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The city of Sarasota intends to get this abandoned parcel at 2303 Bahia Vista St. back on city tax rolls. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 12, 2012
City wants to clean up abandoned properties

The city's Code Compliance Division can now start the foreclosure process on abandoned parcels to clear the property titles, dispose of the properties and get them back on the tax rolls.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jody Vitt and Linda Chambers hold the Sony Cybershot camera.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 9, 2013
Facial recognition

A chance sighting at Publix led to the return of a camera and a newfound friendship for two Longboat ladies.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By June LeBell |
  • October 10, 2012
Sarasota Orchestra: Innovations - 'Once Upon a Time'

Once upon a time there was a regional orchestra filled with an international array of talented musicians, many of them young, all of them exceptional.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Woodall takes over sales and marketing at Beacon; Cycling studio comes to Lakewood Ranch; Small engine repair shop opens in Bradenton; Addiction treatment provider announces three new centers

  • East County
  • News
  • By John Gudritz |
  • October 18, 2012
My View: The need for a master plan is clear

Being in the fortunate position of owning an investment management business that allows me to work from anywhere, I have chosen to spend the rest of my career in two of the most beautiful places in the country, Siesta Key and Traverse City, Mich.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • December 13, 2012
Downtown entertainment district proposed

Some downtown residents are opposed to a district that would stretch more than six downtown blocks.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Kurt Dever shows off his championship belt buckle next to his horse, Dallas, who is officially registered as Here’s Mud in Your Eye. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 21, 2012
One of Sarasota's finest earns world barrel-racing title

After only three years of competing, Sarasota police officer Kurt Dever recently took first in his division at the National Barrel Horse Association World Finals - an achievement many lifelong riders never see.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 28, 2012
Code changes to stall redevelopment

Applicants seeking redevelopment and some of the town's pool of 250 tourism units will have to wait until the town makes changes to its codes and Comp Plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 20, 2013
Colony Association polls unit owners

The majority of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association's board members want to raze the resort's existing structures, minus the beachfront units, and rebuild.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 30, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Phase-one improvements of the Town Center Green project finished in August.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • August 30, 2020
Longboat Key saves $119K on phase one of Town Center Green project

Longboat Key town commissioners are set to discuss phase-two improvements in October.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The School District of Manatee Country has created a dashboard to inform the public how many COVID-19 cases have been confirmed at individual schools and support sites.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 3, 2020
School District of Manatee County creates COVID-19 dashboard

Six East County schools have reported at least one confirmed case of COVID-19 since first day of school.

  • East County
  • News
Lily, Mason and Cassidy Berg show off their masks before heading into Southside Elementary School.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • September 15, 2020
School board considers mask policy extension

If the policy extension is approved, students could have to wear masks for the rest of the school year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
New hours for the Balmoral Woods Boulevard entrance into The Country Club at Lakewood Ranch will be 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 27, 2018
Gate hours into Country Club at Lakewood Ranch will change

Country Club moves forward with safety plan to limit public access at Balmoral Woods entrance.

  • East County
  • News
Ann Matthews, Samantha Cataline and Jennifer Willis at a digital learning center in South Africa.
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • July 23, 2018
Teaching it forward

Phillippi Shores Elementary School educators recently returned from South Africa where they spent the summer volunteering with the Good Work Foundation.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • July 25, 2018
Longboat to prepare sea level rise action plan

Longboat Key has hired consultants to assess the town's infrastructure and determine what it can do over the next few decades to mitigate the impacts of sea level rise.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Charlie Kennedy
  • By Observer staff |
  • August 6, 2018
Manatee County School Board District 2: Charlie Kennedy

Alice Kaddatz challenges incumbent Charlie Kennedy.

  • East County
  • News
En Pointe is a proposed four-story structure on the interior of Golden Gate Point with four living units and parking for eight vehicles underneath. Five street parking spots are nearby.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 9, 2020
Golden Gate Point project sparks parking concerns

Members of the downtown-adjacent neighborhood are concerned about the supply of public parking.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ray Taranto and Bryan Veith are helping put together The Junior Tour Powered by Under Armour.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 15, 2020
New national junior golf tour has events in East County

The Junior Tour, sponsored by Under Armour, will have three coed age divisions.

  • East County
  • Sports
The city will work to preserve the nearby butterfly garden when it demolishes the pavilion at Gillespie Park.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 23, 2020
Gillespie Park pavilion slated for demolition

The city has the neighborhood's support as it plans to remove a shade structure from the park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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