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  • By Jessica Luck |
  • January 27, 2010
Vern Buchanan holds Town Hall meeting

Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Longboat Key, held a Town Hall meeting Jan. 23, at Longboat Key Town Hall. More than 100 people attended.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 20, 2011
Businesses eye San Marco units

Realtor David Neff said a ballroom dance club, a medical spa, physical therapist, dentist, a salon and a well-known Italian restaurant are interested in the plaza.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • September 24, 2009
New event fees delayed

Sarasota's plan to charge for the use of parks for special events, which some say would kill some St. Armands Circle events, will be delayed until at least December.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • September 23, 2009
New event fees delayed

Sarasota's plan to charge for the use of parks for special events, which some said would kill some St. Armands Circle events, will be delayed until at least December.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 23, 2009
Key Club golf director starts out in full swing

Terry O'Hara was 4 years old when he played golf for the first time. Since then, golf has been a constant for him.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Brenda and Danny Chin and their daughter, student dancer Katie. Photo by Molly Schechter.
  • By Loren Mayo and Molly Schechter |
  • August 30, 2011
Scene & Heard

'Festival of Stars' stars the students; Art Center Sarasota hits a triple; Couture your closet with costumes; Ringling Museum circles the wagons

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2014
Our View

Remember the fallen

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Arthur and Eleanor Mullins |
  • May 5, 2010
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Tara homeowners object to development

As homeowners in Tara Golf and Country Club, my wife and I are strongly opposed to the proposed rezoning of the southwest corner of State Road 70 and Tara Boulevard from residential to commercial by Lake Lincoln LLC and also to permitting additional uses within the Twelve Oaks Plaza, including construction of a cellular communications tower. We have both signed a petition to this effect.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Guest food editor Lois Scheyer and her famous seafood platters
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • December 22, 2010
Love in the Kitchen

Guest food editor Lois Scheyer shares her favorite recipes and cooking tips.

  • Arts + Culture
Kaydann Jones, 4, is a survivor of brain cancer. She was first diagnosed about two years ago, when she had just turned 3.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 3, 2010
MIRACLE

Originally, doctors gave Kaydann Jones, then 3, only six to nine months to live after she was diagnosed with brain cancer. About a month ago, an MRI revealed her tumors have disappeared.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 21, 2010
Residents express erosion concerns

The Town Commission gave town staff direction for a number of options for erosion issues at the north end of the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 20, 2010
Bench play sparks Pirates victory

The Braden River High boys basketball team earned a key district win, defeating Palmetto 52-49 Jan. 12. The Pirates improve to 9-5 overall; 4-1 in the district.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Warren Coville has been deaccessioning his photo collection since 2000, but he still has a few favorites hanging in his home, such as this photo essay by Clarence White School alumna Margaret Bourke-White.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 28, 2012
Developing a Passion: Warren Coville

Sarasotan Warren Coville shares the history behind the collection of 1,700 photographs he and his wife recently donated to the Ringling Museum of Art.

  • Arts + Culture
One of the owners of Sub Zero Ice Cream and Yogurt, Brad Lord, stands by a tank of 1,000 liters of liquid nitrogen.
  • By June LeBell |
  • November 28, 2012
TiDBITES

Freeze! It's time for unique ice cream; Pop-up restaurant has staying power

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 22, 2011
Main Street project price tag: $14 million

Main Street merchants have both sticker shock and construction shock over preliminary cost options for a Main Street project that could cost as much as $14 million and take years to complete.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Flashing school speed-limit signs were not working for a brief period of time on the first day of school at Southside Elementary School. Photo by Kurt Schultheis.
  • By Kurt Schultheis and Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • August 25, 2011
New school year sees few problems on first day

Except for the minor glitches expected on any opening day of the new school year, the Sarasota County School District reported a generally smooth start Monday.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Roy |
  • September 15, 2009
Merchants, Partnership merger talks back on

Despite downtown merchants ending merger negotiations with the Downtown Partnership last week, both sides will sit down this week to try to resurrect a deal.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Roy |
  • November 4, 2010
City to explore park taxing district

A former commissioner wants to provide better funding for Selby Five Points Park by creating a new downtown taxing district solely dedicated to supporting the park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 17, 2009
Cops Corner

Cops Corner

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Dean and Bill Mixon and Rick Permuy, Janet Mixon's son, sport orange smiles.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • November 6, 2013
Lasting Legacy: Mixon's Fruit Farms

Mixon's Fruit Farms endured struggles - and a change in strategy - to make it to its 75th season.

  • East County
  • News
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