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Results for: Cityfurnish App Referral code "CF6201271388" Get 500rs Bonus

  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 26, 2010
Owner says former Mattison's building remains up for lease

Town Plaza II, located in the back of the Avenue of the Flowers complex, has four tenants and four vacancies.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 26, 2010
Realtors report spike in pending home sales

The Sarasota Association of Realtors announced in a recent statement that April pending sales totaled 1,160, a four-year high in Sarasota County.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 23, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: O'Brien Smiles

This Lakewood Ranch dental practice takes a community-based approach to dentistry.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 6, 2010
Paid parking reconsidered

City commissioners are asking downtown groups for their opinions on supporting parking operations with ad valorem taxes or paid parking.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 9, 2010
Harvest yields delicious dinner for ODA students

Seventh- and eighth-grade students spent the school year cultivating a garden at the school's Lakewood Ranch campus.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 10, 2010
Sour note

With a 94% jump in costs, the Sarasota Orchestra asked the city to reduce the Van Wezel's rates. City officials say the increase cuts taxpayer subsidies.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 29, 2012
Southeast High dips oars into competitive rowing

Southeast High School started its own rowing program at the beginning of the school year; Manatee High added the sport two months later.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • March 1, 2012
Siesta Key remembers barber

Larry Lantz, who was known for his wit and warmth during 48 years of work as a barber on Siesta Key, died Feb. 13. He was 75.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 2, 2012
Vacant lots hot on Siesta Key

The scars from the housing crash are beginning to fade from the Key as empty land plots begin changing hands.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • July 25, 2012
Occasions: Anne Weintraub and Sal Diaz-Verson Jr.

Meet newlyweds Anne Weintraub and Sal Diaz-Verson Jr.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 26, 2012
Beach Road considered for CIP

Sarasota County will temporarily repair the cracked road near Beach Access 3 and determine if it can free up funding for a permanent solution to the erosion problem.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 11, 2012
Debby is a wash for Beer Can Island

The north end's beach received a boon when Debby brought a bigger Beer Can Island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • July 13, 2012
Film Review: 'Savages'

Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone always operates outside of the box and constantly pushes the envelope. In his new film, "Savages," he's back with a vengeance, reaffirming his status as one of America's greatest filmmakers.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Bob Salyers |
  • August 29, 2012
My View: Capture the essence of your subject

Through past articles that I have written for the East County Observer, perhaps some of you know I am a photographer and enjoy wildlife photography first and foremost.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 29, 2012
Organization hopes to empower coaches

River Club resident Jason Golden was named area director for Coaches of Excellence Aug. 1, after working for the Gulf Coast Fellowship of Christian Athletes for the past six-and-a-half years.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 22, 2012
Highlights: 'Vote for Me! Vote for Me!'

It's that time of year again when our televisions become flooded with commercials, our phones with ring with endorsement calls, our yards are staked with red or blue signs and our dinner tables are filled with political conversation.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • August 9, 2012
Neighbors: Diane Lyons

Diane Lyons' nonprofit organization, Shamrockers USA, keeps kids on pace on the track and in life.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 3, 2012
New club volleyball team starts out east

Volleyball coaches Matt McElhiney and Kristen Batt have teamed up to form Coastline Volleyball.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 21, 2012
Neighbors: Mitchell Zemil

Palmer Ranch's Mitchell Zemil is an aspiring filmmaker with an eye for tongue-in-cheek humor.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • June 27, 2012
Neighbors: Tammy Halsted

Tammy Halsted has moved 34 times but says this area feels like home.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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