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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 17, 2009
Commission wants more budget cuts

The Town Commission would like to see the $498,740 deficit eliminated and a millage rate that is as low as possible.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 7, 2010
Manatee district proposes tax increase

Superintendent Tim McGonegal said Manatee County won't be able to offer electives such as physical education and engineering without it.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Tom Thomaides |
  • June 16, 2010
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Ranch incorporation

The growth projected over the next 10-20 years will occur regardless of incorporation. However, by becoming a city, residents would have a much more active voice in how that growth and development occurs.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 16, 2010
Cooperstown fever hits East County teams

The East County's Diamond Dawgs and the Suncoast Reebok are competing in the 2010 American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame Invitational Tournament through June 18.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 24, 2010
City cuts jobs, reduces services

Most of the 35 job cuts come from vacant positions, but 13 employees are being laid off. The city is warning of drastic changes in services.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"I enjoy working with young people," says Phyllis Silverman. "It keeps me busy and it keeps me young."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 29, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Supporting Role

Phyllis Silverman may be Rebecca Hopkins' right-hand gal, but she's everyone else's favorite fill-in. The longtime Florida Studio Theatre staffer explains why she loves being at everyone's disposal.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Matt Orr |
  • June 21, 2012
Matt's List: five Sarasota secrets to looking incredible

Matt's List: five Sarasota secrets to looking incredible

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Sarasota County staff has recommended the use of delineators in crosswalks. Photo by Rachel Brown Hackney.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • March 8, 2012
County to consider crosswalk options

The commission is expected to discuss options for improving crosswalk visibility in Siesta Village when it meets March 13.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 9, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Before he walked away from the commission table mid-meeting May 25, Jim Ley shook hands and hugged all five county commissioners, including Chairwoman Nora Patterson.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 26, 2011
'Thanks' and 'goodbye'

Jim Ley had positive things to say about the residents and staff for which he served more than a decade as the chief executive of Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"Freddie" the fox curls up for a nap in front of a Gulf & Bay Club condominium. He and his mate have made themselves regular members of the community, residents say. Courtesy of Dee Reinbold.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 1, 2011
Island Beat: Key people getting into the holiday spirit

With Light Up the Village marking the formal beginning of the holiday season on the Key, plans are being finalized for the annual Christmas Lighting Contest for Condominiums.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Mayor George Spoll and other commissioners expressed concern with the Firefighters Pension Board's decision to pay $50,000 for a pension analysis.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 6, 2010
Commission questions analysis

Town pension attorney James Linn said he believes the Firefighters Pension Board may have acted incorrectly when it approved a pension analysis last month.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 29, 2011
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota County finished resurfacing parts of Siesta Isles on Siesta Key in December.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 3, 2013
LOOKING AHEAD: Transportation Crossroads

Deficiencies in its public transit fleet and road maintenance funding complicate the county's transportation goals in 2013.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Warren Coville has been deaccessioning his photo collection since 2000, but he still has a few favorites hanging in his home, such as this photo essay by Clarence White School alumna Margaret Bourke-White.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 28, 2012
Developing a Passion: Warren Coville

Sarasotan Warren Coville shares the history behind the collection of 1,700 photographs he and his wife recently donated to the Ringling Museum of Art.

  • Arts + Culture
Margaret Barbieri works with conservatory students. "This course is to prepare them for easy transition into a professional company, be it the Sarasota Ballet company or any other professional company," Barbieri says. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 20, 2013
Queen of the Conservatory: Margaret Barbieri

Margaret Barbieri's role in The Margaret Barbieri Conservatory of Dance is more than a name.

  • Arts + Culture
Mary Anne Bowie, pictured second from left with other past and present Arlington Park Neighborhood Association board members, thinks the city could improve its public input processes. File photo.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 18, 2020
Neighborhood groups push for planning influence

City officials offered mixed feedback to a request for procedural changes from the Arlington Park Neighborhood Association.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rory Dowdell said he uses an e-bike for "90-95%" of trips within 8 miles.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 19, 2020
E-bikes can be an option for everyone in Sarasota

There are three classes of e-bikes, with key differences between them.

  • Health
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • June 26, 2018
Voices of Patriotism: Barbara Schwartz

Former protester and Nixon staffer, 68.

  • Sarasota
  • News
As children, Kayleen (Anna Newbury) and Doug (Alex Rodriguez) forge a relationship written in blood — and it stays that way — in "Gruesome Playground Injuries." (Photo: Frank Atura)
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • January 3, 2020
'Gruesome Playground Injuries' leaves a mark

Characters' journey funny and painful — and that's no accident

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
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