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  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 26, 2012
Our View: Hudgins for city manager

An important name was absent - inadvertently, the consultant tells us - from the list of 104 candidates for Sarasota city manager: Sarasota banker Jody Hudgins.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Hearings for the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort bankruptcy case are scheduled into November.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 10, 2013
Colony case lingers into November

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May noted Thursday that meaningful settlement talks with Colony Lender must be had for the case to come to any sort of a conclusion.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
East County resident Lori Dengler, a one-year appointee to Manatee County's Healthcare Advisory Committee, reviews documents in her home.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 9, 2016
Piecing together the healthcare puzzle

With $20 million dedicated to indigent care, Manatee County seeks funding alternatives.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2013
Letters to the Editor

It's a free country, isn't it?; U.S. schools are still in need of help; Chatter about default on debt is scare tactic

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 28, 2013
Our View: Rowing with subsidies

Government subsidies, aka taxpayer funds, for economic development are bad business. Bad business for elected officials to practice. Typically a losing proposition for taxpayers with respect to ROI - return on investment.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 29, 2009
Dream softball season ends for Lady Pirates

The Lady Pirates' season came to an end with a 13-3 loss to Bartow in the opening round of the regional tournament April 28.

  • East County
  • Sports
Top fundraiser Scott Anderson receives well deserved applause. Peter Acker.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • October 26, 2011
Black Tie & Tales

They could have danced all night; Police tape and life jackets; Tidbits; Pink, pinker, pinkest; Black Tie Affair

  • Arts + Culture
"I like variety," April Soroko says. "I get bored really easily if I stick to a steady diet of one genre." Soroko also designed the set and costumes for FST's "The 39 Steps" and "Beehive, The '60s Musical."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 9, 2011
Scenic drive

The multi-tasking April Soroko explains how she pulled double duty for FST's gritty legal drama, 'Race.'

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 11, 2011
Community sports

Read this week's community sport highlights.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 22, 2015
LADDER UP: Welcome the 619

East Manatee Fire Rescue added a new $1 million truck with a 100-foot ladder to its fleet last week.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 15, 2013
Lore: Early island newspaper looked out for Longboaters

The Longboat Look-out published its first edition May 17, 1955.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 18, 2010
Golf course suffers $2,000 in damages

Vandals caused damage to the Palm Are Golf Course this weekend by using a motorized vehicle on the greens and by shooting fireworks.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 5, 2012
News Briefs

Jebco plans apartments on Ringling Boulevard

  • Sarasota
  • News
Read this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2011
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota County is planning a $2.8 million drainage project that includes a larger retention pond on Beach Road.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 21, 2012
Aesthetics, costs clash for project

Sarasota County commissioners will consider the fate of 26,000 cubic yards of soil left over from Beach Road drainage improvements Dec. 11.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 21, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Matt O'Donnell

Cardinal Mooney senior Matt O'Donnell has been swimming for 11 years. After recently winning a state title in the 500-meter freestyle and signing with North Carolina State University on a swimming scholarship, O'Donnell spoke to the Sarasota Observer about his plans.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Lucy Miller is a Longbeach Village resident and seventh-generation Cortez native. Photo courtesy of Salvatore Branciforte.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 14, 2012
Scent of a woman: Lucy Miller

Lucy Miller is the brains and nose behind Lucy Miller Pure, a line of natural and organic perfumes that debuted quietly in August - but could make a bigger splash early next year.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Donna Swan |
  • June 15, 2011
Deal us in

A gutsy partner makes a jump bid

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Crazy4WEB
  • By Kathryn Parks |
  • October 23, 2013
30 Numbers from 'Crazy for You' that will blow your mind

30 Numbers from 'Crazy for You' that will blow your mind

  • Arts + Culture
USF Sarasota-Manatee instructor Garry Colpitts demonstrates a cooking technique before assigning the students soups to prepare.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • February 5, 2014
New facility cooks up culinary lessons

A Culinary Innovation Lab serves as the new hub for the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee's hospitality students.

  • East County
  • News
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