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Harvey Vengroff hopes to make the property that currently houses Bob's Train restaurant and Sarasota Fitness and Fight Club the site of 800 apartment units.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 22, 2014
Entrepreneur pushes for affordable housing

Harvey Vengroff plans to ask the city to change its density regulations to allow him to construct an 800-unit apartment complex on Fruitville Road.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 18, 2014
Budget constraints affect East County

A proposed 5% spending increase in the Manatee County Sheriff's Office can't compete with growth occurring out east.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 24, 2010
Business Observer 02.25.10

Jason's deli opened its new location off University Parkway last week.

  • East County
  • News
Meetings this week were held at the Sarasota County Administration center, 1616 Ringling Blvd.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 15, 2011
Barrier island height restrictions back on track

The County Commission Tuesday started a process to impose maximum construction height restrictions once again on the barrier islands.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Sarasota Police Department is investigating mail theft from three Sarasota post offices.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • October 26, 2017
Police investigating mail theft in Sarasota

The city is investigating three instances of mail theft, and the county is investigating four reports.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • December 14, 2017
Cops Corner: Poor parkers pay the price

A look at the most interesting police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Longboat Key taxpayers approved a $16 million beach project in March 2012.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 2, 2014
Beach price tag: $23.8 million

The Town Commission plans to spend up to $23.8 million during the next two fiscal years to buffer the island's shoreline with sand.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2012
Our View: The real fix for schools

With Florida being a typical bipolar, 50%-49%, blue state-red state with a predominantly left-leaning media, Republican Gov. Rick Scott seldom gets credit for the good he does and is doing.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 14, 2011
Publix receives P&Z recommendations

The supermarket chain's site plan and three outline development plans will move forward to the Longboat Key Town Commission.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The new Barrier Island Realty office is located at 4030 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Courtesy photo
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 6, 2013
REAL ESTATE REPORTS

Barrier Island Realty opens third Longboat office; MS & Co. Foundation collects $23,750; Premier Sotheby's reports 35% growth in 2012; Sales in 2012 are the fourth highest in SAR history

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The proposed structure for 5242 and 5238 Ocean Blvd. will include three transient accommodation units on the second floor, along with a ground-floor retail space. Courtesy rendering.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • September 5, 2013
Retail and rentals on tap for the Village

Plans for a combination retail-rental building on the former site of Napoli's restaurant in the Siesta Key Village have hit a snag.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • July 9, 2014
County seeks best practices

Manatee County Animal Services prepares for investigation following the Napier's raid.

  • East County
  • News
Jeffery Kin and Michelle Bianchi of The Players Centre for Performing Arts are all smiles after a $1 million gift toward their new complex in Waterside at Lakewood Ranch.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 9, 2017
Players Centre gets $1 million gift toward Lakewood Ranch theater complex

Muriel O'Neil Fund of the Performing Arts gives $1 million toward the Players' move to its Waterside at Lakewood Ranch complex.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • February 27, 2018
Key Notes: ‘Siesta Key’ Episode 17 Recap

Old flames return and new sparks continue to fly this week — all while Juliette and Alex appear to be burning out.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
This Lake Club home at 15514 Anchorage Place sold for $3.5 million. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, five-and-two-half baths, a pool and 7,060 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 27, 2020
Lake Club home tops local sales at $3.5 million in the Lakewood Ranch and east Bradenton areas

Lake Club home tops residential real estate transactions in the Lakewood Ranch and east Bradenton areas from Dec. 7-11.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By George Rauch |
  • February 2, 2011
Market presents another false picture

The announcement from government officials last week that our economy was growing at a 3.5% rate was misleading.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 24, 2019
Cops Corner: Sarasota 10.24.19

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 3, 2010
Cops Corner

Feb. 19 Night-light questioned 1:38 a.m. - 500 block of Sutton Place. Security Check. A woman called police to report there was a light on inside her home that she did not remember turning on before she left the house. Police checked out her home before she entered it and deemed it safe.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Chef Judi Gallagher |
  • February 11, 2013
TWISS = This Week Is Smooth and Savory

TWISS = This Week Is Smooth and Savory

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • May 16, 2012
LLSA Chamber gets down to business

The snowbirds are gone, and the humidity is taking over.

  • East County
  • News
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