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Gabrielle Ayala, 12, Carson Sandiford, 17, Tanner Bleck, 13, William Dugan, 14, Alexandra Burman, 13, Gabrielle Mengden, 12, Rachel Mengden, 15 and Michael Mengden, 15, participated in summer intensive classes on Monday. Photo by Rachel S. O’Hara
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 10, 2011
Scene & Heard

Gloria Musicae artistic director seeks singers for musical commemoration; Night of comedy to benefit homeless youth; Sarasota Ballet appoints new development director; Carreño Dance Festival kicks off with intense summer programs

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 10, 2011
County sticks by Tara land-use decision

Manatee County commissioners last week rejected a developer's request for $1.9 million for preventing it from developing the property.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Dina King, 32, was arrested as she began to drive down Ringling Boulevard, not five minutes after she left a courtroom, where she was fined for driving with a suspended driver's license.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • December 23, 2010
Operation Gotcha

Sheriff's deputies trail two-dozen drivers with suspended licenses as they leave a courtroom. Some ignored a judge's order to stop driving and got back behind the wheel.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • May 27, 2009
Harborage home up for raffle

Dream House Charity will raffle off a home in The Harborage to benefit Manatee Children's Services. The raffle begins June 1.

  • East County
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 16, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • June 24, 2010
RECIPE AND A RESERVATION: Beach Bistro

Beach Bistro owner Sean Murphy shares an exclusive recipe with YourObserver.com readers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 4, 2011
Cops Corner

Dr. Strangelove sighting 9:53 a.m. - 1600 block of Main Street. Road Hazard. A man in an electric wheelchair was driving down the middle of Main Street.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
"Hotel Transylvania" opens this fall. Courtesy photo.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • July 18, 2012
Scene & Heard

RCAD grad animates monstrous project; Still talking about it ...; Sarasota Opera seeks volunteers; The write play will be chosen

  • Arts + Culture
Dr. Bassam Altajar, left, and his family have lived in the United States for 20 years. Altajar's three sisters still live in Damascus, Syria, within earshot of the Syrian Civil War's front lines. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • September 12, 2013
Syrian conflict more than a debate for family

A Sarasota doctor of Syrian descent fears for the future of his homeland and the safety of his three sisters caught in the crossfire of an increasingly deadly conflict.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Abandoned boxcars have been left on the railroad track that goes through Shade Avenue.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 7, 2011
BOXCAR BATTLE

Fearing they're an invitation for trouble, residents are trying to get a railroad company to move about two-dozen railcars that have been parked in between two Sarasota communities.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Abandoned boxcars have been left on the railroad track that goes through Shade Avenue.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 7, 2011
BOXCAR BATTLE

Fearing they're an invitation for trouble, residents are trying to get a railroad company to move about two-dozen railcars that have been parked in between two Sarasota communities.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Kevin Cooper, Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce president; Stacey McInturff, Edward Jones branch office manager; C.J. Bannister, Edward Jones managing adviser; Vern Johnson, SKCC volunteer; and Jacque Abney, Edward Jones member services manager
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 7, 2011
Business Observer - 4/7/11

Edward Jones hosts re-opening celebration; Koontz to serve two-year term on joint committee; New College to salute Sen. Bob Johnson; Tidewell Hospice to hold volunteer orientation; LPL Financial recognizes its top financial adviser

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Michael Eng |
  • April 1, 2010
TAKEOVER: Ranch plans annexation

APRIL FOOLS - A revised study by Fishkind & Associates revealed the tax base in the original boundaries for Lakewood Ranch wasn't enough to support a city. Now, a new pro-incorporation group is seeking to annex at least 10 East County neighborhoods to help balance the budget.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 13, 2009
THE PRINCIPAL: Kathy Helean

Imagine School: A lunch box, makeup case, purse, stuff-she-should-be-doing-at-home bag and workbag sit on top of Kathy Helean's desk. The principal at Imagine School, in Palmer Ranch, admits she hasn't moved in yet.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 13, 2009
THE CAREGIVER: ShelleyStone

Out-of-Door Academy: Shelley Stone is a self-proclaimed 'big kid who hasn't grown up yet.'

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 9, 2011
Our View

Don't take the bait

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Razan Waliagha took first place in a tri-meet against St. Stephens Episcopal and Manatee High schools Sept. 29.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 6, 2010
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Razan Waliagha

Although Lakewood Ranch High School junior Razan Waliagha has only been diving for about three weeks, the 16-year-old already is making quite a splash.

  • East County
  • News
Despite the area's demographics, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center often sees uninsured indigent people revisit the emergency room, where the most expensive form of care occurs.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • March 6, 2013
County considers new tax

Manatee County officials are considering an ordinance calling for the public to vote for a sales tax hike to fund indigent health care.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2009
Cops Corner

Cops Corner

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • July 28, 2011
Summer brings honors, possibilities for CB's

The Siesta Key business has found itself in the national spotlight at the same time it weighs plans for a site it just bought on the Key.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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