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  • By Kimberly Braun |
  • September 27, 2013
Richard's Foodporium finds a place in our lives

Richard's Foodporium finds a place in our lives

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
"Catch Me If You Can" runs through April 4, at The Players Theatre. Courtesy photo.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • March 25, 2015
A&E Picks and Highlights

A&E Editor Nick Reichert picks out the events you should attend this week in Sarasota, FL.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • November 15, 2012
Palm Avenue restaurant takes form

The new Louies Modern restaurant and a catering/banquet facility will fill a total of 13,500 square feet. It will open in February.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • July 27, 2011
TEDB board officially ceases to exist

By a unanimous vote of the County Commission July 26, the Sarasota County Tourism and Economic Development Board ceased to exist.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Chris Sharek's Chevrolet Volt charges for free at the Palm Avenue parking garage.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 26, 2013
Sarasota to get a jolt from electric-car event

A growing community of Sarasota electric-car advocates sees a National Plug-In Day event as an opportunity to break down misconceptions about the environmentally friendly vehicles.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 14, 2010
Health Matters - Longboat Key and Sarasota

Enjoy The Observer's monthly magazine insert bringing you local, health-related news you can use for people of all ages.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Amanda Heisey |
  • July 22, 2014
Curtain Call: A first look at The Players Theatre New Play Festival

Curtain Call: A first look at The Players Theatre New Play Festival

  • Arts + Culture
Read this week's Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2011
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 1, 2014
Point Crisp home sells for $3,675,000

A home in Point Crisp tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Andrew Price, of Lakewood Ranch, and Marian Price, of Tampa, sold their home at 1321 Point Crisp Road to Larry Enterline, of Braselton, Ga., for $3,675,000. Built in 2001, it has six bedrooms, six-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,575 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $5,300,000 in 2004.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 25, 2013
The Good News: Rebecca Lockwood of Forty Carrots Family Center

Rebecca Lockwood is the preschool director of Forty Carrots Family Center. Read more about her and watch a video in this week's The Good News.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Sarasota County Commission Tuesday approved a contract that could lead to the sequencing of Siesta Public Beach improvements from the summer of 2012 through the fall of 2014.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 8, 2011
Faster work plans unveiled

The County Commission has set in motion a plan that could lead to the completion of all Siesta Beach improvements by late 2014.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's Arnav Mohanty teamed up with his twin brother, Arsav, to win the No. 1 boys doubles title.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 11, 2012
Lakewood Ranch tennis makes a grand slam

The Lakewood Ranch High girls and boys tennis teams and the ODA girls tennis team all advanced to the regional semifinals April 9-10. The winners will advance to the regional finals April 12.

  • East County
  • Sports
Nita Mathur prepares Nita's coconut burfi, combining coconut, sweetened condensed milk and fresh ricotta cheese. Photos by Mallory Gnaegy.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 15, 2014
Culinary couple: Best of both worlds

As owners of Casa Italia, Raj and Nita Mathur may focus on Italian, but once a month they school others on the flavors of home.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2014
Letters to the Editor

Find out what the Observer's readers have to say.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 14, 2011
County holds off on approving upkeep bills

The Sarasota County Commission's latest foray into the Siesta Key Village Maintenance Corp. saga ended Tuesday with a request for more information from staff.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 18, 2009
MacAllisters to throw Scottish party

Country music star David Nail will perform at this year's Ranch Main Street event, which benefits the Payton Wright Foundation.

  • East County
  • News
C.E.R.T. leader Victor Kline utilizes his experience as a U.S. Army medic to help train Ranch residents on hurricane preparedness.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • June 17, 2015
Conversation with Victor Kline

The Lakewood Ranch-based Community Emergency Response Team trains local residents on best practices for securing neighborhoods and ensuring residents' health and safety during natural disasters, such as hurricanes.

  • East County
  • News
The farmhouse, built in 1916, was the first building erected on the Phillippi Estate. Photo by Jessica Salmond
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • October 2, 2014
Phillippi Farmhouse Market raises money for restoration

Now in its fifth year, the Wednesday farmers market has expanded and raised funds to help restore its historical location.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Wendy Mann Resnick
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • December 15, 2011
SEASON OF SHARING: Wendy Mann Resnick

When it comes to people in need, Wendy Mann Resnick is a softie.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Ron Lambert took up music in fourth grade, first picking up the saxophone and later adding drums. He played both instruments through eighth grade, but focused on percussion in high school.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 26, 2015
Conversation with Ron Lambert

Football players aren't the only ones who find glory under Friday night lights.

  • East County
  • News
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