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Sarasota County commissioners and staff will hold three budget workshops this week.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 11, 2012
County to hold three budget workshops this week

The Sarasota County Commission will hold three budget workshops on the preliminary 2013 budget in downtown Sarasota this week.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Elks Lodge members Randy Volkart and Darrin Simone look over design blueprints for their new lodge.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 28, 2016
Lakewood Ranch Elks break ground on new lodge

$2 million facility will house an expanding membership.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 15, 2010
Bay City Ballers win state championship

The Bay City Ballers defeated four teams from across the state of Florida to win the USSSA Basketball Tournament June 11-13 in Tampa.

  • East County
  • Sports
'Cabin Pressure' photo by Don Walker
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • May 31, 2016
Theater review: Starlite Players: 'Mind Games'

Starlite Players keep it short, sweet and silly.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Joe and Pat Abrams with their dogs, Rory and Ana. Photo by Nick Friedman.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 7, 2013
K-9 Search and Rescue Team sniffs out crime

Pat and Joe Abrams recover missing persons and emphasize prevention.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mitchell Levin |
  • June 13, 2012
My View: Pension plan: Rainbows and butterflies or logic?

"Fiscally sound" is not how the pension board behaves.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Thank you, Michael Welly. You will be missed; What about the national election results?; We support Sunshine Airlines; Applause for new non-stop airline

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Hunter DeWitt
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 6, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Hunter DeWitt

Fresh on the heels of Sarasota High School's 51-6 victory Friday, Aug. 31 over Booker High School senior quarterback Hunter DeWitt, reflects on the game and looks forward to his final season as a Sailor.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo Currently, the only Artspace development in Florida is the Sailboat Bend lofts in Fort Lauderdale.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 23, 2014
Artist lobbies for live/work project

Veronica Morgan wants to bring a group to Sarasota that would outline how best to develop artist housing on the North Trail.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Parking meter placement defies commonsense

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Mark Latham, director of Manatee County Mosquito Control, smiles despite there being hundreds of mosquitoes swarming his hand.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • October 19, 2016
Head of Manatee Mosquito Control not bugged by call to Africa

Month-long trip to Burkina Faso focuses on mosquito control to combat spread of malaria.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2009
Our View

Union needs to face the music

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Lakewood Ranch scored 1222 points — the highest in Manatee County.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 8, 2010
Manatee schools earns positive marks

Five of Manatee's district high schools earned a B grade for the 2009-2010 year, including Lakewood Ranch and Braden River high schools.

  • East County
  • News
Opponents of the Deer Prairie Creek Preserve hog hunt brought signs to a July 10 Sarasota County Commission meeting.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 20, 2012
Hunters kill 39 hogs in pilot hunt

The Southwest Florida Water Management District permitted hunt was aimed at removing the destructive invasive species.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The home at 2309 Alameda Ave. recently sold for $3.7 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 17, 2018
Sarasota Bay Park home sells for $3.7 million

Residential real estate transactions for April 30-May 4.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 17, 2015
Evie's on Main Street to open in September

Owner Mike Evanoff said he plans to open the bar, restaurant and bowling alley on the 1500 block of Main Street Sept. 2.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Despite the five-year vacation of the Gulfstream Avenue condominium, Charlotte Ryan said she always believed she'd find a way to return to her Dolphin Tower home.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 22, 2015
Conversation with Charlotte Ryan

We talked to the Dolphin Tower Condominium Association president about the five years of work spent repairing the damaged building — and how it feels to be close to moving back home.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2009
Our view

Unions need to face reality

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Logan Learned, Ricki Bertoni, Ricardo Graziano, Jamie Carter and Kate Honea all prefer live music to recordings.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • April 24, 2013
Spotlight: Theatre of Dreams goes live

Live music is a new element for this year's Theatre of Dreams program.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 12, 2012
Sarasota team prepares for Red Bull Candola race

Jared Serfozo and Jason Owens will compete at the Red Bull Candola race this weekend in Fort Lauderdale.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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