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  • Observer Staff
  • January 21, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 21, 2015
Letters to the Editor

Condo lighting contest judged impartially

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Rebekah Mandeville-Gelvin is the owner and proprietor of what will be Sarasota's first beer garden. Photo by Nick Friedman
    By
  • David Conway
  • January 21, 2015
New Rosemary businesses generate buzz

A beer garden, a salvage shop and a 475-unit apartment building are just some signs of growth in the Rosemary District in 2015.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This conceptual rendering, provided by the Urban Design Studio, depicts one potential outcome for the entryway to Avondale under a form-based code. Courtesy rendering
    By
  • David Conway
  • January 21, 2015
Avondale residents mixed on code

As they help devise new zoning rules, residents are wary of growth along U.S. 41.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Steve Seidensticker. Photos by David Conway
    By
  • David Conway
  • January 21, 2015
DID board adds two new voices

The Downtown Improvement District's newest members are focused on growing downtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • January 21, 2015
City questions county about future plans

The county and city struggle over the former police station site on Ringling.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 21, 2015
News Briefs

Osprey bridge closed for inspection; Lido Beach Holiday Inn fire forces evacuation; Osprey marina owner requests crosswalk

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota High School students travel to and from class amidst ongoing renovations. Photo by Jessica Salmond
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • January 21, 2015
School board discusses future expansion

Sarasota County School District's director of long-range planning advised the board that multiple schools are at capacity.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Kafi Benz's family owned properties on Siesta Key and Longboat Key, and she grew up living in Sarasota County for part of the year. She chose to relocate permanently to the mainland in 1982. Photo by Jessica Salmond
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • January 21, 2015
Benz steps up to lead CONA

Lourdes Ramirez, president of CONA since 2011, recently passed the gavel to a familiar face.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • David Conway
  • January 21, 2015
Lido residents await dredging developments

The sight of a barge off the coast of Lido Key was a delight for members of the Lido Key Residents Association, as a meeting Saturday coincided with the commencement of sand-pumping for a shoreline renourishment effort.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photo by Jessica Salmond
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • January 21, 2015
Gulf Gate Library to reopen Saturday

After more than year of construction, the new Gulf Gate Library will open to the public Saturday, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9:30 a.m.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A technology and electronics lab at the Suncoast Science Center will provide a space for members to build things such as a personal computer. Photos by Amanda Morales
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • January 21, 2015
Suncoast Science Center offers inventive workspace

Broken bulbs on a string of Christmas lights are reason enough for some to toss away the entire set. But, if you're like Scott James, they inspire a project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Michael Naletko has been working for Sarasota County's fleet division services for four-and-a-half years. Photo by Jessica Salmond
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • January 21, 2015
County technician featured in national magazine

After Greg Morris, Sarasota County fleet services manager, learned about one of his employee's background, he knew it was a great story that needed to be shared.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 21, 2015
School board

School accepts proceeds; Music teacher honored

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Unit 1501 condominium at 35 Watergate Drive has three bedrooms, three baths and 3,751 square feet of living area. It sold for $3.15 million. File photo
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 21, 2015
Tower Residences condo sells for $3.15 million

A condominium in the Tower Residences tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Marin Kresinske submitted this photo, taken offshore near the Venice Jetty.
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 21, 2015
Weather: Sarasota

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  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Barbara Berkowitz, Nancy Gold and Diane Hart
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 21, 2015
Women in Power Luncheon

Women in Power Luncheon

  • Black Tie
Town Commissioner Irwin Pastor
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • January 20, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Taste of the Keys and Fashion Show, Part Two

The Longboat Key Garden Club hosted its fifth Taste of the Keys and Fashion Show event on Jan. 21. Guests munched on samplings from 14 restaurants, and 13 local 'celebrities' modeled in fashions from Island Pursuit.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Susan Phillips, event organizer Susan Landau and Steve Branham
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • January 20, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: Taste of the Keys and Fashion Show

