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County commissioners said they'd had conversations with Mote about the importance of a request for $20 million in public funding to build a new aquarium near University Parkway and Interstate 75.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 26, 2019
Officials seek answers on Mote aquarium funding

Sarasota County is still mulling a 2018 request for $20 million toward the proposed Nathan Benderson Park project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This photo, taken April 3, shows the interior of the mall concourse from the second floor. Courtesy of Taubman Centers
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • April 23, 2014
Mall at UTC takes shape

The evolution of anchor spaces and the installation of a major road signal progress.

  • East County
  • News
Kurt Hoffman
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • January 5, 2021
Hoffman sworn in as Sarasota sheriff

Hoffman is Sarasota County's 11th sheriff.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Allison Levy is vice president of j2 IT Services, which she runs with her husband, Jason. She knew little about computers before working there, but on the job she uses leadership skills learned in the military.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • May 8, 2013
Tribute to Heroes: Allison Levy

Allison Levy has spent a 20-year military career mostly managing health care. Now she's on reserve.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
"I enjoy working with young people," says Phyllis Silverman. "It keeps me busy and it keeps me young."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 29, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Supporting Role

Phyllis Silverman may be Rebecca Hopkins' right-hand gal, but she's everyone else's favorite fill-in. The longtime Florida Studio Theatre staffer explains why she loves being at everyone's disposal.

  • Arts + Culture
The tiny turtle tracks in the sand help patrols to find turtle nests that, unlike this nest, are not marked. Photo courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 8, 2012
Mote asks beachgoers to preserve turtle tracks

Turtle tracks allow beach patrols to locate hatched nests that had their markers destroyed by Tropical Storm Debby.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • April 1, 2015
Town dials into VIP 411/911 service

Town dials into VIP 411/911 service

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 8, 2020
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Not rabid

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 28, 2015
OUR VIEW | You want affordable housing?

Like many relatively wealthy and desirable communities, Sarasota is not a place where affordable housing is easy to find. Of course, that depends on your definition of affordable.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 21, 2012
News Briefs

School Board gets new name

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Before October 2020, Longboat Key had its last reported coyote sighting in 2018.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • January 12, 2021
FWC holds coyote safety meeting after Longboat Key sightings

The FWC recommends hazing a coyote to scare it away.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Minnesota artisan Steve Palmer's hand-blown glass sculptures sparkle.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2019
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Nov. 7

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • April 18, 2018
Students speak on scholarships at New College Luncheon

Scholarship donors and recipients got together April 12 at the New College Foundation's Keating Center

  • Black Tie
Tony McEachern in the Village Bike shop where he works
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • April 13, 2017
Picture of health with Tony McEachern

The ride of a lifetime

  • Health
Tarah Kayne and Danny O'Shea train together five days a week at the Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 21, 2015
Ellenton skaters form the perfect pair

Pairs figure skaters Tarah Kayne and Danny O’Shea will represent the United States at the 2015 Hilton HHonors Skate America Oct. 23 through Oct. 25, in Milwaukee, Wisc.

  • East County
  • Sports
On Tuesday, Feb. 21, work crews removed the next on the New Pass Bridge, as transportation officials said it obscured the bridge signal.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 22, 2017
Ospreys return to site of New Pass nest removal

The nest was obscuring a traffic signal, according to the Florida Department of Transportation.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2019
Cops Corner: Sarasota 8.29.19

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 23, 2010
Key Club mulls modifications

Longboat Key Club and Resort officials are considering moving the Islandside project's wellness center to the north parcel.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association President Jay Yablon doesn't believe redevelopment issues will pose a problem.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 3, 2010
Town issues Colony deadline

The town says The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort must be operational within a year or it could lose about 129 grandfathered tourism units on its 18-acre site.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
East County’s Holly Doney and her dog, April, met when Doney was volunteering at the Lakewood Ranch Humane Society. Doney later adopted April.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • October 13, 2017
Putts Fore Mutts should generate green

Golf tournament, and now tennis tourney as well, raises money for the Lakewood Ranch Humane Society.

  • East County
  • News
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