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  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 3, 2010
Downtown construction gets under way

After a long lull in construction, several projects are either under way or just weeks from beginning in the Main Street area. The city hopes that when they're finished, they'll restore some vibrancy downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Chef Judi Gallagher |
  • November 13, 2012
TWIS = This Week Is Savory

TWIS = This Week Is Savory

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Jacob Brodman credits his self-taught tailor skills for his survival at Auschwitz. He upholstered this loveseat in his Sarasota home. Photo by Amanda Morales
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • April 16, 2015
A Survivor’s Story

Jacob Brodman, Holocaust survivor, hasn’t forgotten 70 years later.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Incoming freshmen Ringling College students Mark Lim, Rebecca Morrello, Jack McCaffrey, Leandra Pearson and Lucas Riquenes bring different perspectives but a shared drive to Sarasota.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • August 26, 2015
Roll Call: Meet Ringling College's incoming students

The school's largest freshman class is ready to shape its campus and the city it now calls home.

  • Arts + Culture
The new Goodwill donation center will take items such as gently used clothing, furniture, small appliances and more, is slated to open in late November.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2011
News Briefs

Goodwill building new donation center in Lakewood Ranch; Windsor hosts Alzheimer's conference; Neal's Central Park celebrates first birthday; Manatee County offers pet adoption promotion; Sheriff's office nabs award for campaign; Meridian College offers $1 haircuts for kids

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 8, 2009
Pipeline legal fees climb

If the $245,000 budget transfer is approved, the town will have spent $545,000 to dispute the placement of a natural-gas pipeline that affects sand sources.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
'Founding Mothers' Margaret Wise, Jean Weidner Goldstein and Diane Roskamp.
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • April 15, 2015
Black Tie & Tales 4.16.15

Catch up on this week's social news with Black Tie & Tales.

  • Black Tie
Maye Lavinson and Ruth Lerner gave up the car keys years ago and rely on help to run errands.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 13, 2016
Life on Longboat — without the keys

The Longboat Key Foundation is promoting a Transportation Awareness Day Jan. 26 to inform elderly residents of different modes of transportation available to them.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Cardinal Mooney striker Alex Turner already has garnered interest from Notre Dame and Wake Forest.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 12, 2016
Striker nets perfect reward

Cardinal Mooney junior captain Alex Turner has scored 31 goals for the Cougars so far this season.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Jay Patel, president of the North Trail Redevelopment Partnership, owns the Regency Inn and Suites, and he hopes to attract other business owners to North Tamiami Trail.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 11, 2011
North Trail pushes for economic leader

The County Commission pledged $40,000 toward hiring a North Trail economic-development coordinator.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Montego model in The Vineyards at The Lake Club has a double island in the kitchen.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 7, 2012
Lakewood Ranch hosts Tour of Homes

Lakewood Ranch is celebrating its 15th annual Tour of Homes through Nov. 18.

  • East County
  • News
Leon S. Pitts II will perform his tribute to James Brown "Showtime with Leon Pitts" on Feb. 2. Photo by Don Daly Photo.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • January 8, 2015
Young Artist Program returns to Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe

The series of one-night shows allows individual troupe members to learn the arduous art of leading a theater production

  • Arts + Culture
The Gulf-front Casey Key home at 1011 Casey Key Road has six bedrooms, six baths, four half-baths, a pool and 10,291 square feet of living area. It sold for $7,575, 000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 28, 2011
Casey Key home sells for $7.6 million

A home on Casey Key in Treasure Island Shores tops all real-estate transactions from July 11 to July 15. Ermon and Linda Pickard, of Savannah, Tenn., sold their home at 1011 Casey Key Road to Kenneth Rowe Investments Limited Partnership for $7,575,000. Built in 2004, it has six bedrooms, six baths, four-half baths, a pool and 10,291 square feet of living area.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
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  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • December 18, 2013
Dancer lands a leading role in ballet

After playing nearly every role in 'The Nutcracker,' Isabelle Starner comes full circle, from a snow flurry to the Snow Queen.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's Damon Murray and Sam Jackson already both received a pair of scholarship offers this summer.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 1, 2015
Recruiting Trail

Lakewood Ranch High football players Sam Jackson and Damon Murray both have received multiple college offers.

  • East County
  • Sports
Bayside Community Church's new 2,500-seat auditorium is the focal point of the 73,347-square-foot expansion the church opened in December. Courtesy photos
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • January 6, 2015
Church opens expansion

The east campus of Bayside Community Church now hosts stadium seating and new ammenities for church members.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • August 12, 2009
Film Review: 'Julie and Julia'

When the incomparable Meryl Streep portrays the iconic Julia Child, whose curiosity would not be piqued? Satiate it by catching writer/director Nora Ephron's delicious new film, 'Julie and Julia.' But be warned: This movie is not to be viewed on an empty stomach.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Michael Eng |
  • July 29, 2009
Delaney's 'Covert' a hit in Hollywood

Lakewood Ranch resident and NBA ref Bob Delaney sold the movie rights to his first book, 'Covert: My Years Infiltrating the Mob.'

  • East County
  • News
A conceptual rendering shows how the Ringling Boulevard corridor would look with a Sarasota County Area Transit bus transfer station.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 15, 2014
County Commission to discuss major spending topics

Sarasota County commissioners during a budget workshop tomorrow will consider an update on plans to relocate the downtown SCAT transfer station, and the possibility of a referendum to fund capital spending.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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