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Jon Thaxton said there’s no quick fix for Sarasota’s affordability issues, but he’s hopeful officials will pursue a broad program of policies designed to encourage the production of workforce housing units.
    By
  • David Conway
  • November 29, 2018
Officials grapple with affordable housing shortage

Sarasota has struggled to create an adequate supply of affordable housing. Can policy changes effectively address this issue?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Downtown Improvement board members said large events, such as the Downtown Sarasota Festival of the Arts, are the only ones that can afford to pay the fees associated with street closures.
    By
  • David Conway
  • November 29, 2018
Downtown leaders talk event opportunities

Officials are exploring the creation of a recurring Main Street event and a new position to oversee downtown promotions.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Downtown Sarasota Condominium Association’s construction safety workshop is part of the organization’s ongoing effort to address development-related issues.
    By
  • David Conway
  • November 29, 2018
Residents focus on downtown construction issues

Two city officials, a building professional and a lawyer joined downtown residents Nov. 15 to discuss construction safety.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 29, 2018
Cops Corner: Sarasota 11.28.18

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
City staff has surveyed residents to help craft the parks and recreation master plan.
    By
  • David Conway
  • November 28, 2018
Parks master plan set for discussion

City staff is recommending nearly $70 million in parks and recreation upgrades over the next 10 years.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Phil Pagano poses next to his two new generators. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • November 28, 2018
Your Town

Your Town

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Joanne Tachtenberg, Patty Schreiber and Sylvia Bloom.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • November 28, 2018
Women of Temple Sinai learn about SRQ

The women's group were taught about the ins and outs of airport operations.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Janielle Silliman. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 28, 2018
University Parkway dentists freshen smiles

Lakewood Ranch kids learn about giving.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Longboat Key home at 529 Putter Lane recently sold for $3 million. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,917 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $3.3 million in 2008.Â
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 28, 2018
Putter Lane home sells for $3 million

Residential real estate transactions for Nov. 12-16.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
A Lake Club topped at 8007 Bowspirit Way recently sold for $1,673,100. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,966 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 28, 2018
Lake Club home tops local sales at $1,673,100

Lake Club home tops local sales at $1,673,100

  • East County
  • Real Estate
File photos
    By
  • Emily Walsh
  • November 28, 2018
Murf's best friends weren't hard to find

But not all of them could get a coveted table in the Colony Dining Room.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Family and friends gathered at the Makepeace groin over the weekend to remember Dr. Murray "Murf" Klauber.
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • November 28, 2018
'Passion upon passion'

Murf Klauber and the Colony are gone. But the treasures he prized — his beach and Makepeace groin — will remain as lasting legacies.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Two properties at 16 Sandy Hook Road recently sold for $5,850,000.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 28, 2018
Sandy Hook Road properties sell for $5,850,000

Residential real estate transactions for Nov. 12-16.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Grief can be hard on people who have lost a loved one during the holidays, according to Sybil Porter who organized the Hope and Healing grief service.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • November 28, 2018
Harvest United offers holiday grief services in Lakewood Ranch

Those who grieve during the holidays don't have to feel alone.

  • East County
  • News
Maia Robinson is a flower in the play, and her big petals weigh her down a little bit.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • November 28, 2018
Students show their acting chops in Lakewood Ranch

Pre-Kindergarten class performs the classic 'Three Little Pigs.'

  • East County
  • Neighbors
School board members Charlie Kennedy and James Golden were two of the last school board members who were elected by countywide votes.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • November 28, 2018
Passed referendum causes concern in East County

Parents, some school board members wonder about the future of single district voting.

  • East County
  • News
James and Misdee Miller said they want to preserve the Sarasota Polo Club as a world class facility.
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • November 28, 2018
High times for polo in Lakewood Ranch

Sarasota Polo Club opens under new owners, James and Misdee Miller.

  • East County
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    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 28, 2018
Sleigh bells jingling, ring-ting tingling

Glenn Ocock is using a special set of sleigh bells when he volunteers for the Salvation Army this holiday season.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Chase Maasdorp brings the ball up the court for Auburn against Lincoln in a preseason game. Photo courtesy Wade Rackley/Auburn Athletics. Wade Rackley/Auburn Athletics.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • November 28, 2018
Former ODA boys basketball guard earns roster spot with Auburn Tigers

Chase Maasdorp's goal is to be an important contributor for Auburn in two years.