The Longboat Key Garden Club hosted its fifth Taste of the Keys and Fashion Show event on Jan. 21. Guests munched on samplings from 14 restaurants, and 13 local 'celebrities' modeled in fashions from Island Pursuit.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The county is working on a public awareness campaign to educate the community about how to stop enabling homelessness.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • January 20, 2015
Harmer updates commissioners on homeless initiative

Although the county put the search for a Come As You Are adult shelter on hold, it has made efforts in other areas.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Margaret Wolohan, Carold Spalding, Janice Russo and Rita Polansky are seated for the Women's Club luncheon.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • January 20, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Thomas More Women's Club Luncheon

The ladies of the St. Thomas More Women's Club met to mingle and dine with a luncheon Jan. 21 at The Oaks Club.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Alliance Chairman David Fink accepts the gavel and leadership position from former Chairwoman Annette Gueli.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • January 20, 2015
PHOTO GALLERY: LRBA Annual Membership Luncheon

To celebrate another year - its 10th - the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance offered members salads and socializing, as the group welcomed its new Chairman David Fink, Jan. 21, at the 2015 Annual Membership Luncheon, housed at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club. The group also introduced its new board of directors, followed by a presentation on the alliance's history and growth led by Observer Media Group CEO Matt Walsh.

  • East County
  • News
Boat passage beneath the bridge will also be impacted over the next month.
    By
  • David Conway
  • January 20, 2015
Osprey Bridge closed for inspection

Following a two-day closure today and Thursday, one lane of the bridge will remain closed over the next month as part of work on the Lift Station 87 project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • January 20, 2015
Three Things: Winter Getaways

Sarasota is the envy of the rest of the country every time January rolls around. With our sunny weather, white sand beaches and endless recreational activities, we offer freezing visitors from up north the perfect winter retreat.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2015
Samoa sensation

Love a little cookie slathered in caramel, chocolate and coconut?

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Randy Cooper and Mary Lou McFate
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2015
Reading time

Manatee County's Conservatory Park has a new attraction - a Little Free Library.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2015
All teed up

Neal Communities is adding a little swing to B.D. Gullett Elementary School's Neal Communities Golf Challenge.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2015
Tooth time

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Dental Medicine is offering free dental screenings for a limited time.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2015
Hole-in-one

The Legacy Men's Golf Association last month presented a $10,000 check to the Lakewood Ranch Community Fund during a special ceremony at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2015
Key gets high five from Krauthammer

The night before he was scheduled to speak at the Ringling College Library Association Town Hall lecture, Fox News commentator and syndicated columnist Dr. Charles Krauthammer arrived late Monday night, Jan. 12, for his stay at the Inn on the Beach Resort at the Longboat Key Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2015
OSU victory a gem for Holbrook

Karen Holbrook wore red and black to the Jan. 14 Longboat Key Rotary Club meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Paul Glosser with his wife, Rita. Courtesy photos
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2015
Paul Glosser takes turning 85 in stride

Longboat Key resident Paul Glosser isn't letting his 85th birthday slow him down.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2015
Has any bunny seen Bugs?

An anonymous caller told the Longboat Observer that Bugs Bunny was recently kidnapped from the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce's office.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2015
Rewind, playback with Dora Walters this Friday

Dora Walters, aka Dora the Explorer, is coming back to town.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 20, 2015
Emma Katz: Watch for her name in lights

Emma Katz, daughter of Rabbi Jonathan and Marty Katz, hit a high note with her performance of 'All I Do' from 'Singin' in the Rain.'

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Ann Alvis is the new instructor at the Longboat Key Bayfront Park Recreation Center. Photo courtesy of Brooks Peters
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • January 20, 2015
AEROBIC GRANDMA: New instructor headlines fitness class news

The annual schedule of fitness classes on Longboat Key reveals exciting new options alongside long-established favorites.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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