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  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 14, 2014
Sarasota Ballet secures its future for ten more years

Sarasota Ballet signs director Iain Webb, Assistant Director Margaret Barbieri and Managing Director Mary Anne Servian for 10-year contract.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 18, 2018
Deadline is July 30 to register for Sarasota and Manatee primary elections

State, local and congressional candidates will be on the Aug. 28 ballot.

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  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • August 22, 2016
$24M Zota Beach Resort to open Dec. 1 on Longboat Key

Former Hilton Beachfront Resort promises luxurious surroundings

  • Longboat Key
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  • By David Conway |
  • December 10, 2014
DID waits for spending clarification

The Downtown Improvement District's future spending hinges on a City Commission decision regarding grants.

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  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 5, 2017
East County track and field championships: Day one

Rivera and Falco highlight the day for Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 2, 2012
Gasoline shortage for certain stations

Several gas stations in Southwest Florida are without gasoline because of a tanker shipment issue.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tom Johnson is the new marketing and leasing manager for Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty. An 8-acre park, the island in the background,  will connect to the future Waterside Place destination.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 9, 2017
Waterside at Lakewood Ranch may be restaurants' meal ticket

Sales exec hired to spark new community hub's leasing.

  • East County
  • News
Arts grants apportioned by their size
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • November 23, 2011
Council's guidelines clarified for arts grants applications

By unanimous vote Nov. 17, the Sarasota County Tourist Development Council approved changes in its grants policy guidelines, part of which were designed to eliminate any confusion over eligibility of applicants for funding.

  • Siesta Key
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  • In Memoriam |
  • March 27, 2018
Marjorie M. Moran

Marjorie M. Moran, 82, of Sarasota, Fla. (formerly of Rock Falls, Ill.) passed peacefully on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

  • Longboat Key
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Emily Schmieg and Michelle Sechser embrace before receiving their Lightweight Women's Double Sculls bronze medals.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 5, 2017
A week to remember: World Rowing Championships make a splash

The success of the championships has the area looking for another bid.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
GreyHawk Landing's Abigail Zion is back in the area after an educational trip to Poland and Israel.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 9, 2018
Lakewood Ranch High senior experiences 'March of the Living'

Her trips includes touring concentration camps in Poland and speaking with Holocaust survivors in Israel.

  • East County
  • News
Co-chairwomen Emily Walsh, Audrey Robbins and Kate Honea
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • January 5, 2020
Sarasota Ballet honors Margaret Barbieri at 29th Season Gala

The Sarasota Ballet's annual gala was held Jan. 5 at the Sarasota Opera House.

  • Black Tie
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • May 18, 2018
Sarasota County lifts recreational burn ban

Thanks to the start of seasonal rains, the ban was lifted after more than a month.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2014
Cops Corner

June 3 Will walk for food 6:36 p.m. - 4000 block of GMD. Suspicious Person. A man asked a convenience store clerk if she could donate a sandwich to him and said he was walking the state for world peace. Police found the man walking toward Sarasota. He had two outstanding warrants, but neither was extraditable. Police drove him to Sarasota, at his request.

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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 28, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 10.29.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Longboat Key Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Siesta Market is the only grocery store in the Village. File photo
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • April 9, 2015
Siesta Market to close after more than three decades on the Key

Vince and Peter Messina are closing the Siesta Market after owning the popular Siesta grocery store since 2001.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Law enforcement agencies are looking for two men suspected of  burglarizing a Longboat Key home. Photo courtesy of Manatee County Crime Stoppers.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • April 20, 2021
Longboat Key police looking for two burglary suspects

The men are accused of burglarizing a home on Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch’s Lindsey Rechcigl finished as the district runner-up at No. 4 singles before winning the No. 1 doubles title.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 10, 2013
Mustangs swing into regionals

The Lady Mustangs took second place at the Class 3A-District 12 tournament April 2 and April 3, held at Charlotte High School.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jack Short |
  • January 27, 2016
Sarasota County commissioners pass 'puppy mill' ordinance

More than 10 hours of testimony from the public and industry apparently swayed commissioners to pass a controversial pet sales ordinance.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Pastor Tony Viglione addressed the crowd.
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • June 10, 2020
Interfaith vigil burns prayer ties for equality

The event was held at the Church of the Trinity MCC June 10.

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