  • East County
  • Sports
Ava Vandroff is headed to the University of Louisville for rowing after starting her athletic career as a figure skater.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • November 28, 2018
Lakewood Ranch rower chose water over ice

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
Winding River resident Stacy Norkin enjoys learning about touch therapy, which she will practice on her daughter, Ava. She says it will help Ava relax at bedtime.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 28, 2018
Bradenton therapist has just the right touch

Woman says Nurturing Touch program has many benefits for children.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Mark Gordon and Katie Johns
  • November 28, 2018
Murf Klauber's zest for life included his personal and professional endeavors

Considered a true renaissance man and a visionary thinker by many who knew him — and a sartorial standout who was rarely not seen in a colorful tropical shirt and loafers on his feet, never socks  — Dr. Murray "Murf" Klauber died Nov. 22. He was 91.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Roger Pettingell and his team Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 28, 2018
Pie parade

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate Agent Roger Pettingell gave out more than 130 pies to customers during Thanksgiving Week.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch businessman Evan Guido is close to closing on the purchase of the base of the clock tower in San Marco Plaza.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • November 28, 2018
Lakewood Ranch clock tower getting new owner

Entrepreneur buys the base of the San Marco Plaza clock tower.

  • East County
  • News
Along with his siblings, Tommy Klauber began working at The Colony when he was 15. Photo by Kayleigh Omang
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 28, 2018
Klauber’s ex-employees carry on his legacy of service

The Colony developer impacted many local restaurateurs, tennis pros as their manager.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
After the Colony achieved a worldwide reputation as a tennis haven, Murf Klauber set his sights on other development projects.
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • November 28, 2018
Klauber's real estate ambitions stretched into downtown Sarasota

Murf Klauber's real estate ambitions in the late 1990s stretched far beyond The Colony on Longboat Key and into downtown Sarasota, where he proposed Ringling Park One, a $750 million, high-tech development with a conference center, hotels, shops and resid

  • Longboat Key
  • News
File photo
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • November 28, 2018
Klauber was often a thorn in the side of Longboat officials

Klauber won $6.5 million from a lawsuit against Longboat.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Andy Maass read "“The Roosevelt Family of Sagamore Hill" in eighth grade and has collected Roosevelt items ever since.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • November 28, 2018
A collection fit for a president: Andy Maass' Theodore Roosevelt collection spans decades

Maass' fascination with the 26th president began after he wrote a book report on “The Roosevelt Family of Sagamore Hill.”

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Luke Lecroy.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • November 28, 2018
East County Athlete of the Week: Luke Lecroy

Lakewood Ranch boys basketball junior Luke Lecroy talks his first dunk and his goals for the season

  • East County
  • Sports
O'Mariah Gordon.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • November 28, 2018
East County High 5 Moments: 11.29.18

East County High 5 Moments: 11.29.18

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 28, 2018
Photos: Camelot at the Colony

Dr. Murray ‘Murf’ Klauber and his family were, in many ways, indistinguishable from the Colony.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 28, 2018
Cops Corner: What a tangled web

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    In Memoriam |
  • November 27, 2018
Irwin Palmer Starr

Irwin Palmer Starr, an internationally known broadcasting and media executive and beloved figure in the Sarasota, Florida community, died on Nov. 14, 2018 from lung cancer. Irwin was born in Detroit, Michigan; his obituary tribute is in Siesta Key/Sarasot

  • Sarasota
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Vehicles still have to wind around construction debris.
    By
  • Suzanne Elliott
  • November 27, 2018
Work at Resort at Longboat Key Club nearing completion

Sewage pipe issues delayed targeted Thanksgiving finish.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Many Laurel Park residents came out to see the new playground.
    By
  • Amelia Hanks
  • November 26, 2018
Your Town

Your Town

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    In Memoriam |
  • November 26, 2018
Nancy Kane (née Hollander)

Nancy Kane (née Hollander), born December 4, 1941, of Longboat Key, FL and formerly of Newton, MA, died peacefully at home after a long illness on November 23, 2018; her obituary tribute is publishing in the Longboat Observer.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
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