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VP of Foundation Veronica Brandon Miller, 2018 Goodwill Ambassador of the Year Award Winners Thomas Wiltsie and Michele Penn with CEO and President Bob Rosinsky
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • May 11, 2018
Goodwill thanks those who do "goodwill"

The Ambassador Appreciation Luncheon was hosted May 11 at Michael's On East.

  • Black Tie
Cruza Palooza racers start out on the 8-mile course.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 26, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboarda Cruza Palooza

Longboard enthusiasts braved the rain and got their wheels spinning Sunday, March 25, for CaliFlorida Surf and Skate Shop's Longboarda Cruza Palooza. Racers competed in 8.8, 4.4 and 2.6-mile races around the Siesta Key Village. Despite the wet road conditions, professional skaters and newcomers alike enjoyed the four-wheel frenzy.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 30, 2011
Girls Inc. girls get crafty for sale

Five stores on Main Street helped support Girls Inc. by allowing the girls to sell their crafts, such as flips-flops, purses and bumblebee pins, from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 25.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"The plan also compares operating statistics to other peer transit agencies," according to the county
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • July 10, 2019
SCAT welcomes public input at Transit Development Plan open houses

The TDP will consider and compare the impact of Uber and Lyft, as well as account for overall transit finances.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Margaret Roth submitted this photo of the Harbourside swan family.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 27, 2015
Longboat Key photo contest winner: May 28

Longboat Key photo contest winner: May 28

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 13, 2013
Letters to the Editor

Dogs should be given chance for beach access

  • Sarasota
  • News
Chucha Barber interviews Manatee County Commissioner Carol Whitmore at MarVista Dockside in Longboat Key. Cinematographer/editor Josh McLawhron works to get the sound and images just right.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 23, 2019
Filmmakers point cameras at oyster preservation

Shell recycling project launched by Chiles becomes part of documentary.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 9, 2011
Scoreboard

Check out the latest local bridge scores.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • December 4, 2019
Court denies petition against Siesta Promenade

The mixed-use project is planned for the intersection of U.S. 41 and Stickney Point Road.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Stuff the Bus has a goal to get 100,000 pounds of food donated.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • September 26, 2018
The stuff of charity in Lakewood Ranch area

Public asked to stuff the buses for Food Bank of Manatee.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 24, 2018
Longboat's Paradise Center will move on May 29

Popular island resource center will set up shop at Temple Beth Israel on Bay Isles Road.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • November 15, 2017
CONA members hear update on proposed Siesta Promenade

Residents are now in a holding pattern until Benderson Development submits its updated materials, and county staff approves it.

  • Sarasota
  • News
President George W. Bush and then-chairman of the Republican Party of Sarasota County, Tramm Hudson, on Sept. 10, 2001, at the Colony. Courtesy photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Looking Back: Tramm Hudson

Tramm Hudson, former chairman of the Republican Party of Sarasota County, was one of 12 people at the dinner table with President George W. Bush on Sept. 10, 2001.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Black Tie: Events to attend in 2015
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • December 29, 2014
Black Tie: Events to attend in 2015

Black Tie Editor Heather Merriman guides you to the best events to attend in 2015.

  • Arts + Culture
Trent Sinkfield.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 20, 2017
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 04.20.17

Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 04.20.17

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Commissioner Phill Younger, who changed his mind between first and second reading for the proposed neighborhood undergrounding project and now opposes it, said it’s “grossly unfair to the north end property owners.”
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 13, 2016
Balance of power

A majority of votes in favor of an undergrounding project could force a minority to pay the most.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
IDA supervisors hope a new search will produce their perfect candidate.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 20, 2011
Ranch IDA postpones director interviews

Ranch supervisors said they were not satisfied with the candidate pool presented by Colin Baenziger last week.

  • East County
  • News
Susan Molnar, of Sarasota, submitted this photo of a sunset at Bayfront Park on Sept. 8.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2015
Sarasota photo contest winner: Sept. 17

Susan Molnar, of Sarasota, submitted this photo of a sunset at Bayfront Park on Sept. 8.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
SMR Farms Citrus Production Manager Stevie John leads a tour through the farms' sod and citrus groves.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 1, 2018
Manatee County residents get water wiser

Water School touts water conservation.

  • East County
  • News
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