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Commissioners are still interested in pursuing other recommendations from homelessness consultant Robert Marbut.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 22, 2014
City withdraws from shelter conversation

In response to a letter from the Sarasota County Commission, the City Commission voted to end its pursuit of a city-located come-as-you-are homeless shelter.

  • Sarasota
  • News
After reporting a missing wallet incident to Longboat Key Police, Police Chief Pete Cumming’s department spent two days tracking down the missing wallet and returning it and all of its contents to its owner.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 22, 2014
Police track down visitor's wallet

The Longboat Key Police Department used video footage and old-fashioned sleuthing to recover a wallet and $160 in cash.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
At its meeting from 5:45 to 8 p.m., July 22, the School Board will vote whether to accept Craig Little as Lakewood Ranch High School's new principal.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 22, 2014
Manatee County School District to vote on Lakewood Ranch High leaders

At its meeting from 5:45 to 8 p.m., July 22, the Manatee County School District will vote on a new principal and assistant principal for Lakewood Ranch High School - Craig Little and Melinda Lundy.

  • East County
  • News
Jennifer Yuza paints Alexis Connolly’s nails.
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • July 21, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Girls Inc. visits the Ritz Carlton Spa

Girls of Girls Inc. spent an afternoon at the Ocean Breeze Salon and Spa Monday, July 21, at the Ritz Carlton. The visit allowed the girls to learn more about skincare and beauty products. After trying out new hairstyles and makeup tricks, the girls enjoyed some pampering including temporary hair extensions and fresh lemonade. The girls run a salon in the Girls Inc.'s micro-community, Dream Harbor, and were excited to share what they were taught with their customers.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 21, 2014
Visit Sarasota County to move to Lemon Avenue

After announcing their move from its current location on North Tamiami, Visit Sarasota County will move downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 21, 2014
Interim Regional Chancellor selected for USF

Vice-chancellor Terry Osborn will take the role of Arthur M. Guildford after he announced his retirement from University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee, in January.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mote researchers tagged Katharine in August 2013 on the M/V OCEARCH. (Robert Snow Photography)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 21, 2014
Katharine the shark pings to east of Daytona Beach

Mote scientists tagged the 2,300-pound great white shark last August, near Cape Cod, Mass.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Robert Gibbs was hired by the city in April to study the optimal mix of businesses in four areas: St. Armands Circle, downtown, the Rosemary District and the Martin Luther King Jr. Way corridor.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 21, 2014
Retail survey shows room for growth

Robert Gibbs, a consultant hired by the city to conduct a retail analysis of several districts in Sarasota, is presenting his findings at a series of meetings Monday.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 21, 2014
School Board to consider universal free breakfast for qualified schools

The Sarasota County School Board will hold its first public hearing about a federal program for free breakfast tomorrow.

  • Sarasota
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Vice Mayor Jack Duncan called his decision to not seek a third term “a tough decision” in an email Sunday.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 21, 2014
Vice Mayor Duncan won't seek a third term

Vice Mayor Jack Duncan made the decision while on vacation in North Carolina not to seek a third and final term in March.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Mote Marine Laboratory staff biologist Rebeccah Hazelkorn and public relations coordinator Hayley Rutger navigate the Stranding Investigation Program’s new 13-foot Boston Whaler out the canals of City Island.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 21, 2014
VIDEO: Mote's stranding program gets boost from grant

Thanks to a roughly $12,000 grant from the Sea Turtle Grant Program, Mote Marine Laboratory's Stranding Investigations Program will no longer have to rely on Jet Skis for marine rescues and recoveries.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Manatee County School District now ranks 37th among the state's 67 districts.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 21, 2014
Manatee County School District moves up in state district rankings

The Manatee County School District moved up three spots since last year, to rank 37 among the state's 67 school districts, Superintendent Rick Mills announced July 21.

  • East County
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A Siesta Key property known as Snook Inn sold for $10 million last year, making it the largest residential sale in Sarasota.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 21, 2014
Sarasota named among top small towns for luxury homebuyers

Christie's International Real Estate names the city of Sarasota one of 10 'Jewel Box' enclaves in its report on luxury housing markets in 2013.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Witnesses say a man in a black ski mask wielding a semi-automatic handgun robbed the Subway at 1154 N. Washington Blvd. Saturday.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 21, 2014
Authorities seek armed robbery suspect

The Sarasota Police Department is looking for a man suspected robbing a Subway on North Washington Boulevard at gunpoint Saturday night.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Detectives are looking for a thin black male who was last seen wearing a light-colored T-shirt, shorts and a Miami Heat hat.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 20, 2014
VIDEO: Police investigate assault on SCAT passenger

The Sarasota Police Department is investigating an incident in which a man allegedly brandished a box-cutter knife at a woman ignoring his advances on a Sarasota County Area Transit bus.

