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Results for: Playvital Discount Code "AVA10" Get 10% Off On All Products!

  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • June 4, 2012
Observe this: Commission reviews city manager candidates today

Observe this: Commission reviews city manager candidates today

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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 23, 2012
Seagrass volunteers requested

Sarasota County is looking for volunteers to participate in a winter seagrass survey next month.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 17, 2010
Mar Vista's second-story plan moves forward

Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub owner Ed Chiles has plans to build a second-story addition to his restaurant.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2011
News Briefs

Downtown Sarasota Alliance sees changes; U.S. Rep. Bachmann to greet Sarasota voters

  • Sarasota
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  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 4, 2012
Tennis pro known for a certain spark

Tennis pro David Sparks is leaving the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center, where he has worked since its inception. He says it's because he isn't a teenager anymore.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 6, 2012
Town and firefighters trying to reach a contract

The town of Longboat Key and its firefighters are working to reach a three-year contract by the end of the day on Friday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 24, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Caswell expands interior design business locally; Sandbar Restaurant remains open during construction; Arpke, Miller team up for cooking class; Café L'Europe holds logo contest

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • February 13, 2020
Sarasota County seeks feedback on mental-health tax district

If approved, money from property taxes would be distributed to local organizations.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 9, 2019
Manatee County children shop with a cop in Bradenton

Manatee County youth 'shop with a cop' event held in Bradenton at Bealls Outlet.

  • East County
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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 10, 2019
Charitable conversations in Palm Aire

Palm Aire Women's Club awards seven charities with grants.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • October 24, 2018
Scene & Heard 10.25.18

Here's a look at the A&E news of the week.

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  • April 1, 2019
Arnold Ray Davis

Arnold Ray Davis, 82, passed away on February 27, 2019. He was born August 15, 1936, in Alvy, West Virginia to the late Paul and Arlie (Cain) Davis

  • East County
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 27, 2016
Meeting schedule poses ethics question

If one meeting meets the need, should supervisors be paid for two?

  • East County
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  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • January 6, 2017
Phillippi Shores students travel back in time

Second graders at Phillippi Shores Elementary School finished learning about Ellis Island by working their way through the immigration process at their own mock-Ellis Island.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 1, 2017
St. Mary preps for Royal Rummage Sale

The annual event will take place on March 3-4 at the church.

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  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 15, 2016
ISPS Handa Cup postponed to 2017

The ISPS Handa Cup will not be played Nov. 1 through Nov. 6, at Palm-Aire Country Club as previously scheduled.

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  • By Cliff Roles |
  • November 22, 2015
'Champions For Children'

Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Lee Wetherington Boys & Girls Club, Benefiting Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County

  • Black Tie
  • By Jack Short |
  • December 10, 2015
County defends possible shelter locations

Homeless don’t commit more crimes than people who own homes, according to Sarasota County representatives.

  • Siesta Key
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  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • March 6, 2015
Rummage Sale, Home Tour take place tomorrow

Two annual Longboat Key events, St. Mary's Royal Rummage Sale and the Garden Club Home Tour, to take place March 7.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 2, 2013
Sarasota police chief stresses crime prevention

After a rash of four burglaries in the Alta Vista neighborhood, Sarasota Police Chief Bernadette DiPino is urging neighborhood residents to use their best judgment and take precautions to avoid being victimized.

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