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On Jan. 29, St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church Music Director Michael Tucci will retire.
  • By Dora Walters |
  • January 18, 2012
St. Mary music director exits on a high note

Looking back on his eight-and-a-half years as music director at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church, Michael Tucci says he has met many wonderful people.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 18, 2009
Resident receives waiver request

A waiver from the town’s daylight plane ordinance allows a Key resident to expand onto a home that already has 3,940 square feet of space.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 22, 2009
Mustang grapplers out dual Pirates

The Lakewood Ranch High varsity wrestling team defeated Braden River 58-13 Dec. 16 while the junior varsity squad shut out the Pirates 70-0.

  • East County
  • Sports
Joe Gruters is hard at work this year preparing for the state’s Republican Primary on Tuesday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 30, 2012
IN THE PUBLIC EYE: Joe Gruters

No one seems busier these days than Republican Party of Sarasota County Chairman Joe Gruters.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The swimming pool separates the two wings of an elegant home in Lido Shores. Above, looking toward the living room. Photos by Greg Wilson.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • July 10, 2013
Home of the Month: Lido Luxe

Classic modern style by architect Jonathan Parks complements a historic Sarasota neighborhood.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 21, 2009
Health Matters - East County

Enjoy The East County Observer's quarterly magazine insert bringing you local, health-related news you can use, for people of all ages.

  • East County
  • News
Ballroom City is proposing to take over operations of the Payne Park Auditorium for a $1 annual lease for five years.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • October 7, 2010
Dance school proposes auditorium takeover

Ballroom City, a dance school that currently uses the Payne Park Auditorium, is offering to take over the maintenance and operations of the facility, which requires $24,000 each year in taxpayer subsidy.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Peggy Roeder, Ally Farzetta, Mark Jacoby, and A.K. Murtadha in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner." Photo by John Revisky.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 9, 2016
Old themes remain relevant in America

Nearly 50 years after its release, 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' is as relevant as ever.

  • Arts + Culture
This 19,000 outparcel along Honore Avenue will house five tenants, including three signed restaurants.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 30, 2015
Benderson Development adds to University Parkway shopping plazas

With vacancy rates at about 1%, Benderson Development is building to accommodate market demands

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 5, 2014
Sochi Bound

Ellenton skaters Nathan Bartholomay and Felicia Zhang held hands for the first time in May 2011.

  • East County
  • Sports
Together, Julie and Ian Cutmore, left, and Jim and Donna Soda, right, are responsible for more than $250 million in real estate transactions over the last eight years.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 19, 2011
Top two teams join Keller Williams Realty

Jim and Donna Soda and Ian and Julie Cutmore are forming a new foursome, combining more than 30 years of real estate experience.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
East Coast Chamber Orchestra will perform February 5, as part of Sarasota Concert Association's Great Performers Series. Photo Courtesy East Coast Chamber Orchestra.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • May 2, 2013
Sarasota Concert Association announces 2014 series

The 69th year of the Great Performers Series will open January 6, 2014 with pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Michael Eng |
  • March 10, 2010
Latest HOA fine sparks Jensen remarks

When MacAllisters Grill & Tavern owners Malcolm and Karen Ronney moved to Lakewood Ranch from Scotland, they placed a small plaque on the front of their Greenbrook home. Last week, they paid more than $2,200 in HOA fines because the sign violated regulations.

  • East County
  • News
Ryan Montague, a staff member in Sarasota Count Traffic Engineering, shows representatives a dumpster their firms will oversee during an annual contract for Siesta Key Village maintenance.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 23, 2012
County picks firm for Village maintenance

Sarasota County recommended a Sarasota company for an annual maintenance contract for Siesta Key Village after nearly a year without one.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 12, 2012
Parking changes make merchants' 'nice' list

St. Armands merchants can cross one item off their holiday wish lists, following a commission decision to return parking policy to pre-March enforcement.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 18, 2009
Generations unite for holiday celebration

Residents at the Woodlands Village retirement home have been partnering with first grade classes at Oneco Elementary School since the start of school.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By John Ewing |
  • May 10, 2013
Chefs help local kids, one dish at a time

Chefs help local kids, one dish at a time

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 31, 2011
Attorneys agree to disagree

The attorney for IPOC and two Islandside condo associations disagrees with the Longboat Key Club attorney's filing in an ongoing legal challenge.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lynda Lilley, aka Blossom, attracts a crowd outside the Ringling Museum. "I think people are too serious these days," she says. "It sounds corny, but to make somebody smile is so heartwarming."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 2, 2011
Bozo behavior

Lynda Lilley has rocked white face paint and size 14 sneakers for three decades. The free-spirited "granny clown" explains why she'll never hang up her red nose.

  • Arts + Culture
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 11, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
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