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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 15, 2010
Town seeks direction for wayfinding signs

Public Works Director Juan Florensa is asking the commission if it wants to allow businesses to be placed on new wayfinding signs that were installed last month on Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Anthony Paull |
  • November 12, 2012
Clay Olson "rides" graffiti-pop movement

Clay Olson "rides" graffiti-pop movement

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 7, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Let's pick up the trash

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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 13, 2015
Boomers to Boomlets

How Manatee County is working to attract and keep a younger generation of employees.

  • East County
  • News
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 6, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Neal Communities welcomes new hires; Kiddie Academy nabs franchise award

  • East County
  • News
Roughly 141,050 people have visited Siesta beach from March 1 through March 19 this year. The number of beachgoers has decreased 45% from 260,100 in the same timeframe last year.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 21, 2013
Siesta Key deputies stay alert for youth influx

Cool weather has pared crowds of students spending spring break on the island, but law enforcement remains bolstered.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Kafi Benz, new board president, presents Lourdes Ramirez with CONA's 2014 Citizen of the Year award. Photo by Jessica Salmond
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • January 14, 2015
CONA forms committee to examine county issues

The top three issues the association will investigate this year are new sidewalks, roadway improvements and wildlife animal control.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"I'm not a crafty mom," Emily Stroud says. "I'm a busy, organized mom who likes to have things under control."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • June 20, 2012
Emily Stroud: Bright new start

With her new line of sailcloth totes, Emily Stroud is hoping to change the way women go to the beach. The up-and-coming designer explains why she bagged her job in the name of fashion.

  • Arts + Culture
Co-Chairwomen Keren Lifrak, Monica Barth and Caryn Patterson
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • November 6, 2010
VIDEO: Girls Inc. 'Beach Ball' shakes up Longboat Key

A group of girls kept warm by dancing their hearts out on the sand at Girls Incorporated of Sarasota County's Beach Ball 'La Plage Bleue,' at The Longboat Key Club and Resort. Scroll down for video.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Those who adopt a pet during the adopt-a-thon will receive free pet food, treats and other essentials.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 13, 2011
Animal Services hosts adopt-a-thon

Prospective pet owners can adopt dogs and cats at reduced rates.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Pam McTeer |
  • August 12, 2009
FDOT preps for S.R. 64 lane shift

Work on the East County thoroughfare is progressing as planned. The Florida Department of Transportation expects the project will be finished by March of 2010.

  • East County
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  • By Anthony Paull |
  • June 11, 2012
Sarasota County takes proactive approach to painkiller abuse affecting newborns

Sarasota County takes proactive approach to painkiller abuse affecting newborns

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The snow scene from Sarasota Ballet's "John Ringling's Circus Nutcrakcer."
  • By Anna Dearing |
  • December 21, 2013
DANCE REVIEW: 'John Ringling's Circus Nutcracker'

The Sarasota Ballet kicked off the holiday season with the new Sarasota classic "John Ringling's Circus Nutcracker - The World's Greatest Ballet."

  • Arts + Culture
Howard Berna of Environmental Services addressed the commissioners about the proposed shelters.
  • By Jack Short |
  • December 31, 2015
Top Story — November: Commissioners get an earful about disturbing behavior at Siesta Beach

Nearby residents asked Sarasota County commissioners to reconsider replacing picnic shelters with precast concrete structures for fear of more noise and partying.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Photos by Amanda Sebastiano Carol and Rick Ohlendorf have found 3,741 caches since they started geocaching in 2010.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • April 2, 2014
Enthusiasts 'cache in' at annual event

Carol and Rick Ohlendorf spent a year hiding geocaches for their three-day event.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • June 11, 2009
Knitters plan public performance

Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club resident Sally Waldo and friend Valerie Strange are organizing a local World Wide Knit in Public Day June 13.

  • East County
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  • By Marty Fugate |
  • September 21, 2015
Theater review: 'The Secret Garden'

The children's classic blooms at Manatee Players

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 19, 2014
Key tourism: Brace for the storm

Frigid temperatures and snow storms up north continue to bring a flurry of tourists to hotel rooms on sunny Longboat Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • September 21, 2015
Fall film picks

These fall releases are already generating Oscar buzz

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Florida Studio Theater's upcoming season includes popular regional theater favorites as well as original works for its cabaret series.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • September 21, 2015
Florida Studio Theatre announces 2015-2016 winter season

Popular and award-winning works like "One Man, Two Guvnors" and "Outside Mullingar" along with FST's trademark original cabaret pieces highlight the theater's upcoming winter season.

  • Arts + Culture
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