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Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 10, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • June 7, 2012
Neighbors: Mark Lubas

Classically trained opera singer Mark Lubas has not only performed in a variety of operas throughout the U.S., he's also spent more than 20 years helping others find their own voice.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Marina Jack's tax-exempt status remains up in the air, pending a lawsuit. Photo by Norman Schimmel
  • By Jack Gurney |
  • December 23, 2011
TOP STORY, FEB.: City dragged into Marina Jack tax case

How large a role the City of Sarasota will play in the 12th Judicial Circuit Court property tax lawsuit between Sarasota County Property Appraiser Bill Furst and Marina Jack has yet to be determined, but it has been reluctantly dragged into the fight.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By John Ewing |
  • February 12, 2012
Fourteen Restaurants for Valentine's Day Dining

Fourteen Restaurants for Valentine's Day Dining

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Guest Food Editor Scott George developed this recipe when trying to recreate a dish he had in Florence, Italy. Photos by Molly Schechter.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • November 22, 2011
EDIBLES: Pretty pasta fools foodies

The recipe that Scott George is sharing with Edibles is as colorful as his life - and the wild print trousers for which he is famous for wearing. It is his own creation, inspired by a dish he ate in 1991 in Italy

  • Arts + Culture
The firm running the concessions at Siesta Key Public Beach ran into permitting problems with the county, leading it to win an agreement that it can install movable kiosks. Photo by Norman Schimmel.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • November 23, 2011
Kiosks coming to the beach concession area

The new Siesta beach concessionaire soon will be installing movable kiosks and getting a break on its payments to the county.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Artisans' World Marketplace president Sandy Ramsey said the store represents artisans from more than 60 countries across the world.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 16, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Artisans' World Marketplace

Artisans' World Marketplace opened its new Lakewood Ranch location Nov. 12.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch residents Annie Thornhill and Regina Morris will run their first and only 50-mile ultramarathon this weekend.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 14, 2011
Ranch runners step up for first ultramarathon

Lakewood Ranch residents Regina Morris and Annie Thornhill will compete in the North Face Endurance Challenge Sept. 17 in Wisconsin.

  • East County
  • Sports
"Dynamic Duets of the ’70s" features Tsadok Porter, Wells Fordham, Mikeyy Mendez and Alyssa White.
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • August 26, 2011
WBBT troupe belts out 'Dynamic Duets'

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's "Dynamic Duets of the '70s" is a blast from the past you won't want to miss.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 30, 2011
OUR TOWN

Wedding bells to ring in spring for engaged couple; Tennis Center USTA team advances; Sanders offers sea of support; Tennis Center is shoe-in for cause

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The 40-person cast has been putting in long hours inside Lakewood Ranch High School's auditorium.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • March 30, 2011
WHAT RIVALRY?

For the first time in East County history, students from Braden River High School will join those at Lakewood Ranch High School in Lakewood's spring production, 'Camp Rock The Musical,' which opens March 31.

  • Arts + Culture
"God's love for us is a million times more," Fr. Dan Smith said. "I want to help (families) feel that love and get that love to the kids."
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 30, 2011
Our Lady of the Angels welcomes new priest

Fr. Dan Smith now will lead the congregation at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Community.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 28, 2010
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  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Susan and Lenny Landau
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • May 11, 2011
Edibles: 'When it's pizza night at your house ...'

Today, pizza is everywhere and everything. Some fans stay close to the tried and true; others are more adventurous, exploring the likes of the Ritz-Carlton's cremini mushroom white pizza. But even the most devoted bec fin brings a pizza home once in a while. Here are some folks' choices across demography and geography.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 5, 2011
News Briefs

Planning Board reappointments on hold; Citizen sits during City Commission prayer; and Rep. Buchanan praises Osama bin Laden killing.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch team to compete in national rodeo
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2011
News Briefs

Lakewood Ranch team to compete in national rodeo; Students improve FCAT writing scores; Society celebrates fourth anniversary; SCF holds 2011 commencement; and Deputies investigate knife-wielding suspect.

  • East County
  • News
The state's Department of Community Affairs has no objections to the town's Comp Plan amendments regarding the Longboat Key Club's Islandside project.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 25, 2011
'The end for IPOC'?

Attorneys for the town of Longboat Key and the Longboat Key Club believe a state report eliminates the Islandside Property Owners Coalition's central argument against the club's Islandside project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Chef/partner Charles Flint and Operating Partner Dean Defebo
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • April 20, 2011
Edibles: Fleming's: the art of steak

Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar has a rare authenticity.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 28, 2012
News Briefs

APRIL FOOLS - Mud wrestling coming to Premier; Jerry Springer enters local race; Occupy Myakka movement halted

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • March 15, 2013
Northern New Jersey meets Southside Village

Northern New Jersey meets Southside Village

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
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