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  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • July 7, 2014
Summertime meals and deals

Summertime meals and deals

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
The Out-of-Door Academy middle school boys soccer team
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 22, 2014
Sidelines

Registration underway for seniors; River Dawgs receive recognition; St. Stephen's to hold Game Changers Gala

  • East County
  • Sports
600 Birdie Lane. Photos courtesy of Premier Sotheby's
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • December 24, 2013
Three Things: Home for the Holidays

The holiday season in Sarasota may well be the best in the nation. Here are three Sarasota homes currently on the market that really capture the nostalgia of this time of year. And if Scrooge should show up - push him in the pool.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 7, 2009
Whitney Beach Deli & Wine changes become permanent

Whitney Beach Deli & Wines owner Andrew Hlywa will continue to operate the restaurant as a deli.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 21, 2012
Commission not ready to commit any funding to homelessness program

Commissioners must first review financials, donation commitments and community need.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Danny and Debra Palmer want to purchase Harbor Square, but they need the island’s voters to allow them to live on the third floor of the building that used to be grandfathered as a residential penthouse. Photo by Kurt Schultheis
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 13, 2015
High hopes for Harbor Square

Danny and Debbie Palmer believe they can inject some new life into the underutilized Harbor Square office building with a new restaurant offering and other businesses.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lynn Larson holds the District 1 seat on the Longboat Key Town Commission. File photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 20, 2012
IN THE PUBLIC EYE: Commissioner Lynn Larson

Lynn Larson was elected in March 2010 to the District 1 Longboat Key Town Commission seat.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Miracle League of Manasota baseball player Seth Morano enjoyed spending time with the Baltimore Orioles players. Courtesy photo.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 30, 2013
Orioles tee off for charity

The Baltimore Orioles will host their third annual Birdland Golf Classic Feb. 20, at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Miracle League of Manasota.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota Christian coach Scott Lantz, left, and daughter McKenzie Lantz, second from left, on the sidelines during an SCS girls basketball game against Palmetto Jan. 22.
  • By Jason Clary |
  • January 28, 2015
Coming together

Sarasota Christian girls step up after the loss of a key player to a torn ACL.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Paul Thorpe will hand over his duties as parade organizer after wrapping up the 20th annual Downtown Sarasota Holiday Parade.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 10, 2015
Will the Downtown Sarasota Holiday Parade keep marching on?

Parade organizer Paul Thorpe is retiring after two decades of organizing the event. Will anyone step up to take his place?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Courtesy photo. Tuttle Elementary teacher, Jaymie Fey and Pine View School teacher, Margaret E. Spies show off their grants after the awards ceremony Wednesday night.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2015
School Board 12.10.15

Updates from schools throughout Sarasota County.

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Davis Moeckel reads the book he co-wrote, "David's Magical Bicycle Adventure," to first-grade children at Bashaw Elementary.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 27, 2013
School partnership puts spotlight on reading

Lakewood Ranch High School seniors shared self-written children's books with students at Bashaw Elementary School March 22.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2010
Cops Corner 07.29.10

The victim reported that while she and her family were on vacation, person(s) entered her home, drank some alcohol, drove their car and stole a watch.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
The Longboat Key Club and Resort's $400 million Islandside redevelopment plan was approved in June 2010.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 14, 2011
Judge hears arguments in Key Club's motion to dismiss

Sarasota County Judge Charles Roberts didn't make a ruling yesterday in the Key Club's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by IPOC and two condo associations.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Photo by David Conway Lido Key residents say their shoreline is in need of immediate assistance. A FEMA-backed project, approved following Tropical Storm Debby, is scheduled to provide sand later this year.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 3, 2014
County endorses Lido renourishment

At a workshop Monday, the Sarasota County Commission encouraged city staff to maximize the potential of a Lido Beach renourishment project scheduled for later this year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2009
Cops Corner

A man called police to report that his 17-year-old daughter went to a neighbor's house and received a tattoo.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 17, 2010
Beach project cost decreases

Town Manager Bruce St. Denis told residents Tuesday that the 2011-12 beach renourishment project could cost between $30.5 million to $36 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2013
News Briefs

Car crashes into Biter's Main Street storefront; Waechter accepts plea deal; city announces holiday hours

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 12, 2011
Business Observer

Colony restoration attracts big names

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 18, 2013
Top ULI tasks: Town center, Bayfront Park

A new committee will make a town center concept and Bayfront Park its top priorities in the immediate future.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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