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The Sarasota County portion of Gulf of Mexico Drive will be repaved next month.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 1, 2010
Paving project begins Monday

A Gulf of Mexico Drive repaving project for the Sarasota County portion of the island begins Monday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The concrete wall surrounding Selby Five Points Park will be removed.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • October 1, 2010
Park renovations to begin Monday

The $142,000 facelift to Selby Five Points Park includes new landscaping and a performance stage.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Students from the Sarasota Ballet School performed Sept. 16 at Studio 20's first unveiling.
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • October 1, 2010
FRIDAY BEST BET: Studio 20's open house

Sarasota Ballet hosts a free open house tonight at its new Lemon Avenue dance studio.

  • Arts + Culture
Helen James and Phil Delaney
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • September 30, 2010
Share the Light Luncheon honoring Stewart Stearns and Rev. Charles McKenzie Jr.

Share the Light Luncheon honoring Stewart Stearns and Rev. Charles McKenzie Jr.

  • Black Tie
Police Chief Mikel Hollaway thanked his parents and mentors during his acceptance speech Sept. 3.
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • September 30, 2010
Chief Lessons

For Police Chief Mikel Hollaway, people and events from his childhood influenced how he relates to his family, his officers and the community.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Former minor leaguer Ted Rose will offer instruction at the new Strike Zone.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 30, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: The Strike Zone

The Strike Zone, the East County's newest sports complex, will host a grand opening Oct. 2.

  • East County
  • Sports
BKYC members model fashions by Dreamweaver and Planet.
    By
  • Maria Amodio
  • September 30, 2010
BKYC members dine in style

Bird Key Yacht Club members viewed the latest fashions from Dreamweaver and Planet boutique at their Fall Fashion Double- Header luncheon on Thursday, Sept. 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 30, 2010
East County home burglarized

Suspects stole personal papers and other items from a home on Lorraine Road.

  • East County
  • News
Traffic will be rerouted near St. Armands Circle during a construction project in October.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 30, 2010
Crosswalk renovation to begin on St. Armands

Construction will take place between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. except on Friday and Saturday nights.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ryan Shay and Youngman Nwokeji
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 30, 2010
It's a pirate's life for fifth-graders

Fifth-grade students at St. Martha Catholic School celebrated National Talk Like a Pirate Day on Friday, Sept. 24.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Joe Kane hauls some trimmings.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 30, 2010
Neighbors spiff up their local park

About 30 people teamed up Saturday, Sept. 25 to beautify the Laurel Park community.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • September 30, 2010
County absorbs uncollected debt

The annual process of writing off uncollected debt shows an increase of more than $2 million in unpaid bills and a decrease in collection rates in three years.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Robin Roy
  • September 30, 2010
Experience at center of commission battle

Trailing far behind in fundraising, Democrat Mark Hawkins knows that his best hope of defeating incumbent Republican District 4 County Commissioner Nora Patterson rests on voters believing in his business credentials. Patterson, though, touts her own business background.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 30, 2010
Sarabande condominium sells for $800,000

A condominium in Sarabande tops all real-estate transactions from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 30, 2010
Cops Corner

Sept. 21 Shutter speed 9:54 p.m. - 1600 block of South Tamiami Trail. Petit Theft. A restaurant owner had placed his laptop on a counter at the back of his restaurant. It sat just below an open window. The restaurant was closed, and the owner and his sister were the only ones in the building, but the computer was stolen. The owner believes someone may have reached through the window and grabbed it.

  • Sarasota
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