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  • By Jimmy and Tina O’Brien | Realtors/Founding Members | RealtyPartners® |
  • June 7, 2018
Helping Families Achieve Their Real Estate Goals

Lakewood Ranch and Sarasota Realtors, Tina and Jimmy O'Brien, are founding members of RealtyPartners® that helps families achieve their real estate goals with a New Home Buyer/Seller Savings Program.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Sponsored Content
Scott McKay and Shelly Hawk McKay run a free bootcamp workout four days a week.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 17, 2018
Picture of Health: Scott McKay and Shelly Hawk McKay

The Lakewood Ranch couple of Scott McKay and Shelly Hawk McKay runs free workouts in hopes of building a community

  • Health
Ben Hur de Bernaville, shown with Olissio Zoppe, will be featured at Cirque Ma'Ceo, which has been extended through March 3.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 6, 2019
Rare draft horse on display at Cirque Ma’Ceo in Sarasota

Boulonnais draft horse makes debut at Big Cat Habitat & Gulf Coast Sanctuary as Cirque Ma'Ceo extended through March 3.

  • East County
  • News
Photo by Frank Atura.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 24, 2017
Theater review: 'The Drunken City'

“The Drunken City” serves up intoxicating comedy at the Asolo Conservatory.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
This rendering, provided by Ridan Industries, shows the height of the Longboat Island Chapel steeple compared to the height of the proposed 150-foot stealth cell tower. Rendering courtesy of Ridan Industries.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 22, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Online poll results were skewed; Chief Hogle's actions were by the book

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 9, 2010
Younger takes his seat, prepares to take stand

Phillip Younger says the issues facing Longboat Key haven't changed since the general election three months ago.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
FPL has a staging site at the Sarasota Fairgrounds, where workers can park their trucks and take a break.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • September 12, 2017
Thousands of Sarasota County residents still without power

FPL said residents on the west coast can expect power by Sept. 22, if there's no major damage in their area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Mustangs hold a banner celebrating their seventh-straight district title.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 6, 2019
Culture club: Mustangs soccer players have diverse backgrounds

The team has played as a unit ahead of its regional semifinal game Feb. 9.

  • East County
  • Sports
AlexArt International Art Gallery opened in May 2016 at 25 N. Pineapple Ave. Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • February 6, 2019
AlexArt International Art Gallery started with passion and a vibrant vision

AlexArt International Gallery was opened — and continues to be run — by an Italian woman with a colorful vision of the world.

  • Arts + Culture
Tim Walsh, left, a toy inventor and designer, founded Crazy Chins in 2011. The Sarasota-based company sells a toy that combines live play with software apps. Mark Wemple.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 2, 2013
Go Crazy: Entrepreneur Tim Walsh

It really is all fun and games for toy entrepreneur Tim Walsh. But - no joke - the Sarasotan thinks he might have a big hit ready for market.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Blue Rooster and Darwin's on Fourth are bright spots in the Rosemary District, but gaps remain unfilled elsewhere in the neighborhood.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 7, 2013
Optimism remains intact in Rosemary

The Rosemary District hasn't developed as quickly post-recession as some hoped it might, but the prevailing attitude throughout the area is that growth is inevitable.

  • Sarasota
  • News
In June, downtown groups mapped out a potential path to a unified marketing campaign.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 13, 2017
DID untangles marketing strategy

Downtown groups want to create a new plan for promoting the district — but what do they do in the meantime?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 17, 2010
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Incorporation

Readers respond to Lakewood Ranch's first public meeting regarding incorporation.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 19, 2011
P&Z sends north-end cell tower support signal

The Longboat Key Planning & Zoning Board voted 8-1 to recommend an ordinance for an Outline Development Plan for a proposed cellular tower at Longboat Island Chapel.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 9, 2010
Report reveals Colony renovation options

A project feasibility report performed by Karins Engineering Group Inc. reveals owners could occupy the units again if they put $600,500 into the dilapidated units.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Dick O'Dowd's chess set was hand-carved out of limestone from his ancestors' homeland in Ireland.
  • By Maria Amodio |
  • March 9, 2011
Local Irish enthusiast to speak on 'All Things Irish'

Dick O'Dowd will share stories from his travels and his knowledge of Irish history and culture at his presentation, 'All Things Irish,' which takes place at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, at SunTrust Bank, 510 Bay Isles Road.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Emma Moneuse   Courtesy photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • June 6, 2018
Hats off to Longboat's class of 2018

Emma Moneuse and Griffin McKee are enjoying their summers before heading to college, while Max and Jake Pettingell are gearing up for their next steps at St. Stephens.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • April 22, 2012
SFF Film Review: 'V/H/S'

An extremely bloody grouping of "home videos" about paranormal murders

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • September 7, 2017
Community Foundation assesses nonprofit needs

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County has opened two relief funds and is working with local and statewide partners to assess needs.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 1, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Vibrant press needed; Last chance to save U.S.; Look in the mirror; I hope you lose ads; You are 100% correct

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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