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Seventh-grader Katie Love unhinges a knob from an old cabinet door.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • October 28, 2015
Haile Middle School opens furniture store, The Storm Cellar

Haile technology teacher Maureen Hudson teaches her students crafting and business.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 17, 2015
OUR VIEW | $682 million for what?

Over 10 years, Longboat Key taxpayers have sent all that money to Manatee and Sarasota. Surely more of it can come back.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 2, 2009
In Brief

Community news and notes

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Although residential construction has picked up in the downtown core, the area surrounding 1505 Dolphin St. is mostly occupied by one- and two-story commercial buildings.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 2, 2014
Developer pitches eight-story Burns Court condo

A vacant lot on Dolphin Street could serve as the home of a six-unit condominium building, as a developer has begun plans to build a project on the land.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Fifteen-year-old Navene Shehadeh always wanted to be a cheerleader.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 23, 2015
A special kind of cheer

Riverview High senior creates cheerleading program for special needs children.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
SMR Vice President of Sales Jimmy Stewart says the program aims to improve customer service.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 25, 2011
SMR launches rental-assistance program

Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch this week will launch a program to help visitors to Lakewood Ranch locate rental properties.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 9, 2014
Sidelines

Lady Cougars volleyball team tames Lady Thunder; Riverview falls to Venice; Sarasota Christian volleyball notches district win; Blazers boys golf team swings past the Thunder, Cougars

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Dr. Joseph Klein attributes turning 100 years old to several factors, including a healthy lifestyle and good genes.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 12, 2011
Neighbors: Dr. Joseph Klein

Dr. Joseph Klein has lived through World War I, Word War II and the flu pandemic of 1918.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Chorus of the Keys is a barbershop quartet-style singing ensemble.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • February 20, 2013
Chorus of the Keys' Kent Perry talks about upcoming annual show

Chorus of the Keys barbershop men really know how to make No. 1 hits sing.

  • Arts + Culture
Eve Caballero, Alana Opie and Nancy Denton. Courtesy photo.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2013
Theater Review: '9 to 5'

With book by Patricia Resnick and music and lyrics by Dolly Parton, The Players Theatre production of "9 to 5" is a farcically entertaining retrospective on office politics gone wild, circa 1979.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 24, 2010
Sarasota readies for response plan

Sarasota County emergency officials want to allow BP and state and federal officials to handle any possible oil cleanup on its shore. If needed, the county is prepared to conduct its own cleanup.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 14, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 6, 2014
Sidelines

Rams open season with win; Lady Blazers win district; Cougars outlast Tornadoes; The Sailors' season ends

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Hamilton
  • By Robin Roy |
  • February 17, 2011
Three-way race to decide District 3

Three candidates are seeking to replace Mayor Kelly Kirschner, who decided not to run for a second term on the City Commission.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2010
Our Recommendation: 2010 Florida Constitutional Amendments, continued

Last week, we recommended 'yes' votes on Amendments 1, 2 and 8. This week we examine Amendments 5 and 6.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Lakewood Ranch quarterback Chad Rex rushed for five touchdowns on the night. He also threw a touchdown pass.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 30, 2013
Mustangs gallop past Seminoles

The Lakewood Ranch High football team defeated Southeast 55-34 in tonight's season opener.

  • East County
  • Sports
Members of the reformed SARTQ, an artist collective, as they prepare for their inaugural show "Here and Now" at the State of the Arts gallery.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • August 19, 2015
SARTQ 2.0

The diverse artist collective returns after a three-year hiatus with a fresh lineup, a debut show and a new vision for the Sarasota arts scene.

  • Arts + Culture
Downtown advocate Forrest Shaw hopes an overlay would bolster redevelopment on the edge of downtown, such as the old Scotty’s Hardware property across from Payne Park.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • January 24, 2013
DID considers expansion

The proposal for an expanded tax district and overlay area is linked to a projected streetcar project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota resident Krissy Murphy began running in 2010 as a way to stay active. Now she’s in the middle of training for her 10th marathon with the hopes of qualifying for the Boston Marathon.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 12, 2014
Sarasota resident aims to qualify for Boston Marathon

Sarasota resident Krissy Murphy was one of eight people recently chosen to join a group of national ambassadors representing Team CHOCOLATE MILK.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The dining room of the home at 1524 Bay Point Drive was designed by Joyce Hart,of J Hart Interior Design.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 26, 2012
Jewels on the Bay tour to showcase historic roots

This year's Showhouse will feature a Craftsman bungalow and a 1950s ranch. Money raised will benefit programs at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee and Sarasota counties.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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