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  • By Josh Siegel |
  • June 12, 2013
Public considers business property-tax relief

For the last three weeks, the East County Observer has previewed the first ballot item on the June 18 special election referendum - the vote on a half-percent sales tax increase to pay for indigent health care. Now, we look at the second ballot question: a vote on providing ad valorem tax exemptions for businesses.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • May 8, 2013
Battle with ALS sparks action

Kevin Swan, a 30-year-old former communications director, started A Life Story Foundation to beat a disease he fights every day.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • May 8, 2013
Family jewels: Nikki Sedacca

Nikki Sedacca's family is more precious than the metal she uses to wire-wrap jewelry.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By The Insider |
  • April 8, 2013
7 MUST SEE MOVIES: 4/8 Sarasota Film Festival

7 MUST SEE MOVIES: 4/8 Sarasota Film Festival

  • Arts + Culture
  • By The Insider |
  • April 11, 2013
7 MUST SEE MOVIES: 4/11 Sarasota Film Festival

7 MUST SEE MOVIES: 4/11 Sarasota Film Festival

  • Arts + Culture
  • By The Insider |
  • April 12, 2013
7 MUST SEE MOVIES: 4/12 Sarasota Film Festival

7 MUST SEE MOVIES: 4/12 Sarasota Film Festival

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Cate McLean |
  • July 2, 2013
SweetWater Brewing sweeps the taps at Gecko's on July 25

SweetWater Brewing sweeps the taps at Gecko's on July 25

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • July 10, 2013
Home of the Month: Lido Luxe

Classic modern style by architect Jonathan Parks complements a historic Sarasota neighborhood.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 6, 2014
Proven Results

Tim Sheredy, owner of the Tim Sheredy Golf Institute, recently began teaching junior golfers out of the River Club.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 13, 2014
Systems Ready

Sarasota and Manatee counties will jointly install a radio communications network that will improve EMS and other services along University Parkway and in the region.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Caleb Motsinger |
  • August 13, 2014
Spared from the Storm

Longboat Key town officials reflect on the lessons they learned about storms on the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Charley.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • June 11, 2014
Chicken chain to roost

As PDQ scouts for real estate to house new locations, the restaurant says land near schools provides an ideal match. A site near Braden River High School could be next.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2014
Cops Corner

June 3 Will walk for food 6:36 p.m. - 4000 block of GMD. Suspicious Person. A man asked a convenience store clerk if she could donate a sandwich to him and said he was walking the state for world peace. Police found the man walking toward Sarasota. He had two outstanding warrants, but neither was extraditable. Police drove him to Sarasota, at his request.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By David Conway and Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 19, 2014
City stakes claim to bus station land

As Sarasota County continues to evaluate the relocation of the downtown SCAT transfer station, the city announced its intent to buy the property back if the move is approved.

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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 2, 2014
Power pole debate flickers again

All seven commissioners now believe the town should further investigate the possibility of burying Gulf of Mexico Drive power lines, power poles, cable wires and telephone lines.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 9, 2014
Family buys Faith Church property

The sale guarantees the church will not be demolished for development.

  • East County
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  • By David Conway |
  • July 9, 2014
Sarasota bayfront plan envisions $100 million Mote aquarium

A recently leaked private proposal for public bayfront land tops $300 million, causing a stir among groups developing a plan for the future of the property.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • July 24, 2014
Hidden Gem

Sarasota's North Trail is a popular subject in the news, however, it is the residential neighborhood of Indian Beach/Sapphire Shores that steals the hearts of visitors and residents.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Caleb Motsinger |
  • July 30, 2014
Game Changer

Nick Bollettieri's recent induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame is the latest achievement in a storied career that has deep roots on the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • July 30, 2014
Storied Turnaround

Director Howard Millman prepares to open Banyan Theater Company's 'Collected Stories.' The man who saved Asolo Repertory Theatre from closing twice has a few stories of his own.

  • Arts + Culture
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