  • Sarasota
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2014 Tarpon Tournament Winner David Sugar and Mason Tush of CB's Saltwater Outfitters
    By
  • Harriet Sokmensuer
  • July 19, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Tarpon Tournament Awards Banquet

The 84th annual Sarasota Tarpon Tournament came to a close with an Awards Banquet Saturday, July 19, at the Hyatt Regency. Anglers and family members enjoyed dinner and drinks to celebrate the end of the three-month tournament. The tournament finished with a fish-off on June 21st with angler David Sugar winning by catching and releasing 38¾ inches.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Diana Neely, Judy Strauss, Linda Wilson, Jean Buckley, Cheryl Fraser and Vivian Chester
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • July 19, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Christ Church Summer Dinner

Members and guests of Christ Church gathered at Islands West Saturday, July 19, for its annual summer dinner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
JoAnn Thomas, marketing manager at Touch of Africa, prepares to cut the ribbon in the new Hamba Lounge.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • July 18, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Touch of Africa's Hamba Lounge Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

St. Armands Circle's Touch of Africa Gallery hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Hamba Lounge July 18. The celebration kicked off its bi-monthly Hamba Happy Hour, which will be held every other Friday from 5 to 6 p.m.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This week's FYI Friday features Nik Wallenda and one lucky duckling.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 18, 2014
FYI Friday - Your weekly news roundup

Catch up on the week's most important and most interesting news stories from Sarasota, Longboat Key and East County with FYI Friday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota Police are seeking a white male in his 20s or 30s for passing counterfeit cash last week.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 18, 2014
Authorities seek counterfeit cash suspect

The Sarasota Police Department is looking for a man suspected of using three fake $100 bills at a Walgreens on the 3900 block of South Tamiami Trail last week.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota Bayfront Now is the group behind recently leaked plans for a $100 million Mote aquarium, a hotel and a conference center near the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 18, 2014
Sarasota Bayfront Now to host public meeting

The group behind a leaked document that called for a $100 million bayfront aquarium will present its proposal for redeveloping city-owned waterfront land during a cocktail reception today.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Architect Gary Hoyt was hired late last year to design preliminary town center concept renderings.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 18, 2014
Committee to review town center proposals

A selection committee will hear presentations from four firms at an Aug. 21 meeting at Town Hall.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Keynote Speaker Jason Isaacson, AJC West Coast Florida Regional President Anne Virag and AJC West Coast Florida Regional Director Brian Lipton
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • July 17, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: AJC Summer Lunch & Learn Series

AJC West Coast Florida held the first luncheon in its Summer Lunch & Learn Series Thursday, July 17, at Michael's On East.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 17, 2014
Unitarian Universalist to offer same-sex marriage if legalized

If the motion to overturn same-sex marriage ban is successful, the Unitarian Universalist Church wants to perform marriages before the overturn can be challenged.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A Sarasota Police officer found this ducking, Freddy, near Robarts Arena this morning.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 17, 2014
Sarasota Police officer rescues duckling

Officer Juan Sanchez found the duckling covered in mud near a storm drain at the intersection of Ringling Boulevard and Pompano Avenue this morning. The duck, Freddy, is recovering at Save Our Seabirds.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Sarasota Yacht Club dining room was set up with two large screens for the presentation and dinner portion of a past Scallopalooza.
    By
  • Kelsey Grau
  • July 17, 2014
Sarasota Bay Watch to host Scallopalooza

Sarasota Bay Watch will host an evening of food and fun to raise awareness and support for local scallop restoration at its the 4th Annual Scallopalooza Saturday, August 9, at the Sarasota Yacht Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Stan and Wendy with last year’s cygnets, all of which survived. (Lou Newman)
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 17, 2014
Stan the swan is recovering from illness

David Novak found Stan in distress last week but hopes he will return to his family next week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 17, 2014
Observer wins 61 awards at newspaper contest

Six newspapers in the Observer Media Group garnered 61 total awards, including 24 first-place finishes, at the 2013 Florida Press Association Better Weekly Newspaper contest held July 10 to July 11, at the Biltmore in Coral Gables.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Former Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid hired Glama Carter in 2012 to lead Sarasota County Area Transit.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 17, 2014
County terminates SCAT director

The Sarasota County administration fired Sarasota County Area Transit Director Glama Carter this week. Director of Community and Intergovernmental Relations Rob Lewis will take over in the interim.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 17, 2014
VIDEO: Palmer Point Park: 2 acres away from full restoration

After the first effort to restore 1.75 acres of the park stalled in 2011, the county has begun the project again. It will have to redo some work lost during the hiatus.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photo by Harriet Sokmensuer Harry and Happy Dunn and Richard Reibman
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 17, 2014
Vive La France

The Alliance Francaise held a fundraiser in honor of Bastille Day, or La Fête Nationale, Monday, July 14, at Marina Jack.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Courtesy Pine View Head Custodian Marcia Hill and driver Nikita Korsakov try to not hit the cones in Golf Cart Rodeo.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 17, 2014
Going for Gold

Custodians of Sarasota County Schools enjoyed a day of fun and learning at the annual custodians professional development day July 3, at Riverview High School.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 17, 2014
Budget shows declining revenues

Commissioners have several options to address a $3.6M general fund deficit in the city manager's proposed budget.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photo by David Conway Spice and Tea Exchange owner Paulette Callender said they offer samples like the above to people walking by the store, which gives curious customers a familiarity with the products.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 17, 2014
Merchants lobby to legalize samples

Following reports of code violations, the St. Armands Business Improvement District requests the city re-examine its policy on offering samples to passers-by.

  • Sarasota
  • News
File photo
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 17, 2014
News Briefs

Sarasota Police Department loses accreditation; Elected mayor campaign admits defeat; Engineers refine Lift Station 87 design; Wallenda's plans for training center hit a wall

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photo by Jessica Salmond One or two bikes are left on SCAT buses every week. Most of them are reclaimed within a few days, but the ones that aren’t are locked down at SCAT.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 17, 2014
SCAT racks up unclaimed bicycles left on buses

SCAT is collaborating with the Sheriff's Office to set up a process to help reunite riders with their bikes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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