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Craig Hall, co-founder and vice president of business development and investor relations for Sunovia, displays his firms bright wares in Siesta Key Village.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 19, 2012
Crosswalk issues and street safety plague Siesta

The Florida Department of Transportation rejected requests for Midnight Pass safety improvements, including more signage and a lower speed limit, and the search for Village lighting continues.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 29, 2013
SIDELINES

PEMCO Pirates win championship; Braden River searches for new baseball coach; Pirates to retire No. 3

  • East County
  • Sports
Jerry Schoenholtz, vice president of Tandem Construction, developer Randy Moore, interior designer Carrie Riley, Michael Saunders, president of Michael Saunders and Company, and architect Mark Sultana
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • December 2, 2014
INFINITY Longboat Key groundbreaking

On Dec. 3, INFINITY Longboat Key held its groundbreaking.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The cast of the musical "A Christmas Story" from the Players Theatre's current Broadway season.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • January 13, 2015
Players Theatre announces 2015-2016 season

Sarasota's resident community theater announced their 86th Broadway season featuring a vast array of musical and dramatic offerings.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 26, 2016
Sarasota developer takes on the IRS — and wins

Hugh Culverhouse Jr., developer of Palmer Ranch, has won a decade-long dispute over the value of land he donated in Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jennifer Shafer found an old beer can at last year’s cleanup.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 4, 2011
Trash cleanup will be treasure for Sister Keys

According to Sarasota Bay Watch founder Rusty Chinnis, the Sarasota Bay Watch Sister Keys Cleanup will likely draw around 80 volunteers.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The municipal facility has become an issue for the city as revenues decline and the costs of managing aging infrastructure grow. The study committee will research potential solutions to that problem.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 23, 2015
Bobby Jones committee pitches vision for future

In ambitiously examining the course’s problems, the Bobby Jones Golf Club Study Committee hopes to discover a realistic solution.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lynn Weddington and Longboat Key Club and Resort General Manager Michael Welly were married during a recent trip to Italy. They’ll head to the West Coast before deciding the next step in their careers.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 31, 2012
Right place, right time

The Longboat Key Club and Resort's general manager Michael Welly is saying 'goodbye' after eight-and-a-half years.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 18, 2012
Observed: Facts should determine your vote

I began hearing the rumors several months ago, so I wasn't completely surprised when Manatee County Commission District 5 Candidate Vanessa Baugh called me one day with a dilemma: Rumors were circulating about her residency in Manatee County.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Photo by Eoin Carey.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 2, 2015
Hidden in Plain Sight: "If These Spasms Could Speak" at Florida Studio Theatre

With his one-man play, Robert Softley Gale explores what it means to live with a disability

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Town Hall's new purchasing manager, Ana Owen, likes to go sailing in her free time. She's been learning the skills for the water sport for the last four years.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • December 2, 2015
Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority board questions purchasing power

The IDA wants to structure the new purchasing manager’s spending.

  • East County
  • News
Scott Gerber's Tude Dudes company has made 120 different aluminum dudes since July 1.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • January 6, 2011
7 in 11: Scott Gerber

After realizing his 20-hour-a-day job was not for him, Scott Gerber found something that put a smile on his face.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • November 20, 2012
CEO promotes smart growth

Lakewood Ranch developer Rex Jensen sees an era of better relations between businesses and local government.

  • East County
  • News
Entrepreneur David Chessler said he wants the future of the Main Plaza complex to reflect the desires of Sarasota residents.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 7, 2016
People to Watch: Main Plaza developer strives to reflect community vision

David Chessler, one-third of the entrepreneurial team overseeing the redevelopment of Main Plaza, wants the project to represent the desires and needs of Sarasota residents.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"I planted squashes," said Cody Pooler, 11. "It was fun. You poked holes and planted."
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 14, 2011
New greenhouse cultivates learning at Pinnacle Academy

Schroeder-Manatee Ranch installed a greenhouse this summer at Pinnacle Academy. Students now are getting their hands dirty and trying to get their garden to grow.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 5, 2015
Three-bedroom Promenade condo sells for $1.95 million

The home at 1211 Gulf of Mexico Drive has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,273 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • May 9, 2013
Whitaker Bayou homes planned

Plans for the four single-family home project will be presented at a May 21 community meeting.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 4, 2015
Promenade condo tops sales at $1,275,000

A condominium in The Promenade tops all transactions in this week’s real estate

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Guest speaker Frank Hopper posing with Chris Sancin by one of Hopper’s paintings.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • September 29, 2011
Designing Women's Salon Series lecture with Frank Hopper

Designing Women's monthly Salon Series lecture included guest speaker Frank Hopper, a local artist and painter in Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Gift and Gaffes
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2015
Longboat Key Gifts and Gaffes

Holiday memories: Some warm the heart, and others send chills down the spine. We’ve compiled some of your fondest holiday memories, along with your most memorable mishaps. Cheers to a holiday season that you’ll never forget.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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