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Sarasota Ballet dancers skate past the Washington Monument. Courtesy photos
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • June 12, 2013
Greetings from ... Washington, D.C.!

Follow Sarasota Ballet as it skates its way to the Kennedy Center where they were en pointe for having the most memorable performance.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota County Fire Safety Inspector Richard Chapman said the Midnight Pass crosswalks will not interfere with emergency personnel’s duties.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 20, 2012
Crosswalk construction starts this month

A Florida Department of Transportation project aimed at improving pedestrian safety on Midnight Pass Road has evolved from raised medians to six crosswalks.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Maria Amodio |
  • June 23, 2010
LLSA Chamber Small Business of the Year Awards: Steve's Fitness

10 Employees or Fewer - Winner

  • Longboat Key
  • News
David G. Muller focuses his law practice on the representation of community associations.
  • By David G. Muller |
  • September 19, 2012
My View: Social Media 101: a guide for community associations

Like it or not, the social-media revolution is here to stay. Many argue that social media will ultimately become as important to our daily lives as the discovery of fire (790,000 years ago) or the creation of the wheel (in 3,500 B.C.).

  • East County
  • Opinion
Former first lady Laura Bush was everything I thought she would be — a sweet, charming, cute and nice Southern belle. She was chattier than I expected and quite funny, too!
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • January 12, 2012
About Last Night ...

Black Tie Editor Loren Mayo had the pleasure of meeting former first lady Laura Bush.

  • Arts + Culture
Tropical Storm Debby left little of America's No. 1 Beach exposed Monday, June 24 as the surf stretched more than 100 feet north of Siesta Key Beach lifeguard stands. Photos by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 27, 2012
Year in review: June 2012, 'Debby dominates Key'

Collateral bands of rain from tropical storm Debby turned Siesta Key streets into canals, flooded the beach and delayed bridge construction.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 7, 2010
OUR VIEW: Kissing off the kiss

Four months ago, the Sarasota City Commission voted to create a 10-year home for the Unconditional Surrender sculpture on Sarasota's bayfront, contingent on satisfying a list of measures that appeared solvable, albeit more difficult than necessary.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 18, 2010
Class-Size Amendment cramps McNeal

Even though the school's building is under capacity, the rule is forcing Principal Norma Scott to search for more space.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 11, 2012
Website development hits snag

Lakewood Ranch Town Hall Executive Director Eva Rey said the new website now likely will launch in March.

  • East County
  • News
  • By George Rauch |
  • November 4, 2009
The stock market remains overvalued

Those of us who love bear-market rallies should be careful about looking through rose-colored glasses at this rally. It is far more likely to be a bull rally in a bear market, than it is the beginning of a new bull market.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch operations staff member Will Brown checks on one of the new controllers.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 8, 2012
Irrigation upgrades improve efficiency

The Lakewood Ranch Town Hall Operations Department is replacing old irrigation controllers with new technology.

  • East County
  • News
"To open this school (Braden River High), gave me new life," Braden River High School Principal Jim Pauley said.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 26, 2012
Year in review: May 2012, 'Pauley to leave Braden River'

The school board is expected to approve the appointment of Braden River High School Principal Jim Pauley to director of secondary education May 14.

  • East County
  • News
Florida State Statute 288.1166 states that publicly funded professional sports facilities, such as Ed Smith Stadium, "shall be designated as a shelter site for the homeless."
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 4, 2011
Paralegal suggests Ed Smith Stadium should be a homeless shelter

A paralegal has found a state law that requires publicly funded pro sports stadiums to be used as homeless shelters. He's suggesting the local home of the Baltimore Orioles comply.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Sarasota Military Academy Honor Guard stands at attention at Tuesday’s School Board meeting.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • October 17, 2013
Sarasota School Board approves SMA proposal

After denying two other charter school applications, the Sarasota School Board narrowly approved the Sarasota Military Academy's proposal to open a charter middle school on a 12-acre site.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 3, 2011
Fire destroys unit at Westchester

Mark Benjamin was working Thursday night, when a fellow Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteer, who was on the beach for a turtle-nest opening, called him to say that Westchester condominium, where Benjamin lives, was on fire.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 2, 2010
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Justin Klawans

The Observer spotlights Manatee East pitcher Justin Klawans.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Bonnie Silvestri |
  • September 13, 2012
"Mind in the Making" lecture drives home importance of early education

"Mind in the Making" lecture drives home importance of early education

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 29, 2012
Our View: Immoral corporate welfare

Maybe a good roundhouse to their proboscises might knock some sense into them.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2009
Our view

Unions need to face reality

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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