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  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 9, 2011
Former police chief to lead county

The Sarasota County Commission chose Terry Lewis, former North Port Police chief, to be interim Sarasota County administrator.

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  • By Katie Johns |
  • October 18, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: Oct. 19, 2017

Dorothy Cole, Jodie Grossman, Jadwiga Zofia Mues, Bettye Chumley Boyer, Roland Carroll, Neva Kelley-Paesani and Pearl Kushner died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 30, 2015
A Taste of Home

Kurtos brings a taste of Hungary to Sarasota

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
This home at  16318 Daysailor Trail recently sold for $1 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 6, 2017
Lake Club home tops sales at $1 million

Residential real estate transactions for Aug. 21-25

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Keely Carney |
  • April 10, 2012
Richard Pizzuto: Hair Genius, Keely Shut-er Up-er

Richard Pizzuto: Hair Genius, Keely Shut-er Up-er

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 4, 2014
High Five Moments of the Week

The top five sports moments of the week.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
New College wants to grow while maintaining its intimate character.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 6, 2017
Power in Numbers: New College embarks on growth plan

New College of Florida wants to boost its enrollment and its standing among the nation's top liberal arts schools. Can the school's leaders pull it off?

  • Sarasota
  • News
A majority of citizens, 57% of the 801 residents polled, oppose any future tax increases or expansion of county services.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 17, 2012
Government watch: Sarasota residents reject taxes

Residents, in a countywide survey, oppose any new taxes or expanded services.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Howard Berna of Environmental Services addressed the commissioners about the proposed shelters.
  • By Jack Short |
  • December 31, 2015
Top Story — November: Commissioners get an earful about disturbing behavior at Siesta Beach

Nearby residents asked Sarasota County commissioners to reconsider replacing picnic shelters with precast concrete structures for fear of more noise and partying.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Alicia Aeziman
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 22, 2015
Police arrest dog groomer for credit card theft

Police allege Alicia Aeziman used a customer’s credit card to pay for sunglasses and a restaurant bill.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Marvin Quin, Lew Lawrence and Rob Harlan aboard Quin’s 37-foot sailboat at Bird Key Yacht Club.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • December 21, 2016
Skippers disagree with push for bridge changes

The Longboat Key Revitalization Task Force is circulating a petition to prohibit certain bridge openings.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • April 19, 2016
Garden Club blooms at annual meeting

The Longboat Key Garden Club hosted its annual meeting and luncheon April 19, at Joan Durante Park.

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  • Neighbors
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • March 29, 2012
Quiet Quality from Tsunami Sushi & Hibachi Grill

Quiet Quality from Tsunami Sushi & Hibachi Grill

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  • Eat + Drink
Some of the 214 real-estate parcels owned by the city include Bayfront Park and its mooring field and the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 29, 2012
City debates real-estate parcels

A total of 214 city-owned parcels are being scrutinized by city staff in an attempt to see what properties should be put on the market or consolidated during tough economic times.

  • Sarasota
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busted
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • October 23, 2014
Busted: This week in police reports

Busted: This week in police reports

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This home at 1930 Datura St. has four bedrooms, three baths, one half-bath, a pool and 3,064 square feet of living area. It sold for $910,000. Photo by Yaryna Klimchak.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 18, 2013
Home in Siesta Beach sells for $1,200,100

A home in Siesta Beach tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Freeman and Jane Epes, of Sarasota, sold their home at 4801 Higel Ave. to Richard Rothmund and Dianne Bambeck, of Cincinnati, for $1,200,100.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Art Center renovation: Architecture students at USF Tampa were responsible for renovating portions of Art Center Sarasota.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • January 11, 2012
Scene & Heard

Construction crews bode well for art scene; Clear your calendars for 'Cirque des Voix'; The Woman's Exchange offers grants to student artists

  • Arts + Culture
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2012
April 6: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota, and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Arthur Brantley IV.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 8, 2017
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 06.08.17

Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 06.08.17

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
A corrections sergeant discovered Bodner had agreed to supply an inmate with Oxycodone and Lorazepam during prearranged visits to the jail.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • January 9, 2012
Psychologist arrested for illegally providing pills to inmate

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrested a Holli Bodner, 51, for providing controlled substances to an inmate at the Sarasota County Jail.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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