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  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • August 27, 2019
Sarasota County selects new director of Public Utilities

Mike Mylett has served as interim director since April.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Chris Cianfaglione leads a walking tour of the Selby Gardens campus Tuesday, outlining the location of a proposed parking garage on the bayfront property.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 28, 2019
Selby Gardens updates neighbors on master plan

Despite continued objections from some residents, the botanical garden is still working to allay any fears about its strategies for growth.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Have Gun, Will Travel performed from 1-4 p.m.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 13, 2019
Lakewood Ranch launches concert series

Have Gun, Will Travel headlines first event.

  • East County
  • News
Courtesy photo
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • May 9, 2018
Ringling College students brew up hot music video to the tune of 'Couleur Café'

Kim Logan, Liam Jordan, Ana Vasquez and Nicole Marano teamed up to make the video as Jordan's senior thesis project.

  • Arts + Culture
Another Islandside community association wants to sever ties with the Islandside Property Owners Coalition.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 13, 2010
Longboat Towers leaves IPOC

Two managing members of the Islandside Property Owners Coalition have left the group's limited-liability corporation.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • October 1, 2009
Black Tie & Tales

Read this week's Black Tie & Tales column by Molly Schechter.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kevin Kenney
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • September 8, 2011
9/11: Securing the president

Two Sheriff's Office veterans reflect on the rapid change of plans on Sept. 11.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Ellen Hefner and Anne Hanley
  • By Katie Johns |
  • February 4, 2018
Longboat Harbour kicks off Super Bowl LII

Residents gathered for the big game and a tailgate buffet on Feb. 4.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Conor Goulding/Mote Marine Laboratory.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • June 20, 2018
Mote tags whale sharks off Sarasota County shore

Mote scientists located five whale sharks, which can be identified by their polka-dotted pattern, offshore of Longboat Key and New Pass.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • April 15, 2019
Mary Jane Van Winkle

Mary Jane Van Winkle, of Bradenton passed away on March 5, 2019 at the age of 79, she was born April 27, 1939 in Golden City Missouri to Alma and Jessie Sides and later adopted by Edward and Jane Van Winkle.

  • East County
  • Tributes & Obituaries
  • By June LeBell |
  • July 14, 2010
Music Review: From the Inside Out

On the afternoon of the Fourth of July, June LeBell was on the stage of the Historic Asolo Theater with about 30 of Sarasota's finest singers for Gloria Musicae's annual (and sold-out) concert.

  • Arts + Culture
The Manatee County School Board unanimously approved the 2013-14 tentative budget plan July 29, which includes a $342.9 million operating fund.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • July 30, 2013
UPDATE: Manatee School Board approves budget plan

Rising home values will bring the district more revenue from property taxes this year - $5.5 million more than last year - although the school board approved a 0.22% reduction in the tax rate.

  • East County
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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 28, 2016
Moore’s Stone Crab demolition begins on Longboat

Owners of the Shore on Longboat Key have contractors tearing apart the restaurant, making way for a new name on the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 14, 2009
ODA announces new board member

The Out-of-Door Academy has named Adam Armbruster to its Board of Trustees.

  • East County
  • Schools
Viewers now have a preview of MTV's new reality series "Siesta Key." Courtesy of MTV
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • July 12, 2017
MTV reveals trailer for 'Siesta Key' reality series

The reality program was shot locally in April through June.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Paul Meese, of Longboat Key, captured this shot of a jogger near New Pass Bridge about an hour after sunrise.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 5, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: May 5

Paul Meese, of Longboat Key, captured this shot of a jogger near New Pass Bridge about an hour after sunrise.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2010
Our View

At last, a good decision; Our Obsession with Inflation: What Others are Saying about Dollar, Gold

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Janet Mixon has noticed more plants blooming since last year when she and her husband, Dean, started using a new all-natural treatment on their crops — AgriSolv.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 19, 2014
Mixon puts 'green' in 'green thumb'

After losing plants to psyllid insects, Dean and Janet Mixon find a new way to deter the pest.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Moore's Stone Crab Restaurant announced its closure Wednesday via signs on the doors Wednesday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 27, 2015
Top Story — July: Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant sold

New owners Mark Caragiulo and Tom Leonard have plans for a new Longboat Key restaurant similar to Shore on St. Armands Circle. The restaurant will stay closed for 10 months to a year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • June 29, 2015
New summer offerings at Table Creekside and Phillippi Creek Village Restaurant & Oyster Bar

New cocktails, appetizers and Brazilian meats are added to the two sister restaurants' menus

  • Arts + Culture
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