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The 2010 Sarasota Bay Watch Sister Keys cleanup drew 80 volunteers.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 15, 2010
Sarasota Bay Watch receives grants totaling $24,000

Group founder Rusty Chinnis says that the group could hire a full-time director with additional support.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Aaron Johnson portrays John Lennon in "Nowhere Boy."
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • November 10, 2010
Film Review: 'Nowhere Boy'

Director Sam Taylor-Wood's character-driven film stars Aaron Johnson as John Lennon.

  • Arts + Culture
No member of the public appeared to comment on the millage rate or budget, said Kim Savage, spokeswoman for the medical center.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • September 20, 2011
Hospital board keeps same millage rate

The nine-member Sarasota Memorial Hospital Board of Directors Sept. 19 approved an ad valorem millage rate of 1.0863 for fiscal year 2012, which is unchanged from the previous fiscal year.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Commissioners criticized for access; Seniors, others must accept responsibility; For beach parking, a small garage?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 7, 2011
East County business takes stand against cancer

Two local businesses this weekend will be holding fundraisers for cancer-related causes.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • January 27, 2011
Siesta Key residents riled over rumor

When Key residents saw a chain-link fence on Shell Road, they mistakenly thought homeowners put it up.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The State of the City address allows a mayor to list the city's accomplishments.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 2, 2011
Committee questions State of City address

The Charter Review Committee reverses a previous decision to have the city manager deliver the address. It also wants all mention of the State of the City stricken from the city's charter.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jen Blanco
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 18, 2012
COMMENT: Polo's intricacies no longer a mystery

As a sports writer and lifelong sports enthusiast, I've been to my share of games and matches.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 16, 2012
Labels up in the air

Five Sarasota County interim department directors are awaiting decisions on their status, while their performance and their departments are evaluated.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Izzy Rines
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2012
Observer Team Spotlight

MISS MANATEE SOFTBALL AND LAKEWOOD RANCH LITTLE LEAGUE

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 13, 2013
Obituary: Jack Landman Goldsmith

Jack Landman Goldsmith, 102, of Longboat Key, died March 1.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • March 14, 2013
Student Spotlight: Pamela Kurpiewski

Pamela Kurpiewski walks through the halls of the Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences, waving hello to passing classmates.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 5, 2012
Siesta dock on agenda for Sarasota County Commission

The Sarasota County Commission will hear a Siesta Key property owner's request to ease insurance regulations for a dock on the Grand Canal during an agenda that's without many Siesta-topics.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Chef Judi Gallagher |
  • November 19, 2012
TWIS = This Week Is Sweet

TWIS = This Week Is Sweet

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Sarasota County in 2007 had dune vegetation placed on south Siesta Key to secure sand dredged from the Gulf of Mexico.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 27, 2012
South Siesta nourishment slated for 2014

The contractor that Sarasota County selects will oversee a majority of the overall project, which is expected to cost $11 million.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
A reception tonight kicks off the weekend at 6:30 p.m. in the Rectrix Aerodome Center at SRQ Airport. File photo.
  • By Katie Hendrick |
  • February 22, 2013
WEEKEND BEST BET: Three-day event celebrates James Bond

The annual Sarasota Exotic Car Festival revs up this evening, offering residents plenty of opportunities to ogle some of the world's most luxurious vehicles for a good cause: United Cerebral Palsy of Southwest Florida, Inc.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courts five and six.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • September 21, 2020
Longboat Key Tennis Center courts updated

This maintenance is a precursor to bigger work to come in 2021.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Paul Grohowski takes his oath of office alongside his wife, Marissa. The oath of presided by Judge Lee Haworth.
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • July 24, 2018
Sarasota County Schools Police Department's chief of police takes oath

Paul Grohowski took his oath of office as Sarasota County Schools Police Department's chief of police on July 24 at the Sarasota County School Board Chambers.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • January 2, 2020
Lido Shores home sets record at $3.35 million

December sale is highest for a non-waterfront home in Sarasota County in 2019.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
On May 8, 2018, the Mustang softball team defeated East Lake High 7-0 in a regional semifinal.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 8, 2020
Daily sports memories: May 8-10

Historically, these dates set the stage for big postseason victories in softball and baseball.

  • East County
  • Sports
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