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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 16, 2009
Three shops leave San Marco

Pedigree Lily Pet Spa, Underseas Paradise and Manatee Golf all have new storefronts. The rest of the plaza remains open.

  • East County
  • News
Works from the Chalk Festival, such as this drawing near Dolphin Street, have not yet been cleaned from the road.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 9, 2014
Chalk Festival art lingers on Burns Square streets

Sarasota Chalk Festival artwork is still visible on Pineapple Avenue, but city staff says an agreement required the street to be cleaned more than three weeks ago.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Shirley
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • January 9, 2014
Alta Vista principal named one of the best in Florida

The Sarasota School Board's first meeting of 2014 recognized the recent achievements of Alta Vista Elementary School and its principal.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 1, 2011
News Briefs

Commission OKs iPad purchase for its members; Purchasing audit comes back clean; Task force drafts its mission statement; Investment committee will review town reports; and meetings & agendas.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By George Rauch |
  • January 11, 2012
Market Watch: Continuous stagnation

Capital goods purchases by businesses continue to improve. That's good. Orders for consumer goods, however, remain flat. That's bad because consumer spending represents about 65% of our GDP.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Susie Chinn, right, has been involved with Sarasota in Defense of Animals for the last seven years. She and volunteer Pam Driggs, left, enjoy spending time at the organization's 10-acre shelter, where they care for more than 300 rescued animals.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 25, 2014
The Good News: Susie Chinn

For the last 25 years, nonprofit organization Sarasota in Defense of Animals has provided rescued animals with a permanent home.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Siesta Key Association members fill their plates with breakfast favorites at the annual meeting.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • March 7, 2015
Siesta Key Association members meet for annual breakfast

Sarasota County Commissioner Alan Maio and Administrator Tom Harmer spoke to about 130 SKA members.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 14, 2016
Blackfins set to dissolve

The Lakewood Ranch YMCA Blackfins will hold their last competitive practice April 22.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota 3.19.2015

Cops Corner: Sarasota 3.19.2015

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
McFate has been a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution since the 1970s.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • July 1, 2015
A patriotic perspective

East County resident Mary Lou McFate shows patriotism every day, not just Independence Day.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • May 19, 2010
Film Review: 'Robin Hood'

'Robin Hood' is a heart-pounding adventure film sure to arouse applause.

  • Arts + Culture
Photo by Frank Atura.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 15, 2016
Theater review: 'Book of Days'

Asolo Conservatory deftly tackles challenging material in an honest observation of intricately interwoven lives.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Sean Lee has spent the last 12 winters in Sarasota as a student and now as a teacher.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • November 18, 2015
Sean Lee: Symphonic Snowbird returns to Sarasota

For violinst Sean Lee, every winter in Sarasota is a musical homecoming.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2009
Honor and remember

Jean Maxwell Catsakis, chairman of commemorative events for the Sara De Soto Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, reminds us next Wednesday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • February 5, 2013
Ancient Oak Gun Club hearing to be reopened Feb. 25

A hearing on a special permit application for Ancient Oak Gun Club in Lakewood Ranch will be reopened 1 p.m., Feb. 25.

  • East County
  • News
Unit 244 at Villa Di Lancia, 2185 Gulf of Mexico Drive, has three bedrooms, two and a half baths and 2,470 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.8 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 30, 2015
Three-bedroom Villa Di Lancia condo sells for $1.8 million

A condominium in Villa Di Lancia tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Combs has been charged with two counts of Crimes Against Persons for Committing Specific Felony Acts that Cause Death, and is being held without bond.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • January 9, 2012
Deputies make arrest in bizarre arson case

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrested William Combs, 45, in connection with an arson case on Dec. 24.

  • Sarasota
  • News
John Moran believes this six-person electric vehicle could serve as the foundation for a downtown transportation service.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 21, 2016
Downtown circulator route gains momentum

Five years into his quest to establish a downtown transportation service, John Moran believes he’s found the ideal vehicle. Now, he’s working to gather support for the concept.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 28, 2010
Subcommittee debates island's revitalization

The Vision Plan subcommittee debated how specific the town's Vision Plan should be and its role in Longboat's development.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2012
News Briefs

SCVB wins top award for US Airways insert; New principal named

  • Sarasota
  • News
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