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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2009
Cops Corner

Cops Corner

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 12, 2009
Harbour Square renovations near completion

The updates have taken more than two years and include landscaping updates and a 350-foot-deep well.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
New stores are opening in the Shoppes of Bay Isles.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 9, 2013
Property near Publix takes shape

The town of Longboat Key is keeping an eye on four acres of property that could be used as a future town center.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • August 26, 2009
Buchanan's town hall draws 1,400

U.S. Rep Vern Buchanan addressed healthcare reform during his forum Aug. 20 at Braden River High School.

  • East County
  • News
Shaw
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 3, 2011
District 1 candidates battle for North Sarasota

This is the final installment of District 1 candidate interviews; District 1 candidates Dorfman and Holland were interviewed last week.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 8, 2010
Business Observer

Anna Maria businesses form merchants group; Richard Crawford opens Edward Jones branch; The Columbia Restaurant celebrates 1905 Day; and New martini drink benefits Gulf Coast oil spill victims.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • February 21, 2014
Sarasota County real estate market heats up

In January new listings in Sarasota County sent the area's total inventory to a 32-month high.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 17, 2011
Real Estate Reports

Coldwell Banker NRT recognizes seven Longboat Key agents; Simon Group joins St. Armands MS&Co. office; Coldwell Banker Longboat Key announces July stats

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 29, 2009
Garden Club's pizza garden delivers

On the pizza-topping menu: eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, basil and oregano.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • October 14, 2009
Foreclosure proceedings threaten San Marco shops

Three leased units in San Marco are under foreclosure. However, the plaza and its merchants remain open for business. Gary Moyer, owner of the properties, said he also is working with investors to pay off his debts.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 26, 2015
County wants to dial into residents

The Office of Neighborhood Services wants to update its database of community contacts to keep neighbors informed about projects and changes affecting them.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Most tables were occupied at lunchtime during the Longbeach Café’s first day of business. (Photo by Robin Hartill)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 9, 2014
Longbeach Café opens; LBK Liquors on tap

Whitney Beach Plaza co-owner Ryan Snyder hopes the restaurant and liquor store will spark commitments from other tenants.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Two garages, supporters say, would encourage better Circle traffic flow and draw cars out of residential areas.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 9, 2014
St. Armands stakeholders push for two garages

To address parking issues on St. Armands Circle, some people believe that two garages are better than one.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 13, 2014
Longboat Observer announces staff changes

Former Longboat Observer Managing Editor Kurt Schultheis is ready take on Town Hall - Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, that is.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key awarded 37 scholarships to students at the 2014 Scholarship Program Breakfast Thursday, at the Longboat Key Club. Photos by Heather Merriman and Caleb Motsinger
  • By Caleb Motsinger |
  • August 13, 2014
Kiwanis Club awards record 37 scholarships

Committees selected students from 135 local applicants to receive 22 academic and 15 technical scholarships.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Aiko Anderson demonstrates calligraphy painting on T-shirts. She imprints a leaf onto the shirt to make a floral design.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • October 3, 2013
Friendship through flowers

Colorful flowers sit in a bucket as members of the Sarasota Chapter No. 115 of Ikebana International participate in a mawari-ike ikebana arrangement.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The exterior of the home at 5762 Carriage Drive is pristine—even the lawn has been kept up. Inside, however, fell into ruin.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • July 22, 2015
Nightmare on Carriage Drive

A Mote Ranch house is undergoing an extreme home makeover.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
San Marco Plaza President Barb Smith said the plaza may host a "Rock Around the Clock Tower" event, as it did Christmas 2011, once the plaza's anchor space secures a new tenant.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 22, 2015
San Marco gains momentum

The summer has proved an eventful time for tenants in San Marco Plaza.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • April 18, 2013
Competitors prep for Siesta Key paddle competition

Paddlers will compete in the first Siesta Key Classic for the love of the sport and for a chance to win a plane ticket to Hawaii.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
broadway
  • By Kathryn Parks |
  • September 24, 2014
Ballroom meets Broadway at the Sarasota Opera House

Ballroom meets Broadway at the Sarasota Opera House

  • Arts + Culture
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