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  • By Roger Drouin |
  • May 9, 2013
Whitaker Bayou homes planned

Plans for the four single-family home project will be presented at a May 21 community meeting.

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  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 15, 2013
St. Armands Circle BID will seek vote extension next week

Board members of the Circle's improvement district are confident St. Armands landowners will approve a second referendum attempt for a 10-year extension of the BID.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • April 17, 2013
Prom-A-Palooza: Cardinal Mooney prom-goers go Vegas

Students take a gamble that expensive outfits will do justice to the 'Old School Vegas'-themed prom at Polo Grill.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Southeast High School freshman Emersen Peco won five medals, including the all-around title and a pair of first-place finishes on vault and balance beam, in what was likely her final competition with the Sarasota Surge.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 10, 2013
National Champ: Emersen Peco

Fourteen-year-old Emersen Peco won five medals, including the level 5 all-around title, at the 2013 YMCA Gymnastics Championship held June 27 to June 28, in Savannah, Ga.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Modena has 4,228 square feet of space, four bedrooms and four-and-a-half baths. Courtesy photo
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 3, 2014
Business Briefs

Homebuilder sets new roof for pricing; Orchid nursery to host open house; Community Haven expands Haven Industries program

  • East County
  • News
The Hilton flag that flies in front of the Longboat Key Beachfront Hilton is gone and the blue Hilton sign has been covered.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 10, 2014
Hilton logo disappears

The Hilton flag is no longer flying at the former Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort, which has been rebranded as the Gulfside Beach Resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • July 24, 2014
New developer sees promise in Sarasota housing market

Louisiana-based developer Level Homes has acquired property in Golden Gate Point and Indian Beach/Sapphire Shores.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tourism officials say that the influx of new of hotel rooms in development need more tourism promotion.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 2, 2014
Tourism officials call emergency meeting

Visit Sarasota County hosted a meeting yesterday, aimed at rallying opposition to a proposed cap on spending for local tourism promotion.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Markers for the Casa Museo housing development sit on the 8.4 acres of land that Indian Beach/Sapphire Shores residents had hoped would become a public park. Photo by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • September 18, 2014
Potential park site slated for development

With a planned residential development moving forward, the Indian Beach/Sapphire Shores neighborhood is looking for new targets for parkland.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 9, 2014
ULI Committee issues circulate at Town Hall

Town Manager Dave Bullock seeks a new facilitator to handle a nine-person Urban Land Institute group that is questioning its size, purpose and its very existence.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • October 2, 2014
Starlite Room makes play for theater crowd

As Tyler Yurckonis prepared to move into a space that housed one of Sarasota's oldest restaurants, he looked for a way to fill a new niche in the area.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2014
News Briefs

Democrat enters County Commission race; Sarasota County honors retiring fire chief

  • Sarasota
  • News
SONY DSC
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • May 26, 2014
Savor Sarasota: A sure sign of summer

Savor Sarasota: A sure sign of summer

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 5, 2014
Shuffler seeks East County players

The Rev. John Brown wants to build a covered shuffleboard court in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 11, 2013
Town tosses trash negotiation

Town Manager Dave Bullock had been negotiating a seven-year garbage and recycling contract with Waste Management at the direction of a bid review committee consisting of town staffers.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 18, 2013
Top ULI tasks: Town center, Bayfront Park

A new committee will make a town center concept and Bayfront Park its top priorities in the immediate future.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Filmmaker Leslie Glass' second documentary, "The Silent Majority," airs Sept. 19 on WEDU. Yaryna Klimchak
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 19, 2013
Independent film producer shines light on addiction and recovery

After her own family's struggle with addiction, Leslie Glass hopes to remove the stigma surrounding it with her new documentary, 'The Silent Majority.'

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 28, 2013
Quotes Observed: Sept. 22 - Sept. 29

Each weekend, we bring you a collection of quotes from the biggest (or quirkiest) Observer and national news stories of the week.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 22, 2014
The Good News: Adell Erozer

Adell Erozer and Turning Points in Manatee use compassion to change the lives of the homeless.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nicole Thompson |
  • October 15, 2013
Surviving fall withdrawal in Florida

Surviving fall withdrawal in Florida

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