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On a walk with my little ham.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • September 14, 2011
Scene & Heard

Baby, I'm back!; DWB receives a whirlwind facelift; s/ART/q gets graphic with its tees; Golden Apple goes 'Butch' for buck

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • February 28, 2013
City drafts new ordinance

The new law would replace a repealed ordinance that prohibited panhandlers from using signs to ask for money.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Barbara Michel is survived by her daughter, Treanne; sons, Bill and Geoffrey; sister, Jean Garrison; and five grandchildren.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 1, 2012
To Michel, everyone was guest of honor

The Longboat Key Club and Resort's longtime chef concierge, Barbara Michel, died last week after a battle with cancer. To her, guests were like family.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"Peter Pan" runs through Dec. 22, at Manatee Performing Arts Center.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • December 14, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: 'Peter Pan'

Peter Pan is alive and well and flying at Manatee Players.

  • Arts + Culture
Tennis fanatic Birgit Berry loves the sport so much she's sometimes out on the court twice a day.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • November 10, 2010
Athlete of the Week

This week's featured athlete is Birgit Berry of the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • September 15, 2011
School board approves millage rates, budget

With no members of the public present to offer comments, the Sarasota County School Board took about five minutes Tuesday evening to approve the fiscal year 2011 millage rates and final budget.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 23, 2010
News Briefs 11.25.10

The Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club last week announced its new wine room, the Wildwood Cellar.

  • East County
  • News
Kyle Jarrett
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 4, 2014
Athlete of the Week: Kyle Jarrett

Fourteen-year-old Kyle Jarrett shot a personal best 3-under-par 33 to earn medalist honors and help lead the Nolan Middle School golf team to a second-place finish at the Middle School Golf Championships May 17.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 15, 2010
Minorities air police concerns

Prompted by the Police Advisory Panel, two minority communities talked about their relationship with the police department. Some said they had as much to do with the relationship as the officers.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 12, 2013
Filmmaking duo has high hopes for Sarasota

Filmmaking duo has high hopes for Sarasota

  • Arts + Culture
Tara Poulton
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 30, 2013
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Sod service company expands to landscaping market; Neal marketing specialist speaks at builders show; Water management district welcomes program manager; Janie Albertson joins Ted Todd Insurance Agency

  • East County
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Gwen MacKenzie
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2013
News Briefs

SMH's MacKenzie honored in top hospital leaders list; Commissioners approve phase two of Gulf Gate Library; Quay property settlement reached in foreclosure lawsuit

  • Sarasota
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Bauhman and Mehraz Badiee hope to resume their work in Iranian politics and human-rights activism once their new business is established.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 18, 2012
Fighting for Freedom

Although Bauhman and Mehraz Badiee, owners of You Say When Yogurt Shoppe in Lakewood Ranch, left their home country of Iran more than 30 years ago, fighting for the freedom of Iranians is still close to their hearts.

  • East County
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • November 20, 2013
Residents dig in on beach project

Lido Key residents said their support must outweigh Siesta Key residents' opposition to the Lido Beach renourishment efforts.

  • Longboat Key
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The land for Villages of Lakewood Ranch South is located between two major employment centers. Photo by Josh Siegel
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • May 14, 2014
Commission holds Villages' fate

A May 21 vote by Sarasota commissioners may spark the construction of the 5,500-acre Villages of Lakewood Ranch South project.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 20, 2014
Meritage plans 475-home community

Meritage officials say they hope to break ground on the Lakewood Ranch project in the first quarter.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
East County resident Mary Ellen Fortier, who is helping with this year's Tour de Cure event, was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes two years ago.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 28, 2012
'Tour de Cure' raises diabetes awareness

The Tour de Cure event, to be held April 1, on Lakewood Ranch Main Street, will raise money for the American Diabetes Association.

  • East County
  • News
George Ceshker retired as an American Airlines pilot four years after Sept. 11. In 2009, he and his wife, Sandra, opened a Secur-All Insurance branch on Longboat Key. File photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Looking Back: George Ceshker

Longboat Key resident George Ceshker was in the cockpit of an American Airlines Boeing 767 on Sept. 11. The plane took off from Manhattan, N.Y., seven minutes after the first plane hit the World Trade Center. Ceshker retired four years after Sept. 11 and later opened a Secur-All Insurance branch. But the events of that tragic day stay with him.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Briggs
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Carter Psychology opens Ranch location; Community Haven gets chairman, accreditation; MGA Insurance adds new manager; Grapevine continues growth

  • East County
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