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Wilkinson Elementary performs their chorus and recorder ensemble.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • December 6, 2018
Performances ring in the holidays at The Ringling

The Ringling Holiday Splendor brought out local schools to amp up the holiday season.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Seaward Development's David Hargreaves and Patrick DiPinto
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • December 6, 2018
EPOCH Sarasota launches into the future

The new luxury condos launch event was on Dec. 5

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Joan Peters finished her art piece in four hours.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • December 6, 2018
Sarasota artists try something new with big top project

Natural light painters go beyond their normal scenery.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Zy Grable takes a punt return to the end zone against Riverview (Hillsborough).
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • December 6, 2018
Riverview football reflects after state semifinal loss

Riverview High Rams football coach Josh Smithers believes his seniors, including running back Ali Boyce, helped save the season.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Freshman forward Drew Miller controls the ball for Cardinal Mooney against Booker High. Miller would score a goal in the game.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • December 6, 2018
Claw marks: Cougars boys soccer tears through opening stretch of season

The Cardinal Mooney High Cougars boys soccer team is tearing through the opening stretch of the season.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 6, 2018
Longboat Key weather page photo: Dec. 6

Sandra Brut-Christensen captured this photo on Longboat Key near the Spanish Main Yacht Club beach access.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Trevor Yull.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • December 6, 2018
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Trevor Yull

Cardinal Mooney Cougars boys soccer junior Trevor Yull talks balancing school and soccer, and his best advice

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 6, 2018
East County weather page photo: Dec. 6

Paddi Juliano captured this rainbow over Bealls on State Road 70.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 6, 2018
Sarasota weather page photo: Dec. 6

Mary Tygh Parks photographed this green heron having a bad hair day at Celery Fields.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Paradise Shores home at 1503 Blue Heron Drive recently sold for $2.8 million. Built in 2014, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,518 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 6, 2018
Paradise Shores home sells for $2.8 million

Residential real estate transactions for Nov. 19-23.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Attorney Jane West addresses the audience at a Save our Siesta Sand 2 fundraiser.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 6, 2018
Big Pass legal expenses mount for Siesta, Lido

Resident groups on both sides of the contested project have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to make their arguments.

  • Siesta Key
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Commissioner Charles Hines suggested the county should revise its meeting procedures to prevent public comment periods from pushing back other agenda items.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 6, 2018
County considers public comment changes

In response to activist groups speaking at commission meetings, officials want to establish guidelines for public input.

  • Sarasota
  • News
DID board member Ron Soto said city fees were hampering his efforts to organize events such as the downtown tree lighting.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 6, 2018
Downtown event plans face hurdles

The Downtown Improvement District sees an events coordinator as a wise investment, but city leaders aren’t on board.

  • Sarasota
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The master plan recommends improvements to encourage more activity in neighborhood parks, as depicted in this rendering of Shenandoah Park.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 6, 2018
City’s parks ambitions remain uncertain

A master plan outlines $200 million in potential improvements to city parks. How much of that are officials interested in pursuing?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rosemary District Association President Howard Davis discusses the proposed changes to the overlay district at a Nov. 28 workshop.
    By
  • David Conway
  • December 6, 2018
Rosemary District stakeholders plot building changes

New zoning regulations brought a wave of residential projects to the Rosemary District. Can those same regulations help provide neighborhood improvements?

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Adrian Moore
  • December 6, 2018
What will grow Sarasota tourism?

Visitors who say good things about Sarasota constitute the big X factor in tourism.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • December 6, 2018
Cops Corner: Sarasota 12.6.18

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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Lisa Fulk of Sunshine Canning said The Market's second season should be bigger than last year.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • December 6, 2018
The Market at Lakewood Ranch opens new season

The Market at Lakewood Ranch opens a new season.

  • East County
  • News
Executive Chef Jeremy Thayer said the Grove's kitchen was built with wonderful "attention to detail."
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • December 5, 2018
Sneak peek performance at the Grove in Lakewood Ranch

Main Street's newest restaurant , the Grove, hosts VIP party before Dec. 10 opening.

