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  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 12, 2009
Our View

The Colony and next generation

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Kim Hunsader immediately loved the idea her husband, David, discussed with her 23 years ago — a pumpkin festival. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • October 8, 2014
Pumpkin festival returns for 23rd year

Twenty-three years ago, when her husband, David, told her about an idea to launch a family-friendly, country celebration, Kim Hunsader was immediately on board.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 22, 2010
City eliminates 35 job positions

The cuts mainly include vacant positions, but 13 employees will be laid off.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Letters to the Editor
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2011
Letters to the Editor: 08.03.11

I did not move here to live with other people's pets; Trial run for dogs on beach, Publix rebuild are great ideas; It's incorrect to say majority supports Key Club project

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Photo by Jen Blanco
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 7, 2013
Leading Lady Ram: Glanna Vastola

Riverview High senior guard Gianna Vastola scored her 1,000th career point in the Lady Rams' 65-32 victory over Palm Harbor University.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Markers for the Casa Museo housing development sit on the 8.4 acres of land that Indian Beach/Sapphire Shores residents had hoped would become a public park. Photo by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • September 18, 2014
Potential park site slated for development

With a planned residential development moving forward, the Indian Beach/Sapphire Shores neighborhood is looking for new targets for parkland.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 12, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Frustrated by false proclamations; Cell towers cause fear for health

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
4717 Mainsail Dr., Bradenton
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 9, 2015
Cypress Creek Estates home sells for $632,500

Find out what homes sold for in your neighborhood.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Ian Arov, 5, organizes coins into separate areas depending on their value. He tells kindergarten teacher Shonna Brady the value of each coin.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • August 22, 2013
Teachers ease transition for incoming students

When Goldie Feldman Academy's kindergarten teacher Shonna Brady paid a visit to new student Ian Arov, 5, in his Siesta Key home, Ian shook her hand as if he were an adult.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Schroeder-Manatee Ranch's Todd Pokrywa stands in front of the future extension of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard — a project connected with the Villages of Lakewood Ranch South. Photo by Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 28, 2014
From plan to project

With approvals from Sarasota County in hand, SMR can begin planning for its Villages of Lakewood Ranch South project.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key resident Sharon Burde takes private clay classes on Longboat Key and serves her gazpacho in the beautiful bowls she makes.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • June 18, 2012
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Sharon Burde

Longboat Key resident Sharon Burde has been making gazpacho for a long time. She doesn't follow a recipe, but cooks by taste.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • July 10, 2014
DID faces budget limitations

The city's Downtown Improvement District is looking for new sources of revenue.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jennifer Rominiecki said Selby Gardens could benefit from offering more of a "museum experience" — something that could attract repeat visitors. Photo by Jessica Salmond
  • By David Conway |
  • December 17, 2014
New Selby Gardens CEO sees room to grow

Jennifer Rominiecki, who spent 15 years at the New York Botanical Gardens, says her goal for Selby is not just to attract visitors. It's to keep them coming back.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota has about $144.3 million in outstanding debt for things such as road improvements, the new police department headquarters, Ed Smith Stadium renovations, water-and-sewer projects and so on.
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • April 19, 2012
City of Sarasota pensions: Local debt crisis

With up to $400 million in city pension plans unfunded, the city is heading toward a financial crisis. Taxpayers will pay. It's just a matter of when.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 27, 2009
Community Golf Scores 05.19.09 to 05.25.09

East County golfers post amazing numbers on area courses.

  • East County
  • Sports
Courtesy photo Roger Pettingell began his career with in 1983, with Arvida Corp. His sales volume for his career totals more than $1 billion.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 22, 2014
Pettingell ranks No. 1 for 2013 sales volume

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate's Roger Pettingell had the highest sales volume on the Sarasota-Manatee Multiple Listing Service for the second consecutive year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jazz Club of Sarasota performers Johnny Moore, Dominic Mancini, Tommy Goodman, Greg Nielsen and Bob DeAngelis have more than a century of jazz experience combined.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • December 16, 2014
All That Jazz

The Jazz Club of Sarasota serves and protects the city's jazz community.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 10, 2009
Villages project fails to gain commission support

Sarasota County commissioners Tuesday only granted three of SMR's five amendment requests. Now, the state Department of Community Affairs will review the project.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • October 13, 2016
New voices join Siesta Promenade debate

More stakeholders near Stickney Point Road and U.S. 41 are sharing their concerns about Benderson Development's proposed Siesta Promenade project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Blue Rooster co-owner Bill Cornelius worries about how businesses in the Rosemary District are being affected by problems associated with an influx of homeless individuals in the area. Photos by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • September 11, 2014
Rosemary District faces new homeless challenge

Fed up with problems caused by a growing shift in the homeless population, businesses ask the city for help in their neighborhood.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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