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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 28, 2012
Welfonder, Tallman make pitch to Colony

Developers Manfred Welfonder and Jay Tallman have partnered in hopes of convincing Colony unit owners to support an alternative redevelopment plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
CDD 6 Chairman Jim Rogoze presents the facts of the roadshare agreement to residents.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • November 12, 2015
CDD 6 holds public meeting

Chairman Jim Rogoze presented the roadshare agreement with CDD 2 and 5 to residents.

  • East County
  • News
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  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • May 5, 2014
Giving Challenge gets ready for take off

Each year, The Giving Partner hosts a 24-hour fundraising drive. From noon Tuesday, May 6 to noon Wednesday, May 7, more than 400 local 501(c)(3) organizations are seeking funds.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By TWIS Street |
  • March 21, 2013
VIDEO: Sarasota local bests world tennis pro

VIDEO: Sarasota local bests world tennis pro

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Leslie Hogle accepts the award from FPCA President and Tallahassee Police Chief Dennis Jones, center. (Courtesy FPCA)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 25, 2013
Hogle's name added to Wall of Honor

The Florida Police Chiefs Association added the late Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle's name to its Wall of Honor.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Missing Links decided to keep playing after being reunited at high school reunion performance. Here they are shown playing at a bonfire in February. Courtesy photo
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 27, 2013
Blast from the past

Formed in 1967, The Missing Links reunited in 2008, to play at founding member Gary Roy's 40th high school reunion. But, the one-time gig turned into a permanent reunion.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Rod Thomson
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • December 7, 2011
My View: Time to balance the field

Although it will appear as piling on, the Legislature is going to have to look at the health insurance programs of state workers in the next session.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 12, 2014
Our view

Two to take the town forward

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Kelsey Grau
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 29, 2014
Business Briefs

Tampa restaurateurs buy St. Armands building; Cannons receives 15th consecutive Grady-White award; New boutique opens in former ScoopDaddy's location

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 20, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Skylar Jungers

The Out-of-Door Academy eighth-grader Skylar Jungers scored seven goals in three games last week, to lead the Lady Thunder to a 3-0 record.

  • East County
  • News
"We have nothing now, we don't have one brick laid down or one actor signed," Brendan Ragan says. "But we have people buying in and believing in us, and as soon as we had that — that's when it started feeling real."
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • June 4, 2014
Inside the Box

FSU/Asolo Conservatory alumni Brendan Ragan and Summer Dawn Wallace will open The Urbanite Theatre -- an edgy, hip, black box theater in downtown Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
Susan McLeod
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • June 4, 2014
Social Studies: Susan McLeod

Learn more about Susan McLeod -- the loves of her life, her passion for the arts and, of course, Season of Sculpture.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • March 19, 2013
Sarasota Garden Club to host annual flower show

The Sarasota Garden Club will host their annual garden show 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 23, and Sunday, March 24, at the Sarasota Garden Club located at 1131 Boulevard of the Arts.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Deputy/Pilot Brent Wineka patrols the skies of Sarasota County using a variety of high-tech tools, including night-vision goggles and infrared cameras.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • August 8, 2013
Helicopter unit leaves criminals no place to hide

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Aviation Unit won third place in a national competition in July for its use of infrared technology in apprehending robbery suspects.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • September 8, 2009
Commission rescinds its paid parking approval

Three weeks after voting to implement paid parking as soon as this fall, city commissioners unanimously decided Tuesday to rescind that vote until they can get more public input.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Popcorn Bob |
  • December 9, 2013
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's Movie Magic reviews.

  • Arts + Culture
The Mall at University Town Center (UTC) seeks participants to arrange the letters U, T and C in a unique way and photograph the display for the "Show Off Your UTC" contest.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • September 4, 2014
The Mall at University Town Center seeks photography entries

The Mall at University Town Center seeks submissions for its "Show Off Your UTC" photography contest, which runs through Sept. 30.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
A search is still underway for a six-year-old boy who went missing after playing in the water near the Longboat Pass Bridge Saturday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 22, 2013
UPDATE: Search for boy becomes recovery mission

Longboat Key and Bradenton Beach Police Departments are still searching for a boy who got swept into a current in Longboat Pass Saturday night.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 11, 2011
Town creates wildlife nuisance brochure

The town of Longboat Key has created a brochure called "A Citizen's Guide to Nuisance Wildlife," in an attempt to inform residents how to keep critters away from their neighborhoods.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Chef Judi Gallagher |
  • March 18, 2013
TWIS = This Week Is Savory

TWIS = This Week Is Savory

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
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