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Fourteen-year-old Joe Kelley plays basketball for Sarasota Christian.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 11, 2015
ODA scores with hoops camp

Former NBA player and The Out-of-Door Academy basketball coach Marcus Liberty hosted the Liberty Edge basketball camp July 6 through July 9.

  • East County
  • Sports
Challah bread is distinguished by its braided pattern.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 10, 2015
Children learn culture and tradition during Camp Gan Israel

Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch held its annual summer camp for three weeks.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 10, 2015
FYI Friday: Darwin's on 4th closes

This week's FYI Friday features news about the closure of the award-winning Darwin's on 4th and Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant, an update on Benderson Development's UTC plans and more!

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rosenda Calloway and Mary LeMay
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • July 10, 2015
Little Black Dress Fashion Show and Luncheon

Goodwill Manasota and the Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida partnered together for the Little Black Dress Fashion Show and Luncheon on Friday, July 10, at Michael’s on East.

  • Black Tie
Kim Betts sings along with the Gamble Creek Band Friday evening at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 10, 2015
Friday Fest brings out country music fans

Music fans filled the lawn along the bay front for the free monthly concert Friday Fest at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Friday, July 10.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Chin tucks
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • July 10, 2015
Correct forward head posture with exercises

Keep your head up and improve posture by trying these moves.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 10, 2015
School Board candidates kick off campaigns

Incumbent Sarasota County School Board District 2 candidate Caroline Zucker has filed to run for re-election, while District 3 candidate Eric Robinson jumpstarts fundraising with $9,700 worth of contributions.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cade Strom warms up for the 2014 Dig the Beach Volleyball Tournament on Siesta Key Beach.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 10, 2015
Weekend Best Bet: Dig the Beach Volleyball Tournament

Residents prepare to dig deep for the annual volleyball tournament on Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The plaza at 3170 Gulf of Mexico Drive has 3,200 square feet of living space and houses the mid Longboat Key real estate office of Michael Saunders & Co.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 10, 2015
Michael Saunders sells mid-Key plaza for $800,000

The Saunders Family Limited Partnership, a Florida limited partnership of Michael Saunders & Company Inc., sold the commercial plaza at 3170 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Fox 41 July 6.

  • Longboat Key
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The Palm Aire Women's Club raises money annually to later donate to scholarship funds and local charities.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 10, 2015
East County club celebrates fundraising achievement

The Palm Aire Women's Club raised more than $17,000 during the 2014-2015 year.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 10, 2015
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center names COO

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center has named Chris Loftus as its new chief operating officer.

  • East County
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    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 9, 2015
A puppy homecoming for Palmer Ranch resident

Linda Becker has helped raise 13 puppies that have become service animals.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Matt Walsh
  • July 9, 2015
What we pay is none of Obama’s business

The president’s new rules for overtime will be another unnecessary intrusion into the relationship between employer and employee. Enough of this dictatorship.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Three acres of the West Lake property will be used for storm water mitigation.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • July 9, 2015
Manatee County Planning Commission approves site plan for Lockwood Ridge Road plaza

The site, which formerly hosted a Winn Dixie, will be home to a Walmart and WaWa.

  • East County
  • News
Former Sand Cay manager Judy Paul was ordered Tuesday to begin serving a three-year prison sentence.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 9, 2015
Former Key condo manager ordered to begin three-year sentence

Former Sand Cay manager Judy Paul was ordered Tuesday to begin a prison sentence after being convicted of stealing more than $200,000 in association funds.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Torch bearer Rosemarie Hermann passes the Olumpic flame to Hal Hedley.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 9, 2015
This week in history 7.9.15

A glimpse of the way things were from the archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Officer Larry McQueen shares a moment with his daughter before his promotion ceremony.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 9, 2015
Swearing-in Celebration

Larry McQueen waited with his fellow officers to be inducted as the newest members of the Sarasota Police Department.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Lauren Van Nostrand crawls through a tunnel for an obstacle course.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • July 9, 2015
Suncoast Science campers explore engineering

Summer camps offer robotics, electronics and engineering courses.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sarasota architect Brent Parker, who designed the Ringling Bridge, is planning a 33-unit affordable housing project on North Tamiami Trail.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 9, 2015
North Trail remains on the the edge of revitalization

While advocates of revitalizing the northern gateway to Sarasota are bullish on a new residential project, they remain wary of tricky zoning issues.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Bill Cornelius, owner of the building that housed Darwin's on 4th, agreed the city needs to take action to address homelessness issues.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 9, 2015
Rosemary leaders react to Darwin's departure

Stakeholders in a neighborhood that has been clamoring for redevelopment are still optimistic following the closing of Darwin’s on 4th, an anchor in the area for three years.

