waterton Lane to John Compton, trustee, of Lakewood Ranch, for $2,525,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
“I like to show people animals… but I don’t kill animals unless they’re in pain,” Frank Gamsky said.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • December 16, 2015
An East County resident's charm is his love of snakes

When something slithers, his neighbors know who to call.

  • East County
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Genie and Les Aberson with Renee Hymson
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  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • December 15, 2015
Sarasota Opera Co-Producers Dinner

Sarasota Opera hosted its Co-Producers Dinner on stage at the Sarasota Opera on Tuesday, Dec. 15.

  • Black Tie
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate sales associate Roger Pettingell will represent Seaward Development in selling 16 units at Azure on Palm, a five-story luxury condo development at 711. S. Palm Ave.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 15, 2015
Details emerge for downtown condo project

Azure on Palm includes 16 luxury condominiums above a parking garage on 711 S. Palm Avenue.

  • Sarasota
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  • Jack Short
  • December 15, 2015
Public outreach meeting planned on I-75, Bee Ridge construction

The meeting will be an opportunity for questions, comments and one-on-one with DOT staff about the project, which will renovate the Bee Ridge Road interchange.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The co-developer of the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota and the upscale, golf-centered Concession community in Manatee County is proposing a $200 million collection of upscale condominiums, retail and entertainment space and offices on a 31-acre tract near Sarasota
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 15, 2015
Ritz developer proposes $200 million complex near Sarasota Square

Naples-based Apogee Realty Advisors LLC plan to construct 203 residences, along with 178,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space, and 60,000 square feet of offices on South Tamiami Trail.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ringling College of Art and Design spent $550,000 to buy nearly a half-acre of property on the North Trail this month.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 15, 2015
Ringling College buys North Trail land

The Ringling College of Art and Design last week bought two vacant properties fronting North Tamiami Trail for $550,000.

  • Sarasota
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Kindergartener Ryelynn Brunner maneuvers the slime bucket to dump on Assistant Principal Samantha Webb.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • December 15, 2015
Braden River Elementary students slime faculty members

Students who raised $75 or more during the annual walkathon dumped 'space slime' on Principal Hayley Rio and Assistant Principal Samantha Webb.

  • East County
  • News
Scott Anderson, Sara Wertheimer, Ariene Green and Gila Meriwether
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • December 15, 2015
Embracing Our Differences Annual Luncheon

Embracing Our Differences hosts annual luncheon at Michael's On East

  • Black Tie
Approximately 45 north-end residents packed Longboat Key Town Hall Monday afternoon to inform the Longboat Key Town Commission they don’t want their power lines buried.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • December 15, 2015
Neighborhood undergrounding referendum moves forward

The Longboat Key Town Commission moved forward with a referendum to bury power lines in neighborhoods Monday while residents debate the fairness of the funding formula.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Braden River's Domenic Aluise goes up for a header in the first half versus Venice.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • December 15, 2015
Pirates slip past Indians

The Braden River High boys soccer team edged past Venice 2-1 Dec. 10.

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