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  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • January 6, 2015
2015 Issues to Watch: Property sales: Going up or down?

It was an easy decision for Ron Javate to trade Chicago's bustle for life in the Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 17, 2015
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 18, 2015
Our View: Traffic troubles

The picture is vividly obvious. Everyone can see the future: Traffic at Gulfstream and U.S. 41 and Fruitville and 41 is destined for gridlock. The imperative is convincing. Longboat, Sarasota and state officials must show what taxpayers expect: leadership.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By David Conway |
  • October 30, 2014
Bayfront group seeks consensus

As it works to produce a new vision for developing waterfront land near the Van Wezel, Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 is generating broader citizen feedback to its initial findings.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 22, 2015
Missing Memories

People who suffer from dementia, as well as their caregivers, need strong support systems in place.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • April 3, 2013
Observed: FGCU students finally have an identity

It was another Saturday on an empty Florida Gulf Coast University - this one in February 2011, when Dennis Jones, an older man with full head of white hair, slowly walked back down the steps to find his usual front-and-center seat at Alico Arena.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • May 1, 2013
With Rhyme and Reason: Georgia Court

Georgia Court, owner of Bookstore1Sarasota, initiated a visit from U.S. Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin and poet Naomi Shihab Nye for a new weekend event called PoetryLife.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • May 9, 2013
Chalk festival outlines possible move

A relocation of the festival in 2014, to the Rosemary District could alleviate the concerns of some Burns Square business owners.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2013
News Briefs

Candidates reinforce their stance on issues at CONA forum; Tandem parking up for City Commission vote; Patterson Foundation launches Legacy of Valor campaign; Ringling announces 2014 lecture schedule

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • April 24, 2013
Look at the Freaks: 'Side Show'

Step right up and take a behind-the-scenes historical look at the freaks of The Players' 'Side Show.'

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • August 6, 2014
Sowing the Seeds

Community representatives continue their efforts to educate the public about importance of plant life in stormwater retention ponds.

  • East County
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • June 26, 2014
Commissioners discuss upcoming vacancies

With two city commissioners planning to resign in November, the three remaining commissioners will need to select replacements to serve out those terms.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • July 23, 2014
Report shows room for growth on Circle w/VIDEO

Robert Gibbs, a consultant conducting a retail analysis of several districts in Sarasota, said the Circle is in need of cosmetic upgrades.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • July 30, 2014
International Alliance

As pen pals, Natalie Mount and Lia Silber illustrate a positive message of friendship in a war zone.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 1, 2014
Letters to the Editor

The Sarasota Observer welcomes letters on current, local topics. Please email them to Deputy Executive Editor Jessica Luck at [email protected].

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • September 24, 2014
Fitness classes are only the beginning of Ed Center choices

There's a Longboat Key phenomenon that happens annually right after the tourist traffic finally fades because kids are going back to school and right before the car carriers start to unload their seasonal shipments. It is the arrival of the humble-in-appearance but ever so rich-in-content catalog from the Longboat Key Education Center.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • October 1, 2014
Dramatic Entrance

Richard Parison Jr. is ready to launch the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe into its next blockbuster phase.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • March 5, 2014
Social Studies: Barbara Zdravecky

Barbara Zdravecky, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, is being honored for her 20 years of leadership at the organization's March 13 annual dinner.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • December 11, 2013
Composer of note

Sarasotan Lera Auerbach's life is composed of unique opportunities that led her to become a composer and concert pianist in high demand.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • September 11, 2013
IN MEMORIAM: Cultivating a Passion

East County remembers Donald James 'Jim' Hunsader, pioneer of Hunsader Farms.

  • East County
  • News
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