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Results for: Vanity Wagon Discount Code “AVA”– Save Up To 40% on All Orders

  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 1, 2011
Public art idea continues to take shape

A Downtown Improvement District board member thinks a sculpture should be built in front of the city-owned Palm Avenue garage.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Harry Sayer |
  • June 15, 2021
Sarasota dads give perspective on good parenting for Father's Day

"My job is to help them make good decisions and model how to be nice," one father says.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 28, 2023
World Champions Cup to throw block party in Lakewood Ranch

The inaugural PGA Tour Champions event is going all out to thank The Concession and the region.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2013
SIDELINES

Zumba party fundraiser set for Wave Runner; Cal Ripken All-Stars win championship

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By David Conway |
  • December 10, 2019
County OKs staging request for Lido shoreline project

Despite concerns about the beach renourishment’s effects on county-owned property, the County Commission is moving toward approving an agreement with the city.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Spencer Fordin |
  • February 15, 2022
Playwright puts plot on paper at Hermitage event

Paula Vogel has seen her work brought to life on the world's largest stages. And she helped a Sarasota audience find the sweet spot in crafting their own elements of style last Friday.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jim DeLa |
  • February 21, 2025
Opa! St. Barbara Greek Festival is a feast

The 41st annual event continues through Sunday at St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By David Conway |
  • August 24, 2017
Paul Thorpe, 'Mr. Downtown,' dies at 91

For more than 40 years, Paul Thorpe was focused on making downtown a better place, building the foundation for a more vibrant Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • July 24, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Patrick Drymon

The Sarasota High baseball player was named to an All-Tournament team at a national tournament.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • September 12, 2023
History trumps density in Manatee County's Elwood Park

The 650-acre, 100-year-old neighborhood has fended off two developers over the past year.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • March 2, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 4, 2012
Delve into 12: Lyndsy McDonald

Pastries by Design owner Lyndsy McDonald, who moved into her new storefront on Main Street in Lakewood Ranch Sept. 1, saw her business nearly triple in 2011.

  • East County
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  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 17, 2015
Theater Review: Sarasota Improv Festival

Theater Review: Sarasota Improv Festival

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 15, 2011
Cops Corner

June 5 Man of few words 10:21 a.m. - 400 block of L'Ambiance Drive. Phone Call. A woman told police that a man kept calling her and saying, 'Yo!' before hanging up. Police left a message for the prankster and urged him to stop calling the woman.

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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 14, 2012
Ongoing pension woes at center of discussion

The Sarasota Tiger Bay Club hosted two pension attorneys and a financial-management professor to discuss growing concerns with public-sector pensions.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 25, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: 'Hairspray'

At Venice Theatre, the year is 1962, the soundtrack is rock 'n' roll, the city is Baltimore and the main stage musical is 'Hairspray.'

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • March 4, 2020
Co-Creator of FST's 'Unchained Melodies' explains why doo-wop music endures

It's Top 40 days may be long past, Rebecca Hopkins says, but its appeal is timeless

  • Arts + Culture
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