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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 8, 2015
City hires former Major League Soccer commissioner to oversee homeless initiatives

he city of Sarasota has hired Doug Logan as director of special initiative on chronic homelessness.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 8, 2015
Lift station costs exceed $30 million

The Sarasota City Commission will hold a special meeting tonight to discuss the long-delayed Lift Station 87 project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 8, 2015
DiPino picks deputy chief from within ranks

Sarasota Police Chief Bernadette DiPino has chosen interim Deputy Chief Pat Robinson for the permanent position.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 6, 2015
Mote celebrates World Oceans Day

Visitors to Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium enjoyed the World Oceans Day family festival on June 6.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Major League Football is moving its headquarters and training camp to the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 5, 2015
Professional football league coming to Lakewood Ranch

On Friday afternoon, MLFB executives officially announced they will be moving their headquarters and training camp to the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 5, 2015
FYI Friday: Sarasota County pulled into Benderson lawsuit

This week's FYI Friday features news about Sarasota County being named in a legal battle between Benderson Development and a contractor, paid parking on St. Armands Circle and more!

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tanja Hofmann has operated A Taste of Germany on Siesta Key for nearly five years.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 5, 2015
A Taste of Germany opens on south Siesta

After more than four years in Siesta Key Village, Tanja Hofmann moved her bakery and deli to the other side of the barrier island.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Siesta Key residents have rallied against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' plans to dredge Big Pass.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 5, 2015
Sarasota County moves ahead with Lido study

The county will pay Atkins North America Inc. $49,000 to review the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ plans to mine Big Pass to renourish Lido Beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Maura Kennan isn't a poker guru, but she enjoys playing.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 5, 2015
Siesta Key Chamber shows its poker face

The Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce held its 4th annual Poker Tournament at the Sarasota Kennel Club to raise dollars for the 4th of July fireworks on Siesta Key public beach

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 5, 2015
Bird Key celebrates nature

Bird Key Yacht Club held its monthly art show on June 4. This month featured artist Susan Covert, who paints outdoor scenes of the Sarasota area and upstate New York, and pieces from the Sarasota Shell Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Linda DiGabriel, Jim Shirley and Liz Alpert
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • June 4, 2015
Woman's Exchange 53rd Awards Celebration

Guests gathered at The Woman's Exchange on Thursday, June 4, for the Woman's Exchange 53rd Awards Celebration. The 2015-2015 Grant Recipients and Scholarship Recipients were honored at the event.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Susan Myers, a McNeal parent, writes down notes about each candidate.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • June 4, 2015
McNeal Elementary School community questions potential principals

Three candidates are poised to replace Norma Scott. The new administrator will be announced Friday, June 5.

  • East County
  • Schools
Students 18 and younger are eligible for free breakfast and lunch this summer, regardless of household income.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • June 4, 2015
Manatee County students receive free meals all summer

The Manatee County School District's Food and Nutrition Services Department will feed students this year during its Summer Food Service Program

  • East County
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    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 4, 2015
Rosedale tees off for GSJGA

Rosedale Golf & Country Club recently held its annual Birdie-A-Thon as a fundraiser for the Greater Sarasota Junior Golf Association.

  • East County
  • Sports
Unit 1403 at 35 Watergate Drive in Tower Residences sold for $2.6 million. It has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,985 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 4, 2015
Tower Residences condo sells for $2.6 million

A condominium in Tower Residence tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
The rehabilitation center at Pines of Sarasota is a point of pride for retiring CEO John Overton. Photo by Amanda Morales
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • June 4, 2015
CEO reflects on 14 years at Pines of Sarasota

John Overton is ready for retirement in July — but he’s ‘not ready for the rocking chair.’

