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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 8, 2016
Remember this vote

Four Longboat Key commissioners gave up a cap on firefighter pension payments in favor of obligating taxpayers to more risk and more cost. How did that work before?

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • June 7, 2018
What driverless cars might mean for Sarasota

Driverless cars can help in Sarasota

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The Polo Grill roping team tries to rope a steer.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 20, 2016
Cowboys wrangle polo players for SMR Cup

Saturday's events included team calf roping and penning.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Haile Middle student Trevor Davis fine tunes a robot his group will bring to the VEX Worlds competition.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • April 20, 2016
Braden River High, Nolan and Haile middle students work with robots

Twelve East County students are competing at the VEX Worlds competition this week.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 24, 2010
Police union raises wage issue

The town's labor attorney said the town is in no position to offer wage increases to police officers as part of a new three-year contract.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota High girls basketball coach Rob Jutras founded the Kyle Jutras Scholarship Foundation earlier this year in honor of his son, a Sarasota teacher and boys basketball coach, who passed away from NUT midline carcinoma.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 29, 2015
Coach's legacy lives on

The second annual Jammin’ for Jutras Pre-season Classic will be held Nov. 10 and Nov. 12.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Premier Sports Campus officially opened a new concession, bathrooms and a stadium Sept. 2, 2016. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 21, 2017
Land offer makes a splash

County could buy sports campus, plus adjacent 36 acres for $5.2 million.

  • East County
  • News
Entrepreneur Jesse Biter has started work on a new residential development in downtown Sarasota.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 29, 2017
Work starts on 97 downtown Sarasota apartments

BOLD Lofts is the latest residential project to break ground in the area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Robert Smith brings 20 years of emergency management experience to his new role as the county's Public Safety Director.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 17, 2015
County hires new safety official

Robert Smith plans to utilize past emergency management experience as Manatee County's new Public Safety Director

  • East County
  • News
Commissioners approved a wholesale replacement of the town charter rather than amend the existing document.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • November 21, 2017
Longboat commissioners approve new charter for ballot

Island policy makers decided it would be less complicated to replace the existing town charter rather than ask voters about each individual amendment.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • May 9, 2018
Leadership Sarasota class presents community project

The 2018 Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class unveiled its community service project, a Serenity Garden at the Glasser/Schoenbaum Human Services Center .

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Julie and Tom Ciesielski of Summerfield have had a rough five months since Tom was diagnosed with leukemia. Julie now raises funds for leukemia research.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 20, 2015
Donations do make a difference

Husband's leukemia prompts wife to begin fundraising efforts.

  • East County
  • News
Pineview School student Jack Pullman and Braden River High School student Logan Miller work on the Skull and Bones Robotics team robot.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • April 30, 2016
Da Vinci Faire sparks interest at Manatee Technical College

Technology gurus and entrepreneurs gathered at the BarCamp Sarasota event.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Renderings courtesy Center for Healing and Hope
  • By Emily Walsh |
  • June 14, 2018
Need for foster parents grows

Sarasota philanthropists and children’s organizations are spearheading innovative efforts to find more foster parents and help the children overcome their trauma.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 1, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Why did the turtle cross the road?

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Topics at the conference could range from downtown density to ways to make Fruitville Road easier for pedestrians to cross.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • May 31, 2013
SemCon 2013 planned for Sarasota

An ad hoc committee made up of Sarasota downtown leaders met Thursday to go over the preliminary details of the conference.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2013
Obituary: Mary-Elizabeth 'Betty' McCoun Monroe

Mary-Elizabeth "Betty" McCoun Monroe, 85, of Plymouth Harbor, died Jan. 13.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Adaptive Golf Academy founder David Windsor has been helping U.S. Army veteran Ben Woods with his golf game for the past two years. "A golf lesson for them can turn into a life lesson for me, as well as the best friendship ever," Windsor said.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 17, 2015
Freedom to give back

Sarasota PGA Professional honored as 2015 Patriot Award recipient Nov. 11.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Kelly Christiansen with Poppy and Geoff Spencer
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • January 22, 2016
Wishes on the Water

Make-A-Wish hosts Wishes on the Water at The Ritz-Carlton Beach Club

  • Black Tie
Anthony Luh and Marcos Coronado discuss the procedure for the valet service at Publix.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • August 22, 2018
Lakewood Ranch curb appeal

New valet service at Publix has been met with enthusiasm.

  • East County
  • News
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