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Courtesy Photo. The Sarasota Garden Club’s Gardens in Paradise Tour through will showcase local home gardens.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 19, 2015
Garden Club to spend the day in paradise

The Sarasota Garden Club is expanding the Gardens in Paradise Tour in its second year to include six private gardens.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Pine Shores Presbyterian Church youth group members present the $19,256 check to All Faiths Food Bank Chief Operating Officer John Livingston and Director of Donor Relations Aundria Castleberry.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 19, 2015
Souper stars

A session of packing food and presenting a check for $19,256 to All Faiths Food Bank were part of the final steps in the Souper Bowl of Caring project the youth group participated in this year.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • March 18, 2015
Everyone knows U.S. and Western governments won’t stop the Islamic jihadists

Islamic states and jihadists who attack and murder Westerners and other disbelievers are motivated to do so by their religion, Islam. Everyone paying attention knows this (including those pretending not to).

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • March 18, 2015
Fashion Standouts: A Fashionable Weekend

The weather has warmed up, the sun is out and Black Tie can’t help but notice that the fashions we’re seeing around town have perked up, too.

  • Black Tie
2015 Celebration Luncheon honorees Cookie Boudreaux and Sherry Watts
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  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • March 18, 2015
Celebration Luncheon Honoree Luncheon

Girls Inc. hosted its Celebration Luncheon Honoree Luncheon to introduce and induct this year’s honorees on Wednesday, March 18, at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota. 

  • Black Tie
Nora Joyce
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • March 18, 2015
Theater Review: 'She’ll Stick to Ye'

Read Marty Fugate's review of "She'll Stick to Ye."

  • Arts + Entertainment
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    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • March 18, 2015
Whitney Beach celebrates St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick’s Day came a day late at Whitney Beach’s annual Conservancy Party on March 18.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Tramm Hudson is stepping up to fill the vacancy left in the At-Large Seat 2 board position. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • March 18, 2015
Sarasota Memorial board appoints Tramm Hudson to vacancy

Hudson has lived in Sarasota since 1986.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Eileen Ishmael and Sally Karanzas sell raffle tickets before the fashion show.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • March 18, 2015
St. Michael Women’s Guild dines in style

The ladies of the St. Michael The Archangel Catholic Church hosts their annual fashion show and luncheon March 18 at Michael’s on East.

  • Siesta Key
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cinderella
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • March 18, 2015
Movie Review: Cinderella

Movie Review: Cinderella

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Colony Beach & Tennis Resort tennis courts are part of a recreational lease dispute that now involves sanctions being levied against Colony Lender LLC.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 18, 2015
Sanctions on the docket for Colony Lender

The Association will argue lawsuits should be dismissed. Colony Lender vows to appeal.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
St. Armands Circle merchants are concerned about parking shortages, particularly during peak season.
    By
  • David Conway
  • March 18, 2015
Circle leaders stress urgency on garage

St. Armands Business Improvement District members want the city to hit the gas pedal toward a new parking structure.

  • Sarasota
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Courtesy photo The Concession, a Jack Nicklaus Signature Course designed in partnership with Tony Jacklin, was founded and opened in 2006 on 520 acres at 770 Lindrick Lane, bordering Manatee and Sarasota counties. The course’s name commemorates the gestur
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 18, 2015
Back-to-Back championships

The Concession Golf Club hits two holes-in-one with the NCAA Division 1 golf championships.

  • East County
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • March 18, 2015
Cops Corner

East County Cops Corner

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Observer editorial
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 18, 2015
Beach permitting: what a waste

All of this points to two places that can change the process— the Legislature and Congress. Speeding up beach permitting for the affluent town of Longboat Key isn’t likely to register high on the agendas of our representatives, Rep. Jim Boyd in the Legisl

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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