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  • By Loren Mayo |
  • February 13, 2010
'Stupid Cupid' party all fun, no fuss

Junior League held its annual "Stupid Cupid" Valentine's Day party at Libby's.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Ben and Raeanna Kalkert sport their award-winning masks.
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • October 26, 2016
Black Tie & Tales 10.27.16

Here's what you missed last week...

  • Black Tie
Lorraine Woods
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 27, 2016
Voters sound off on local politics

Important issues face county voters, with two half-cent sales tax initiatives on the ballot.

  • East County
  • News
Lisa Greenberg submitted this sunset photo, taken in Palmer Ranch.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 4, 2014
Weather: Sarasota

Lisa Greenberg submitted this sunset photo, taken in Palmer Ranch.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Ruan Jin Zhao, a doctor of Oriental medicine, prefers to use herbal concoctions to treat his patients. Some herbal remedies come pre-mixed, and others he has to make himself.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • November 13, 2015
Some get point of alternatives

Medicine doesn’t have to be one-size-fits-all.

  • Health
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 18, 2012
Guide Dogs seeks new puppy-raisers

Southeastern Guide Dogs is calling all puppy lovers as it readies to train a new group of guide dog puppies.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
In addition to $20 million, Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium is asking the county for a long-term lease on nine acres of land in Nathan Benderson Park.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 12, 2018
Mote seeks land, $20 million from county for new aquarium

Sarasota County staff will examine whether tourist development tax funds can help pay for a Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium facility in Nathan Benderson Park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Laura Stuart Wood was afraid her linens would clash, but she had nothing to fear. Photo by Cliff Roles
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • November 27, 2017
Black Tie & Tales 11.30.17

From a linen mishap to an impressive Turkey Trot, here's the latest on the social scene.

  • Black Tie
"Baritones Unbound" runs through June 29, at the FSU Center for the Performing Arts.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • June 11, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'Baritones Unbound'

'Baritones Unbound' is making a joyful noise in the latest Asolo Rep production.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 11, 2010
Pierre drops out of IPOC

The Islandside Property Owners Coalition files another legal challenge to the Islandside project, while one of its members leaves the coalition.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
courtesy photo
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • October 27, 2016
Sarasota County Commission — District 1: Mike Moran

As Mike Moran talks about economic development on the campaign trail, his focus on attracting new businesses comes from a personal place.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 5, 2009
Coalition attorney disputes Key Club project

More than 200 Longboat Key residents, business owners and attorneys filled the temple for the third day of hearings about the Longboat Key Club and Resort's Islandside renovation and expansion project today.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kelly Gannon submitted this photo, taken in Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2014
Weather: East County

Kelly Gannon submitted this photo, taken in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Larry Greenspon
  • By Katie Johns |
  • June 13, 2018
Greenspon donates inaugural gift for Jewish Federation renovations

Through Greenspon’s donation, the refurbished campus will be called The Larry Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life and The Larry and Mary Greenspon Sports Complex.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 20, 2012
News Briefs

Bullock contract on workshop agenda; P&Z recommends Future Land Use changes; Weekly Publix progress report

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Sarasota Ballet in George Balanchine's "Stars and Stripes." Photo: Frank Atura
  • By Anna Dearing |
  • April 11, 2016
Dance review: Patriotic pieces performed with passion

Marking its 25th anniversary, the Sarasota Ballet performed its pinnacle show of the season featuring Sir Frederick Ashton's "Enigma Variations" and George Balanchine's "Stars and Stripes."

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Courtesy photos
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 22, 2017
Red and White All Over: Wine Walk to Cà d’Zan returns with a new theme

The annual fundraiser will pit wine’s two main varieties against one another to raise money to maintain John and Mable Ringling’s historic mansion.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
John Schneier and his friend, Pat Shaffer, assist with the cygnet round up. Both were in town with friends for Shaffer's bachelor celebration. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 11, 2014
Cygnets grow swimmingly in Bay Isles community

Longboat Key's swan family shows no signs of shrinking after the latest generation of swans gets medical treatment and a clean bill of health from a Lakeland veterinarian in late May.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key At-large Commissioner Irwin Pastor says his neighbors can wait for sand from a New Pass dredging project because they don't want to deal with noisy dump trucks clogging up the road to bring them sand.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 30, 2015
A Conversation with Irwin Pastor

Longboat Key At-large Commissioner Irwin Pastor finishes his first term in office in March. Known as the quietest commissioner on the dais, Pastor says he prefers to hear all arguments before making a decision.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Chris Hill and his 10-year-old son, Drew, have a baseball hat from each of the stadium's they've visited.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 13, 2015
All-American adventure

For the past three years, The Out-of-Door Academy fifth-grader Drew Hill and his father, Chris, have spent a week during the summer visiting America’s Major League ballparks.

  • East County
  • Sports
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