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  • Observer Staff
  • March 20, 2013
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Rack attack could be on the way; Former DooleyMack executives regroup under new name

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SCORE Association CEO W. Kenneth Yancey recently spoke at an event in Sarasota that honored local small business owners and SCORE volunteers. Lori Sax.
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • March 20, 2013
Rise ABOVE: W. Kenneth Yancey

The head of one of the largest pro-business counseling groups in the country delivers a message of hope to the Gulf Coast. 'The great thing about entrepreneurs is they are so resilient,' says W. Kenneth Yancey.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This home at 3501 Bayou Sound in Bay Isles has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 4,392 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.11 million. Photo by Katie Hendrick.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 20, 2013
Four-bedroom Bay Isles home sells for $1.11 million

A home in Bay Isles tops all transaction in this week's real estate. Insignia Bank sold the home at 3501 Bayou Sound to Mark Montanari, of Longboat Key, for $1.11 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
O'Hara
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • March 20, 2013
REAL ESTATE REPORTS

Lisa O'Hara joins Coldwell's Longboat Key office; Manatee Association of Realtors swears in 2013 officers; Hargaden named NRT LLC, Southeast luxury markets manager

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Nenad Kalicanin submitted this sunrise photo, taken on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 20, 2013
Weather Photo: EARLY RISER

Nenad Kalicanin submitted this sunrise photo, taken on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Seventy-three-year-old John Grey has carved hundreds of creations from the garage of his Palm-Aire home.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • March 20, 2013
Your Neighbor: John Grey

It didn't take much for John Grey to become a carver. In 1999, he drove past a sign highlighting the World Carving Headquarters in Parkersburg, W.Va. Grey exited the roadway, bought $850 worth of tools, and the 73-year-old retired State Farm worker has been carving ever since.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Diane Bartoszek of Myakka City submitted this photo of the sunrise prior to the Take Stock in Children 5K race March 3, near Lakewood Ranch Main Street.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 20, 2013
Weather Photo: RISING TO THE OCCASION

Diane Bartoszek of Myakka City submitted this photo of the sunrise prior to the Take Stock in Children 5K race March 3, near Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Margaret Barbieri works with conservatory students. "This course is to prepare them for easy transition into a professional company, be it the Sarasota Ballet company or any other professional company," Barbieri says. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • March 20, 2013
Queen of the Conservatory: Margaret Barbieri

Margaret Barbieri's role in The Margaret Barbieri Conservatory of Dance is more than a name.

  • Arts + Culture
Ed Bavaria
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • March 20, 2013
Patron Saints: Ed Bavaria

Ask a Sarasotan what makes our city special and, chances are, the arts is on the top of his or her list.

  • Arts + Culture
Emma LaCorte, Elysée Adams-Toglia and Victoria Kishoiyian. Mallory Gnaegy.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • March 20, 2013
Scene & Heard

NewGate students take the spotlight; Girls Inc. lays some rubber

  • Arts + Culture
Andrew Grams. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • March 20, 2013
Music Review: Sarasota Orchestra: 'Made in America'

The Sarasota Orchestra's Masterworks concert this past weekend was titled "Made in America" and featured a quartet of pieces that, in one way or another, represented American culture.

  • Arts + Culture
"The Gatekeepers." Courtesy.
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • March 20, 2013
Film Review: 'The Gatekeepers'

How open should a counter-terrorism agency be when talking about sanctioned violence?

  • Arts + Culture
Kevin Short, Corey Crider, and Stefano de Peppo in Sarasota Opera's 2013 production of Verdi's "A King For a Day." Courtesy Rod Millington.
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • March 20, 2013
Spotlight: Sarasota Opera hosts Verdi exciting concert

No one in the world, in all of time, has ever played every note Giuseppe Verdi ever composed.

  • Arts + Culture
Linda Donaldson dressed for the occasion, at Royal Tea at the Crosley Mansion
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • March 20, 2013
Foodie takes tea in Sarasota

Foodie stops by Royal Tea Service at Powel Crosley Estate, Tasty Tea at Tastefully British, and Tea Luncheon at Shoogie Boogies

  • Arts + Culture
8445 Sanderling Road. Photos courtesy of Michael Saunders
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • March 20, 2013
3 Things: On the Beach

The beach hideaway - it's everybody's favorite real-estate fantasy. Long, lazy days, the sound of the waves, good times with family and friends - it's the American Dream, Sarasota-style.

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  • Real Estate
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