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Sarasota County Commissioner Joe Barbetta wants further government consolidation after staff vacates the sixth floor of the Administration Center. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 4, 2012
Sarasota County wants to shed land

Commissioner Joe Barbetta has made consolidating government services a goal since he was elected. Now he wants the free space created in private hands.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • September 23, 2009
Profiles of Summer: Head Entrepreneur

When Susan Beausang's hair fell out, she dusted off her fashion merchandising degree and brought beauty to baldness.

  • Arts + Culture
Read this week's cops corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 16, 2011
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
"I like to challenge my audiences," Francis Schwartz says. "It's the fossilized, artistic fraidy cats who have a problem with what I do."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 29, 2010
The curious case of Francis Schwartz

The experimental composer opens up about his unusual material and how he strikes a balance between the dark and the light sides of life.

  • Arts + Culture
A current project focuses on helping to fund and create interpretive panels to be placed at Jiggs Landing Preserve. File photo.
  • By Bill Halstead |
  • July 3, 2012
My View: Volunteers preserving the Braden River history

Denise Kleiner lives in a house built in 1940 by Lincoln Marine, who built the house so he could host poker parties and not have the cigar smoke bother his wife.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 20, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'How I Learned to Drive'

Paula Vogel takes a different approach in 'How I Learned to Drive,' and you can see the results in the FSU/Asolo Conservatory's current production of her Pulitzer Prize-winning play from 1997.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2009
Athlete of the Week: Kaycee Wells

The Observer highlights Braden River High School shortstop Kaycee Wells.

  • East County
  • Sports
Sarasota County had spent $240,161 through Feb. 29.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 15, 2012
Taxpayers' bill in Marina Jack case: $240,000

A lawsuit over Marina Jack's property-tax exemption in the city has cost both sides hundreds of thousands of dollars.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 30, 2009
Kiwanis Club gears up for St. Jude luncheon

This year's car raffle features the choice between a 2010 Ford Fusion and $20,000.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 30, 2009
Defense carries Thunder to victory

The Out-of-Door Academy opened its district season victorious Sept. 29 with a 6-0 win over St. John Neumann High School.

  • East County
  • Sports
The most recent concept plan for the Siesta Public Beach improvements shows the planned stormwater pond adjacent to the Gulf & Bay Club property, in the right-hand part of the design. Courtesy of Sarasota County.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • November 10, 2011
An extension sought for SWFWMD grant

With construction of a beach stormwater project still delayed, county staff is worried about getting an extension of a grant to cover half the cost of the work.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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 |
  • June 28, 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
Bush
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2014
Our View

Why Jeb Bush will win

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By David Conway |
  • August 29, 2013
Roundabout details gain momentum

After more than a decade of advocating for a multimodal corridor, punctuated by roundabouts, on U.S. 41, Rod Warner's vision is close to being realized.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
A dramatic, Asian-inspired entrance sets the stage for a calm and contemplative interior. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • May 8, 2013
Home of the Month: Classic on the Key

A Siesta Key home showcases the genius of architect Ralph Twitchell - half a century later.

  • Arts + Culture
"I found that people didn't know about batik (when I first started), and it was very interesting. It made it a different thing to do, and (it was easier for me) to be more distinguished in that area," Angela Maria Isaza says.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 28, 2013
Batik Mystique

Artist Angela Maria Isaza waxes poetic about nature; fittingly, she also paints natural settings with wax.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 7, 2014
Our View

Primary recommendations

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By John Ewing |
  • March 9, 2012
Sarasota Film Festival Announces Opening Night, Centerpiece and Closing Night films

Sarasota Film Festival Announces Opening Night, Centerpiece and Closing Night films

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 4, 2010
Green to the Extreme

Denise and Michael Pfalzer have been dreaming of living in an Earthship for more than a decade. Within a year, their dream will become a reality.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • November 27, 2013
Burglaries put residents on alert

Lakewood Ranch officials and residents take action after a recent trend of home burglaries along the I-75 corridor raises concerns.

  • East County
  • News
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