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Daisy Vulovich, an associate vice president, explains how State College of Florida aligns itself to help area businesses.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 30, 2016
CORE searches for class act

Regional colleges, universities consider ways to eventually serve Lakewood Ranch's incoming biotech campus.

  • East County
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 18, 2013
New vehicles drive canal discussion

The commission took a turn into the merits of canal dredging when it debated a $356,000 budget item for new police cars.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2014
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Dorothy Quint has visited a range of countries, such as Turkey and Thailand.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 18, 2015
Q&A: with Dorothy Quint

Travel enthusiast Dorothy Quint talks religion, community and the power of an open mind

  • East County
  • News
Chad and Katelyn Maggi show off a wine bottle with Chad’s personalized proposal message. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 17, 2012
Wine-shop proposal culminates in wedding

Chad Maggi popped the big question to his girlfriend, Katelyn, at Siesta Key Tropical Wines. The two were married April 21.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
The Chrysler Lebaron was stolen from the 3800 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive and wound up in this Schooner Lane swimming pool. File photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 3, 2013
Lore: Theft put different spin on carpooling

A car thief made a splash April 3, 1997, when he drove a stolen Chrysler Lebaron into a swimming pool behind a Schooner Lane home.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Rachel Weronik and Abby Misiura spent about one month making their duct-tape flowers before launching sales this month.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 16, 2012
Duct-tape flowers bloom for Honor Animal Rescue

Two Gene Witt Elementary School students have raised more than $200 selling flowers made of duct tape.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Zara Barrie |
  • December 2, 2014
Factory Girl: #BrotherlyAdvice

Factory Girl: #BrotherlyAdvice

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Chris Sharek's Chevrolet Volt charges for free at the Palm Avenue parking garage.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 26, 2013
Sarasota to get a jolt from electric-car event

A growing community of Sarasota electric-car advocates sees a National Plug-In Day event as an opportunity to break down misconceptions about the environmentally friendly vehicles.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 9, 2010
Community Golf Scores 11.09.10

East County golfers post impressive numbers on area courses.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 27, 2013
Heritage Harbour settles lawsuit

The CDD will pay $10,000 to the plaintiffs, ending a controversy about stormwater assessments that began in 2011.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch running back J.T. Fischer rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 25, 2013
Time to Shine: Justin Fischer

After spending five years cheering for Braden River, running back Justin Fischer has found a new home this season on the Lakewood Ranch sidelines.

  • East County
  • Sports
Colony Beach & Tennis Resort unit owners will decide in August whether they want to assess themselves an extra $15,000 per unit .
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 22, 2015
Colony unit owners will vote on settlement assessment

Fifty-one percent of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort’s 237 unit owners are needed to approve a $15,000 per unit special assessment that raises $3.5 million in settlement cash.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courtesy photo
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • April 1, 2013
Density change clears the way for coffin apartments

The small units will range from 20 to 75 square feet.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Map by Nicole Thompson
  • By David Conway |
  • April 23, 2015
City to further explore Circle garage options

St. Armands Circle stakeholders are standing firm behind a plan to add more parking to the area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ruan Jin Zhao, a doctor of Oriental medicine, prefers to use herbal concoctions to treat his patients. Some herbal remedies come pre-mixed, and others he has to make himself.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • November 13, 2015
Some get point of alternatives

Medicine doesn’t have to be one-size-fits-all.

  • Health
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • September 18, 2013
It Takes A Village

Chef Jose Martinez of Maison Blanche serves an amuse-bouche about the French chef festival taking place in October in Sarasota, which is meant to inspire student proteges.

  • Arts + Culture
This home at 524 N. Spoonbill Drive has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,425 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,670,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 21, 2015
Three-bedroom Bird Key home sells for $1,670,000

The home is on 524 N. Spoonbill Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Courtesy rendering
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 22, 2015
Making a splash

An Orlando-based partnership seeks to whet the appetite of a Manatee County committee to build a 20-acre water park at Tom Bennett Park.

  • East County
  • News
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