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  • By Molly Schechter |
  • October 7, 2009
Black Tie & Tales

This week's Black Tie & Tales column by Molly Schechter.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 2, 2014
Come at Me, Sarasota: Sailor Circus' 65th Anniversary Celebration

Come at Me, Sarasota: Sailor Circus' 65th Anniversary Celebration

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • June 17, 2009
Collaborative cuisine at PG's

Pattigeorge's Tommy Klauber is conquering the world -- one interactive dinner at a time.

  • Arts + Culture
No one was hurt during the incident, which occurred this morning around 12:40 a.m. at the 5900 block of 53rd Avenue E.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • October 7, 2013
Armed man robs East County 7-Eleven

A man armed with a semi-automatic handgun robbed an East County 7-Eleven early this morning.

  • East County
  • News
1372 Harbor Drive, one of Pettingell's top sales, closed in April for $6 million.
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • January 16, 2018
Pettingell tops 2017 real estate sales volume

The Longboat Key Realtor was the first in Sarasota County to top $100 million in a year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
CDD 1
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • November 27, 2013
Lakewood Ranch CDD Wrap Up

Lakewood Ranch Community Development Districts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 and the Inter-District Authority Board met Nov. 21, at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, for their regular meetings.

  • East County
  • News
The Information Technology Department leveraged a computer agreement to offset costs with other third party providers.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 21, 2012
City approves computer licensing agreement

The city of Sarasota agreed to a licensing deal with Microsoft that will case the city $150,000 over the next three years.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Left to right: Dr. Laurie Stryker, Nancy Detert, Emily Walsh, Cathy Layton. Stryker, Walsh and Layton are members of the Selby board.
  • By Jack Short |
  • October 16, 2015
Detert cuts ribbon at Selby Gardens

The state senator was honored for her part in a $500,000 appropriation from the state.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Manatee County Commission Chairman Larry Bustle sits next to Michael Maxwell, of the Urban Land Institute, following a May 14 workshop.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • May 22, 2013
National panel supports county's growth plan

A panel from the Urban Land Institute prepared a document that highlights the county's need to focus on the area called 'Southwest County' and to leverage the county's assets.

  • East County
  • News
Wooden gates from John Ringling Towers add a colorful note of local history.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • November 13, 2013
Home of the Month: Where Style Meets History

One of Sarasota's first model homes retains its star power after almost 90 years.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • July 29, 2015
Sarasota Opera announces cast and creative team for last year of the Verdi Cycle

The opera brings in familiar favorites and acclaimed newcomers to conclude its historic performance cycle of the complete works of Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Maria Amodio |
  • April 7, 2010
Man on the Street: Main Street construction

The Observer asked some of the businesses on Main Street how they're going to be affected by the upcoming construction for a waterline replacement, which will shut down the 1300 block of Main Street during the month of June.

  • Sarasota
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  • By John Ewing |
  • April 11, 2012
Observe This: Today's Top Stories

Observe This: Today's Top Stories

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  • By John Ewing |
  • September 28, 2012
St. Armands Circle -- electrified!

St. Armands Circle -- electrified!

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Pam McTeer |
  • May 20, 2009
Manatee district, union reach agreement

Manatee County Public Schools and the local teacher's union, the Manatee Education Association, have reached a tentative agreement on salary, benefits and working conditions for local teachers and paraprofessionals.

  • East County
  • News
What the final design of the Women's Sports Museum might look like.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 13, 2016
Group hopes to bring Women's Sports Museum to Sarasota

A former women's baseball player wants to throw a fastball through sports' glass ceiling.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
East County resident Sabrina Silverberg, who has lived in the area since 2003, was born in Egypt.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • January 27, 2016
Temple Emanu-El director of education honored

Sisterhood of Temple Emanu-El hosts luncheon to celebrate an influential woman in the Jewish community.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Pat Martin, Terry Chandler, Melanie Natarajan, Charlotte Stringfellow and Dawn Epstein at YMCA's Going for the Gold Patron Party.
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • March 26, 2014
Black Tie & Tales

Patron parties rev up event excitement; Picture this ...; AJC after the deluge; and tidbits.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Roy |
  • July 22, 2010
Mayor, city manager spar

A rare public spat broke out between the mayor and city manager while the City Commission discussed the adoption of the Police Advisory Panel's recommendations.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Joseph Schneider and Victoria Parisi |
  • March 31, 2010
Film festival moves into classrooms

Through Sarasota Film Festival's Outreach and Education Department, middle-school classes participated in the Classroom Critic program and screened official short films selected for the festival's youthFEST. This week, two seventh-graders review "The Mouse That Soared."

  • Arts + Culture
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