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Team leaders Mike Beaumier, vice president of Suffolk Construction, and Jonathan Parks, senior principal of Jonathan Parks Architect, on sixth level of the Palm Avenue parking garage.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • December 16, 2010
Garage sets sail

The Sarasota Observer got an exclusive tour a week before the scheduled opening of the Palm Avenue parking garage, which will soon feature a modern, sail-like appearance on the outside and roomy parking levels inside.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Lakewood Ranch girls basketball team (16-1) defeated Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate High School 66-50 on Wednesday night.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 21, 2016
Lakewood Ranch girls basketball takes down Brooks DeBartolo

The Mustangs are now 16-1 on the season.

  • East County
  • Sports
DeSoto Hotel (right), Courtesy of Manatee County Historical Resources
  • By Columnist . |
  • March 12, 2020
Gillespie Day

March 10 celebrates Sarasota's golf-loving first mayor.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Board chair Bridget Ziegler has expressed reservations at the timeline to hire the initial 30 members of the school district's planned police force.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • May 2, 2018
Teacher's arrest adds to board's concerns over hiring timeline for police

After hiring a teacher with a missed red flag on his file, some Sarasota County School Board members are hesitant to hire half a police force before August.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Benjie Brinkofski served in the Army during the Vietnam War. Photo by Jessica Salmond
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • May 13, 2015
Conversation with Benjie Brinkofski

Benjie Brinkofski is a New Jersey native who moved to Lakewood Ranch in 1998 with his wife and high school sweetheart, Pattie.

  • East County
  • News
Drew Mitts played in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium on Jan. 5.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 9, 2019
Mustangs linebacker realizes longtime goal

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

  • East County
  • Sports
Photo by Cliff Roles.
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • January 9, 2019
Black Tie & Tales: Year one down

Thank you, friends, for a purr-fect first year as Black Tie Reporter.

  • Black Tie
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 2, 2020
School board debates whether superintendent search will be slowed

Some board members say the search should press on while others say coronavirus response should be top priority.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • August 28, 2016
Film review: 'Don't Breathe'

Three young thieves get more than they bargained for in this tense thriller.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 13, 2010
Fairgrounds swing to life

The 2010 Manatee County Fair will run Jan. 14 through Jan. 24. Musical highlights include performances by John Anderson, Jake Owen, The Bellamy Brothers and Gloriana, among others.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • August 17, 2016
Film review: 'Indignation'

'Indignation' shines a light on fate and its elusive grasp.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • February 20, 2014
Noise ordinance strikes a chord

After noise complaints continue at a couple county restaurants, County commissioners consider changing the noise ordinance, a move that some business owners call unfair.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Honor Avenue currently only has two lanes, one on either side of a grassy median.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • October 28, 2015
Sarasota/Manatee MPO updates 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan

Metropolitan Planning Organization's plan for better transportation doesn't leave out East County.

  • East County
  • News
Residents hope to find a way to use the land outside the Celery Fields that will make everyone happy; commissioners hope to find a use that will make the county money.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • April 25, 2018
Commission eager to find profitable use for Celery Fields properties

Fresh Start brought them the ideas. Now the commission asked the group to work with county staff to revise them, and bring back final suggestions this summer.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Orr |
  • July 19, 2012
Matt's List: Five ways to get lucky

Matt's List: Five ways to get lucky

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
"The Long Dumb Road" mines comedic moments from a familiar formula.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 25, 2018
'The Long Dumb Road' mines comedic moments from a familiar formula

The film's central relationship saves an otherwise tired script.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • April 16, 2018
Expo educates and empowers those living with Parkinson's disease

About 1,600 participants attended the Parkinson's Expo held on April 14.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • September 21, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: CMHS v. ODA girls varsity volleyball

The Cougars took on the Thunder Thursday, Sept. 20 at Cardinal Mooney. Cardinal Mooney won the match 3-1.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Longboat Key Police Department Cop's Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 24, 2016
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 8.24.16

Longboat Key Police Department reports for the week of Aug. 17-24.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Frank Cerullo, a downtown Sarasota resident and member of Control Growth Now, waves a sign on Ringling Boulevard.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • April 1, 2015
Protestors rally for resignation of Sarasota County Commissioner Christine Robinson

More than 600 people have signed an online petition.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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