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  • Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2014
Win big in two Observer contests

Starting in October, the Observer will now offer prizes for winners of the weather photo contest, sponsored by Manasota Flooring Inc.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2014
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2014
Our View

At the expense of others

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2014
News Briefs

Wallenda to speak at historical marker dedication; P.J. O'Rourke to headline Tiger Bay Club event; Mote reveals more details about bayfront plan

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota High junior Adam Bradtmueller crossed the finish line in 15 minutes, 48.30 seconds to win the North Port XC Invitational Sept. 20. File Photo
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 25, 2014
Stepping into his own

Sarasota High junior Adam Bradtmueller won his second consecutive cross-country meet of the season Sept. 20.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2014
High Five Moments of the Week

The top five sports moments of the week.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Ringling College President Larry Thompson outlines the location of the city block-sized film complex the school plans to build. Photo by David Conway
    By
  • David Conway
  • September 25, 2014
Ringling film expansion shoots for economic growth

Ringling College believes a multimillion-dollar, 30,000-square-foot soundstage and post-production studio in Newtown will help bolster the economy countywide.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • September 25, 2014
County searches for homelessness project funding

Harvest House asked the city and county for $400,000 for a homeless families housing project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Anthony Mathuson, owner of Tony's Used Appliances, said he’s been setting up a few of his products outside his storefront for 12 years. Photo by Jessica Salmond
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • September 25, 2014
Outdoor displays move to discussion forefront

From the proposal to allow outdoor displays in a special overlay district on Siesta Key to several special-exception petitions, the county is concerned with curb appeal.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Paul Thorpe and Tre Michel are spearheading an advertising effort to highlight some of the distinctive characteristics of the downtown area. Banners will adorn downtown light poles as part of the campaign. Photo by David Conway
    By
  • David Conway
  • September 25, 2014
Downtown groups unite to promote the district

Before the Mall at University Town Center opens, downtown leaders are launching a campaign to keep shoppers in the heart of the city.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The taller Lift Station 87 design is modeled after the historic Hover Arcade. The shorter building maintains most of the design, but is now 35 feet at its highest point.
    By
  • David Conway
  • September 25, 2014
Residents fear lift station height

The proposed Lift Station 87 building design is now shorter, but it's still troubling in the eyes of some nearby residents.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 25, 2014
Sidelines

Sarasota Christian Volleyball; Cougar annual golf tourney upcoming; ODA swimmers continue winning streak

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 25, 2014
Football Friday

The Observer recaps the week in football.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Since March 2013, Bay Island Park on Siesta Key has been closed while the city and county attempt to replace the eroded seawall. Photo by Jessica Salmond
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • September 25, 2014
County to finish portion of Siesta seawall

The county has restarted work to fix its side of the Bay Island Park seawall, but the city's side will have to wait until it has more funding.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Frank Brenner
  • September 25, 2014
My View

The city is enabling a conman

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2014
Letters to the Editor

Ryan misses the mark

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Temple Emanu-El teacher Lesley Lempel teaches the sixth-grade religion class how to make chocolate rogulach.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • September 25, 2014
Cultural cooking

Lesley Lempel has been teaching Jewish recipes from around the world at Temple Emanu-El for 10 years.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
This home at 5334 Siesta Cove Drive has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,298 square feet of living area. It is sold for $1,975,000. Photo by Amanda Morales
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 25, 2014
Home in Siesta Cove sells for $1,975,000

A home in Siesta Cove tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Patty Nazzaro submitted this sunset photo, taken on Turtle Beach on Siesta Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2014
Weather: Sarasota

Do you love taking photos? We want your best photos of sunrises, sunsets, nature, etc. Submit your local weather photos for a chance to have your photo published in the paper! See all of the winning photos each week by visiting The Observer's Facebook page.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • September 24, 2014
Tavern on Main celebrates anniversary

Tavern on Main celebrates anniversary

  • Sarasota
  • News
This home at Greenbrook Village has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,817 square feet of living area. It sold for $675,000.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 24, 2014
The Concession home sells for $4.3 million

The following residential real estate transactions took place between Sept. 8 and Sept. 12.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
This image depicts a bike similar to the one taken Monday morning.
    By
  • David Conway
  • September 24, 2014
Police seek information on bicycle burglary

