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BUSTED: This week in police reports: Friday, Feb. 13
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 13, 2015
BUSTED: This week in police reports: Friday, Feb. 13

BUSTED: This week in police reports: Friday, Feb. 13

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • April 20, 2016
Town goal: Buy GMD

Longboat’s Town Commission appears emboldened to convince FDOT that the Gulf of Mexico Drive crosswalks should be removed. Why not go all the way?

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • April 20, 2016
An old idea resurrected: a bridge to Longboat Key

The idea has been around since the 1960s.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Courtesy photo. The Rev. Steve Price, co-pastor of Harvest United Methodist Church, made his television debut Nov. 26, as a contestant on "Wheel of Fortune."
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • December 4, 2013
The 'Price' is Right

'Wheel of Fortune' welcomes Steve Price, of United Harvest Methodist Church.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
This is the cover of the songbook for "Song of the Milky Way," artist unknown, 1931. Courtesy of the Levenson Collection.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • July 18, 2012
Highlights: Cultural Coalescence

Japanese culture and art deco seem like contradictory elements. When discussing '20s and '30s Japan, words such as conservative, traditional and militaristic might spring to mind.

  • Arts + Culture
ODA and Booker students, including Janum Trivedi, center, learned that posture often determined how diplomatic counterparts perceive one another.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • October 9, 2013
Global Networking

Carl Hobert, a Boston University professor, led a workshop at Out-of-Door Academy called 'Rwanda: One Village, Six People.' The day was meant to boost the global citizenship of students.

  • East County
  • News
Katie Hendrick
  • By Katie Hendrick |
  • March 20, 2013
BID discusses Circle traffic and safety

Reduced signage, lighted crosswalks for St. Armands are among the committee's suggested solutions.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 22, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota 10.22.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2011
OUR VIEW: Teachers must share the struggle

Manatee schools have waited too long to act. Now circumstances are forcing their hand.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Winds from Tropical Storm Andrea shake palm trees in city of Sarasota’s Bayfront Park.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 6, 2013
Sarasota County under tropical storm warning

Forecasters expect Tropical Storm Andrea to make landfall near Florida's Big Bend this afternoon.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Tropical Storm Andrea's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 60 mph as it heads for land north of the Tampa Bay area.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 6, 2013
Longboat Key braces for tropical storm conditions

Longboat Key officials urge town residents to stay home and off the streets today if they can during the storm.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • March 19, 2013
Theater Review: 'Clybourne Park'

Bruce Norris, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his 2010 play, "Clybourne Park," wants to get in your face, down your craw and up in your business.

  • Arts + Culture
Director Carol Whitfield plays piano and instructs the Key of Sea Chorus during its meeting Tuesday, Jan. 7.
  • By Kelsey Grau |
  • January 15, 2014
Key of Sea Chorus makes a pitch to music-lovers

Warm up those vocal chords and get ready to harmonize because the Key of Sea Chorus is looking for new members.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 13, 2015
OUR VIEW | Entitlement in the firehouse

It’s rarely a good sign when a department head and his or her boss are not in alignment in their public comments.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Arnold Berns has a deep appreciation for Sarasota history. The former president of the Historical Society of Sarasota County, he was instrumental in helping create the county's ordinance for historical preservation.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 27, 2016
Studio 41: The world in pictures

With his North Trail gallery, Arnold Berns combines his love for history, architecture and photography.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • August 12, 2009
Teacher returns from ExxonMobil Academy

Braden River Elementary School's Sue Curry was one of 200 teachers selected from a pool of 1,600 applications to attend the Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy July 19-24.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2013
Black Tie UNTIED

The Sertoma Sarasota Celebration roasted Dr. Larry Thompson; and the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art held its first Wine Walk to the Ca d'Zan.

  • Arts + Culture
Benderson Development Executive Director of Leasing Mark Chait said he has received positive feedback about the retail offerings the company has brought to the area.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 4, 2012
Delve into 12: Benderson Development

Benderson Development already is working on an expansion to its existing University Town Center project and intends to start work on its regional mall by the end of the year, as well.

  • East County
  • News
ODA teacher Shelley Stone supports the American Cancer Society because so much of its funding goes to research. Now cancer-free for 11 years, she takes the cancer prevention drug Herceptin, developed through ASC funds.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 21, 2015
East County takes strides against breast cancer

Each year, the Making Strides event raises approximately $300,000.

  • East County
  • News
Avenida de Mayo has become a site for overflow parking from Siesta Key Village and the public beach.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 14, 2014
Commission approves parking restrictions on Siesta street

Sarasota County commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday, that bans parking along parts Avenida de Mayo.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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