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  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 2, 2014
Letters to the Editor

ULI report assessment lays a costly egg; Lord's Warehouse fashion show chairs give kudos; Suggestions to improve Bradenton Beach traffic; Winding Oaks board supported maintenance

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Hazzan Jeffrey Weber and Flora Oynick dance and laugh during the celebration.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • September 6, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Temple Beth Sholom Tashlich Service

Community members participated in Rosh Hashanah traditions Friday, Sept. 6, at Turtle Beach for the Temple Beth Sholom Tashlich service. Visiting Rabbi from Connecticut Andrew Hechtman led the group in dances and songs. Community members threw bread into the water to release their sins and start fresh in the New Year. They also blew the shofar, or rams horn, to signify a happy time. In ancient times people blew the shofar to communicate danger or celebration.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 27, 2010
Hospital CEO completes 165-mile bike ride

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center CEO Jim Wilson biked from Miami to Key West during the Southern Most AIDS/HIV Bike Ride earlier this month.

  • East County
  • News
Michael’s On East Savor Sarasota menu reincarnates this Longboat Key snapper, created by Michael Klauber about 30 years ago at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort. Courtesy photos.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • May 29, 2013
Plan now to Savor Sarasota and save

Sarasota foodies, residents and visitors, alike, are making their lists and checking them twice in anticipation of Savor Sarasota, the annual summer promotion Visit Sarasota County hosts.

  • Arts + Culture
Chris Waters was raised in Sarasota.
  • By Chris Waters |
  • February 16, 2012
My View: Without a long-range vision, cities perish

Sarasota needs a community-wide consensus and vision, to help it navigate over the next 100 years.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 9, 2015
Lift Station 87 hits more delays

Sarasota city commissioners delayed moving ahead with the $32 million plans for a new wastewater facility to replace Lift Station 7 Monday, citing legal concerns.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Regina and John Joly accept their "Family of the Year"award at the Florida State Council of the Knights of Columbus State Convention at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando May 30. Courtesy photo
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 20, 2018
What a Knight for Lakewood Ranch couple

Lakewood Ranch couple's volunteerism earns accolades from the Knights of Columbus at the state level.

  • East County
  • News
A sign announcing Siesta Key's ranking as the top beach in the United States should be erected soon near the beach pavilion.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 15, 2011
Beach sign unanimously approved

The County Commission Wednesday unanimously approved a two-sided sign proclaiming Siesta Key Public Beach No. 1 in the United States.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Dr. J. Albert Avila, right, and his wife, Dr. Janet Bailey Avila, cut the ribbon to officially open The Center for Urgent Care. Their son, Kyle Bailey, lends a hand.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 21, 2016
New Lakewood Ranch urgent care facility hosts grand opening

Dr. J. Albert Avila is ready to serve the east county area.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's Brittany McManus uses Airbnb to book accommodations wherever she travels, whether abroad or in the United States.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 6, 2019
County shoots air ball at tax collection

Manatee County commissioners hope to find way to collect taxes on Airbnb stays.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • January 16, 2018
Man charged with setting fire behind Mandeville Beer Garden

The fire damaged a phone junction box and its connecting wires, but Mandeville is still open for business.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Popcorn Bob |
  • August 19, 2013
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's Movie Magic reviews.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2013
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 9, 2018
Cops Corner: Be on the lookout . . .

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Rusty Chinnis founded the Sarasota Bay Watch in 2007.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • October 21, 2015
Conversation with Rusty Chinnis

Rusty Chinnis founded the Sarasota Bay Watch in 2007.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Waves crash into the seawall Jan. 22 at the First Lido Condominiums, sending water onto the property.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 2, 2017
Sarasota explores short-term sand options on Lido Key

Siesta Key residents continue to oppose the dredging of Big Pass, so city officials are considering other avenues for bolstering the shrinking Lido shoreline.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Loppe
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 21, 2014
Mustangs make college plans

Five Lakewood Ranch High athletes made their college intentions known during a ceremony May 16.

  • East County
  • Sports
Dan and Pam Wood, owners of the new Dickey's Barbecue Pit location, stand in their new restaurant  with their two daughters, Lauren and Kaitlyn. The restaurant will open Thursday, Oct. 20.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • October 19, 2016
Dickey's Barbecue Pit opens in Bradenton

Specials highlight chain's first month of service.

  • East County
  • News
Benderson Development has long considered an expansion to its existing headquarters off Cooper Creek Boulevard, said Todd Mathes, the company's director of development. It currently uses about 18,000 square feet of space behind Home Depot for storage.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 12, 2016
Bigger plans for Cooper Creek plazas

Benderson Development officials say market demand calls for 'exercise in planning.'

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2013
Cross-country child's play

Isabel Crimaldi traded the snow-capped foothills of her hometown of Boulder, Colo., for the coastal views of Longboat Key, where she visited her grandfather, John, for the holidays.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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