Sarasota

Observer Staff
November 3, 2011

Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

Sarasota
News

Kurt Schultheis
November 3, 2011

Business owners push First Street renovation

Downtown business owners want downtown renovation dollars to be spent to upgrade a rundown First Street near U.S. 41.

Siesta Key
News

Loren Mayo
November 3, 2011

Neighbors: Tim Holliday

When he was a teenager, Tim Holliday joked that whenever he had children, he would send them off to an island to be raised by a nanny.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Adam Hughes
November 3, 2011

Gulf and Bay Club condo tops sales at $600,000

A condominium in Gulf and Bay Club tops all transactions in this week's real estate. George Dyer Jr. and Selma Dyer, trustees, Sarasota, sold the Unit 409 condominium at 5790 Midnight Pass Road to David Gubler and Ellie Foster, of Ontario, Canada, for $600,000.

Siesta Key
Neighbors

Adam Hughes
November 3, 2011

Villagewalk home sells for $455,000

Eugene and Marguerite Hollinger sold their home at 5588 Bilbao Place, in Villagewalk, to Stacie Milonas, Sarasota, for $455,000.

Sarasota
Real Estate

Loren Mayo
November 3, 2011

Athlete of the Week: Cary Cohenour

Cary Cohenour, founder and head coach of Sarasota's Celsius Tennis Academy, was recently named the United States Tennis Association's Florida Junior Competitive Coach of the Year.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Observer Staff
November 3, 2011

JUST THE STATS

13 - Number of seconds by which Sarasota Crew Boys 4+ bested 76 boats to win first place in the Head of the Charles Regatta, held Oct. 22 to Oct. 23, in Cambridge, Mass.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Observer Staff
November 3, 2011

Weekly Winner: Beyond the Horizon

Joseph Melancon submitted this sunset photo, taken on Siesta Key.

Sarasota
Neighbors

Black Tie Staff
November 2, 2011

Wit and Wisdom of Aging Luncheon

Black Tie

Rachel S. OHara
November 2, 2011

PHOTO GALLERY: Kurt Wenner at J Wood

Dozens of people gathered at the office of J Wood Realty to have books signed and meet with the author and artist, Kurt Wenner. Wenner gave a lecture earlier called "Architecture and Architectural Detailing".

Sarasota
Neighbors

Kurt Schultheis
November 2, 2011

Osprey Avenue closing for two months

An extensive water lift station project being performed by the city requires the closure of a portion of Osprey Avenue for two months.

Sarasota
News

By Rod Thomson
November 2, 2011

My View Postal decisions were good politics

The U.S. Postal Service decision to keep open the Tallevast distribution office is good news for those 300 employees. But it does not alter the underlying need for cuts.