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Artist Van Jazmin works on an illustration as a part of SCOPE's High Tech, High Touch workshop. The artwork wasn't limited to the professionals, as participants earlier sketched their visions for a better community.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 20, 2013
SCOPE seeks vision for ideal community

At its 'High Tech, High Touch' workshop Tuesday morning, SCOPE asked participants to share their thoughts on how to better shape Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Healthy Living Organic & Natural Market
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 18, 2013
News Briefs

Substitute teacher charged with child abuse; John Neal Homes hires new president of building; New Main Street health foods store opens; School district graduation rate improves

  • East County
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • September 24, 2016
Manasota B.U.D.S book club sets sail

The book club spent the afternoon talking about the sailing-themed books they read and learning some basics of sailing.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 25, 2018
Cops Corner: Wiley coyote pops up in Longboat

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Pinellas Safe Harbor
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2015
Failed model in Pinellas

The data from Pinellas County’s come-as-you-are homeless shelter doesn’t bode well for Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Katheryn Himmelspach Courtesy photo
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 16, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: Aug. 17, 2017

Katheryn Marie Himmelspach, Kevin Dean Carter, Timothy John Hurley, Shirley B. Klein, Dr. Earl M. Mumford and Betty Oxford died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This image shows the new configuration with only one exit loop and lengthened on- and off-ramps.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 26, 2018
Construction ramps up for I-75 interchange

FDOT begins its $80.8 million project for a safer I-75/S.R. 70 interchange.

  • East County
  • News
TYPENNINGTONWEB
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 9, 2015
Ty Pennington and Les McCurdy to host celebrity bartending night

Ty Pennington and Les McCurdy to host celebrity bartending night

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Lisa Nisenson |
  • March 25, 2013
"It's so much more than density" - getting the conversation right

"It's so much more than density" - getting the conversation right

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Anne Miller held her bagpipe.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • November 10, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Scottish St. Andrew's Festival

MacAllisters Grill & Tavern hosted the fourth annual Scottish St. Andrew's Festival Nov. 10 at Lakewood Ranch Main Street. This year's free event, which featured face painting, balloon artists, a rock wall, beer and wine samples, pictures with Santa and live music from the Jacobites Pipe & Drum Band and the Billy Rice band, benefited the Wobbly Feet Foundation, an organization that raises awareness and support for Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T), a rare and progressive neurological disease.

  • East County
  • News
City Parking Manager Mark Lyons will present formal plans for parking maters to city commissioners Tuesday.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 5, 2016
City Commission to vet parking meter plans

The Sarasota City Commission on Tuesday, will decide whether to direct staff to pursue buying 458 parking meters.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Christian Retreat's pastor, The Rev. Phil Derstine, said residents of the campus are excited to finally have good cell phone signals.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 24, 2016
Christian Retreat tower answers the call

Cellular communications tower will be 'disguised' as a cross along Upper Manatee River Road.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2013
SIDELINES

Sarasota Dolphins registration ongoing; Former Lady Ram launches soccer academy; Youth baseball tourneys coming to Sarasota

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Manning
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 11, 2013
Resident keeps eye on the pie

Inspired by her mother's homemade banana cream pie, Bird Key resident Kim Manning had a sweet idea: key lime with a twist.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Benjamin Bell, center, meets with students at Imagine School to inspire them to appreciate being Americans. Photo by Josh Siegel
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • April 30, 2014
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier guard visits Imagine

Eighth-grade students will see the history they learned about when they travel to the Capitol.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 31, 2012
News Briefs

Prominent Siesta lot again for sale; County seeks vendors for crosswalk lighting; Crunch time for school storm prep

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By E.F. (Gene) Sweeney |
  • December 2, 2009
MY VIEW: How to fix Congress

The Congressional Reform Act of 2009 would contain eight provisions, all of which would probably be strongly endorsed by those who drafted the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.Â

  • East County
  • Opinion
"Inherit the Wind" features a fictionalized account of the 1925 Scopes “Monkey” Trial, of a teacher who was put on trial after he defied Tennessee’s laws against teaching evolution in its public schools.Â
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 27, 2017
The Darwin Award goes to …

'Inherit the Wind' pits bad law against good science at Venice Theatre.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Students at McIntosh Middle School watch as Principal David Jones shows them a slight of hand trick.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • January 5, 2011
VIDEO: Mighty magic trick

David Jones, principal at McIntosh Middle School, performs his favorite card trick, the "Three Card Monte." Read the full story in the Jan. 6 edition of The Sarasota Observer.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Jonathan Lewis
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • November 16, 2017
Sarasota Commission approves pay raise for interim county administrator

Jonathan Lewis will take over for Tom Harmer as the interim county administrator Dec. 8, with a $22,000 salary increase.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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