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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 24, 2016
Country Club home tops sales at $960,000

Residential real estate transactions July 8 through July 14

  • East County
  • Real Estate
America’s 50 Best Hospitals rank among the top 1% of the nation’s 5,000-plus hospitals for consistent clinical excellence in HealthGrades annual studies.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 23, 2012
Sarasota memorial receives top marks again

A HealthGrades ranking system has put Sarasota Memorial at the top of its list of hospitals that have consistent clinical excellence in its annual studies.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"Collected Stories" runs through Aug. 24, at the FSU Center for the Performing Arts.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • August 12, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'Collected Stories'

Donald Margulies' 'Collected Stories' is the final chapter of Banyan Theater's summer season.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 13, 2009
Letters to the Editor

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  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 4, 2016
Fiddler Bayou home sells for $4.2 million

The following residential real estate transactions took place between January 18 and January 22.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Aeolus Quartet
  • By June LeBell |
  • October 13, 2013
RIAF Review: Stephen Prutsman & The Aeolus Quartet

Pianist/composer Stephen Prutsman put together a charming score that he and the Aeolus Quartet performed live, while we were sent hurtling through time to a gentler, funnier and, yes, more ingenious way of life.

  • Arts + Culture
Isabelle Huppert stars in "White Material."
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • March 16, 2011
FILM REVIEW: 'White Material'

In director Claire Denis' new movie, 'White Material,' she tackles the philosophical and psychological impact of the colonization by whites in Africa.

  • Arts + Culture
"When you're confronted by an experience where you feel like there’s no explanation for it, you suddenly open up to the impossibilities that are around you," says magician Nathan Coe Marsh.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 14, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Tricky Business

Nathan Coe Marsh got his start doing magic at the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre. Now, he entertains corporate crowds at conferences and resorts all over the country.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 6, 2013
How Will We Grow? Activity Centers

Manatee County planning officials are evaluating development in the community and how to ensure growth pays for the infrastructure improvements - water, sewer and other services - that come along with it.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 21, 2013
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Autumn Senior Living starts construction; Princeton Review ranks New College as No. 3; Fresh Salon opens new location on Main Street

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  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 24, 2010
Trespassing rampant at Longbeach

Longbeach condominium owners are fed up with beachgoers using their property to gain access to the beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ryan Bodie and John Bowman unload a stack of new custom surfboards before the expansion of their nonprofit surf camp to Sarasota.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 27, 2013
Children's surf camp rides into Sarasota

After five years of teaching children on Anna Maria Island, Eternal Summer Surf Camp has moved to Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Alia Bivona, Nissi Luvavali, Olivia Caragiulo and Emma Bivona act like superstars during wig class.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • June 27, 2013
Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, here I am at: Sarasota Opera Camp

Campers sang their hearts out June 10 to June 28, at the Sarasota Opera, where they learned about different aspects that make-up opera, including make-up, set design, acting, opera history, dance, percussion and costuming.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 12, 2009
Dual Threat

Nine-year-old twins Sarah and Emma Fazio have been playing football for the East Manatee Bulldogs for the past four years.

  • East County
  • Sports
Arts grants apportioned by their size
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • November 23, 2011
Council's guidelines clarified for arts grants applications

By unanimous vote Nov. 17, the Sarasota County Tourist Development Council approved changes in its grants policy guidelines, part of which were designed to eliminate any confusion over eligibility of applicants for funding.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Kurt Schultheis. This home at 531 Chipping Lane in Country Club Shores has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,341 square feet of living area. It sold for $760,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 8, 2014
Country Club Shores home sells for $760,000

Geza and Ilona Benko, of Longboat Key, sold their home at 531 Chipping Lane to Victor and Anamaria Mitchell, of Castle Rock, Colo., for $760,000.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 27, 2010
Hospital CEO completes 165-mile bike ride

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center CEO Jim Wilson biked from Miami to Key West during the Southern Most AIDS/HIV Bike Ride earlier this month.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 3, 2011
News Briefs

State of City address deliverer questioned; Jackson Lab pursues Sarasota County

  • Sarasota
  • News
In 2011 the Halperins took their children to Disney World. "We have a commitment that it's forever. To me it's not negotiable whether we are going to be together or not," Gary Halperin says.  Courtesy photos
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • February 14, 2013
Love story contest winners: Gary Halperin and RoseAnne McCabe

Gary Halperin and RoseAnne McCabe happened to be at the same place at the same time when chance brought them together 12 years ago.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Jay Patel has long been an advocate for the redevelopment of the North Trail. He's enlisting the help of other stakeholders like Maegan Ochoa as he attempts to revitalize his own property. Photo by Alex Mahadevan
  • By David Conway |
  • October 2, 2014
Motel owner outlines vision for Trail

Jay Patel, the owner of the Regency Inn on North Tamiami Trail, believes improvements to his motel property could eventually lead to widespread improvements in the area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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