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The Sarasota City Commission will hold a regular meeting today at City Hall to discuss eight pages worth of agenda items.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 18, 2011
Commission discusses parking garage today

Sarasota city commissioners will review a proposed parking garage and an affordable housing deletion request at their regular meeting today.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Church of Hope's The Rev. Peter Young stands near where the future assisted-living facility will be constructed. Photo by Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 29, 2014
Business, nonprofit partner for elderly care

Church of Hope and Omega Communities officials hope a venture for an assisted-living facility will be a model for similar arrangements around the United States.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2010
'Biggest Loser Sarasota' contestants tighten their belts, winner drops over 50 pounds

It took diet, nutrition and exercise under the guidance of certified personal trainer Patti Linn Stanley, but the 13 contestants who underwent the first "Biggest Loser Sarasota" program shed between 7.5 and 20 percent of their body weight.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The home at 4087 Shell Road and two vacant lots on Higel Avenue recently sold in combination for $2.45 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 21, 2018
Siesta Key home, lots, sell for $2.45 million

Siesta Key house, two lots, sell for $2.45 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort closed in August 2010 and is the subject of a five-year legal battle.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 13, 2011
Judge recommends damages for Colony partnership

U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday ordered a bankruptcy court to determine damages for the longtime Colony partnership.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • July 14, 2011
County agrees to annual parking review

A property owner's second lawsuit involving parking leads to a county commitment for more care in taxing parcels.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • November 4, 2015
CDDs to hold public meeting on roadshare agreement

CDDs 2, 5 and 6 have been working for a year to find a way to split maintenance costs on shared gates and roads.

  • East County
  • News
Longenecker's dream was to find a building full of history that he could renovate into his home. He searched the country but found a treasure he couldn't resist along the Braden River.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • November 4, 2015
Living large at 'The Lodge'

East County resident transforms old clubhouse into a cultural mecca.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • May 25, 2010
RECIPE AND A RESERVATION: MoZaic

MoZaic Executive Chef Dylan Elhajoui shares an exclusive recipe with YourObserver.com readers.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 15, 2016
Theater review: 'Million Dollar Quartet'

“Million Dollar Quartet” rocks the house at Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 15, 2014
Sheriff awaits dispatch answer

The Town Commission will discuss Sarasota County's offer to handle 911 services in November. Changes loom regardless of its response.er.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2010
News Briefs 06.24.10

Leaders of the Downtown Sarasota Farmers Market spoke before the City Commission June 21 to provide a progress report.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 16, 2011
Real Estate Reports

Smedley named manager of Prudential Realty offices; Wagner Realty announces top producers for January; Michael Saunders & Co. opens Boca Grande office

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Courtesy rendering. Town Manager Dave Bullock commissioned Sarasota architect Gary Hoyt to draw up renderings for town center concepts around the Longboat Key Publix.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 8, 2014
Issues to Watch 2014: ULI time for change

An Urban Land Institute panel urged residents to work together to plan for the future.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Town Manager Dave Bullock
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 24, 2013
Holiday wish lists

Longboat Key leaders and residents unwrap their wishes for 2014.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jonny's Free Beach Rides driver Dave Catalfino drives a golf cart down Ocean Boulevard. Owner Mike LePore thinks the point-to-point service gives the free rides an advantage over a trolley.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • June 30, 2016
Siesta Key Village Association pursues trolley plans

Siesta Key business owners hope to finally move forward with plans to introduce an open-air trolley system on the island.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Gail Condrick leads a Nia class on Wednesdays at the Bayfront Park Recreation Center
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • January 26, 2011
Classic classes draw in Longboat fitness fans

Returning snowbirds will find their favorite classes at the Bayfront Park Recreation Center and the Education Center of Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Cheeko Matsusaka and RoseAnne McCabe rehearse for "Songs of Wars I Have Seen."
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • November 12, 2014
Sarasota Orchestra: The new wave

With her first full season at the Sarasota Orchestra underway, Anu Tali searches for fresh experiences in Heiner Goebbels' immersive 'Songs of Wars I Have Seen.'

  • Arts + Culture
Mary Cantrell sees her newest role as a school board member as a steady trek toward progress, not a sprint. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • November 12, 2014
New school board member sets district goals

Now a member of the Manatee County School Board, Mary Cantrell looks toward steady growth for the district.

  • East County
  • News
A project to widen a 2.5-mile section of State Road 64 from four to six lanes in the East County is nearly complete, after more than two years of construction. (Photo by Amanda Sebastiano)
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • April 23, 2014
Officials say State Road 64 expansion almost finished

After more than two years of slowed traffic into and outside the 7-Eleven gas station on State Road 64, Sharon Swigger welcomes the removal of orange traffic cones outside the station's doors.

  • East County
  • News
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