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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 18, 2014
The Fix: A last-minute Thanksgiving Day dinner

The Fix: A last-minute Thanksgiving Day dinner

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Pine View School art teacher Adam Seider, 36, allegedly pawned three $1,400 computers six times for a total of $260, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 27, 2015
Pine View teacher arrested for pawning laptops

Sarasota County deputies arrested Pine View School art teacher Adam Seider Tuesday, for allegedly pawning several school computers, and more charges are pending.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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  • By Alex Mahadevan and Yaryna Klimchat |
  • April 1, 2013
Superintendant names Oak Park principal

Sarasota County Superintendant of Schools Lori White picks former Phoenix Academy Director Edwina Oliver as principal of Oak Park.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • July 18, 2013
Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, here I am at: Sarasota County Dirty Jobs Camp

Campers rolled up their sleeves and got messy Tuesday for Sarasota County's Dirty Jobs Camp at Twin Lakes Park.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Holiday Beach Resort will be torn down Thursday, Aug. 1.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 26, 2013
Holiday Beach Resort will be demolished next week

The 56-year-old building will be torn down to make way for the planned 11-unit Infinity condominium.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Longboat Key Club & Resort has received its 30th consecutive AAA Four-Diamond Award.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 29, 2013
Key Club receives 30th AAA Four-Diamond Award

The resort has received the honor every year since 1983, one year after its opening and is one of just six lodgings in Florida to receive the award for 30 or more years.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 31, 2013
Our Town: Mom named 'Rookie of the Year'

Paula Lohnes, of GreyHawk Landing, recently earned the coveted "Rookie of the Year" award with national health-benefits company AmeriPlan.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Community Foundation of Sarasota County recently awarded the Historical Society of Sarasota County a $3,770 grant for a security-camera system.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 6, 2013
Aug. 6: Daily Headlines

Today's Stories: PHOTO GALLERY: First Monday; Landmarks fight vandalism with security cameras; PHOTO GALLERY: PLATO fundraising event; Sarasota's Nathan Benderson recommended for championships

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The home at 6001 Gulf of Mexico Drive sits on a 1.12-acre parcel on the Gulf. (Courtesy)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 9, 2013
FedEx VP purchases $6.8 million home

Alan Graf Jr. is the buyer of the $6.8 million Longboat Key home that sold last week.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2013
Patron Saints: Dennis and Graci McGillicuddy

If you haven't started watching The Observer's online video series "Patron Saints," now's your chance. It focuses on the people who make Sarasota the arts community that it is - the patrons. Each video spotlights a patron and a different performing-arts venue.

  • Arts + Culture
The application would add meeting space to the Jordan House, which was built around 1915.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 28, 2013
Mar Vista application to go back to planning board

Many Village residents who live within 500 feet of the site weren't properly notified about the application.

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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 15, 2013
Bay Isles home sells for $4.75 million

The two-year-old home at 560 Harbor Point Road closed today.

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  • News
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • April 17, 2013
Sarasota garden Club announces scholarship recipients

The Sarasota Garden Club awarded Jacquelyn Fullford of Booker High School and Michael J. Flowers its annual Natural Science Scholarship last week April 9 at their Annual Meeting and Luncheon at the Ritz Carlton Beach Club.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Construction of the 6,900-square-foot, stand-alone building began in December.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • June 16, 2013
Sarasota P.F. Chang's to open Monday

The closest P.F. Chang's is more than an hour away, with one in Tampa and one in Fort Myers.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Gulf-front home property owners with a median value of $1.3 million will see a $1,104.98 change in their total tax bill for 2015.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 4, 2014
Town recommends combined $954,397 tax increase

Town Manager Dave Bullock seeks tax increases to the operating budget and beach millage districts to offset declining revenues and brace for pricey beach projects next summer.

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  • News
  • By Ila Edwards |
  • August 13, 2014
Creekside Drinks: Asian Pear-suasian

Creekside Drinks: Asian Pear-suasian

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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 29, 2014
Realtor groups consider merger

The Realtor associations for Manatee and Sarasota counties will vote Sept. 16 on merging their organizations.

  • East County
  • News
Surveillance video helped community members and Sarasota County deputies identify Jeromy Parsons as the man seen taking a woman’s purse from Skinny Dip Frozen Yogurt Bar Aug. 7.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 2, 2014
VIDEO: Deputies arrest homeless man for purse theft

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has charged 25-year-old Jeromy Parsons with grand theft for allegedly stealing a woman's purse at a yogurt shop last month.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 6, 2014
Weekend's best bets: Friday, June 6

Weekend's best bets: Friday, June 6

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Sarasota County deputies increased their presence on Siesta Key during spring break this year, resulting in more charges than previous years.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 12, 2014
Spring break patrols declared a success

A Sarasota County Sheriff's Office patrol initiative during March and April resulted in roughly 250 charges related to alcohol on Siesta Key - nearly 75% of all charges during the period.

  • Siesta Key
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