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Sarasota photo contest winner: Sept. 17
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 17, 2015
East County photo contest winner: Sept. 17

Carla Laney, of Lakewood Ranch, submitted this photo of a sunset at Bean Point on Anna Maria Island.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Susan Molnar, of Sarasota, submitted this photo of a sunset at Bayfront Park on Sept. 8.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 17, 2015
Sarasota photo contest winner: Sept. 17

Susan Molnar, of Sarasota, submitted this photo of a sunset at Bayfront Park on Sept. 8.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Angela Vuocolo, from Kearny, N.J., submitted this photo of Longboat Key silhouetted in the sunset.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 17, 2015
Longboat photo contest winner: Sept. 17

Angela Vuocolo, from Kearny, N.J., submitted this photo of Longboat Key silhouetted in the sunset.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Richard Bottorff submitted this photo of an alligator, taken at Rye Preserve.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 17, 2015
Photo contest winners: August 2015

Congratulations to this month's winners of our photo contest.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • September 17, 2015
Rotary Club gives back

The Rotary Club of Longboat Key hosted its biweekly food pantry on Sept. 17 at Tuttle Elementary School.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Guest speaker Rusty Coats talks about the future of media.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • September 17, 2015
Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance convenes at Country Club

Rusty Coats, executive director of the Local Media Consortium, was the guest speaker.

  • East County
  • Business
Wearing an orange spoon is becoming a trend this month in East County.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • September 17, 2015
All Faiths Food Bank participates in #spoontember campaign

All Faiths Food Bank participates in #spoontember campaign for Feeding America's Hunger Action Month campaign.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key Assistant Town Manager Anne Ross discussed a Gulf of Mexico Drive undergrounding referendum question Thursday with consultant Danny Brannon at Thursday’s Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key meeting.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 17, 2015
Town kicks off GMD undergrounding education forums

A new funding mechanism for burying power lines in Longboat Key neighborhoods will be vetted by the commission if the Gulf of Mexico Drive referendum passes in November.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch Boulevard is one of the roads transportation officials originally presented for speed limit changes.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • September 17, 2015
Manatee County pushes back speed limit discussion

Speed limits along Lorraine and Lockwood Ridge roads are a few options to be considered.

  • East County
  • News
The Riverview High volleyball team beat Sarasota 3-0 Sept. 16.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 17, 2015
Riverview holds off Sarasota

The Riverview High volleyball team beat Sarasota 3-0 Sept. 16.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Veronica Hernandez records trash findings with Michael Comes during the Young Professional Group's clean up of Overlook Park in 2014.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • September 17, 2015
Sarasota Calendar 9.17.15

Sarasota events for the week of September 17.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
File photo. A condominium in The Tower Residences tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 17, 2015
Condominium in Tower Residences sells for $2,025,000

The following residential real estate transactions took place between August 31 and September 4.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
An estimated 700 meals were prepared for the 40th Annual Pioneer Day Picnic last year.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • September 17, 2015
Rotary Club cooks up Pioneer Picnic tradition

Swamp cabbage takes center stage at the club's 41st annual picnic.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Jon Thaxton makes friends with a scrub jay while taking notes in the wilderness.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • September 17, 2015
This week in history 9.17.15

A glimpse of the way things were from the archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Bobby Jones Golf Club Study Committee is split on whether the course should return to its historic 1925 design.
    By
  • David Conway
  • September 17, 2015
Should Bobby Jones restore its historic design?

A study committee agrees the course needs a major capital investment. But there are differing views on how it should look — and no answer for how much it may cost.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Although a segment of First Street is closed for construction, businesses in the area are excited to reap the benefits of the project.
    By
  • David Conway
  • September 17, 2015
First Street improvements highlight a growing area

As the city works on a project designed to make a segment of First Street near Cocoanut Avenue more walkable, businesses in the area are excited by the changes — and by the growth surrounding them.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The clear cutting of neighborhood lots is one of the ongoing problems with trees in the city, residents say.
    By
  • David Conway
  • September 17, 2015
City staff advances conversations regarding enhanced tree protections

With strong backing from neighborhoods, the city of Sarasota will explore amending city codes to make regulations regarding urban trees more stringent.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Courtesy Memory Portraits by Gigi.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • September 17, 2015
Baby bloopers

