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The 36-year-old Pennsylvania native sold his $16 million auto-sales software firm, HomeNet, in 2010, and currently owns DealersUnited.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • April 18, 2013
The man behind the plan: Jesse Biter

The Pennsylvania native and software entrepreneur moved 12 years ago to Sarasota and has a plan to bring more people downtown to live and work.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 1, 2009
Cops Corner

A man called police from out of town to report his wife had lost a 2-carat diamond and white-gold ring valued at $16,500 at a Longboat Key condominium. He said his wife thinks the ring may have slipped off her finger.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 10, 2013
Community golf scores

Enjoy this week's community golf scores.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Longboat Key Town Commission selected Maggie D. Mooney-Portale, of Sarasota-based Hankin, Persson, McClenathen, Cohen & Darnell, as the town’s new attorney May 6.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 18, 2014
Commission questions town attorney's legal advice

Longboat Key town commissioners are willing to give Maggie Mooney-Portale more time in her role but have questions about her performance, including her handling of a recent Colony hearing.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2016
Cops Corner: Longboat 08.18.2016

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner!

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 31, 2016
Lakewood Ranch bugged out on midges

Dragonflies can scratch off 300 mosquitoes a day.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key Town Manager David Bullock, left, earns an annual salary of $181,688. Town officials are considering Sarasota County Administrator Tom Harmer as Bullock's replacement. Harmer earns an annual salary of $207,625.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 12, 2017
Convenient, but ...

Longboat’s Town Commission appears ready to hire Sarasota County’s Tom Harmer as the next town manager. He looks like a good fit. But do you buy the first car you see and like?

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The earliest bronze items in the exhibition are vessels, used both to serve and store food and wine and make offerings to ancestors.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • July 12, 2017
'Eternal Offerings: Chinese Ritual Bronzes' opens at The Ringling

The Ringling’s bronze exhibition offers a rare glimpse at ceremony, power dynamics and spirituality in ancient China.

  • Arts + Culture
"The Dixie Swim Club" runs through June 22, at The Players Theatre.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • June 13, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'The Dixie Swim Club'

'The Dixie Swim Club' is making a big splash this month at The Players.

  • Arts + Culture
Carlos Beruff, 58-year-old founder, owner and CEO of Medallion Home, officially announced Monday his candidacy for the Republican Party nomination for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by presidential candidate Marco Rubio.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 29, 2016
Carlos Beruff declares candidacy for U.S. Senate

The Manatee County developer has officially entered the 2016 race.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By John McGuire |
  • February 8, 2017
Plans to renovate Longboat fire stations in limbo

Town staff are still working to decide how much is enough.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Meet this week's athlete of the week: Issac Mingus.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • February 23, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Isaac Mingus

Issac Mingus, 14, was never able to play a sport such as baseball, basketball or football as a young child. Born prematurely, Mingus had to have an IV shunt placed in his head, which prevented him from participating in contact sports.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
icehouse
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 19, 2014
Architectural Salvage showroom moves into former Ice House

Architectural Salvage showroom moves into former Ice House

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Tyler Marshall, center, became the first Pirate to sign a scholarship to play soccer in college.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 11, 2012
Senior inks Braden River's first soccer scholarship

Braden River's Tyler Marshall signed a national letter-of-intent to play soccer for West Virginia Wesleyan College April 3.

  • East County
  • Sports
Although county staff has been doing a good job of maintaining Siesta Village, property owners say, questions have been raised about how the county’s expenses compare to those of a private vendor that earlier handled the work. File photo.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • November 3, 2011
Village maintenance RFP moving closer to completion

A few more tweaks by county staff and the Siesta Key Village Maintenance Corp. are expected before a bid goes out for a new Village upkeep contractor.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Amy Ernst, Kate Hendrickson, Grace Howl, Janet Ginn and Terri Arnell — Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • March 23, 2018
Creative women give the gift of art to Pines of Sarasota Foundation

Three artists of different disciplines came together to create art benefiting the senior community's Love Lives Here campaign.

  • Arts + Culture
The farmhouse, built in 1916, was the first building erected on the Phillippi Estate. Photo by Jessica Salmond
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • October 2, 2014
Phillippi Farmhouse Market raises money for restoration

Now in its fifth year, the Wednesday farmers market has expanded and raised funds to help restore its historical location.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The city and county hope additional signage can help prevent damage to the dunes at Lido Beach.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 25, 2015
Officials shore up Lido sand dune protection

After a resident complained about a downed barrier along a trail leading to Lido Beach, the city and county are searching for a way to keep beachgoers off the dunes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Commissioners denied the requested street vacation in a 4-1 vote Monday night.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 7, 2015
City denies Ringling College street vacation request

Despite numerous appeals from Ringling College staff and students, the Sarasota City Commission declined to vacate a portion of Old Bradenton Road on the school’s campus.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells and Capt. Robert Mealy say keeping up with growth in the East County area is challenge for the sheriff'  s office.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 3, 2017
Manatee Sheriff seeks proactive patrol

Manatee County sheriff weighs in on growth.

  • East County
  • News
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