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Read this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 20, 2011
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 12, 2012
Advisory committee debates business tax-receipt program

The Florida Legislature will also discuss abolishing such business taxes at its next session this spring in Tallahassee.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The acre of land currently houses parking for the Sarasota County Courthouse and clerk’s office.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • March 14, 2013
Developer pitches Main Street hotel

County officials are slated to meet with a development firm interested in developing the Main Street property currently used as a parking lot.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 7, 2013
NEWS BRIEFS

It's not yet official, but Sarasota's Nathan Benderson Park very well may be the future venue for the 2017 World Rowing Championships.

  • East County
  • News
More than half of East County schools are at or over capacity.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • November 24, 2015
East County schools see continual increase in student population

Seven of 13 schools out east are over capacity as the area continues to grow.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • March 7, 2013
Pineapple Antique Show and Sale raises funds for community charities

The First United Methodist Church and the Rotary Club of Sarasota Sunrise Foundation Inc. will host the 37th annual Pineapple Antique Show and Sale Friday, March 8 and Saturday March 9, at the Municipal Auditorium, to raise funds for community charities.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 1, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 23, 2016
Long-lasting legacies

Outgoing Longboat Key commissioners Lynn Larson and Pat Zunz played crucial roles in what will be historic changes on the Key. They are testaments to persistence.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Shirley Fein with her late husband, Arnold
  • By Shirley Fein |
  • February 9, 2011
My View

My mountain love affair

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Courtesy photo Lakewood Ranch High senior Marina Masterson has been training with the Sarasota Ballet since she was 11 years old.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 29, 2014
Dancing queen

When she's not busy cheering on the Mustangs, Lakewood Ranch High senior Marina Masterson expands her dance skills through classes at the Sarasota Ballet.

  • East County
  • Sports
Turner Moore started the Whiskey Obsession Festival four years ago.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 22, 2016
Obsessed: Sarasota's Whiskey Obsession Festival

Turner Moore has turned his infatuation with whiskey into one of the biggest whiskey festivals in the country.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 6, 2015
in 2015 i resolve to ...

In the new year, East County students pledge to play outside, read more, help the elderly, be nicer to their siblings and maybe even buy a pet goat.

  • East County
  • Schools
This home at 16428 Daysailor Trail sold  for $1.45 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 14, 2017
Home in Lake Club sells for $1.45 million

Residential real estate transactions for May 29-June 2.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 4, 2010
Transients set up camp in warehouse

Unbeknownst to the property owner, a group of transients had furnished an empty warehouse and were living in it. After one resident's complaint, the cleanup has begun.

  • Sarasota
  • News
David Brenner is the Vice Mayor of Longboat Key
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 29, 2012
Election Q&A: David Brenner

Vice Mayor David Brenner believes Longboat Key is a residential community that needs a mix of tourism.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Rev. John C. N. Hall gives out communion to parishioners at his installation Saturday, Feb. 23. "In these first few months one word that captures the job for me is 'vision,'" Hall says. Photos by Yaryna Klimchak
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • February 28, 2013
St. Boniface welcomes new rector

The Rev. John C. N. Hall smiles at his installation Saturday, Feb 23. After months of searching and the narrowing down of 50 candidates, St. Boniface Episcopal Church has found its new rector.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 13, 2010
In Brief

Community news and notes

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Sean Griffin |
  • February 21, 2012
He Sez: My Date With Blonde Out of Water

He Sez: My Date With Blonde Out of Water

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Jim Brown will leave the Longboat Key Town Commission after six years, four of which he spent in the mayor's seat.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 4, 2015
Mayor Jim Brown: On his own terms

Jim Brown prepares to strike the gavel on his final days as mayor.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The swimming pool separates the two wings of an elegant home in Lido Shores. Above, looking toward the living room. Photos by Greg Wilson.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • July 10, 2013
Home of the Month: Lido Luxe

Classic modern style by architect Jonathan Parks complements a historic Sarasota neighborhood.

  • Arts + Culture
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