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 4, 2015
Letter to the Editor

The Great Divide: Let’s go unitary

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Assistant County Administrator Steve Botelho will spend the next 18 months preparing a $200 million referendum question. Photo by Alex Mahadevan
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 4, 2015
County prepares for the $200 million question

Sarasota County voters will decide next year whether to allow the municipality to borrow millions.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 4, 2015
OUR VIEW | More Medicaid: Federal ransom

The call of media editorialists, state senators and altruists for expanding Obamacare’s Medicaid program in Florida remains a cacophonous drumbeat of pots and pans.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • June 4, 2015
This week in history: 6.4.2015

A glimpse of the way things were from the Pelican Press archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 4, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota 6.4.2015

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
The Florida Burn 2016 Easton Team finished third in the 77-team Perfect Game USA 18U WWBA East Memorial Day Classic May 22 through May 25. Courtesy photos
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 4, 2015
Sidelines

Sarasota Christian wins Sunshine Cup; Sunshine State Games heads to SRQ; National Championships coming to Benderson Park

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Harvey Vengroff is planning five six-story buildings with units renting at $600 per month. Courtesy rendering
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 4, 2015
Developer shrinks size of affordable housing project

City staff vetted entrepreneur Harvey Vengroff’s pared-down plans for a 400-unit apartment complex Wednesday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Drew Lascari spent five years at Don Bosco Prep, where he helped coach the Ironmen to a pair of state championships and the national title in 2011. Courtesy photos
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 4, 2015
Welcome to Cougar Country

Former Don Bosco Prep offensive coordinator Drew Lascari scores the head football coach position at Cardinal Mooney.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 4, 2015
High five moments of the week

The top five sports moments of the week.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Bayfront 20:20 leader Michael Klauber talks with stakeholders during a walk along Sarasota Bay.
    By
  • David Conway
  • June 4, 2015
Bayfront 20:20 prepares for busy summer

Although the broad public engagement undertaken by Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 has been toned down since late last year, the group tasked with developing a vision for city-owned waterfront land is still moving forward.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • David Conway
  • June 4, 2015
Owner builds support for Ringling Shopping Center rezone

More than two years after the city rejected plans for a Walmart on Ringling Boulevard, momentum is gathering to revitalize the dormant shopping center.

  • Sarasota
  • News
File photo
    By
  • David Conway
  • June 4, 2015
City eyes St. Armands paid parking

To fund a Circle garage, the city is studying two major revenue sources.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This conceptual rendering depicts what a built-out Fruitville-Beneva intersection could look like. Buildings front the street, and bike and bus lanes encourage other forms of transportation. Courtesy rendering
    By
  • David Conway
  • June 4, 2015
Urban Design Studio: The long road to fixing sprawl

The city’s planning team says widening roadways is a sign of tunnel vision, not a solution to congestion.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota Farmers Market Manager Phil Pagano was partially inspired by “The Farmery,” a permanent market concept developed by a Durham, N.C. group. The model provides space for a grocery, a café and an area to grow crops. Courtesy
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 4, 2015
WHAT'S HAPPENING | Week of June 4, 2015

Sarasota County pulled into Benderson lawsuit

  • Sarasota
  • News
Graduates Caleb Proffitt and Kristen Brockett
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 3, 2015
Two Longboat students graduate high school

Class of 2015: Kristen Brockett and Caleb Proffitt

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • June 3, 2015
Bashaw Elementary celebrates North America at Art and Music Festival

Traditional song, dance and dress came to life at William H. Bashaw Elementary School during its annual Art and Music Festival May 21.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The city of Sarasota's development review committee reviewed entrepreneur Harvey Vengroff's plans for 400 affordable housing units Wednesday.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 3, 2015
Vengroff continues quest for affordable housing

Entrepreneur Harvey Vengroff sold his mixed-use development in the Rosemary District to pursue cheaper rentals elsewhere, but shrunk plans for a major complex on Fruitville Road.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 3, 2015
Cops Corner: East County 6.4.2015

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Patricia Orzechowski submitted this sunset photo, taken near Venice Beach.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 3, 2015
Sarasota photo contest winner: June 4

Patricia Orzechowski submitted this sunset photo, taken near Venice Beach.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Sarasota County Commission is giving the town of Longboat Key $2 million for Bayfront Park.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 3, 2015
Bayfront Park funding approved

A revamped Bayfront Park that’s been in the works since 2008 is a go after Sarasota County Commission agreed to a $2 million funding request today.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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