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  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 15, 2012
News Briefs

Bed taxes show record year for tourism; Siesta Chamber seeks board members; Siesta bicycle thefts continue this month

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 6, 2013
Subcommittee strives to determine focus

The new P&Z subcommittee is exploring whether the town needs stricter codes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Paradise Homes owner Jim Butler invested more than $1 million in cabinetry, appliances and other design features in the Viking Culinary Center, which he opened in September 2011. The center closed in October 2012.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 6, 2013
SMR secures use of Viking unit

Prospective tenants already are inquiring about the space.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2013
News Briefs

Buchanan urges FDA for title regulations; Manatee County releases school calendar

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2012
News Briefs

Temporary repair starts on Beach Road repair; BP settlement slashes local cash prospect; Siesta beach project costs came from contractor

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 8, 2012
News Briefs

SKA online membership launches successfully; County consolidation affects mowing; Siesta sewer rehab ahead of schedule

  • Siesta Key
  • News
A home at 1100 Bogey Lane in Country Club Shores received more than $25,000 in damage Saturday night when a woman rammed into the house with her car.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 27, 2013
Woman crashes car into Key home

A New York woman told police she thought she had miles to go to get to Gulf of Mexico Drive, but slammed, instead, into a house.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"This is our big new hobby besides our four (children) and our two law practices," said Trent Miller, with a chuckle. He is pictured with his wife, Lesa. The couple recently purchased the 42,000-square-foot K Center plaza.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 6, 2013
East County couple gives new vision to plaza

Trent and Lesa Miller bought The K Center out of foreclosure.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 7, 2013
Bat droppings lead to new roof

Sarasota County will spend $600,000 to re-roof a municipal building years after a bat infestation.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2012
News Briefs

Judge enters official Colony orders; Town refreshes website this week; Library switches to winter hours; Make your vote count

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Alan B. Miller, Universal Health Services Inc. board chairman and CEO, and Jim Wilson, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center CEO. Courtesy photo.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 27, 2013
Business Briefs

Lakewood Ranch Medical honored for its service; Lee Wetherington will build in Marshall's Landing; Clickbooth president named top female leader

  • East County
  • News
Jammie Jordan is the new girls soccer coach at Booker High.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 23, 2020
Booker girls soccer coach brings fresh approach

Jammie Jordan brings experience from football to help rebuild a program in disarray.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The home at 15 Lighthouse Point Drive is known as The White House.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • August 6, 2020
Estate in Longboat Key's Lighthouse Point sells for $7.9 million

The home at 15 Lighthouse Point Drive features waterfront views and is close to the Longboat Key Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The current owners of the Sarasota Kennel Club have been working to sell the land for redevelopment after greyhound racing came to an end in 2019.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 19, 2020
Developer plots residential project on Kennel Club site

A new prospective owner of the Sarasota Kennel Club property hopes to build apartments, but specific plans are still to be determined.

  • Sarasota
  • News
MTC board member Dr. Richard Conard, Priscilla Haflich's son Rick Farmer and school district official Doug Wagner unveil a portrait of Dr. Priscilla Haflich in the MTC East Campus auditorium.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 20, 2018
Late MTC administrator honored

Priscilla Haflich's educational legacy continues at MTC.

  • East County
  • News
Although residents have complained about cars queuing in the street for valet stands in Siesta Key Village, some people see the parking operations as a helpful tool.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 5, 2018
Siesta Key valet stand sparks concern

A brief issue associated with a new valet operation speaks to a larger question regarding parking management.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Photo courtesy Good Times Santa Cruz
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • July 9, 2018
'RBG' chronicles Ruth Bader Ginsburg's rise to becoming the 'great dissenter'

Betsy West and Julie Cohen's "RBG," a film about the iconic civil rights hero Ruth Bader Ginsburg, balances serious moments with comical anecdotes.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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The salon's open house celebration stayed a party all day long.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 20, 2020
Design 2000 remains a place of community after 25 years

Loyal patrons flocked to the salon's celebration, whether they needed their hair done or not.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Bath and Racquet Club owners hope to redevelop the property as a residential community built around the existing fitness facility.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 23, 2020
Bath & Racquet Club plans headed to City Commission

A proposal to redevelop the property near U.S. 41 has drawn opposition from residents and the city’s Planning Board.

  • Sarasota
  • News
John Frank, digital photography teacher at Braden River High School, creates videos to show examples and expectations for assignments. Communication is key for him and his students. Courtesy photo.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 29, 2020
Manatee County teachers hone online skills

Online learning educational for Manatee County teachers too

  • East County
  • News
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