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This home at 320 Calle Mirmar has five bedrooms, four baths, two half-baths, a pool and 3,383 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,725,000. Amanda Morales
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • June 11, 2015
Siesta Key home sells for $1,725,000

A home in Sarasota Beach tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Sarah Kirk, of Sarasota, sold her home at 320 Calle Mirmar to Warren Holmes and Julie Goss, of Sarasota, for $1,725,000.

  • Sarasota
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Photo by Alex Mahadevan
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • June 11, 2015
DID moves to expand into Rosemary District

The Downtown Improvement District voted Tuesday to ask the city of Sarasota to implement a task force to expand the DID north.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota’s first Publix anchored the Ringling Shopping Center for more than 50 years. Photo courtesy of Rex Carr / city-data.com
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  • Observer Staff
  • June 11, 2015
WHAT'S HAPPENING | Week of June 11, 2015

Campaign Against Summer Hunger collects $1.2 million; Sarasota property values continue uptick

  • Sarasota
  • News
Virginia Haley, president of Visit Sarasota County, said the organization has changed over the years from an advertising organization to a destination marketing organization. Photo by Amanda Morales
    By
  • David Conway
  • June 11, 2015
Q+A with Virginia Haley

Even though season is over, the tourism industry continues to have an impact on the local economy as it evolves into more of a year-round phenomenon.

  • Sarasota
  • News
An editorial cartoon depicts what was predicted for the 2001 hurricane season. For the Atlantic side of the state the summer was an active one with 15 named storms. But the closest that Sarasota got to a storm was Hurricane Gabrielle that hit Venice and
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • June 11, 2015
This week in history 6.11.2015

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

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Amanda MoralesPamela Swain and her grandson Alex Popovich collect eggs from the farm’s chicken coop.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • June 11, 2015
ODA partners with Swain family for farm field trip

Out-of-Door Academy partners with the Swain family for an educational farm day.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 11, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota 6.11.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Glen Cappetta owns Sun Ride Pedicab on Siesta Key. File photo
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 11, 2015
OUR VIEW | Leave Siesta’s pedicabs alone

Mostly unregulated, pedicabs are flourishing and providing a great service on Siesta Key. No surprise: Talk of regulation is rising, too.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
All Faiths Food Bank CEO Sandra Frank announces the results for the 2015 Campaign Against Summer Hunger.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • June 10, 2015
Campaign Against Summer Hunger collects $1.2 million

On the patio of the North Sarasota Public Library Wednesday morning, All Faiths Food Bank CEO Sandra Frank announced that more than 21,000 students will be able to be fed throughout the summer with the more than 935,000 pounds food and $1.2 million in con

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Photo by Jen Blanco
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 10, 2015
Pro league tackles Lakewood Ranch

Major League Football executives announced the new professional league will move its headquarters to the Premier Sports Campus.

  • East County
  • News
San Marco’s anchor tenant space has been vacant since the plaza opened.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 10, 2015
New owner secures San Marco anchor space

A new owner believes opportunity is ripe at San Marco Plaza’s anchor space, once planned as a second location for the now-closed Golden Apple Dinner Theatre.

  • East County
  • News
The Sarasota Crew will be sending 46 rowers across six different boats to compete in this year’s youth national championships.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 10, 2015
Bound for Nationals

More than 50 local athletes will compete in the 2015 USRowing Youth National Championships, held this weekend at Nathan Benderson Park.

  • East County
  • Sports
A dilapidated seawall that needs repairs at 759 St. Judes Drive N. has caused a rift between the Town Commission and its code board. Photo by Kurt Schultheis
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 10, 2015
Does slippery slope start with seawall?

There’s no quick fix for a dilapidated seawall owned by a family that can’t afford the repairs.

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Bayfront Park, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive, will be revamped as part of a $3.1 million project that includes tennis, pickleball and a kayak launch among other new offerings. File photo
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 10, 2015
Sarasota County parks $2 million at Bayfront

The answer to the town manager’s request for funds was a resounding yes — even before he asked the question.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Burying power lines along Gulf of Mexico Drive would result in an 11.5-mile ditch that the town could use for a fiber-optic network. Photo by Kurt Schultheis
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 10, 2015
Town weighs benefits of installing fiber optic network

An undergrounding utilities project has sparked discussion of a fiber-optic network. But commissioners aren’t sure whether they can dig it.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
File photoSome residents in Summerfield Bluffs saw high water levels for the Braden River behind their homes in June 2012 after Tropical Storm Debby.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • June 10, 2015
Local officials eye hurricane season

As hurricane season begins, officials urge residents to plan ahead during the calm before the storms.

