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Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Ron Turner
  • By Ron Turner |
  • July 27, 2020
Vote-by-mail is not ‘all-mail voting’

Absentee voting — or voting by mail — has been a part of Florida’s election process since 2002. Every signature is checked for security.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 9, 2009
Summer survival

Off-season months are always tough for Longboat Key resorts, but this year, they faced the added hurdle of a slow economy. This summer, owners showed that they're up for the challenge.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Incumbent Mike Moran was elected to another four-year term as the District 1 county commissioner. Harry Sayer
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • November 3, 2020
Incumbent Moran wins District 1 County Commission seat

Incumbents Mike Moran and Nancy Detert won districts 1 and 3. Newcomer Ron Cutsinger won District 5 seat after Commissioner Charles Hines reached his term limit.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • January 5, 2012
ISLAND BEAT: Oh, what a busy beach it was for the holidays

With temperatures hovering the 80s for much of the holiday period, it was no surprise that the No. 1 beach in the country was a popular spot.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota Christian seniors Anikka Jensen and Cheyenne Miller both signed scholarships Feb. 24 to play volleyball for Pasco-Hernando State College. (courtesy photo)
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 3, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Best friends set to take the volleyball court together once more

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
ODA senior Dakota Dickerson (3) bursts through the BCS defense.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 27, 2017
Random quarter of ODA football turns into never-seen-before event

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
Event committee member Kathy Neudorfer, Mary Del Pup, Glorida Long, Sue Pariseau, Peggy Jelinek and Marge Nuzzo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • April 10, 2019
Seaplace hosts farewell bash

On April 10, residents gathered for the final party of the season.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 14, 2014
Sidelines

Pirates to offer summer camp; Registration for i9 basketball underway; LAX tournament coming to Premier; Tryouts for BRSC teams upcoming

  • East County
  • Sports
Ray Seymour, an out-of-work handyman, has been applying for jobs.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • January 31, 2013
Camp shows complexity of the homeless issue

A homeless population staying on Central Avenue illustrates the city's difficulty in trying to find a strategy to deal with an increasing homeless population.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • August 14, 2014
Vertical Horizon

Five hotels stand poised to spring up throughout downtown Sarasota, as early as next fall.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • February 23, 2019
Sarasota Rowing launches 10th annual Sarasota Invitational Regatta

Rowers of all ages turned out for the event in Nathan Benderson Park.

  • East County
  • Sports
The main home at 6420 Hollywood Boulevard was built in 1992. It offers four bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 5,686 square feet of living area. (Courtesy Joel Schemmel/Premier Sotheby’s International Realty)
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 15, 2022
Two-property sale totaling $6.4 million tops transactions

A two-property sale in Pine Shores Estates totaling $6.4 million tops the week's sales at $6.4 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Braden River High sophomore Kayla Gray scored two goals for the Jamaican U17 women’s team during the World Cup Qualifier May 2 to May 6 in Guatemala City.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 30, 2012
Pirate scores on national stage

Braden River High sophomore forward Kayla Gray was selected to play for the Jamaican U17 women's team in the World Cup qualifier May 2 to May 6, in Guatemala City.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • February 18, 2021
The Talk of the Town

This show-stopping home embodies high style in the new Waterside community.

  • LWR Life
Amanda Chandler finishes painting the interior of the closet in the 5-year-old Stephen "Younger" Parker'  s room. He got to pick one color in his bedroom and picked orange.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 8, 2017
Love under construction

Friends finish home for injured friend.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2013
Clock countdown

Daylight Saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 3, so you can catch up on your sleep.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 7, 2013
Miss Manatee Softball registration dates announced

Miss Manatee Softball will host registration for its Spring 2013 season from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 12 and 19 and 6-8 p.m. Jan. 16, at the Miss Manatee Softball Complex.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • April 18, 2013
Student Spotlight: Lauren Henry

Sarasota Christian School senior Lauren Henry is a little more than a month away from graduation, but she has already exceeded the school's community service requirement.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Benderson Development is planning hotels, retail and apartments near Siesta Key.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • October 7, 2016
Commissioners slated to discuss Siesta Promenade

The 24-acre development planned for the intersection of Stickney Point Road and South Tamiami Trailwill make its first appearance before county commissioners Tuesday.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
"Lucky Us" by Amy Bloom
  • By Jennifer McPheeters |
  • September 3, 2014
BOOK REVIEW: 'Lucky Us' by Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom has crafted a novel that is highly amusing, frequently heartwarming and unabashedly off-kilter.

  • Arts + Culture
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