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  • January 14, 2015
Letters to the Editor

Condo Council lighting contest is unfair; Settling the lawsuit would have no effect

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Kafi Benz, new board president, presents Lourdes Ramirez with CONA's 2014 Citizen of the Year award. Photo by Jessica Salmond
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • January 14, 2015
CONA forms committee to examine county issues

The top three issues the association will investigate this year are new sidewalks, roadway improvements and wildlife animal control.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Unit 303 condominium at 5300 Ocean Blvd. has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,375 square feet of living area. It sold for $910,000. Photo by Amanda Morales
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 14, 2015
Condominium in Terrace East sells for $910,000

A condominium in Terrace East tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
David Macdonald submitted this sunset photo, taken on Siesta Key.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 14, 2015
Weather: Sarasota

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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 14, 2015
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
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graeff
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • January 14, 2015
Twin Peaks: Good Graeff's fond farewell

Twin Peaks: Good Graeff's fond farewell

  • Arts + Culture
  • By John Day
  • January 14, 2015
Day Drinking: English Breakfast

Day Drinking: English Breakfast

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Newlyweds Judith Glickman and Leonard Lauder. Photo by Cliff Roles.
    By
  • Stephanie Hannum
  • January 13, 2015
Sarasota on the social map

The New York Social Diary discovers Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Over the next two months, a FEMA project will restore sand to the eroded Lido Key shoreline. Lido residents have repeatedly voiced concerns about the vulnerability of their shores.
    By
  • David Conway
  • January 13, 2015
Short-term Lido renourishment begins Thursday

As Lido Key residents await approval for a long-term shoreline restoration project, a smaller renourishment effort is aimed at restoring sand lost after Tropical Storm Debby.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The cast of the musical "A Christmas Story" from the Players Theatre's current Broadway season.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • January 13, 2015
Players Theatre announces 2015-2016 season

Sarasota's resident community theater announced their 86th Broadway season featuring a vast array of musical and dramatic offerings.

  • Arts + Culture
Andria Piekarz, KC Bitterman and Jan Christensen
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • January 13, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: "Landscape in Panorama" exhibit opening

Sponsored by the Conservation of the Gulf Coast and the Englewood Art Center, Jan Christensen presented her stunning landscapes photographs at the Bay Preserve.

  • Arts + Culture
A mediation to resolve two lawsuits around the death of Donald Mader, a bicyclist who died April 4, 2014, after being struck by a vehicle, has failed.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 13, 2015
Mediation fails in cyclist death lawsuit

Joyce Mader, whose husband died in April after being struck by a car, has filed two lawsuits.

  • East County
  • News
Louis Ducruet, Jacqueline Zerbini and Fred Pfening III unveil the plaques.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • January 13, 2015
Ring of fame

The Circus Ring of Fame inducted its newest members at its 28th annual induction ceremony Sunday, on St. Armands Circle.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sophomore Brion Whitley fends off Logan Long and Aiden Crume of Southwest Florida Christian Academy.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • January 13, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Southwest Florida Christian Academy vs. Sarasota Christian School

Sarasota Christian School walks away with a 60 to 43 win against Southwest Florida Christian Academy. Tuesday's conference game win keeps SCS undefeated in their district.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 13, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

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