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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 2, 2012
TOP STORY, DEC.: Colony developers not waiting for settlement

Club Holdings and the association board are intent on building mostly new units - even without Klauber's three acres.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 6, 2012
News Briefs

Village Association to buy holiday lights; SCAT audit exposes fiscal weaknesses; County lifeguards to watch New Pass

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Parking Manager Mark Lyons hopes to see paid parking on downtown streets by late summer.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 5, 2017
2017 Issues to Watch: Parking

Paid parking seems destined to return to downtown in 2017, but merchants are still mobilizing against meters on Main Street.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Woman's Exchange purchased the adjacent property that current houses a four-plex.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • April 25, 2013
Woman's Exchange plans its expansion

The nonprofit plans to expand into an adjacent property it purchased in 2012. Options for the space include additional storage and retail space.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • In Memoriam |
  • July 6, 2018
John S. (Jack) Weber

John S "Jack" Weber passed away June 25, 2018, he lived in Holmes Beach, Florida and his obituary tribute is publishing in the Longboat Observer of the Observer Media Group.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Eugene Moore missed his former restaurant customers, so he opened Farmer's Inn on Wheels.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • December 14, 2015
Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

Local restaurant owner gets hitched with Farmers Inn on Wheels

  • East County
  • News
Brian Battie and Tommie Battie IV played football together for Sarasota High in 2017. The brothers were shot in Sarasota on May 18. Tommie Battie IV was pronounced dead at the scene, while Brian Battie was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 24, 2017
Brothers look to keep Sailors football afloat

It's the first time the Battie siblings have played on the same team.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Hugh Culverhouse Jr. has maintained developers Randy Benderson and Henry Rodriguez unlawfully cut him out of a lucrative development deal in south Sarasota County (shown in green.)
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 17, 2015
Prominent developers lose $20 million lawsuit

Developer Hugh Culverhouse Jr. has long maintained fellow developers and prominent Sarasota businessmen, Henry Rodriguez and Randy Benderson, cut him out of a lucrative mixed-use project through backroom conversations and political machinations.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Australian group Gravity and Other Myths will perform at the eighth annual Ringling International Arts Festival.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 7, 2016
Scene and Heard

Get the latest in the world of A+E

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
The infrared therapy pods can reach temperatures as hot as 158 degrees Farenheit.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • February 19, 2020
Infrared saunas a hot way to release toxins

Our reporter tests out an infrared sauna to see if there are health benefits.

  • Health
Manatee County government offices will be closed Feb. 17. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 4, 2020
Manatee County announces holiday closures

Trash and recycling in unincorporated Manatee County will be pushed back one day the week of Feb. 17 because of Presidents' Day.

  • East County
  • News
Myakka City's Charles Cole, 39, holds one of his racing pigeons at home in the pigeon loft.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • November 30, 2016
Myakka City man, not-so-empty nester

Charles Cole crows about his pigeons when it comes to racing.

  • East County
  • News
Dr. Richard Brown, Medical Director of Cancer Care Services at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, signs the wall of the linear accelerator vault. His message was dedicated to his late cousin, Kenny Freed.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • November 7, 2019
Staff, patients sign walls of incoming cancer care facility

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System's Radiation Oncology Center is slated for completion in August 2020

  • East County
  • News
The Respectable Receptacle ownership group is excited to bring its new business to Lakewood Ranch. Back, James Lilly, Tammy Lilly and Debra Karasick. Front, Anthony Falcone, Greg Karasick, Lori Falcone.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 9, 2017
Pursuit of a dream in Lakewood Ranch starts with trash

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

  • East County
  • News
The Florida Department of Transportation is inspecting the severity of the damage to the overpass.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 13, 2019
Southbound I-75 closes after truck strikes overpass

A portion of Interstate 75 is closed at the Proctor Road overpass as crews inspect the bridge and assess the damage.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Receptionist Jill Taylor greets guests.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 23, 2016
FDOT opens new operations center

The center is located on State Road 64 east of I-75.

  • East County
  • News
Officer Jake Nelson and Bronson
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 11, 2018
Your Town for Jan. 11

Police dog team wins award; dentist marks 30 years in business.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • November 29, 2017
Make them pay — with their own money, boot them out

The rules need to be the same across the board.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • February 27, 2020
Longboat Island Chapel hosts Mardi Gras bash

Attendees ate, drank and were merry for Mardi.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • January 12, 2017
Selby Library hosts mystical fundraiser

Friends of Selby Library encouraged supporters to look into their future at the Looking into the Crystal Ball fundraiser.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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