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Membership Coordinator Jamie Overmiller greets guests to Salute! for the luncheon.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 24, 2015
Chamber networks over lunch at Salute!

Members of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce and guests spent the afternoon mingling for the Power Hour Luncheon at Salute! Restaurant Friday, April 24.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 24, 2015
School fields day of fun

Sea of Strengths Academy hosted its first field day at Greenbrook Adventure Park.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi says helicopter trauma calls will diminish when Sarasota Memorial Hospital becomes certified as a trauma hospital.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 24, 2015
Fire chief updates Kiwanians on fire issues

Longboat Key Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi believes a 911 dispatch service with Sarasota County is the right move to make.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Chris Whittaker, Rae Dowling, Darcie Duncan and Robin Brown show their feminine and tough sides.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 24, 2015
Manatee Chamber hosts Sporting Clays Fun Shoot

One hundred shooters loaded up for an afternoon of cigars, shotguns and competition at Ancient Oak Gun Club. The event was hosted by the Manatee Chamber of Commerce.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Hope Hahn, Hollie Parks and Tina Wahlers
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • April 24, 2015
A Taste of New Orleans Interactive Dinner and Auction

Guests attended Lakewood Ranch YMCA's 'A Taste of New Orleans' Interactive Dinner and Auction on Friday, April 24, at Polo Grill and Bar's Fete Ballroom.

  • Black Tie
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 23, 2015
Spanish Main swings its season to a close

The 18-piece Manatee Swing Band performed for Spanish Main Yacht Club on April 23.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
At its Monday regular workshop, the Town Commission gave unanimous consensus to whittle down the membership of nine planning board members to seven members.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 23, 2015
Town will reduce planning board in May

The original plan was to reduce the planning board in June but an expedited plan allows the board to be changed before a joint workshop next month.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Manatee Miles Sea Stroll invites participants to walk, jog or run a 5k or one-mile route along Coquina Beach.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 23, 2015
Early registration ends tomorrow

April 24 is the last day of early registration to stroll along the beach for the United Way of Manatee County.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 23, 2015
Rotary rock stars

The Rotary Club of Sarasota Keys Foundation awarded the achievements of local teens and adult volunteers at the 29th annual awards dinner April 9, at Café L’Europe.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 23, 2015
Furever homes

Furever homes

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Siesta Key flag
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 23, 2015
This week in history

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

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 23, 2015
Lasting legacy

When the Sarasota Garden Club loses one of its own, it honors him or her with a lasting legacy in the form of a brick on the path through the butterfly garden.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
A home on Sanderling Road sold for $5.5 million last month, becoming the top sale in Sarasota County in 2015. File photo
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 23, 2015
Siesta real estate numbers: Back to reality

Median and average sales prices of Siesta Key properties fell in the first quarter, signaling a decreasingly volatile real estate market on the barrier island.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Palmer-Honore Cottage on Siesta Key was owned by some of Sarasota County's most notable historic figures, including Bertha Potter Palmer.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 23, 2015
Siesta cottage earns historic recognition

The property belonged to Sarasota County namesakes, including Benjamin Stickney, Bertha Potter Palmer and Adrian Honore.

  • Sarasota
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Mark Kauffman stands in front of a rendering of the Courthouse Centre, which he helped develop. He says his real estate career doubles as family time, for he works with his daughter, son and granddaughter. Photo by David Conway
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 23, 2015
Q+A with Mark Kauffman

If you’ve been to downtown Sarasota, odds are you’ve interacted with a project in which Mark Kauffman has played a part.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Nina Levitt embraces a neighbor after the Sarasota County Commission’s decision Tuesday. Photo by Jessica Salmond
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 23, 2015
Palmer Ranch residents secure neighborhood victory

Sarasota County commissioners voted to require a 50-foot buffer for a new development to the south of Silver Oaks.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The municipal facility has become an issue for the city as revenues decline and the costs of managing aging infrastructure grow. The study committee will research potential solutions to that problem.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 23, 2015
Bobby Jones committee pitches vision for future

