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Results for: Rentomojo App Referral Code "ZG69TZ" Get Rs.250 Bonus

  • By Rod Thomson |
  • December 3, 2009
MY VIEW: The problem is in the mirror

n many respects, Sarasota County did a commendable job squirreling away rainy-day funds and then reacting relatively quickly to the downturn with budget cuts.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • October 5, 2011
Dirk Meyer earns new title of associate conductor

As the Sarasota Orchestra begins its search for a new director, Maestro Dirk Meyer gets ready to start the season with a new title - associate conductor.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • February 2, 2011
Black Tie & Tales

Lovely love letters; Auction action; Gathered for Greenfield; Tidbits; and Black Tie Affair

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 31, 2019
Not a heavenly experience at Bradenton neighborhood gate

Interesting Sheriff's Office reports from Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton areas.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By John McGuire |
  • February 22, 2017
Longboat Key Town Commission candidate profile: Gene Jaleski, At-Large seat

Candidate Gene Jaleski outlines his priorities and preferences in a Q & A with the Longboat Observer.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • May 14, 2025
Lakewood Ranch graduate advances to US Open final qualifier

Parker Severs won a six-man playoff at Waterlefe Golf & River Club.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • December 16, 2025
Holiday House SRQ now serves a fifth school, but holiday shopping costs rise

This year, the nonprofit provided its free holiday shopping experiences to five elementary schools, but rising prices for gifts pose a challenge.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 18, 2026
First step taken for ice rink to glide into Lakewood Ranch's Premier Sports Campus

Manatee County has entered into a public-private development contract with Icemann Development Manatee LLC.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 27, 2021
New volleyball complex close to opening in Lakewood Ranch's Waterside Place

155 dump trucks deliver the goods in creating Waterside volleyball courts in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • January 13, 2010
Artistic integrity

After a successful and eccentric fall season, the Artist Series of Sarasota is rolling out a star-studded winter lineup.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • December 12, 2012
District budget woes grow

Interim Superintendent David Gayler remains optimistic, despite finding more budgetary problems.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 9, 2017
Letters to the Editor Longboat Key 02.09.17

Readers urge their neighbors to vote against density referendum.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 5, 2023
Bookstore1Sarasota creates frightful auditory experience for Halloween

For the month of October, the downtown store will offer a radio-style dramatization of Bram Stoker’s "Dracula."

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • January 15, 2024
Will affordable housing policy encourage 'concrete canyons'?

Sarasota Vice Mayor Jen Ahearn-Koch worries that the city's proposed incentives might bring about unintended consequences.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 6, 2024
Proposed density increase in Newtown criticized as 'ghetto'

The Sarasota Housing Authority seeks higher density for new developments. A city Planning Board member says doubling the number of units at the Bertha Mitchell community will burden Newtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • November 1, 2025
Outback Steakhouse opens in Lakewood Ranch on Nov. 11

The popular Australian-themed restaurant will open on the corner of State Road 70 and Crossland Trail on Nov. 11.

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  • Eat + Drink
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • December 22, 2015
Conversation with: Santa Claus

Santa dishes on his favorite reindeer and how he gets his reindeer to fly.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 16, 2023
Manatee County nonprofit teaches students skills to succeed in school and life

Truly Valued will host its annual fundraising event, Taste of New Orleans, on Oct. 28 at Selby Gardens.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Nat Kaemmerer and Brendan Lavell |
  • October 29, 2019
Longboat gears up as seasonal spike in population begins

The growing population of the island is impossible to ignore as traffic and social scenes grow.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • February 7, 2018
Asolo Rep shares the dangers of joining the herd in 'Rhinoceros'

Asolo Repertory Theatre’s latest play is an absurdist piece of theater that aims to get audience members thinking about mob mentality.

  • Arts + Culture
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