  • East County
  • News
Susan Landau and Patty Cooper
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • December 5, 2018
Longboat Garden Club toasts to the holidays

About 90 members and guests gathered Dec. 5 at The Beach House Restaurant for a holiday party.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The land at 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive must be cleared of debris by Dec. 20.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • December 5, 2018
Vacancy at the site of former Colony resort depends on courts, calendar

It will likely be two years before St. Regis is built.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Auxiliary Recording Secretary and event co-chair Sidney Turner, Auxiliary President Linda Bergen, event co-chair Diane Muldoon and President and CEO of SPARCC Jessica Hays
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • December 5, 2018
SPARCC celebrates Christmas in Sarasota

SPARCC hosted Cookies, Cakes and Carolers on Dec. 5.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Condominiums, one in Positano and another in Vizcaya, sold for $3.1 million each.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 5, 2018
Longboat Key condominiums sell for $3.1 million each

Residential real estate transactions for Nov. 19-23.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The Grosvenor Gardens home at 8330 Grosvenor Court recently sold for $857,500. Built in 2010, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,462 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,075,000 in 2014.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 5, 2018
Grosvenor Gardens home tops sales at $857,500

Residential real estate transactions for Nov. 19-23.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Unicorp’s owner, Chuck Whittall, saved the town, taxpayers and Colony unit owners hassles, time, legal fees and at least $1 million by paying for and managing the town-ordered demolition of the Colony. He didn’t have to do that.Â
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • December 5, 2018
No good deed goes unpunished

What kind of thanks do you get for investing $600 million and boosting the values of Longboat Key? The same old Longboat thanks.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Jim Brown
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • December 5, 2018
Brown has contributed far more than his share

Veteran commissioner withdraws from re-election bid.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Former President George H.W. Bush died Nov. 30. He was 94.
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • December 5, 2018
Bush 41: The defining symbol of what we should be

The former president died Nov. 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Mary and Patricia Glass. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 5, 2018
Pat Glass legacy honored by Manatee County

Cookie fundraiser nets limo ride for Witt Elementary students

  • East County
  • News
Matt McLean hits out of a bunker at Concession Golf Club. Photo courtesy Jeremiah Khokhar.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • December 5, 2018
Concession Golf Club instructor has grip on national accolade

Concession Golf Club's Matt McLean was honored by Golf Digest as one of 114 "Best Young Teachers in America" for the third time.

  • East County
  • Sports
Pirates sophomore guard O'Mariah Gordon gets in the lane for a layup against Bradenton Christian.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • December 5, 2018
Pirates girls basketball riding high (seas)

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
Manatee County Parks' Recreation Manager Matt Porter talks with Mill Creek resident Seng Tang about park plans. Tang said he likes the changes will improve safety.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 5, 2018
Marble Park improvements on the map

New gym, better amenities planned for John Marble Park.

  • East County
  • News
Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • December 5, 2018
Make the nice list

The Longboat Key Police Department is collecting donations for Toys for Tots.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
File photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • December 5, 2018
Merry and bright lights

The Longboat Observer is looking for the most festive lights and decorations to feature in our upcoming holiday issue.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Val Schneiderman said yoga is now as important to her daily routine as brushing her teeth. She practices every day.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • December 5, 2018
Longboater looks to keep flow of yoga going

Val Schneiderman owned an ashtanga yoga studio in Connecticut, and now she is hoping to bring her teaching expertise to the Longboat Key and Sarasota areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bradenton's Jackie Ragan stands next to the headstone of her great-grandfather William Turner, who died in 1881, along with Benjamin French, who organized the clean-up effort.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • December 5, 2018
Future Eagle Scout leads restoration at Parrish Cemetery

Braden River High junior organizes cemetery clean-up project in Parrish.

  • East County
  • News
Forrest Properties' Nick Derby comes weekly to check on the apartment complex site just south of Ranch Lake Apartments. The new apartment community will have patio homes, town homes and apartments.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • December 5, 2018
Developers buy into apartments in Lakewood Ranch area

Hundreds of new apartments on the way in East County.

  • East County
  • News
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