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  • By George Fuller |
  • December 3, 2009
LETTER: Congress can do positive things for unemployed workers

If Congress truly wants to do something positive for the unemployed American workers, there are two things it can do and not spend a dime of our taxpayer money.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • 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
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  • 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 Dora Walters |
  • January 29, 2010
Birthday party depicts highlights of Williams' life

Casa del Mar staff and friends threw a 79th birthday party for the resort's General Manager D.M. Williams.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 30, 2009
Smoking areas coming to Lido

Sarasota banned beach smoking last year but is now creating places for smokers to light up.

  • Longboat Key
  • 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 28, 2010
Park proponents seek to halt process

Hudson Bayou residents ask the City Commission to place a park-acquisition request on hold, while they talk to adjacent neighborhoods that oppose that request.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • June 26, 2012
Home & Garden: Shabby elegance

Mark and Susie Holt's 1920s shabby-chic beach cottage is one of the oldest homes on Casey Key.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Anthony Paull |
  • June 17, 2012
The Fabulous Independent Film Festival Grows

The Fabulous Independent Film Festival Grows

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • November 16, 2011
FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT: Bob Saget

Famous comedian Bob Saget is coming to town! He'll perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at Van Wezel. Read these five things to learn more about Saget.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 15, 2011
Reid's employment with county becomes official

About 4 p.m. Dec. 15, Sarasota County Commission Chairwoman Nora Patterson signed the contract with new County Administrator Randall H. Reid, officially making him the successor to former County Administrator Jim Ley.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 16, 2011
Tigers roll past banged up Pirates

The Braden River High football team struggled to gain momentum against Palmetto, falling to the Tigers 45-3 in non-district action Sept. 16.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 23, 2011
Town debates Longboat recreation center

Mayor Jim Brown said the town would not move forward with a recreation center project until funds are available.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 2, 2012
Commission gives Colony one-year extension

Longboat Key commissioners are tired of the dilapidated Colony Beach & Tennis Resort and reduced a reopening extension to one year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 18, 2020
Parade honors healthcare heroes in Lakewood Ranch

Community celebrates healthcare professionals at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • May 15, 2020
Demolition begins on Siesta Key fire station

The station will be built at the same location, 1170 Beach Road, and will be completed by summer 2021.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • October 8, 2016
‘Old Florida’ makes its debut at art center

The exhibit aims to capture the spirit and nostalgia of historical Florida.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 25, 2017
Senior facility rebrands itself as 'Aviva'

Senior facility rebrands as 'Aviva'

  • East County
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • August 9, 2018
No-swim advisory issued for Bird Key Park

County health officials found elevated levels of enterococcus bacteria in the water near the John Ringling Causeway, a phenomenon they believe is linked to red tide.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • August 2, 2019
Downtown left turns OK once again

Sarasota road project wraps up, returning flow to normal around U.S. 301, Main Street and Ringling Boulevard.

  • Sarasota
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