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  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2015
Longboat Key Letters to the Editor 12.10.15

Readers respond to new crosswalks on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
New developments and road improvements, such as the 44th Avenue extension, will impact the populations of schools in East County.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • November 10, 2015
Manatee County Commission reviews impact fee options

Commissioners are split on whether to charge developers more money to build in Manatee County.

  • East County
  • News
Todd Thomas. Courtesy photo.
  • By June LeBell |
  • April 2, 2015
Music Review: Revisiting 'Tosca'

Music Review: Revisiting 'Tosca'

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
File photo
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 29, 2015
Bullock bytes: Town manager sounds off

Dave Bullock sits down with the Longboat Observer to discuss town issues.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Flavio Cristofoli hopes to open Beulah, a northern Italian restaurant, on Main Street in downtown Sarasota this summer.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 1, 2015
Flavio brings brick oven to downtown Sarasota

Find out about Beulah, a new restaurant in downtown Sarasota's Main Street, which is owned by Flavio's Brick Oven and Bar in Siesta Key Village.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Country Club Shores crosswalk will sit just north of the gated access portion of Longboat Club Road.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 6, 2015
FDOT puts Country Club Shores crosswalk on the map

The town will get four new crosswalks next year, one of which will be at Country Club Shores. A past report nixed the spot.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Fandango Cafe is open for lunch and dinner in Southside Village.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 21, 2014
Fandango Cafe reopens in Southside Village

The iconic Sarasota restaurant had previous locations in the same commercial district, and in the heart of Siesta Key Village.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Dick Hyman
  • By June LeBell |
  • March 1, 2015
Music Review: Dick Hyman with Venice Symphony

The Venice Symphony premieres Hyman piano concerto in Venice, FL.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 4, 2015
Briefs

East County Observer News Briefs

  • East County
  • News
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • October 30, 2014
Junior League dishes out new food festival

Life will imitate the arts at the inaugural Art of Food Festival presented by the Junior League of Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The restoration volunteers and museum staff add final touches to the four banners.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • October 31, 2014
100-year-old circus banners ready for their debut

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art is in its final stage of debuting four banners by Belgian designer Frans De Vos that have taken seven years and countless hours to restore.

  • Arts + Culture
The home at 2735 Gulf of Mexico Drive has glass walls overlooking the Gulf and a roof-top terrace. (Courtesy Roger Pettingell)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 5, 2014
Former Wal-Mart CEO sells Longboat home for $5.75 million

H. Lee Scott sold his home on Gulf of Mexico Drive for $5.75 million, the highest year-to-date sale on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Rob and Jodi Caragiulo enjoy the octopus appetizer from The Crab+Fin at the Art of Food Festival.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 10, 2014
MONDAY MASHUP: Weekend photo events

Art of Food Festival; Braden River High School Homecoming Dance; Louis Cabot Exhibit; Bowls of Hope; St. Jude Trike-a-Thon; and MORE!

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Alex Quarles CEO of Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation Inc., Brenda Johnson, Brian Johnson, Dr. James Shumacher and Sarasota Memorial Hospital CEO David Verinder.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • November 13, 2014
SMH partners with AC/DC singer Brian Johnson

Sarasota Memorial Hospital banded together with AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson to open the Brian Johnson Music Therapy Center for pediatric patients.

  • Sarasota
  • News
White Buffalo Saloon owner Mike Evanoff bought a 1.7 acre parcel on McIntosh Road, which could be the future home of a gun range, for $166,000 in November.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 18, 2015
White Buffalo owner mulls plans for nearby property

An upscale gun range or indoor surf park could have a future near the intersection of McIntosh Road and Ashton Road, according to owner Mike Evanoff, who is also expanding options downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
With the effects of the recession fading, the district can expect to see more families moving to Sarasota County.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • January 19, 2015
School board discusses future expansion

The director of long-range planning for Sarasota County School District advised the board that multiple schools are at capacity.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Jerry Schoenholtz, vice president of Tandem Construction, developer Randy Moore, interior designer Carrie Riley, Michael Saunders, president of Michael Saunders and Company, and architect Mark Sultana
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • December 2, 2014
INFINITY Longboat Key groundbreaking

On Dec. 3, INFINITY Longboat Key held its groundbreaking.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • April 4, 2013
Archives: Moments in time

The Observer takes a look back at this week in Sarasota's history.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • April 4, 2013
Your Neighbor: Margaret Brading

Margaret Brading is a Jack-of-all-trades: She has worked as a dental-lab technician; telephone representative; supervisor and instructor at a mutual fund; high school teacher; filmmaker; restaurant owner.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Breakout sessions were led by presenters Mike Bell, Donna Dunio and Norm Olshansky.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 17, 2013
Non-profits seek to engage new generation of givers

Leaders in the not-for-profit community welcomed insight about reaching out to the millennial generation, during the 2013 Fundraisers Forum.

  • East County
  • News
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