Sarasota parents' baby-photo snafu goes viral.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
David and Sterling Hobbs, marina employees, look forward to upcoming changes at the facility.
    By
  • Jack Short
  • September 17, 2015
Marina Jack owners to upgrade Turtle Beach facility

The historic Turtle Beach Marina will now be known at Bayfront Yacht Works & Marina.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Jack Short
  • September 17, 2015
County celebrates park’s completion — at last

After a troubled run, Bay Island Park will have a new look and a new name.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Chris Sharek says there is a passionate electric vehicle-owner community, eager to promote the product. "They want to tell the world, they really do," Sharek said.
    By
  • David Conway
  • September 17, 2015
Conversation with Chris Sharek

One of the organizers of Electrify the Island sees exponential growth in the availability of electric cars, and Sarasota is among the places embracing them quickly.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cops Corner
    By
  • David Conway
  • September 17, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota 9.17.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 17, 2015
WHAT'S HAPPENING | Week of Sept. 17

Check out a rundown of this week's news.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • September 16, 2015
And the survey says ...

Manatee County School Board members got a mixed review of the district from two surveys in August.

  • East County
  • News
Dan Lobeck asked the board not to listen to developers who pushed back against the idea of assessing school impact fees for the first time in five years.
    By
  • Jack Short
  • September 16, 2015
Developers to School Board: We need more time

Representatives of the development industry say the recovery isn’t yet solidified, and impact fees may damage it.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Co-Chair Becca Towery, Chairwoman Rebecca Dalton, Kristin Triolo and Alfredda O’Dato
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • September 16, 2015
WCR Sarasota annual Fashion Show and Luncheon

Women's Council of Realtors Sarasota hosted its annual Fashion Show and Luncheon

  • Black Tie
Matt Dively plans to incorporate flavors of his cruet restaurant, Blue Que Island Grill, into his new eatery in the Rosemary District.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • September 16, 2015
Servandos to open in former Darwin's space

Blu Que Island Grill owner Matt Dively plans to open a new Mexican restaurant in the Rosemary District

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 16, 2015
Sarasota Christian records win

The Sarasota Christian volleyball team improved to 7-2 on the season with a 3-0 win versus St. Petersburg Canterbury School Sept. 15.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Friends of the Braden River met Tuesday, Sept. 15, to discuss the river cleanup.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • September 16, 2015
Friends of Braden River plans for October river cleanup

Formerly called the Old Braden River Historical Society, the group’s mission is to safeguard the river.

  • East County
  • News
Courtesy photo. The 2015 Women's Resource Center scholarship recipients.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • September 16, 2015
State grant to fund Women's Resource Center intiative

The Women's Resource Center of Sarasota County receives five-year Displaced Homemakers Grant for $411,000.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A greet sea turtle hatchling makes its way to the ocean. Mote’s Sea Turtle Patrol found a record-breaking 36 green sea turtle nests this season. (Photo credit: Marc Ellis, H2O pictures)
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • September 16, 2015
Turtle nesting season reaches record numbers

Preliminary results show a record number of green sea turtle nests and a tied combined record of green and loggerhead nests from Longboat Key to Venice.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Senior middle infielder Nicolas Torres receives individual hitting instruction from Oscar Despada and Michael Rivera.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • September 16, 2015
FIBA offers elite level training

The Florida International Baseball Academy is now enrolling students for both the fall and spring seasons.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
David Pilston became CEO of Save Our Seabirds in 2012.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • September 16, 2015
Conversation with David Pilston

In three short years, Save Our Seabirds CEO David Pilston has turned the center from run-down to exemplary.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Enjoy this week's edition of Longboat Key Cops Corner.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 16, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 9.17.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Longboat Key Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bud Collins and his wife, Anita Ruthling Klaussen, in front of the newly dedicated Bud Collins Media Center at the U.S. Open.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • September 16, 2015
U.S. Open celebrates Bud Collins

The United States Tennis Association dedicated the U.S. Open’s media center to Bud Collins Sept. 6.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Featured speaker John McCarthy and Sarasota Bay Watch President Larry Stults at last year’s Scallopalooza.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • September 16, 2015
Scallopalooza to benefit Sarasota Bay’s scallop populations

The fifth annual Scallopalooza will take place Oct. 3 at the Sarasota Yacht Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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