The Sarasota Police Department is looking for information regarding a burglary after a bicycle store owner discovered a bike was taken from his shop Monday morning.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Sarasota County Commissioners voted 4 to 1 to follow staff's recommendation not to allow stand-up paddleboard rental at the Siesta Key concession area. Photo courtesy Jessica Salmond.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • September 24, 2014
County Commission rejects stand-up paddleboard proposal

After receiving a proposal to allow stand-up paddleboard rentals at the Siesta Key Public Beach, the Sarasota County Commission voted not to approve the proposal.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Author P.J. O'Rourke is currently the H. L. Mencken Research Fellow at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank based in Washington, D.C.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 24, 2014
O'Rourke to headline Tiger Bay event

Political satirist P.J. O'Rourke will speak and sign books during a Sarasota Tiger Bay Club event Dec. 4, at Michael's on East.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mi Pueblo offers an authentic Mexican menu and atmosphere at their locations in Sarasota and Venice.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 24, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Mi Pueblo

This week we went in the kitchen at Mi Pueblo, with owner Bonifacio Caro, while chef Julio prepares carne asada tacos with fresh salsa verde. Get the recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's 'In the Kitchen.'

  • Longboat Key
  • News
ODA senior Reanna Gregory sends the ball back over the net in the first set.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 24, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: ODA Volleyball vs. Imagine School of North Port

The Out-of-Door Academy volleyball team defeated Imagine School of North Port 25-14, 25-13, 25-12 in Class 3A-District 10 action Sept. 23.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Craig Mettille, Dick Vitale, JoEllen Mettille, Lorraine Vitale
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 24, 2014
Vitale accepts donation

Lakewood Ranch resident and ESPN Hall-of-Famer Dick Vitale on Sept. 9 received a $85,000 donation for the fight against cancer from Craig and JoEllen Mettille, of 380 Cos.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 24, 2014
Prizes now offered for weather contest!

Starting in October, the Observer will now offer prizes for winners of the weather photo contest, sponsored by Manasota Flooring Inc.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 24, 2014
It's Read Everywhere

The countdown is on for submitting your photos for our annual 'It's Read Everywhere' contest! The last day to submit entries is Sept. 30. Voting starts Oct. 1 and goes through the end of the month. One winner will receive two travel certificates, good for travel from SRQ Airport. Visit YourObserver.com/itsreadeverywhere to submit your entries.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Photo by Caleb Motsinger
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 24, 2014
Correction: Heitlers to net 75 years in April

In its Sept. 18 issue, the Longboat Observer featured Plymouth Harbor resident George Heitler, a lifelong tennis player who has played tennis for most of his 99 years and is a regular at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Photo courtesy of Stacy White
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 24, 2014
Win big in two Observer contests

Starting in October, the Observer will now offer prizes for winners of the weather photo contest, sponsored by Manasota Flooring Inc.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Education Center Executive Director (and yoga instructor) Susan Goldfarb. Photo by Robin Hartill
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • September 24, 2014
Fitness classes are only the beginning of Ed Center choices

There's a Longboat Key phenomenon that happens annually right after the tourist traffic finally fades because kids are going back to school and right before the car carriers start to unload their seasonal shipments. It is the arrival of the humble-in-appearance but ever so rich-in-content catalog from the Longboat Key Education Center.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Pat Ringley, a cabinet maker and artist, works on a miniature race car made of paper at a desk in his East County home. Ringley has hundreds of his cars on display throughout his house. Photos by Amanda Sebastiano and Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • September 24, 2014
Playing with paper

Pat Ringley uses his lifetime love of IndyCar racing to create vehicles of his own - miniature paper race cars.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Running back Carlos Crawford carries the ball for Braden River late in the fourth quarter. Photos by Jen Blanco
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 24, 2014
Will to win

The Braden River High football team captured its first victory over rival Lakewood Ranch since 2009 with a 21-6 victory.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 24, 2014
High Five Moments of the Week

The top five sports moments of the week.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 24, 2014
Town adopts 2.1763 millage rate

With this year's increase in the property-tax rate, the town will bring in an extra $954,397. It will use it for pension costs and its 90-day operating fund.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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