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  • Observer Staff
  • February 26, 2015
This week in history

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

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 26, 2015
Sidelines

Sarasota teams fall in Final Four

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 26, 2015
Our View: We recommend ...

In this year's election, District 2 and District 3 voters have an opportunity to begin changing the dialogue, direction and vision of the City Commission for the better.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Jason Clary
  • February 26, 2015
Sarasota hits stride in sixth inning against Braden River

After Friday night's 7-4 victory over Braden River, the Sarasota baseball team improved its record to 3-1, with its only blemish on the season coming against Riverview in a 3-2 defeat.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • February 26, 2015
Lifetime of education

Out-of-Door Academy celebrates 90 years since first opening its doors.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 26, 2015
School board

Cardinal visits St. Martha; Garden Club offers scholarships

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 26, 2015
Do the hop

When the curious students at the Forty Carrots Family Center checked on their class garden, they noticed something moving in the mulch.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 26, 2015
County wants to dial into residents

The Office of Neighborhood Services wants to update its database of community contacts to keep neighbors informed about projects and changes affecting them.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 26, 2015
What's happening: Week of Feb. 26, 2015

SCOPE hosts community discussion workshop

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 26, 2015
Q+A with Wade Matthews

Wade Matthews serves as the vice president of the Better Government Association of Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • February 26, 2015
Sensational sundial

A remodeled Sarasota home basks in the sunlight.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • February 26, 2015
Two properties in Harbor Acres sell for $3,656,000

Two properties in Harbor Acres top all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 26, 2015
Weather: Sarasota

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  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sarasota Russian Ballet dancers perform.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • February 26, 2015
Music festival promises a range of genres

Yay Winterfest

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 26, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Cops Corner: Longboat Key

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming holds the plaque he received at his Feb. 13 graduation ceremony.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 26, 2015
Cumming books 400 hours in training program

Police Chief Pete Cumming is ready to put the lessons he learned in a four-month Southern Police Institute course to work on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Town Manager Dave Bullock won't divulge how long he wants to be the town's manager.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 26, 2015
Succession plan: Life after Bullock

Longboat Key Town Manager Dave Bullock began his career with the town four years ago.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bob's Boathouse is currently closed to the public. Even though the future of the business is a question mark, residents fear the re-emergence of sound issues from live music at the restaurant.
    By
  • David Conway
  • February 26, 2015
What about Bob's?

Nearly a year after the county tightened its sound regulations, residents near Bob’s Boathouse say noise problems persist.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Islandside Property Owners Coalition President Bob White has seen a concept Key Club project.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • February 26, 2015
Key Club checks in with IPOC on Islandside plan

IPOC President Bob White has reservations about hotel traffic but still hopes to sign an agreement in support of a future Key Club project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Hamlin "Ham" Jones, pictured in 2006, with wife, Lorraine, left, at their wedding ceremony.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 26, 2015
Ham Jones swapped security for dream

Ham Jones, who left a career at IBM to open Seafood Shack, died Feb. 14. He was 81.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sammy Landau, a 2-year-old mastiff, is a rare breed: His owners, Lenny and Susan Landau, licensed him at Town Hall, making him one of just 175 pets legally registered since 2011.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • February 26, 2015
Commission takes shot at pet licenses

A decades-old requirement makes outlaws out of most Longboat Key dogs and cats.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ninth-grade student Mackenzie Grace is fascinated with psychological patterns and memories. She has crafted projects linking music, scents and other factors to memory throughout the four years she has attended the Sarasota Regional Science Fair.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • February 26, 2015
Teen sniffs out scents, memories link

Mackenzie Grace researches connections between three scents and teenagers' memories in science project

  • East County
  • News
Rebecca Blitz and Jamie Myers pose in the photo booth at Cooking for Wishes.
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • February 26, 2015
Cooking for Wishes 'Taste of Asia'

Guests attended Make-A-Wish Central and Northern Florida's 5th annual Cooking for Wishes 'Taste of Asia' Thursday, Feb. 26, at Michael's On East.

  • Black Tie
Debbie Dannheisser and Kem Lindsay
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • February 26, 2015
Going for the Gold Kickoff Party

The YMCA Foundation hosted a kickoff for its upcoming Going for the Gold event on Thursday, Feb. 26, at The Met.

  • Black Tie
Connie Anderson and Nila Padarathsingh
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • February 26, 2015
Journey to Success launches to benefit community

The Gamma Xi Boule Foundation hosted a mixer to introduce the Journey To Success program Feb. 26 at The Sarasota Collection Home Store showroom.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Bernie Gottschalk, Kathy Maybee and Bunny Skirboll at Compeer JAM 2015.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • February 26, 2015
Compeer Sarasota gets down with volunteers, community

Compeer Sarasota invited members of the community to enjoy a night out for Compeer JAM 2015 Feb. 26 at the Sarasota Architectural Salvage store.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The home’s large living area provides plenty of space to display the owner’s collection of paintings and sculptures.
    By
  • Robert Plunket
  • February 26, 2015
Home of the Month: Sensational Sundial

A remodeled Sarasota home utilizes natural light.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • February 25, 2015
Sarasota Police debut body-worn cameras

The Sarasota Police Department has purchased 24 cameras to be worn by officers throughout six shifts slated to begin sometime in March.

  • Sarasota
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 25, 2015
Bereavement camp will offer comfort zone for children

Melissa Wandall is known for her advocacy, but her latest project will help kids deal with grief.

  • East County
  • News
Kathlyn Clayton, Miranda Lansdale and Jane Grogg make up a three-person team that tackles neighborhood outreach, education and grant processes.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 25, 2015
County office wants to dial into residents

Office of Neighborhood Services wants to update its database of community contacts to keep neighbors informed about projects and changes affecting them.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Susie Moschin often walks her dog, Murphy, a boxer/lab mix, at the Sapphire Shores park, which many dog owners visit.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 25, 2015
PAWS OFF: No dogs allowed

Siesta Key Beach is seeing an uptick in visitors– of the four-legged variety.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lori Basilone helped expand and create new programs for Community Activities.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 25, 2015
Basilone leaves CAC after eight eventful years

Lori Basilone prepares to say goodbye after helping Lakewood Ranch find and cultivate its community spirit.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • February 25, 2015
Ringling Corridor expansion halts

County commissioners agreed to shift the county's priorities east because of an ongoing conflict with the city.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Schroeder-Manatee Ranch President and CEO Rex Jensen accepts a certificate from Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance Executive Director Heather Kasten.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 25, 2015
SMR brings home shopping to UTC

The interactive area will help potential guyers click with Lakewood Ranch homes and builders.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • February 25, 2015
Neal seeks home run with Villa Amalfi project

Neal Communities wants to build paired villas, rather than commercial properties.

  • East County
  • News
Woman's Exchange representatives presented this rendering of Rawls Avenue featuring the proposed expansion at a workshop Tuesday.
    By
  • David Conway
  • February 25, 2015
Tensions remain on Woman's Exchange expansion

After two workshops, Laurel Park residents still fear the business’s plans for growth are flawed.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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