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  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 21, 2016
Charter Review Board — District 3: Tom Patalano

Patalano will face Pat Wayman in the general election.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch residents Chris and Jessi McComas spent nearly four years playing kickball for "Ball Me Maybe" in Knoxville, Tenn. The couple recently founded MVP Sports and Social, which will open its first kickball season Oct. 5.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 28, 2015
Fun and games

Lakewood Ranch residents Chris and Jessi McComas will start their first MVP Sports and Social kickball season Oct. 12.

  • East County
  • Sports
The historical society is racing to raise $70,000 by the end of the year.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • August 1, 2018
Fundraising efforts pull at Longboat wallets

Three major fundraising efforts are raising money for town improvements this summer: the Historical Society, the Longboat Key Foundation and pickleball players

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • September 25, 2013
Heritage Harbour South CDD confronts speeding

In a non-agenda decision, supervisors voted to install radar-speed signs and create continuity with speed limits throughout its community.

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota County commissioners agreed to make the public safety campus on Cattlemen Road the priority rather than any more expansion downtown.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 19, 2015
County halts downtown service expansion

During discussion of long-term planning for Sarasota County facilities, commissioners agreed: no more money into the Ringling Corridor.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • March 1, 2019
Educators, volunteers use Dr. Seuss to teach students about kindness

Dr. Seuss Day got a special twist in district classrooms when Embracing Our Differences partnered with Sarasota County Schools.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mayor Terry Gans (second from left) speaks with Town Manager Dave Bullock (far left) and other members of the Town Commission during a recent meeting.
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • September 26, 2017
Town approves general fund budget

Millage rate, revenues and expenditures all remain similar to last year's levels.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota Orchestra President and CEO Joseph McKenna said the orchestra has deferred a number of maintenance projects due to poor economic conditions over the past five years.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 30, 2013
City Commission to consider orchestra improvements

The City Commission will hold a special meeting Wednesday morning to discuss $460,000 in facility upgrades to the Sarasota Orchestra building.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • May 29, 2015
Manatee County Commissioners talk 2016 budget goals

County Administrator Ed Hunzeker gave the commissioners a preliminary budget outline yesterday.

  • East County
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 5, 2017
Sarasota Superintendent Todd Bowden outlines plan to get every student reading on grade level

In a letter to readers, Bowden explains how Sarasota County Schools can improve in the coming years, starting with helping students master the foundational skill of reading.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Lisa Fisher and Rep. Greg Steube
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • October 9, 2019
Sarasota employee selected as 17th Congressional District MVP

Lisa Fisher was awarded for her work with Sarasota County Schools' Reading Recovery program.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
The city is forecasting declining revenues for funds that generate income from user fees. That includes the St. Armands parking fund, which was created to pay off a 20-year bond for a garage facility near the Circle.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 23, 2020
Coronavirus takes toll on city budget

City officials are debating short-term spending priorities and bracing for long-term financial impacts associated with COVID-19.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mark Ormond, exhibit curator at Ringling College of Art and Design, believes Warren Reinecker’s designs were influenced by NASA vehicles. Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • October 18, 2017
Ringling College exhibit proves car design can be both functional and artistic

The latest exhibit at Ringling College of Art and Design's Lois & David Stulberg Gallery gives viewers a unique peek into the world — and art — of vehicle design.

  • Arts + Culture
Gulliver the seagull was selected as the new logo for the Siesta Key Village Merchants Association in 1975.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • September 10, 2015
This week in history 9.10.15

A glimpse of the way things were from the archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • July 16, 2020
Sarasota High School hosts drive-thru graduation ceremony

The alternate ceremony was held July 16.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 17, 2014
Observer wins 61 awards at newspaper contest

Six newspapers in the Observer Media Group garnered 61 total awards, including 24 first-place finishes, at the 2013 Florida Press Association Better Weekly Newspaper contest held July 10 to July 11, at the Biltmore in Coral Gables.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Senior Seth McGarry pitched five innings in his final game in a Mustang uniform.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 23, 2012
Seventh-inning rally falls short

The Lakewood Ranch High baseball team saw its season come to an end with a 6-4 loss to Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy in the Class 6A state semifinals.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 25, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: Save Our Seabirds Fundraiser

The event will take place from noon to 8 p.m., Sunday, at T'Katz Pub.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
An Atlanta-based development firm, Carter, plans to begin construction next week on 180 apartments in downtown Sarasota, in a project that dates back at least three years.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2015
Developer to break ground on 180 downtown apartments

Following a $7 million acquisition, Atlanta-based Carter aims to start construction next week on a downtown Sarasota project originally conceived by local entrepreneur Jesse Biter.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • April 27, 2021
Being fit a hit with kids in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch children run, skip and jump through drills at Fit4Kids

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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