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Blanch: Orange peel ready to blanch
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • February 9, 2011
Handy, dandy citrus candy

Food editor Molly Schechter shares her family recipe for candied citrus peel.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Cate McLean |
  • March 7, 2013
Fashion inspired by nature in Selby Gardens

Fashion inspired by nature in Selby Gardens

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Vice Mayor David Brenner and challenger Ray Rajewski debated last Monday at Bayfront Park Recreation Center.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 19, 2012
Commission election brings 1,465 early, absentee votes

Many voters didn't wait for the town's March 20 General Municipal Election to cast ballots.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This rendering shows what a 150-foot cellular tower would look like on the Longboat Island Chapel property, at 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Courtesy rendering.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 28, 2011
Responses to cell tower plan heard loud and clear

The P&Z Board will discuss a proposed cellular tower next month. Residents both for and against the tower want to be heard.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Pat Marshall and Sandy Rossin joined the University Park Women's Club a decade ago and have sung together for the last eight years.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 6, 2011
University Park Women's Club turns 10

Since the formation of the club a decade ago, nearly 700 women at University Park have grown their friendships through the organization.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • March 7, 2013
Student Spotlight: Annaka Groeteke

Sporting a rock-band T-shirt and gathering her books for her next class, Annaka Groeteke seems like a typical 16-year-old, but the Sarasota High School sophomore has also been a wicked stepmother, a factory worker and an evil stepsister - on stage, that is.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 30, 2009
Braden River Pirates honor Coach Garrity

Prior to the start of Braden River's district opener versus Bayshore Sept. 25, the school's Athletic Booster Club dedicated a memorial tribute in memory of the Pirates' beloved coach.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2011
News Briefs

County Commission to vote Oct. 25 on salaries; County beginning address verifications; Sarasota offers mobile health services

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Principal Joshua Bennett and Assistant Principal Beth Marshall in the Bashaw Peace Garden
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • August 12, 2015
Building up from the foundation

William H. Bashaw Elementary School celebrates 30 years

  • East County
  • News
  • By David Conway and Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 28, 2015
Tracing the history of the city-county rift

Today, the city of Sarasota and Sarasota County frequently find themselves unable to work together on major issues. How did they get to this point? Can they get past it?

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2011
Lakewood Main Street plans progressive dinner

Attention adventurous diners: Lakewood Ranch Main Street restaurateurs will be taking residents on a culinary trip around the world at 6 p.m., Jan. 27.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Read this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 8, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Richard Lawrence
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • March 4, 2015
People with Purpose: Richard Lawrence

Local attorney and Forty Carrots’ Board President Richard Lawrence is actively involved in local charities in Sarasota, FL.

  • Black Tie
Kelly Sims
  • By Loren Mayo and Rachel S. OHara |
  • August 25, 2011
Neighbors: Back to School 2011

First-day-of-school jitters aren't just for the little ones - they happen to moms, dads and the older kids, too.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 9, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Knot Awl Beads

Knot Awl Beads isn't your typical bead shop. Not only does the store on Lakewood Ranch Main Street offer a variety of high-quality beads and jewelry making tools, but it also offers jewelry making classes, pre-made jewelry, and an option to have your jewelry designed and made for you.

  • East County
  • News
Unit B1003 at Orchid Beach Club Residences has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,936 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,825,000. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 14, 2012
Orchid Beach Club Residences condo sells for $1,825,000

A condominium in Orchid Beach Club Residences tops all transactions in this week's real estate. James Dilworth of Kronberg, Germany, sold his Unit B1003 condominium at 2050 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Kenneth and Hagar Levine, of Carlisle, Pa., for $1,825,000.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 20, 2011
Lady Mustangs bunt way to district semifinals

The Lakewood Ranch High softball team defeated Bayshore 11-0 in the Class 4A-District 10 quarterfinals April 19.

  • East County
  • Sports
SunTrust Bank's Mike Lonas, Chris Tenaglia, Ryan Kern and Max Hannum present a $3,000 check to Senior Friendship Centers President and CEO Bob Carter.
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • April 20, 2011
SunTrust donates to two organizations

SunTrust Bank presented donations to Senior Friendship Centers and Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Wade Turner, David Klos, Xavier Wooten and Maya O'Day are members of Selby Public Library's Teen Advisory Board.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • April 7, 2011
Selby Library to create space just for teens

The Selby Public Library will begin renovations in April on its teen center and other facility upgrades.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 19, 2014
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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