  • East County
  • News
Jiggs Landing has a new boat ramp as the result of a $507,000 project that took three months to complete. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 10, 2015
County fishes for Jiggs Landing proposals

Manatee County officials hope a new RFP will bait potential park vendors.

  • East County
  • News
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort’s lack of settlement movement to restore the dilapidated resort led a U.S. bankruptcy trustee to ask for a sale of a $23 million judgment. File photo
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • June 10, 2015
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort: The $23 million judgment day

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May will decide whether Unicorp National Development can bid on the judgment against Colony unit owners.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 10, 2015
News briefs: Longboat Key 6.11.2015

Country Club Shores boat stolen; North Shore Road beach access opens; County plans Big Pass study

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 10, 2015
News briefs: East County 6.11.2015

Interchange bids with FDOT; Waterlefe shores up agreement; Commission increases fee for growth

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 10, 2015
Microsoft grants $1 million in technology to charities

Technology giant Microsoft’s first window into the Southwest Florida market will come with a donation of nearly $1 million in technology to local nonprofits.

  • East County
  • News
Hannah Arduini’s favorite subjects are history and English. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 10, 2015
Conversation with Hannah Arduini

Hannah Arduini,13, spent four and a half months researching former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt’s efforts to pass the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

  • East County
  • News
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 10, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 6.11.2015

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 10, 2015
Longboat Key photo contest winner: June 11

Anne Summers submitted this photo, taken on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Carolyn Eliason submitted this photo, taken in Lakewood Ranch.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 10, 2015
East County photo contest winner: June 11

Carolyn Eliason submitted this photo, taken in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 10, 2015
OBITUARY | Frank Gilfeather

Frank Gilfeather, 79, of Sarasota died May 24.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 10, 2015
OBITUARY | Howard Sabin

Howard Sabin, 89, of Longboat Key, died June 3.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Cheryl McGrew
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • June 10, 2015
Seabreeze administrators move to East County

Attention, Gullet and McNeal elementary students and parents: Meet your new principals.

  • East County
  • News
Soldiers hold swords above the heads of Babe and Jim Reger, as they leave the church as husband and wife. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 10, 2015
The test of time

Greenbrook Walk residents Jim and Babe Reger travel back to 1865 for a Civil War ceremony.

  • East County
  • News
The Braden River Rage U11 boys team won its last two tournaments of the season to earn a No. 9 state ranking. Photos by Jen Blanco
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 10, 2015
Rage on the Rise

After not winning a game two years ago, the Braden River Rage U11 boys soccer team finished the season 17-0-1 and won its last two tournaments.

  • East County
  • Sports
Erin Spivey spent three seasons coaching the Braden River softball team and led the Lady Pirates to three regional tournament appearances. File photo
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 10, 2015
Sidelines: East County 6.11.2015

Mets draft ODA slugger; Mid-Range Game to hold Father’s Day Camp

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 10, 2015
Drivers wanted!

Do you have a car, valid driver’s license and the desire to help local senior citizens or those in need?

  • East County
  • Neighbors
So far this year, the Palm-Aire Women’s Club has already raised more than $17,000. (Courtesy photo )
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 10, 2015
Palm-Aire Women’s Club raises funds, spirits

Whether they’re whipping up brownies and cookies for a community bake sale or sponsoring corporate events, members of the Palm-Aire Women’s Club know how to raise money.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 10, 2015
New resident slithers into Country Creek

At 10 a.m. June 4, Lee Waters wasn’t expecting to make a poisonous new friend.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photoLakewood Ranch Dental’s Dr. Peter Masterson tosses beads.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • June 10, 2015
Prize brings smiles to LWR Dental

Lakewood Ranch Dental’s team was all smiles about participating in this year’s Tribute to Heroes Memorial Day parade.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • June 10, 2015
High five: East County 6.11.2015

The top five sports moments of the week.

  • East County
  • Sports
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