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  • By Allison Banko |
  • March 11, 2010
My View

Voting yes on the 1-mill referendum is a no-brainer

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • November 18, 2009
Black Tie & Tales

Read this week's social column, Black Tie & Tales, by Molly Schechter.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Chip Beeman has owned the Main Bar and Sandwich Shop, a local lunch hotspot in downtown Sarasota, for nine years. Photo by Mark Wemple.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 19, 2013
Sandwiches in paradise: Main Bar

Chip and Katie Beeman own two popular downtown eateries, Main Bar and Pastry Art. The couple's mantra, built on making subs in the Northwest, is consistency sells.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • April 19, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Gabby Halula

Gabby Halula, 18, is a senior at Sarasota High School and one of the captains of Sarasota Crew.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Serenity Creek is a 111-home community, slated for 64 acres, south of State Road 64 off Pope Road. Courtesy.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 13, 2013
County grants new approvals for Serenity Creek community

Developer Meritage Homes plans to have home models for the community ready in the fourth quarter of 2013.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 18, 2012
Planning commission endorses Rye Road project

Medallion Home is seeking a rezone and preliminary site plan approval for a 35-acre project on Rye Road.

  • East County
  • News
The Rev. Aaron Klein and his wife, Nicole, are eager to serve the community.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 18, 2012
New church makes waves in Lakewood

Lakewood Ranch residents Aaron and Nicole Klein and their children recently started Current Community Church.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 24, 2009
Town Commission holds regular workshop

The Longboat Key Town Commission reached a consensus at its Thursday, Sept. 24 regular workshop to keep its existing telecommunications ordinance intact.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort closed in August 2010 and is the subject of a five-year legal battle.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 13, 2011
Judge recommends damages for Colony partnership

U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday ordered a bankruptcy court to determine damages for the longtime Colony partnership.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 1, 2012
Association seeks extension

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association is petitioning the Town Commission to seek an 18-month extension of a Dec. 31 deadline for re-opening the resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Risotto with pesto from "Hazan Family Favorites" by Giuliano Hazan. Photo by Joseph De Leo.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • August 1, 2012
EDIBLES: The beauty and bounty of basil

Pesto is the mint julep of the garden; there are as many ways to make it as there are cooks who do so.

  • Arts + Culture
Booker High School teacher Hellen Harvey, student Chandler Powell, poet Cedric Hameed and student Franchesca Alvarado at their weekly Slam spoken word club.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • April 30, 2014
The Power of Poems

PoetryLife strives to spark a resurgence of poetry education. But students, teachers and school board employees say it teaches more than language.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 10, 2010
Younger wants to see change

At-large challenger Phillip Younger believes it's time to shake up the Town Commission and its longtime public servants by bringing new ideas to the table.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 10, 2015
A deal with the devils

After 9/11, Americans united in pursuit of justice. They still want it. The Iran nuclear deal and Senate minority defy the people’s wishes and ignore the obvious truth.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
"Hero: The Musical" runs through June 1, at the FSU Center for the Performing Arts.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • May 5, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'Hero'

'Hero: The Musical,' the latest Asolo Rep production, centers on the struggles of one mere mortal to let his creativity and love life take flight.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 22, 2011
IT restructuring irks Bartolotta

The city manager believes the Sarasota City Commission's decision to transfer the Information Technology Department out of his office is a reflection on his management ability.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2013
News Briefs

Sarasota County Commission adjusts road project; North Trail rezone hearing is continued to June

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • February 26, 2014
And the winners are ...

Read film critic Pam Nadon's picks for the Oscars, which airs March 2.

  • Arts + Culture
Rose King and Cheri Schloerke look through Shekina Designs’ hand-painted silk clothing at the 12th Annual St. Armands Winter Art Festival in January.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 27, 2014
Show organizer fights Circle park plan

Paragon's Bill Kinney is contesting the definition of high season and the control of St. Armands Circle Park.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The town of Longboat Key received a permit last week to restore its severely eroded north end whenever needed for a period of 10 years.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 31, 2010
TOP STORY, SEP.: North-end receives beach project permit

The town of Longboat Key received a permit for an emergency beach project that will bring 133,000 cubic yards of sand to the north end next year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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