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  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 23, 2009
Santa's secret helper

If the North Pole needed a decorator, Santa set designer Roselle Stroz would be the best person for the job.

  • Arts + Culture
Pine View School for the Gifted eighth-grader Hallie Schiffman began sailing competitively when she was 10 years old.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 5, 2014
Setting sail

Thirteen-year-old Hallie Schiffman was recently named the recipient of the 2014 Young Woman Sailor of the Year Award.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Pam Eubanks "I like the music you dance to," said Logan Sork, pictured with dance partner, Phoebe Abraham. "I like the way you dance, too — slowly, beautifully. I like the movement of it."
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 19, 2011
Gullett School student passionate about dance

Gullett Elementary student Phoebe Abraham and her dancing partner, Logan Sork, showed off their tango routine at Lakewood Ranch Arthur Murray Dance Studio's anniversary party.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Chef/proprietor Steve Phelps sears meat in the kitchen at Indigenous.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • October 19, 2011
EDIBLES: Passion in the kitchen translates to the table

Indigenous starts from its name. The food is as local and native as realistically possible in Florida, not just in the interest of freshness and taste but in using resources wisely and supporting the local community.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • January 28, 2010
School tax referendum opponents face-off

At a Jan. 25 panel discussion of the March school tax referendum, Superintendent of Schools Lori White and Jane Goodwin faced-off against Rod Thomson and Walt Augustinowicz.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 10, 2010
Alliance chairman ready for new role

Longtime Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance member Marc Simms has big plans for the East County organization.

  • East County
  • News
Griffin
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 23, 2010
Character Sketches

Longboat Key author H. Terrell 'Terry' Griffin looks close to home to find novel inspiration.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Key residents long have spotted individual manatees in the Grand Canal. Photo by Rebecca Wild Baxter.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • August 11, 2011
Manatees in Grand Canal threatened by fast boats

Residents along the Key's Grand Canal long have contended with property damage from fast boat wakes, but new concerns have arisen about the boats' threats to a pod of manatees.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
When will the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort be razed and rebuilt? Five years since its closing, there's no easy answer.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 12, 2015
Colony: The slow collapse

‘What’s the deal with the Colony?’ is a question local tourism officials hear frequently. Five years after the resort’s closing, there are no easy answers.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Anthony Paull |
  • January 31, 2013
For better or worse: city commissioners-elect weigh in on "sound"

For better or worse: city commissioners-elect weigh in on "sound"

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Sarah Miller scored a goal in the Lady Mustangs 6-0 district shutout over Palmetto last week.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 23, 2010
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Sarah Miller

Lakewood Ranch High senior Sarah Miller has already scored seven goals and an assist through five games this season.

  • East County
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  • By Kurt Schultheis and Robin Hartill |
  • February 4, 2010
Length of Jewfish dock causes concern

The Jewfish Key dock will grow from 50 feet to 180 feet out into Sarasota Bay if the Zoning Board of Adjustment approves the request next week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Braden River High senior Matt McNab and Lakewood Ranch High senior Tyler Norris have been playing together at the Braden River Soccer Club for the past 10 years. The two will continue playing together at Francis Marion University this fall.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 6, 2012
High school rivals united as teammates

Braden River High senior Matt McNab and Lakewood Ranch High senior Tyler Norris both will play soccer for Francis Marion University in Florence, S.C., this fall.

  • East County
  • Sports
Ray Seymour, an out-of-work handyman, has been applying for jobs.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • January 31, 2013
Camp shows complexity of the homeless issue

A homeless population staying on Central Avenue illustrates the city's difficulty in trying to find a strategy to deal with an increasing homeless population.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 31, 2013
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 23, 2015
County leaders revive conference center discussion

Sarasota County commissioners went on the record in support of a mid-­sized conference center this month, while a group of business leaders begin building back private sector support for such a venue.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 1, 2013
Our View: Disservice to taxpayers

Most everything legislators do is well intentioned. They get gold stars for that.

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  • Opinion
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 27, 2009
Locals start downtown initiative

Sarasota residents Matt Orr and Rich Swier have shown their support for downtown Sarasota via www.ilovedowntownsrq.com, Facebook and Twitter pages and by urging merchants to hang an 'I LOVE DOWNTOWN Sarasota' sign in their store window.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
This home at 1545 Mallard Lane has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,317 square feet of living area. It sold for $926,200.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 12, 2013
Home in Paradise Shores sells for $926,200

The following residential real-estate transactions took place between Aug. 26 and Aug. 30.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
At 100 years old, Gus Andreone, with his wife, Betty, continues to play golf at Palm-Aire Country Club two to three times a week.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 5, 2011
At 100 Gus Andreone is still swinging

Palm-Aire resident Gus Andreone celebrated his 100th birthday Sept. 30. The community will honor Andreone by naming its practice and teaching facility after him.

  • East County
  • Sports
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