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City Auditor and Clerk Pamela Nadalini’s scheduling of a meeting for Friday was called into question by the City Commission.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 5, 2012
Bartolotta thinks 'ulterior motives' at work

The Sarasota City commissioners will hold a special meeting Friday to review an investigation of three city computers, though they have not received any preliminary report.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Informational signs on Siesta Key Beach warn against disturbing shorebirds.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 11, 2013
Plover nesting season is off to a rough start

From fire to fire ants, and predators to vandals, the dunes on Siesta Key beach have been a hazard to the threatened species.

  • Sarasota
  • News
****Barbara Zdziarski has become one of the most beloved staff members of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance, her colleagues agreed. She retires at the end of the month.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • June 24, 2015
Alliance says goodbye to a friendly face

Amy Gonzalez will replace Barbara Zdziarski as the membership and events coordinator.

  • East County
  • News
Dark Horse, the white truffle kolsch developed by student Dennis Metz and his team, is worth $200 a bottle. Urbani Truffles donated 14 ounces of truffles.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • December 8, 2015
Hops to the top

University class teaches students about the science of beer and craft brewery management.

  • East County
  • News
Director of productions, Chris Van Alstyne, takes a quick break from planning this year's Opera Festival.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • February 6, 2013
SPOTLIGHT: Sarasota Opera Festival: Pieces of the production puzzle

Planning for the four-production Opera Festival is akin to putting together a jigsaw puzzle backstage.

  • Arts + Culture
Elaine Wheaton has a "go bag" for bay walks, including bug spray, clipboards for kids and adults to mark what they see and a grabber for picking up trash.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • August 7, 2020
At Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, pick an adventure, any adventure

Revamped Mote tours cater to individual families with a peak behind the scene.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 8, 2010
Cops Corner 09.09.10

Sometime between 7:35 a.m. and 2:28 p.m., Aug. 30, unknown persons vandalized the vehicle by puncturing all four tires with a sharp object.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Anthony Liakakos, the general manager at Oak & Stone, shows off the iPourIt beer system.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 10, 2017
Sarasota's Oak & Stone adds brunch to menu

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 15, 2019
Volunteers dive into Seagrass Survey in Sarasota Bay

About 100 people take part in fifth-annual event.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch members Judy Berlow and Susan Courter hold jugs of water to symbolize what it would be like to carry a bucket of water the same distance mothers and children walk to access water. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • March 19, 2022
Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch to host virtual Walk for Water

Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch continues its annual Walk for Water fundraiser as a virtual event.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Jack Short |
  • February 22, 2016
Town commission buries self-funding option

Longboat commissioners denied a handful of communities who hoped to have their assessments reduced by funding their own undergrounding.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota High girls basketball coach Rob Jutras founded the Kyle Jutras Scholarship Foundation earlier this year in honor of his son, a Sarasota teacher and boys basketball coach, who passed away from NUT midline carcinoma.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 29, 2015
Coach's legacy lives on

The second annual Jammin’ for Jutras Pre-season Classic will be held Nov. 10 and Nov. 12.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 28, 2010
Strip-club rules to be changed

A flaw in the county's definition of some adult businesses was being interpreted to mean the county now was allowing fully nude employees at those establishments.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Dr. Colleen Healy, Bay Isles Publix store manager Willie McLaughlin and Fire Chief Paul Dezzi will lead Longboat Key's Fourth of July festivities.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • June 24, 2021
For Longboat's Freedom Fest, it's Grand Marshal x3

Fire Chief Paul Dezzi, Dr. Colleen Healy and Bay Isles Publix store manager Willie McLaughlin will lead Longboat Key's Fourth of July festivities.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jeffrey Wright visits Ringling College to discuss his career and the art of film acting
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • April 7, 2015
A Wright Turn: Jeffrey Wright talks acting, filmmaking and Africa

Jeffrey Wright, Ringling College of Art and Design, Taia Peace Foundation, Africa, film, acting, theater

  • Arts + Culture
Braden River sophomore forward Lexi Madrid battles Ida Baker midfielder Marcela Montoya for the ball in the first half.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 22, 2016
Pirates season ends in regional quarterfinals

The Braden River High girls soccer team fell to Cape Coral Ida Baker 4-3 Jan. 21.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2009
In Brief

P&Z member sees too many signs - Road paving almost complete - Town Commission approves settlement - Corrections - Meetings & Agendas

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Vehicles line Ivanhoe Street, near Walt's Fish Market and Restaurant, on a Friday night.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 27, 2013
Proposed parking ban divides residents

Patron traffic from Walt's Fish Market has caused headaches for some neighbors, but no consensus on the issue has been reached.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 27, 2021
The threat to democracy

The sick irony: The winners are shutting down speech. Now we know who the fascists are.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Jeanne Dooley lived on Longboat Key before moving to Atlanta as part of her 30-year career as a golf instructor. She said she knew she wanted to move back to the area eventually.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • December 16, 2015
Craft beer growler shop on tap for Main Street

Former Longboat Key resident plans January opening for Craft Growlers to Go and Tasting Room.

  • East County
  • News
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