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With two weeks to go until The Mall at University Town Center opens Oct. 16, mall businesses are interviewing prospective employees and going through extensive training. Photos by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • October 1, 2014
UTC attracts diverse workforce

The Cheesecake Factory has team members transferring from cities more than a 30-mile radius away to come work at the mall. Others are coming from out of state.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Longboat Observer archives.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The Mighty Sailor Band's trip to London will be the band’s most recent international trip since the 1970s. Photo by Amanda Morales
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • December 30, 2014
SHS Mighty Sailors to perform in London New Year's Day Parade

Members of the Sarasota High School Mighty Sailor Band will be ringing in the new year five hours before the clock strikes midnight in the United States.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 2, 2011
Lady Mustangs win regional semifinal

The Lakewood Ranch High volleyball team defeated Tampa King 3-0 in a Class 6A-Region 3 quarterfinal Nov. 2.

  • East County
  • Sports
Vickie Oldham at Jetson's Gallery, an exhibition space run by Newtown activist Jetson Grimes that features historical images of Newtown.
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • March 12, 2018
Vickie Oldham's vision for Newtown

Newtown Alive’s Vickie Oldham looks to the past to shape the community’s future

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Steven High has grabbed the bull by the horns during his first year as executive director of The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 3, 2012
Swing into high gear

Ringling Museum's executive director, Steven High, has shed the new-guy persona and has a pocketful of initiatives to make the museum as relevant today as it will be in 200 years.

  • Arts + Culture
The Trust for Public Land is negotiating with railroad companies for purchase of the Legacy Trail extension, after which it would sell the land to Sarasota County.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 13, 2017
Legacy Trail extension cost estimate reaches $60 million

After an appraisal and negotiations, Sarasota County staff has determined that extending the trail into downtown may require a referendum.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Key Police Department reports for Nov. 13-18.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • November 30, 2016
Longboat Key Cops Corner: 11.30.16

Longboat Key Police Department reports for Nov. 13-18.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Golf architect Richard Mandell said most of the infrastructure at Bobby Jones has long outlived its recommended lifespan.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 28, 2017
Bobby Jones improvement needs top $20 million

A consultant says Bobby Jones Golf Club is in need of major renovations — and that there’s no guarantee the course will ever turn a profit.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Sarasota Ski-A-Rees assemble into a three-tiered pyramid.
  • By Katie Hendrick |
  • February 1, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Sarasota Ski-A-Rees season opener

Waterski troupe has been a Sarasota tradition for 56 years.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This year, five school districts of more than 400 applicants were awarded funds.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • December 19, 2013
School district fails to win money for STEM grant

For the second year in a row, the Manatee County School District fell just short to win federal funding for a grant to fund a plan to implement science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) labs in elementary schools.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • August 30, 2013
FILM REVIEW: 'Ain't Them Bodies Saints'

Don't let the title of the new film, "Ain't Them Bodies Saints," scare you off from catching this hypnotic work of art.

  • Arts + Culture
This four-bedroom, four-bath and two half-bath home was built in 2002.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 24, 2011
Siesta Key home sells for $4.4 million

The 5,727-square-foot home fronts Little Sarasota Bay.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Anna Dearing |
  • April 7, 2010
Dance Review: 'Rococo Variations,' 'There Where She Loved' and 'Pineapple Poll'

Christopher Wheeldon's "There Where She Loved" is truly one of the best pieces the Sarasota Ballet has performed all season.

  • Arts + Culture
A small family sits on the beach watching the waves brought on by Tropical Storm Emily.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • July 31, 2017
Visitors at Siesta Beach not concerned about weather

Despite waking up to Tropical Storm Emily, visitors to Siesta Key weren't going to let the inclimate weather keep them from heading to the beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • February 21, 2018
Braden River Elementary students connect with pen pals in China

East County fifth-graders corresponded with students a world away.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 25, 2016
Top Story — April: Daiquiri Deck to open south Siesta location

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 28, 2009
Weather

Get your latest weather reports: Find out what's happening with red tide, the tides, moon phases, rainfall, temperature and sunrise/sunset.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 9, 2012
Commission wants 'interim' taken out of manager's title

The Town Commission considers options for entering into a long-term agreement with Town Manager David Bullock.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 18, 2012
Dry Dock owner to pursue second-floor expansion

Eric Hammersand plans to apply for a zoning text amendment that would reduce the required waterfront setbacks for three properties on the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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