In ambitiously examining the course’s problems, the Bobby Jones Golf Club Study Committee hopes to discover a realistic solution.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photo by Matt Walsh
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 23, 2015
News briefs

Aqua condo breaks ground; Marbut checks in on county homelessness initiatives; Try Transit Day

  • Sarasota
  • News
The city has described the current status of Fruitville Road as perilous for pedestrians, and hope changes can help calm the street.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 23, 2015
Fruitville Road: Bridging the Gap

The city has prioritized a street improvement effort along Fruitville Road to improve the walkability between downtown and the Rosemary District.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photos by Jen Blanco
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 23, 2015
Cougars ink college choices

Seven Cardinal Mooney students signed national letters of intent April 15 and 16.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 23, 2015
Morton’s Siesta Market to open in summer

Todd and Eddie Morton will open their gourmet market’s second location, replacing the Siesta Market.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The most noteworthy new project east of U.S. 301 just barely qualifies: A developer plans to build a 10-story hotel at the northeast corner of U.S. 301 and Main Street.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 23, 2015
East of downtown poised for growth

With a few projects already in the works, some people foresee a building boom east of U.S. 301 in the coming years.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 23, 2015
State debate impedes school budget

The Sarasota County School District is feeling the impact of a showdown between the Florida House and Senate in Tallahassee.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Vehicles for hire and for rent are a growing business niche on the Key. Photo by Jessica Salmond
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 23, 2015
Siesta Key Association to advocate for pedicab regulations

The community group wants to work with the county to establish some standards for businesses.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Map by Nicole Thompson
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 23, 2015
City to further explore Circle garage options

St. Armands Circle stakeholders are standing firm behind a plan to add more parking to the area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Third baseman SarahBeth Wengerd is mobbed by her teammates after hitting a two-run walk-off double in the Class 7A-District 10 championship April 16.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 23, 2015
Sailors win in slugfest

The Sarasota High softball team rallied in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat Braden River 14-13 in the Class 7A-District 10 championship April 16.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 23, 2015
High 5

The top five sports moments of the week.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The home at 374 S. Shore Drive has four bedrooms, four baths, three half-baths, a pool and 10,883 square feet of living area. It sold for $9 million. Premier Sotheby's International Realty
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 23, 2015
Sapphire Shores home sells for $9 million

A house in Sapphire Shores tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Bay Haven School teacher Maribeth Ditmars reads a list of students’ names from her 1995 class. Photo by Amanda Morales
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 23, 2015
Bay Haven students dig up the past

In 1995 the Major League Baseball strike came to an end, the Academy Award for Best Picture went to “Forrest Gump” and the verdict for the O.J. Simpson trial was not guilty.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
SCF Model UN team members: (front) Anne Miller, Carolina Montes, Carlyle Styer, Kristen Moreno and Jordan Foth; (back row) Matthew Ruch, George Vasquez and team adviser Danny Fuerstman. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 23, 2015
School board

SCF Model UN delegation honored; Three Fulbright grants awarded to New College students; Pine View team qualifies for TARC

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Courtesy photo
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 23, 2015
Teacher spotlight: Angela Mejicanos

Engaging students in a foreign language is Angela Mejicanos’ specialty at the Out-of-Door Academy lower campus.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
2015 Stephen H. Goldman, M.D. Keystone Award Recipients Dr. Alissa Shulman, Laurie Shaw and Dawn Moore
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • April 22, 2015
Celebration of Hope Dinner

Center for Building Hope hosted its 14th annual Celebration of Hope Dinner on Wednesday, April 22, at The Francis.

  • Black Tie
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2015
Cops Corner: East County 4.23.2015

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota 4.23.2015

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 22, 2015
Seaplace residents part ways for summer

Seaplace residents got together one last time before the end of the season on April 22.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2015
Cops corner: Longboat Key 4.23.2015

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
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