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  • By Kim and Robert Livengood |
  • September 17, 2014
The Cocktail Couple: Sharing a drink with Clooney

The Cocktail Couple: Sharing a drink with Clooney

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  • Things To Do
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 30, 2010
SMART to host tack sale July 3

The Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy will host a tack sale at 8 a.m., July 3, at Tractor Supply Company, 4404 S.R. 64 E.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Citizens who need background checks for employment applications, volunteer screenings and other processes will use the new computer-based livescan technology.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 2, 2012
Sheriff's office going digital

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office now has automated the process of fingerprint-based criminal history requests.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 20, 2013
Man arrested for car burglaries near Family Park

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrested an 18-year-old man for burglaries in a neighborhood near Family Park at 10:10 p.m. last night.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 13, 2015
Rotary Club plans to hang TEN

The Rotary Club of Longboat Key's newest project is the Tuttle Elementary Nutrition (TEN) project.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 18, 2011
Garden Club trip takes root at Hazeltine Nursery

Members of the Longboat Key Garden Club made a field trip April 27, to the Hazeltine Nursery, in South Sarasota County.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Meg Lowman
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • February 6, 2019
Scientist mimics monarch butterfly with custom dress

50 Rotary Clubs band together, Circus Arts Conservatory puts a twist on pouring, Black Tie Bash is back and more this week.

  • Black Tie
Phyllis Bourgery submitted this photo of a Longboat Key sunrise.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 30, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: June 30

Phyllis Bourgery submitted this photo of a Longboat Key sunrise.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 19, 2013
Beach Road drainage dirt to remain at site

Sarasota County commissioners approved plans to stockpile 10,000 cubic yards of soil from the stormwater project for the Siesta Key public beach improvements.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The 48,000 square-foot library's central core will boast student art on its three-story interior walls.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • August 24, 2016
Ringling College seeks student artwork for new library

The three-story mural on the Alfred R. Goldstein Library's interior will be one of the largest in Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 20, 2014
Temples share the Torah

Twenty-three years ago, Temple Sinai received a Torah on loan when it organized a new congregation in Sarasota.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Ben Hammond rocked out on the main stage with his band, Sunday, March 25, 2012 at the 17th annual Giving Hunger the Blues festival.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • November 6, 2015
Giving Hunger the Blues returns to rock Southside Village

Block party features performers and bands to benefit local organizations.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Denise Barker and Albert Marsh
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • November 10, 2014
30th Anniversary Luncheon & Auction

30th Anniversary Luncheon & Auction

  • Black Tie
Town Attorney Maggie Mooney-Portale announced this week that a validation hearing to confirm the issuance of bonds for the Gulf of Mexico Drive undergrounding project has been set.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 28, 2016
Validation hearing set for Gulf of Mexico Drive bonds

A validation complaint hearing is set for March 24 to validate the issuance of bonds for a $25.25 million Gulf of Mexico Drive undergrounding project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Tracy, Skye, Anna and Chris Gongas
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • March 2, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Chocolate Sundae

Chocolate lovers spent the day sampling chocolate and sweets at the 2014 Chocolate Sundae Sunday, March 2. The event, also known as the Chocolate Festival, supports the United Cerebral Palsy Sarasota Manatee. More than 40 vendors handed out treated guests to chocolate, candy and baked goods.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2012
News Briefs

New College notches No. 5. ranking

  • Sarasota
  • News
With repairs underway within the Terrace Administration Building, signs next to the troubled elevators inform visitors of weight restrictions and construction. Photo by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • May 1, 2014
County employees exalt elevator repairs

At the Sarasota County Terrace Administration Building, the elevators have achieved a substantial level of notoriety due to their unreliability.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Argus Foundation President Ron Hershberger and Sarasota County Commissioner Christine Robinson
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • April 21, 2016
Argus Foundation hosts state Senate candidates

All six state Senate candidates appear on a panel for the Argus Foundation Meet the Minds luncheon.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • October 17, 2013
CONA sets priorities

As Sarasota County sees an uptick in development and construction in the wake of the Great Recession, area neighborhoods are bracing for a fight.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • November 15, 2015
Longboat celebrates sweet 60

Longboat Key celebrated its 60th anniversary Nov. 14, at Bayfront Park.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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