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Jennifer Nichols Chaparro's chalk portrait featured the Wicked Witch of the West from "The Wizard of Oz" at last year’s Chalk Festival.  File photo.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Grant changes costly to Sarasota Chalk Festival; Claims of homelessness at library are baseless

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Suncoast Metals on 51st Street in Sarasota has signs posted warning people not to try to sell stolen goods.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • October 6, 2011
Dealers scrap over metals

Rare coin dealers protest as county officials try to develop a stricter ordinance regarding the sale and purchase of ferrous, non-ferrous and precious metals, including gold and copper.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 14, 2009
Mustang golf squad names new head coach

After 11 seasons at the helm, Lakewood Ranch High girls golf coach Greg McGrew is stepping down. Wendi Golden was named the Lady Mustangs' new coach last week.

  • East County
  • Sports
Dr. Anne Chauvet owns Critical Care and Veterinary Specialists of Sarasota.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • June 9, 2011
Small Business of the Year finalist: Critical Care and Veterinary Specialists of Sarasota

Critical Care and Veterinary Specialists of Sarasota was named Small Business of the Year finalist at the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce's 2011 Frank G. Berlin Senior Small Business of the Year Awards.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This home at 3730 Bayou Louise Lane has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 3,009 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.9 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 16, 2010
Siesta Key home sells for $1.9 million

Raymond Williams Jr. and Jennifer Dartois, of Sarasota, sold their home at 3730 Bayou Louise Lane to J. Scott Bradley, of Castle Rock, Colo., for $1.9 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Dorfman
  • By Robin Roy |
  • January 13, 2011
Commission Changes

Nine candidates will jockey for three City Commission district seats in the city's March election. At least two districts will be represented by a new commissioner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • January 12, 2012
FDOT project to install median on U.S. 41 by Southgate Mall

A Florida Department of Transportation project under way includes the installation of a concrete median in the middle of U.S. 41 in front of Westfield Southgate Mall.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 11, 2010
Police department signs three-year contract

The department signed a three-year contract Friday. Meanwhile, the firefighters are at an impasse with the town.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 17, 2009
Vote for the 'Spirit of America'

Voting has started for The Observer's 'Spirit of America' Photo Contest on YourObserver.com.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Nick Trivisonno, 12
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • January 12, 2011
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: Out-of-Door Academy

The Out-of-Door Academy's sixth-graders are spending Thursday and Friday touring the Kennedy Space Center.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Xiaotian Tang, or "Frank," teaches his students how to speak about birthdays in Chinese.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • September 29, 2011
Visiting Chinese teacher learns new lessons

Chinese teacher Xiaotian Tang is currently teaching the foreign language at two Sarasota County high schools.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Enjoy this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 3, 2011
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Benedict estate home at Villa Am Meer
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2013
Our View: The tide is turning on LBK

The turn started with two transactions: First, the town approval in 2011 and then the redevelopment of Avenue of the Flowers and construction of the new Publix Super Market and CVS drug store.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Lee Roy Selmon's Matt Thomas
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • June 1, 2011
Edibles: Lee Roy Selmon's: 'more than barbecue'

While its signature dishes include the likes of pulled pork, Mama's meatloaf and wings, the menu at Lee Roy Selmon's is unusually broad.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 21, 2010
Student interaction yields special education

Under the leadership of Mill Creek resident Donna McGarry, students from Ashton Elementary School in Sarasota visited students enrolled at Pinnacle Academy in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • January 28, 2010
Police Advisory Panel e-mail battle ensues

The Police Advisory Panel's chairwoman, Susan Chapman, told city staff that Paul Caragiulo contacted a panel adviser and tried to advocate a police union position.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This home at 604 42nd St. has five bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,607 square feet of living area. It sold for $630,000. Photo by Nick Friedman.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 2, 2012
Four-bedroom Indian Beach home sells for $2.5 million

A home in Indian Beach tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Richard and Caren Lobo, of Washington, D.C., sold their home at 3139 Bay Shore Road to Charles and Nancy Parrish, of Sarasota, for $2.5 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Edward Bailey
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 18, 2012
Primary Elections: Manatee County Supervisor of Elections

As the Aug. 16 primary election draws closer, the East County Observer will be publishing profiles and Q&As from each of the candidates who will represent the East County area.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The town of Longboat Key is undergoing a north-end beach restoration project between Broadway and North Shore Road, which begins this month, to bring sand back to the severely eroded portion of the beach.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 12, 2011
North-end project sees dredge delay

The emergency beach project will bring 133,000 cubic yards of sand to the north end.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2009
Cops Corner 11.06.09

A husband and wife returned to their home and noticed that nearly $200,000 worth of jewelry and silver flatware had been stolen. They found a small pry mark on their sliding glass door, and the latch had been broken.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
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