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  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 28, 2018
APRIL FOOLS: Reverse-toll weekend puts financial bridge burden on boaters

Little-known state provision passes without boaters noticing.

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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 28, 2012
Season of Sharing kicks off 13th year of community philanthropy

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County will partner with local nonprofits this holiday season to benefit at-risk families in Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • November 19, 2014
City scraps planned Circle events committee

The city will hold a workshop next year to gather input on how to refine its new policy managing St. Armands special events.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • March 1, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries

Jerry Lionetti and Dr. Stuart James McEnerney died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
SMA assistant coach Kevin Jakub demonstrates a technique on Robert Herrera. Photos by Jason Clary
  • By Jason Clary |
  • February 18, 2015
Pinning down their future

SMA will send three juniors to national competition in Iowa.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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  • By David Conway |
  • November 7, 2013
Barwin awaits new process

For Tom Barwin's first evaluation since taking over as city manager, commissioners will have to navigate a different process than the one used for his predecessors.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Joohyn Kim receives her diploma, Friday, May 25, from President Michalson of New College.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • May 29, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: New College's 2012 Commencement Ceremony

The second largest class to graduate from New College had their graduation ceremony, Friday, May 25, out on the lawn of the New College bayfront

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The city of Sarasota is currently undertaking a $2.2 million roadway project in front of the soon-to-be occupied Sarasota Times building.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 23, 2015
Owner revives Sarasota Times building

Sharon Carole bought the historic downtown building for $2.1 million in 2014, and now plans to open a new restaurant early next year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mote mascot Gilly the Shark, Dr. Arthur Guilford, regional chancellor of USFSM, Dr. Michael Crosby, president and CEO of Mote, and USFSM mascot Rocky D. Bull. (Courtesy USF Sarasota-Manatee)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 21, 2013
Mote, USF celebrate new teaching labs

New biology and chemistry labs and a student-teaching area at Mote provide opportunities for USF Sarasota-Manatee students.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 2, 2017
We recommend …

A call to the Generation X and Generation Y voters of the city of Sarasota: This election will set the course for your family’s future in Sarasota. 1) Vote. 2) Stop STOP!

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
On Monday, Dec. 3, Persson decided his meeting attendance record at Town Hall, which likely will never be matched, was enough.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 2, 2013
Year in review: December 2012, 'Town attorney resigns'

David Persson's first day as the town attorney for Longboat Key was Oct. 8, 1990. He was 36 years old, had just opened his own law practice and had plans with his wife to celebrate his son's first birthday that evening in their Longboat Key Estates homes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 8, 2017
New neighborhood beat in Lakewood Ranch's Indigo

'The Blue Pelicans' connect with music and friends in the new and thriving community.

  • East County
  • News
Utilities Director Bill Riebe said the water and wastewater infrastructure citywide is badly in need of improvements — a condition that led to the city authorizing a decade of rate increases for water and sewer customers.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 18, 2019
City authorizes water, sewer rate increases

City residents’ water and sewer utility bills could increase 46% by 2030 as officials attempt to fund $377 million in infrastructure improvements.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 16, 2015
Servandos to open on 4th Street

Servandos to open on 4th Street

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Both beginner and longtime singers converge in the Chorus of the Keys, an all-male barbershop choir.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • February 10, 2015
Choral Camaraderie

The Chorus of the Keys hits the right notes in continuing the barbershop tradition.

  • Arts + Culture
With their new artist collective, Central Avenue Makers Space, Shawn O'Malley and Victoria Arendt hope to promote sustainability — and Sarasota's underground arts scene.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 23, 2016
Makers’ Mark: Sarasota's underground artist collective

Central Avenue Makers Space crafts a connection to history with repurposed art.

  • Arts + Culture
As part of a rebranding strategy, Goga Studios Lakewood Ranch has a new name: Vibology.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2013
Business Briefs 9.11.13

Goga Studios Lakewood Ranch shakes things up with a name change; East County photographer captures award from professional organization; and NAACP honors Neal Communities CEO

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Diane, Eliza and Terry Gans. Courtesy photo
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 12, 2014
Gans family grows

Longboat Key Commissioner Terry Gans and his wife, Diane, recently welcomed a new granddaughter into the world.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • January 6, 2016
People to watch: Anne Ross

The new Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority Executive Director started in November.

  • East County
  • News
The 30,000-square-foot Goodwill has been under construction for several months — despite an appeal filed in the 12th Judicial Sarasota Circuit Court by Robert Casella, a member of a group of residents opposed to the project.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • November 21, 2012
Appeal against Goodwill denied

The circuit judge's decision allows construction of the 30,000-square-foot North Trail Goodwill to move toward a February open date.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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