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  • By David Conway |
  • March 26, 2015
City attorney calls county land agreement "a sham"

Time has proven a 12-year-old agreement in which the city agreed to transfer a Ringling Boulevard parcel to the county “to be a sham,” City Attorney Robert Fournier writes in a memo to commissioners.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Observer Miss Manatee softball team got off to a fast start this season. Courtesy photo.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 7, 2012
Observer teams swing into action

The Lakewood Ranch Little League and Miss Manatee Softball Observer teams both opened their spring seasons last month.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2012
Our View: 'The Debt Bomb'

No one knows exactly when, but every day Congress and the president refuse to CUT spending meaningfully - actually reducing spending below the previous year - the the explosion grows nearer.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The city commission will consider increasing the maximum amount of late fines parking violators will pay.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • September 14, 2012
City Commission to discuss parking-ticket late fines Monday

Commissioners will consider parking late fine changes; vote on second reading of the city budget; hear an update on the Sarasota Chalk Festival.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2011
News Briefs

Study group to release details about straw poll; Deputies Baker Act man outside restaurant; Vacationer from Chicago drowns in Braden River; SMR names new Polo Club manager

  • East County
  • News
A crosswalk at Companion Way in the 5600 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive was being constructed Wednesday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 13, 2015
Crosswalk construction is underway

Four Longboat Key crosswalks are being installed on Gulf of Mexico Drive to make pedestrian crossings safer.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota Orchestra's "Songs of Wars I Have Seen"
  • By June LeBell |
  • November 22, 2014
MUSIC REVIEW: 'Songs of Wars I Have Seen'

'Songs of Wars I Have Seen' is a thought-provoking piece filled with unearthly, enigmatic sounds that, somehow, tie together the vignettes of wartime Gertrude Stein wrote about.

  • Arts + Culture
Mary Lou Robinson Courtesy photo
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 26, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: April 27, 2017

Mary Lou Robinson, Aflred Bremble, Jr., Katherine Brooks and John Spalding died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 21, 2013
County Commission grades its top staff

Commissioners praise Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid's focus on ethics, but highlight staff communication as still an area of focus for improvement.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 11, 2009
Younger qualifies for at-large commission seat

Longboat Key resident Phillip Younger is an official candidate for the at-large commission seat currently held by Commissioner Hal Lenobel.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Public Works Director Juan Florensa is trying to prevent an aging pipe from failing under Gulf of Mexico Drive anywhere else.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 3, 2011
Pipe inspections to begin this summer

The town plans to inspect other areas of an aging wastewater pipe under Gulf of Mexico Drive this summer.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2013
McNeal playwrights recognized

Six students from McNeal Elementary School recently earned special recognition during the 2013 Young Playwright Festival sponsored by Florida Studio Theater.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • May 12, 2010
artsEXPO promotes creative networking

The Sarasota County Arts Council makes good on its arts-advocacy agenda by bringing back artsEXPO for a second year in a row.

  • Arts + Culture
Pelikids is a monthly feature highlighting the work of Sarasota County students.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2011
PHOTO GALLERY: Pelikids' Halloween

Pelikids is a monthly feature highlighting the work of Sarasota County students. This month's offerings are from students of various grades at Pine View School and third-grade students from Lakeview Elementary School.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 17, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 6, 2014
Chillounge celebrates new location

Chillounge celebrates new location

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Michael Infanti, who manages Oaktree Development, hopes the final development will be beneficial to all. Photo by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • May 14, 2015
Development raises questions about attainable housing standards

In the pursuit of more affordable housing, the city is revisiting its existing attainable housing regulations.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2015
Cops Corner: East County 4.2.2015

Cops Corner: East County 4.2.2015

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Sarasota Crew rower Shawna Sims won a silver medal for Team USA in the 4x at the World Rowing Junior Championships Aug. 10, in Lithuania.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 22, 2013
Sidelines

Golfers tee off during Tournament of Champions; Sarasota SUP Series returns this weekend; Fleet Feet Sarasota offers training program; i9 sports gearing up for fall season; Rower wins silver medal

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • September 10, 2016
South Gate community celebrates 60th anniversary

Neighbors party at the South Gate Community Center Saturday, Sept. 10.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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