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  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2012
News Briefs

Commissioners ask for beach project report; Volunteers needed for Light up the Village

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • February 2, 2010
City to apply for streetcar grant

The federal grant's $25 million would be used to place a fixed-rail streetcar on Main Street.

  • Sarasota
  • News
On set May 31, during filming: The Lamborghini and 50-foot crane sit in front of part of the film crew. Photo by Mallory Gnaegy
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • June 12, 2013
Scene & Heard

That's a Wrap!; WBTT says, "Guten Tag!"; Little miss can't be wrong; and Hot Tickets

  • Arts + Culture
Honorary Chairman Jeffrey Mayers with Community Superstar Honorees Linda Carson, Jack Duncan and Steven Roskamp
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • January 30, 2017
Aging in Paradise hosts enchanting evening

The resource center’s annual gala was held at Lido Beach Resort on Jan. 29.

  • Black Tie
State transportation officials are considering a traffic circle in Sarasota, near the entrance to the Ringling Bridge.
  • By John McGuire |
  • April 19, 2017
Longboat Key leaders leery of roundabout at U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue

The Town Commission heard a presentation about the plan on Monday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 23, 2015
Caragiulo to open new restaurant in Southside Village

Local restaurateur Mark Caragiulo plans to open Veronica Fish & Oyster in the space formerly occupied by Sam Snead’s American Grill.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Darcy, Garden Elementary
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 5, 2012
Pelikids

Pelikids is a monthly feature highlighting the work of Sarasota County students. This month's offerings are from students at Garden Elementary and Brookside Middle schools.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Tropical Storm Erika's projected path has shifted back over Florida.
  • By Jack Short |
  • August 28, 2015
County breaks in new EOC in anticipation of Erika

County breaks in new EOC in anticipation of Erika

  • Sarasota
  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 5, 2018
Cops Corner: Sarasota 7.5.18

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • August 30, 2016
Lone Longboat Key voting machine crashes

Elections clerk unruffled awaiting working replacement

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 17, 2009
East County Realtor earns top honors

Michelle Crabtree was named Business Woman of the Year by the Sarasota Chapter of Women's Council of Realtors. The organization also has elected officers for 2010.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Michael Hein, the former city manager of Tucson, Ariz., was selected as the town’s new assistant town manager last week.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 16, 2015
Bullock selects new assistant town manager

Michael Hein, the former city manager of Tucson, Ariz., will start his job with the town of Longboat Key in January.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jess Sturtevant and Ashley Rogers
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 16, 2015
Thrill of the Hunt: Canned Ham's vintage finds

With their new joint venture, Canned Ham Vintage, two antiquers are rolling back the clock on Sarasota's fashion scene.

  • Arts + Culture
Sgt. Keaton Clark, Sgt. Grace Gordon, First Sgt. Brandon Christensen, Pvt. Matthew Pochopien, First Lt. Jackson Stroud
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 20, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: SYC Welcome Back Party

In honor of the Change of Watch, Sarasota Yacht Club hosted a welcome back party on Saturday, Oct. 19. The new Board of Directors elected Pete Kujawski as it's new Commodore, Bobby Overall as Vice Commodore, and Alex Lancaster as Rear Commodore.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Author Kat Hughes takes in instructions from Scott Lancaster, who’s been involved with the sport for 31 years.
  • By Kat Wingert |
  • February 22, 2018
Back in the Saddle

Knowing how to ride a horse is one thing, but playing polo is an entirely different animal.

  • LWR Life
Steven High has grabbed the bull by the horns during his first year as executive director of The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 3, 2012
Swing into high gear

Ringling Museum's executive director, Steven High, has shed the new-guy persona and has a pocketful of initiatives to make the museum as relevant today as it will be in 200 years.

  • Arts + Culture
Thaxton
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • March 8, 2012
Court, Legislature address term limits for commissioners

While the filing of briefs continues in a Florida Supreme Court case on County Commission term limits, two bills on the same matter are pending in the Legislature.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The kitchen garden is currently full of butterflies and hummingbirds.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • August 8, 2012
Home & Garden: Butterfly Retreat

In season, this beautiful retreat out at the Sarasota Polo Club has stables full of horses and plenty of people milling about.

  • Arts + Culture
This Harmony home, which has six bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,637 feet of living area, sold for $870,000. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 20, 2011
Harmony home tops all sales at $870,000

A home in Harmony tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Fred Pflaum, Sarasota, sold his home at 4919 Primrose Path to Scott Wenk, Sarasota, for $870,000.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Helena Howard in "Madeline's Madeline." Photo source: Amazon Prime Video.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 1, 2019
Binge Blog: A roll of the dice

An electric individual performance from Helena Howard in "Madeline's Madeline" and "Game Night," the best studio comedy in years, starring Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams, are this week’s picks.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
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