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Babara Campo, Danielle Glaysher-Cobian and Nancy Goodheart Matthews are part of a group working with the city to help restore the mermaid fountain in Pineapple Park.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 2, 2017
Pineapple Park fountain set for enhancements

The city is investing nearly $150,000 to restore the mermaid fountain at Pineapple Park — and that’s just the beginning of its plans to improve the downtown space.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Meet this week's athlete, Courtland Bernard
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • November 17, 2011
Athlete of the Week: Courtland Bernard

Courtland Bernard's third-place finish at the Class 3A-Region 2 Regionals in Lecanto helped to secure the Sarasota High School boys cross-country team a spot at states this weekend in Dade City.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Workers are preparing to barricade streets in advance of Thursday's Veterans Day parade on Main Street.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • November 10, 2010
Veterans Day ceremony includes flag dedication

The annual parade will conclude with a ceremony dedicating the new Five Points roundabout.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"My job doesn't leave a lot of extra time for gigging," says Alyson Rozier, Sarasota Orchestra's assistant education director, who played her trumpet in the pit orchestra for Sarasota Opera's "Otello."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • May 16, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Child's play

Alyson Rozier's biggest project of the year gave area students an opportunity to write a score for the Sarasota Orchestra with the help of a well-known Disney composer.

  • Arts + Culture
Sara Goldenthal sits with Panda at her home in Palmer Ranch.
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • January 16, 2014
Your Neighbor: Sara Goldenthal

Cat behaviorist Sara Goldenthal uses flower essences and body work to help cats in homes and shelters.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Click inside to see one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
  • By Rob Roy |
  • August 5, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Sarasota Observer archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
School impact fees are used to build the infrastructure, such as roads, to support new residential development.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • November 9, 2010
County may suspend impact fees

The school board asked county commissioners to halt for two years collection of the $2,000 impact fee on each new single-family home.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Vice Mayor David Brenner and challenger Ray Rajewski debated last Monday at Bayfront Park Recreation Center.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 19, 2012
Commission election brings 1,465 early, absentee votes

Many voters didn't wait for the town's March 20 General Municipal Election to cast ballots.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jennifer McPheeters |
  • July 22, 2015
Summer play book

Book reviewer Jennifer McPheeters shares what titles you don’t want to miss this summer.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 30, 2015
Longboat real estate: Top 10 sales of 2015

A home on the 5800 block of Gulf of Mexico drive tops Longboat Key real estate sales this year.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
A young hawk follows the author around the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, east of Naples.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 15, 2016
Moving childhood back outdoors

In the last 20 years, childhood has moved indoors.

  • Health
Unit 602-S at Crescent Arms condominium, 6312 Midnight Pass Road, has two bedrooms, two baths and 977 square feet of living area. It sold for $525,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 10, 2011
Crescent Arms condo sells for $525,000

A condominium in Crescent Arms tops all real-estate transactions from Feb. 8 to Feb. 10.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Longboat Key Town Manager David Bullock has crafted a $15.7 million budget for fiscal year 2016-17.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • August 26, 2016
$15.7M budget proposal cuts property tax rate in Longboat Key

Costly pensions, projects complicate financial future

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lackey said the life lessons his grandfather taught him as a child were guiding influences on the rest of his life.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • October 21, 2015
Retired Air Force Colonel soars to new heights

Hank Lackey hopes his book inspires others to pursue goals.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 2, 2014
Our View

Why Jefferson wrote it

  • East County
  • Opinion
Jason Mickan
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 15, 2014
Familiar Face

Former JV boys basketball coach Jason Mickan was recently named Braden River's new varsity coach.

  • East County
  • Sports
TargetEarth6
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • October 10, 2014
TWIS Asks: Jason Neulander, creator and director of 'The Intergalactic Nemesis'

TWIS Asks: Jason Neulander, creator and director of 'The Intergalactic Nemesis'

  • Arts + Culture
Mindy and Wayne Rollins’ relationship with Selby Gardens spans back to their 2008 arrival to town. Photos by Rachel S. O'Hara
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 3, 2013
Wayne and Mindy Rollins prove philanthropy knows no age

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens' Orchid Ball is no garden-variety event for the philanthropic couple, who will chair the annual fundraiser this weekend.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 1, 2010
Property values fall another 10%

Preliminary tax roll figures from Manatee and Sarasota counties show that Longboat Key's taxable values dropped an average of 9.68% on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
“Child with Doll” by Gabriele Münter
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • March 4, 2015
A&E Picks and Highlights

A&E Editor Nick Reichert highlights the top A&E events to attend this week in Sarasota, FL.

  • Arts + Culture
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