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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 16, 2013
Old Publix plaza comes down

The final remnants of the Avenue of the Flowers plaza are being torn down now, six months after the town expected.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 26, 2011
Commission approves town's beach pitch

The Town Commission also decided not to change a sea-turtle ordinance prohibiting overnight beach furniture.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 26, 2014
Our View

Taxpayers are not obligated

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Kristen Chapman sets up her classroom for the first day of school.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • August 8, 2018
School supplies in demand in Manatee County

Teachers try to make sure returning students are equipped.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • June 18, 2009
Kids adore their dads

The little ones plan to bake cakes and make cards this Father's Day, which falls on Sunday. After they finished learning about sea turtles and fish, we sat down with several Mote Marine Aquakids campers just before the big day to ask what makes their dads so special. Here's what they said:

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • November 11, 2020
Crafts for a cause at east Bradenton holiday showcase

East Bradenton church hosts craft show for special-needs prom

  • East County
  • News
The city has prepared a conceptual example of what an informational paid parking sign on St. Armands Circle could look like.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 10, 2018
St. Armands leaders talk parking plans

Merchants and landlords in St. Armands Circle want to make sure everybody is prepared for the implementation of paid parking.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ten-year-old Andrew Salu has been playing tennis for the past three years and has a pair of national titles to his credit.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 19, 2016
Serving up success

Ten-year-old Andrew Salu is the No. 1 ranked played in the nation for the Class of 2024.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Michael McClelland, Abraham Feder, Jennifer Best Takeda and Christopher Takeda. Photo by Courtesy.
  • By June LeBell |
  • April 10, 2013
Music Review: Chroma Quartet

The Chroma Quartet has been together since 2008, but it's only this season the group really made a splash on the Sarasota music scene.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Roy |
  • January 19, 2010
City to prohibit certain park activities

Residents around Five Points Park have complained about late-night games of football and kickball in the park. A proposed ordinance would prohibit those activities in the downtown park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota Police Chief Mikel Hollaway will retire in October after serving as chief for two years. Hollaway has 30 years of service with the department.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 23, 2012
Sarasota police chief to retire in October

Sarasota Police Chief Mikel Hollaway is a member of the state's Deferred Retirement Option Program, which mandates that an employee receives additional pension dollars for five years before they must retire.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This year, Mote volunteers and researchers have counted 1,365 nests in the first 10 weeks of turtle-nest season.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 10, 2013
Turtle nests on track for strong season

Summer showers haven't stopped turtles from pouring onto Longboat Key's beaches this season to nest.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sherry Bagley removed her Dorman rain jacket to show of the rest of her first outfit.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • November 6, 2015
Palm-Aire club preens for fashion show

The Women's Club held its annual luncheon Friday.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
On busy days, cars crowd North Shell Road, making it difficult for residents to enter and leave their driveways.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 13, 2014
VIDEO: County starts work on North Shell Road

Sarasota County will close the Siesta Key roadway through July 3, to create 17 regulated parking spaces.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Courtesy photos of Peg Rauch The Sarasota Seahawks have outscored their opponents 95-40 through the first seven games of the season.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 26, 2015
Making their mark

Huddled together on the bleachers with lacrosse sticks in hand, members of the Sarasota Seahawks Lacrosse Club’s JV and varsity teams look to their coach for guidance.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Sarasota County Fire Department blocked off a segment of the 1500 block of State Street as it responded to the alarm Friday afternoon.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 9, 2019
Carbon monoxide alarm causes downtown building evacuation

A van running a generator on State Street near The Mark construction site triggered the alarm, the county said.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ann Alvis is the new instructor at the Longboat Key Bayfront Park Recreation Center. Photo courtesy of Brooks Peters
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • January 20, 2015
AEROBIC GRANDMA: New instructor headlines fitness class news

The annual schedule of fitness classes on Longboat Key reveals exciting new options alongside long-established favorites.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 20, 2009
Worship Services

Worship Services

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2020
East County weather page photo: March 26

Paula Hancock captured this sunset in Central Park in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Martin Hyde outside of City Hall, a building he now says he will never step foot in again.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 30, 2019
UPDATE: Hyde reconsiders commission candidacy after tennis club altercation

In a video posted online, Hispanic teenage tennis players accused Martin Hyde of making a racist comment toward them, an accusation he strongly denied.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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