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Neil deGrasse Tyson responds to audience members during the luncheon.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • March 23, 2015
Neil deGrasse Tyson advocates for U.S. space exploration

No topic was off limits for the Ringling College Library Association Town Hall lecture series featuring astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Monday at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Once completed, the State Street garage will include 395 parking spaces.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 25, 2015
State Street closures begin Monday

As the city works to complete the State Street parking garage by mid-May, road closures are scheduled in the area through June.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Courtesy Photo. The first of the seven speakers planned begins with Pulitzer Prize winner, Charles Krauthammer on Tuesday, Jan 13.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • January 5, 2015
Neil deGrasse Tyson among Town Hall speakers

Tickets are now on sale for the Ringling College Library Association's Town Hall lecture series, featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Ben Bernanke, among others.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
AAA Sarasota Field Manager Don Schwartz (middle) presented the annual award to Michael’s On East co-proprieters Michael Klauber and Phil Mancini during a presentation this morning.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 3, 2015
AAA designates Michael's On East as a premier restaurant

Michael’s On East remains the only 2015 AAA Four Diamond designated restaurant in Sarasota, while nabbing its 26th consecutive distinction.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Courtesy photo
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • March 17, 2015
Orioles team up with Selby

Orioles will sport green baseball caps for Go Green day in a partnership with Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Proposed changes include restricted parking on Linley Street.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 3, 2014
Commission to vote on Village parking tonight

The proposed restrictions include a ban on parking on the north side of Linley Street.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota Police used a patrol boat in conjunction with Mote Marine Laboratory to release previously injured sea turtles into the wild.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 5, 2014
Sarasota police aid in sea turtle release

The Sarasota Police Department partnered with Mote Marine last week for the release of the last two Loggerhead hatchlings of the 2014 nesting season.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
SMR requested the addition of an additional 796 acres north of 44th Avenue East between state roads 70 and 64.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 4, 2014
Lakewood Centre site to double

Acreage will increase in the Lakewood Centre site but the number of homes planned for the phased development won't change.

  • East County
  • News
The position is a part of the reorganization of the county's departmental structure.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • December 11, 2014
Sarasota County hires development services manager

Dennis Murphy, who worked previously as the director of growth management for the city Punta Gorda, will begin Monday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The newly built home sits on more than an acre of Gulf-front land. (Courtesy Lynne Koy)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 31, 2013
Longboat home sells for $6.8 million

The sale is the highest-priced single-family home sale on the island in more than two years.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Mosquitos endanger more human lives then any other animal on the planet. Learn more in today's headlines.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 7, 2013
Aug. 7: Daily Headlines

Today's Stories: Fort Hamer Bridge meeting takes place tonight; S'macks Burgers & Shakes now open; IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Fast N Fresh; ourObserver.com: Mosquito management

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The savings plan also includes multiple property sales, outsourcing legal and audit services and closing the old Manatee Technical Institute campus on 34th Street West.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • May 21, 2013
182 Manatee teachers lose jobs

The cuts are part of a plan to save $20.6 million to help the school district replenish depleted reserves.

  • East County
  • Schools
Sarasota County will have the largest budget in nearly five years if commissioners approve the 2014 fiscal year budget.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 10, 2013
Sarasota County budget talks continue

Sarasota County commissioners will discuss the 2014 preliminary budget, which includes a 3% raise for non-bargaining employees, during a June 12 workshop.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Untie your weekend with Black Tie Untied!
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • April 29, 2013
Black Tie Untied

Lots of love on 'The Love Boat'; Kings of the kitchen

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2013
McNeal playwrights recognized

Six students from McNeal Elementary School recently earned special recognition during the 2013 Young Playwright Festival sponsored by Florida Studio Theater.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Kathryn Parks |
  • May 14, 2013
2013-14 community theater auditions and season at a glance

2013-14 community theater auditions and season at a glance

  • Arts + Culture
President Emeritus Dr. Kumar Mahadevan, outgoing board chairman Robert Carter, incoming board chairman Gene Beckstein, and Mote President/CEO Dr. Michael Crosby
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 17, 2013
Crosby begins Mote leadership role

Dr. Michael Crosby took the helm of Mote yesterday following the retirement of Dr. Kumar Mahadevan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The search is over for a six-year-old boy who went missing after playing in the water near the Longboat Pass Bridge Saturday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 22, 2013
UPDATE: Body of missing boy is found

Florida Fish & Wildlife officials found a boy who got swept into a current in Longboat Pass Saturday night.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • June 21, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Sarasota SUP Series

Head to the Sarasota SUP Series Saturday, June 22, on Siesta Key Beach, to watch paddleboard racing right from the beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Jerral Bell, 25, has been arrested at least 20 times on burglary, battery and multiple gun and drug charges, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 3, 2014
Sheriff's Office helps capture career criminal

Sarasota County deputies this morning arrested 25-year-old Jerral Bell, a fugitive recently featured firing a gun in the air in a surveillance video Sarasota Police presented to city commissioners.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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