  • Sarasota
  • News
SPD Deputy Chief Pat Robinson brings 15 years of experience with the department — and an even more extensive knowledge of the community — to his new position.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 9, 2015
Conversation with Pat Robinson

The Sarasota Police Department's new deputy chief talks about his local roots, the evolution of the department and his relationship with the chief.

  • Sarasota
  • News
At least one city commissioner believes Thunder by the Bay has outgrown its home in downtown Sarasota.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 9, 2015
City debates future of special events and street closures

If you're an organizer who hopes to hold an event on Main Street within the next year, you may be out of luck, as the city continues to debate how to manage its special events .

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota Farmers Market Manager Phil Pagano, left, wants to make sure the event isn't jeopardized by a loss of space as construction continues downtown.
    By
  • David Conway
  • July 9, 2015
Farmers Market makes plea to save Pineapple Park

Organizers of the Sarasota Farmers Market gathered more than 500 signatures urging the city not to sell a piece of land adjacent to the public space downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota Scullers rower Andy LeRoux, second from the right, competed in the 2014 World Rowing Junior Championships, in Germany.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • July 9, 2015
Rowing to Rio

Sarasota Scullers rower Andy LeRoux was selected to compete in the men’s quadruple sculls at the 2015 World Rowing Junior Championships.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 9, 2015
WHAT'S HAPPENING | Week of July 9, 2015

Sarasota County is slated to net about $11.4 million frok the recent $18.7 billion settlement from BP related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 9, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota 7.9.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 9, 2015
Sarasota letters to the editor 7.9.15

Letters to the editor

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Marina Del Sol Condominiums
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • July 9, 2015
Marina Del Sol condo sells for $1.59 million

The following residential real estate transactions took place between June 22 and June 26.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • July 9, 2015
Let Uber and taxis compete

Research shows taxi regulations do much more harm than good.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant announced its closure Wednesday via signs on the doors Wednesday.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 8, 2015
Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant sold

New owners Mark Caragiulo and Tom Leonard have plans for a new Longboat Key restaurant similar to Shore on St. Armands Circle. The restaurant will stay closed for 10 months to a year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteers Jennifer Sargeant, Lindsey Conrad, Kelley, Jim and Niko Kuncis and Cyndi Seamon
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 8, 2015
Turtle Watch asks residents to share the beach

During turtle nesting season, visitors, residents and businesses are encouraged to move their belongings away from the beach to help turtles. Many, however, are leaving items behind, which can cause problems for nesting turtles.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Corbin Durfee
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 8, 2015
Occasions: birth announcements

The East County Observer welcomes the area's newest additions.

  • East County
  • News
Polo Grill and Bar owner Tommy Klauber and relative Spyder Broussard, who grew up in Houma, La., outside New Orleans.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 8, 2015
Polo Grill heats up with Cajun fun

The Polo Grill and Bar will host its annual fish fry and shrimp boil this weekend.

  • East County
  • News
Benderson's additional 700,000 square feet of retail and office space will be located north of Nathan Benderson Park, primarily along property immediately west of Interstate 75, but east of The Mall at University Town Center, pictured here.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 8, 2015
Benderson expansion gets yellow light

The Sarasota County Commission slows construction plans for the University Town Center to accommodate pending traffic improvements.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 8, 2015
CEVA HOA takes on new role: home owner

Typically, homeowners associations’ hands are tied in maintaining distressed properties, but one Lakewood Ranch HOA is in a unique position to protect its owners.

  • East County
  • News
Jeff Meyer is the senior vice president of event marketing and sales North America for Feld Entertainment. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 8, 2015
Alliance welcomes Feld exec

Feld Entertainment VP Jeff Meyer will be the keynote speaker at the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliances July luncheon.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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