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Results for: Pococo Discount Code "AVA505" – Get 50% Discount

  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 25, 2009
Festival raises $16,000 for charity

The money raised at the St. Andrew's Scottish Festival will benefit the Payton Wright Foundation.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • November 13, 2009
Downtown residents provided transient-crime solutions

Police give members of the Downtown Sarasota Alliance tips to help rid the city of transient crime.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 9, 2009
CDD boards reexamine IDA

Lakewood Ranch Community Development District supervisors will reevaluate the role of the Inter-district Authority, the board that makes joint decisions for the community's four individual CDD districts.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • September 18, 2009
Man on the street: Signs of fall

On Friday, we headed downtown to ask locals their thoughts on the first sign of fall in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 26, 2009
Never Surrender

Had there been a public poll before Sarasota's Public Art Committee voted Aug. 12 to reject accepting $500,000 to keep "Unconditional Surrende" on the bayfront, probably no one would have expected the committee to approve.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Roy |
  • February 16, 2010
Pursuit of downtown visitors center to continue

The Downtown Improvement District board will keep pushing the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau to locate an office on or near Main Street.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 16, 2009
Public Tennis Center project begins

Tennis courts at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center are still in use for members while construction of a new pro shop gets underway.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2009
In Brief

Community News and Notes

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 4, 2010
Blackburn Point Park begins to take shape

After two years, Sarasota County is moving closer to beginning construction on the additional 11 acres of land it intends to combine with Blackburn Point Parks's original five acres.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 6, 2010
Commission strengthens greenspace policy

Commissioner Terry Turner felt the proposed wording didn't favor greenspace enough, and he had it reworded to say greenspace is preferred over hardscape.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 27, 2010
Police panel considers permanent citizens committee

The head of a 19-year-old program in St. Petersburg addressed the panel on the benefits of his police-review committee.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 18, 2010
Foundation for new church building almost complete

Workers are currently laying the floor for the new Christ Church building.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 3, 2010
MAN ON THE STREET: Stay-cations

These days, many families are opting to vacation locally. The East County Observer caught up with some members at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA to see what their favorite "stay-cation" is and why.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 23, 2010
Stadium demolition nears completion

Construction crews expect to finish the demolition of Ed Smith Stadium next week and begin rebuilding.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Maria Amodio |
  • May 17, 2010
Man on the Street: Oil Spill

The Observer asked Longboat Key business owners whether they think tourism will be affected by the recent oil spill.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 12, 2012
News Briefs

Downtown parking times disputed

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 18, 2012
EDC of Sarasota bucks brain drain

Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid today told Economic Development Corp. of Sarasota County investors he's committed to collaboration with private industry.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 27, 2012
Gulf Gate gets go ahead

Sarasota County commissioners yesterday voted unanimously to support the continuation of the Gulf Gate Library project after seeing initial renderings.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2012
Letter to the Editor

Longboat Key's beach is its best attribute

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 17, 2012
FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT: Garry Faber

Garry Faber is a downtown Sarasota postal worker. Read more about him in our candid "Five Things."

  • Sarasota
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