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  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2011
Our View: Survey says ... not much

Sarasota County's annual citizens survey feels more like an exercise in putting on a happy face than in determining what residents actually think.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • February 26, 2014
Officials investigate possible damage to Lake Manatee's dam

Manatee County officals hope to finish any repairs, if deemed necessary by engineers, before the summer.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 13, 2009
Burns Square plans special events

The Burns Square Merchants Association president hopes holding different events each month will attract more customers to the historic district.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 16, 2010
Islandside project alterations are allowed

If the Town Commission chooses, it can amend the Islandside project ordinance June 28 to include the golf course condominium towers.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2009
Runners lace up for University Park race

More than 300 local runners laced up for the first Fit2Run 4 Miler Sept. 19 at University Park Country Club.

  • East County
  • Sports
Marina Jack received a $1.5 million tax bill, but its operator plans to sue to stop collection.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • November 12, 2010
Marina Jack seeks property appraiser lawsuit

The property appraiser's office informed the company that leases the bayfront property that it is no longer exempt from paying property taxes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"I'd rather be working than sitting on this stoop," says Joel McGlone.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • February 7, 2013
Standing their ground

Those who 'fly signs' at some of Sarasota's busiest intersections say they have no other choice and will continue to do so - even if the city enacts a new law against it.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 31, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
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
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 8, 2015
Our View: actions speak louder

We never believed Gov. Scott supported Medicaid expansion. He did little to push it through.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 26, 2010
Realtors report spike in pending home sales

The Sarasota Association of Realtors announced in a recent statement that April pending sales totaled 1,160, a four-year high in Sarasota County.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 7, 2012
News Briefs

Chamber hopes poker night draws a full house

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Anthony Paull |
  • July 5, 2012
SRQ Fashion Week shines spotlight on local designers

SRQ Fashion Week shines spotlight on local designers

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 29, 2009
Commission interest emerges

Former Planning and Zoning Board Chairman David Brenner is contemplating running for a Town Commission seat this March.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Christian Luh, 20, clears chopped trees from the pavilion area in Summerfield Park.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • August 10, 2015
Mill Creek resident spends summer in the trenches

Lakewood Ranch High graduate Christian Luh is fostering his love for the great outdoors with a summer internship with Lakewood Ranch Town Hall’s Operations Department.

  • East County
  • News
The city of Sarasota already has two electric car-charging stations in the Palm Avenue parking garage. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 22, 2011
City receives jolt from new program

The city of Sarasota will be receiving six electric car-charging stations in a variety of locations from Florida Power & Light by the end of the year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 22, 2011
FULL STORY: City Commission approves 5.3% millage increase

Sarasota city commissioners approved on second reading Tuesday a new fiscal year budget that raises the millage rate to 2.9249 mills.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photo courtesy of JC Studios Photography
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2014
Occasions

Christina Louise Russell and Adam Weston Cameron were married Nov. 9 in Knoxville, Tenn.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Michael and Ruth Harshman recently founded Lakewood Ranch-based Fair Divorce. The firm offers mediation for couples, and if necessary, will navigate the document preparation process required for a non-contested divorce. Photo by Lori Sax.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 13, 2013
Fresh Start: Ruth and Michael Harshman

Mediation services are a fast-growing segment of the legal industry. An entrepreneurial husband-wife team seeks to capitalize on the trend with a focus on divorces.

  • East County
  • News
Pete Cumming became acting police chief in May, after four years as a captain.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 3, 2012
Q&A with Acting Police Chief Pete Cumming

The idea of putting on a uniform and working on the Key would have been 'alien' to Cumming earlier in his career.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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