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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 2, 2011
Colony unit inspections begin

The town is inspecting approximately 80 to 90 units that the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort owners wish to re-open this year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 2, 2011
Real Estate Reports

Signature Sotheby's announces new agents; New agents join MS&Co. St. Armands Key office

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
A home in Harbor Acres tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 25, 2016
Harbor Acres home sells for $2,349,900

The following residential real estate transactions took place between August 8 and August 12.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • February 16, 2012
Observed: Views of alcohol on beach remain in sharp contrast

It was inevitable that the death of Donna Chen would spark an effort to ban alcohol on Siesta Public Beach. What remains to be seen is how strong public support will be for that initiative.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Construction between Gulfstream Avenue and Palm Avenue on Main Street has resulted in a reduction in parking spaces near businesses across the street.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 25, 2013
Street project dampens business

Some merchants are upset by the impact Main Street improvements have had on their businesses, but the Downtown Improvement District says the work will reap benefits.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 17, 2011
Cops Corner

Feb. 7 Midnight meeting 1:36 a.m. - 5000 block of Circled Oak Drive. Grand Theft Auto. When a father went to check on his 15-year-old son about midnight, he noticed the teen was not asleep in his room and, in fact, he was not in the house at all. His wife's car was also missing. The mom called the Sheriff's Office and told them to search near the boy's girlfriend's house. Sure enough, there was her son ... and her car. The boy was arrested.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2014
Our view: The truth hurts

The truth especially hurts - or in this instance, 'annoys' - when you disagree with it. So the expected human response is to discredit. Vigorously discredit the messenger; make the messenger the focal point; and deflect, deny and ignore the truth.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Roy |
  • October 22, 2009
Effort to stop garage fails

In a 3-2 vote, the City Commission defeats the vice mayor's request to kill the Palm Avenue parking garage project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 24, 2012
Ranch CDDs to develop master beautification plan

The landscaping plan will help Lakewood Ranch plan for future landscaping needs.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2009
Key Club to dispel concerns

Planning, Zoning and Building Director Monica Simpson says there is a lack of 'sufficient evidence' that doesn't allow her to recommend approval of the Islandside renovation project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kathryn Parks |
  • July 23, 2013
Venice Theatre Cabaret Festival: A Troubadour’s Cabaret

Venice Theatre Cabaret Festival: A Troubadour’s Cabaret

  • Arts + Culture
This home at 250 Bird Key Drive has five bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,113 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.05 million. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 31, 2012
Five-bedroom Bird Key home sells for $2.05 million

A home on Bird Key tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Louis and Diane Schultz sold their home at 250 Bird Key Drive to Ann Koppang, of Sarasota, for $2.05 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 31, 2012
Lakewood Ranch set for Clay Court Classic

Some of the top men's and women's college tennis teams will hit the court in the 2012 Dick Vitale Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic Nov. 9 through Nov. 11, at the Lakewood Ranch Athletic Center.

  • East County
  • Sports
Selva Grill waiter Ivan in front of Selva’s mural wall. Photo by June LeBell.
  • By June LeBell |
  • October 31, 2012
TIDBITES

Selva service sets the bar; Fleming's wines and dines; Mozaic's full dining experience

  • Arts + Culture
Al Hogle
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 26, 2011
Hogle, St. Denis apply for county administrator job

The Longboat Key police chief and former town manager are two of the candidates for the top Sarasota County position.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A sign announcing Siesta Key's ranking as the top beach in the United States should be erected soon near the beach pavilion.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 15, 2011
Beach sign unanimously approved

The County Commission Wednesday unanimously approved a two-sided sign proclaiming Siesta Key Public Beach No. 1 in the United States.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2014
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Heavy traffic is a sign of season, as pictured on Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Gulf of Mexico Drive and Bay Isles Road.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 20, 2013
Business owners: 'Business is back'

Snowbirds and tourists have flocked back to Longboat Key, making it the strongest season in recent memory for many business owners.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2009
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Four of Nancy's 28 employees: Nate Seel, Brittany Henson, Chelsea Meredith and Chris Pratt
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • January 25, 2012
EDIBLES: Nancy's Bar-B-Q: worth the wait

Can a Jewish girl from Cleveland find true happiness making North Carolina-style barbecue in Florida? For Nancy Krohngold, the answer is a resounding "yes," and her peculiar confluence of circumstances is making a lot of other people happy as well.

  • Arts + Culture
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