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  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • May 5, 2010
The star pleaser

The technical director at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall explains how he copes with lengthy production riders, technical snafus and diva demands.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 6, 2011
Life After Incorporation

By far, the largest change under Lakewood Ranch incorporation would be a completely new governing body for the community. But, how would this affect residents in their day-to-day lives?

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 3, 2011
Colony: What happens next?

Both sides in the ongoing Colony Beach & Tennis Resort bankruptcy litigation case differ on what recent federal appeals court rulings mean for the future.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 21, 2010
Memorial may have home

CDD2 supervisors are considering Lakewood Ranch Town Hall as the site for the Fallen Heroes Memorial.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2013
Our View: The word for 2013: freedom

We have a tradition. Each year on New Year's Eve, we announce at a family gathering our word for the year - the one word that describes how we are going to focus our lives during the New Year.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Terry Lewis stepped in as interim administrator in May.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2011
WELCOME BACK: What you missed

The general feeling is that Sarasota gets a little sleepier in the summer. Snowbirds have flown the coup, traffic flows once again on Tamiami Trail and parking spots downtown can be found in abundance.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2011
Our View

First job for Scott: Derail the train

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Maggie Sumney uses an EMF detector to search for a ghostly presence at The Players Theatre. Photo illustration by Rachel S. O’Hara
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • October 27, 2011
The Observer hunts ghosts at The Players Theatre

After hearing stories about unexplainable occurrences at The Players Theatre, four Observer staffers embark on a ghost hunt.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 30, 2009
FCAT produces mixed results

Although many schools improved their scores from last year, several still fell below the state scoring average.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 18, 2009
Prep basketball teams set to tip off

The Braden River, Lakewood Ranch and Out-of-Door Academy boys and girls basketball teams will all open their 2009 seasons in the next two weeks.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 17, 2010
Rothenberg treasures his service

The current District 1 commissioner and mayor is running for his seat again because he still has things he wants to accomplish for Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 11, 2010
Bartolotta defends self, police chief

City Manager Bob Bartolotta sternly addressed allegations that he is micromanaging the police department and that he and Police Chief Peter Abbott are to blame for low officer morale.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Key's beaches were quiet on a recent Tuesday morning in September, typically the slowest month of the year on Longboat Key.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 15, 2010
Coast is clear

During the early months of summer, Longboat hotel officials worried that misconceptions about the BP oil spill would impact tourism. Now, most report that summer business remained stable.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 10, 2010
Survivors recount Holocaust experience at Ranch

Fifteen Holocaust survivors from the Sarasota/ Manatee Jewish Federation spoke during the Ranch Remembers the Holocaust event on March 1-4.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 1, 2010
Colony furniture feud ensues

U.S. bankruptcy trustee William Maloney has no desire to sell off The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort's interior furnishings. The unit owners and Colony Lender both lay claim to the property.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Unit 2-B in Hudson Crossing has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,511 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,775,000. Photo by Yaryna Klimchak.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 2, 2013
Home in Hudson Crossing sells for $1,775,000

A home in Hudson Crossing tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Morton and Jytte Mandel, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 2-B condominium at 888 S. Orange Ave. to Claudio Ruben, trustee, of Sarasota, for $1,775,000.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 7, 2010
OUR VIEW: Kissing off the kiss

Four months ago, the Sarasota City Commission voted to create a 10-year home for the Unconditional Surrender sculpture on Sarasota's bayfront, contingent on satisfying a list of measures that appeared solvable, albeit more difficult than necessary.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 25, 2010
Colony association president shares plans

Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association President Jay Yablon believes there is a consensus among unit owners for a historic renovation of the resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
St. Denis. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2011
Our View: He was good for Longboat

"He is a good man," said Longboat Key resident Michael Lendrihas as he exited Longboat Key Town Hall Monday afternoon.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By George Rauch |
  • June 1, 2011
The pace of the economy is not accelerating

The last few Market Watch articles have focused upon the dangers of the market. The posture in which the market currently exists, although called a bull market, is so expensive that the public is set up for great losses.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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