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The Vue Sarasota Bay is slated for completion next year.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 2, 2015
Vue construction slows water flow to keys

A Vue Sarasota Bay contractor has broken a water main servicing Golden Gate Point, Bird Key, St. Armands Key and Lido Key.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • June 24, 2009
Aquatic Explanation

Lakewood Ranch must comply with watering restrictions the same way residents do. Then why doesn't it seem like it?

  • East County
  • News
 Shell Road is now over grown with grass, unable to be identified from a property owner’s lawn. Shell Road was formally vacated in 1981 and, 35 years later, Siesta Key residents fear they are losing access to beaches.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • July 21, 2016
Shell Road history illustrates fight for beach access on Siesta

A Siesta Key resident’s decision to sue the county over the vacation of a waterfront road has prompted debate over public beach access, but this is not the first time the subject has been hoisted into the spotlight.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Hunter Norton is an attorney in Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick’s Sarasota office.  Photo by Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 8, 2015
Conversation with Hunter Norton

Mill Creek resident Hunter Norton, an attorney with Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, focuses his practice on business, construction and civil litigation.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • September 25, 2014
County searches for homelessness project funding

Harvest House asked the city and county for $400,000 for a homeless families housing project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 29, 2011
Future beach projects need new identity

The town's 'island-wide' beach projects don't put down sand everywhere on the island. Now the town is searching for a new name.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Robin Hartill Jennifer Horne is often on the road by 6 a.m., training before the sun rises for the ING New York City Marathon.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 29, 2011
The Long Run

Jennifer Horne's husband, Neal, celebrated 10 years of being cancer free in June. Now, she's celebrating his marathon journey with a marathon of her own.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan and Dave Aaronberg, a former state senator
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 2, 2011
Buchanan promises support in drug fight

U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan hosted a public forum about Florida's prescription drug abuse problem Feb. 28 in Sarasota.

  • East County
  • News
A Savor the Sounds concert event planned for Jan. 23 at Bayfront Park will include a fireworks display.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 21, 2015
Fireworks celebration rescheduled for January

A Savor the Sounds concert event planned for Jan. 23 at Bayfront Park will include a fireworks display.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jack Short |
  • February 22, 2016
Town commission buries self-funding option

Longboat commissioners denied a handful of communities who hoped to have their assessments reduced by funding their own undergrounding.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 14, 2012
Blooming beauty

Siesta Key resident Joe Volpe captured this dragon fruit in bloom, a rare sight, this weekend during a midnight rainstorm on Siesta Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Phillip Sink, winner of this year's Hermitage Prize, and Bruce Rodgers, executive director of the Hermitage Artist Retreat, in Aspen, Colorado.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • August 24, 2015
Phillip Sink wins 2015 Hermitage Prize

Presented in partnership by the Hermitage Artist Retreat and the Aspen Music Festival and School, the award for a young and promising composer includes a six-week residence at the Hermitage and a $1,000 prize.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 10, 2015
Women's shooting group aims for new chapter

Virginia-based Girls Really Into Shooting hopes to start a local women-only shooting group in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2009
Letters to the Editor

To send in your letters, please e-mail them to [email protected], or mail them to The Sarasota Observer, 1517 State Street, Sarasota, 34236. The Sarasota Observer gives priority to letters of local interest and about local issues. The Observer will print all letters to the editor if it feels they are of general interest, but only if the letter is signed and the author's street address and phone number are given. The editor reserves the right to condense letters.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
After a concussion kept her off the field for nearly seven months, senior midfielder Rachel Hassen is happy to finally be playing soccer again for Braden River.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 22, 2010
Hassen returns to Pirates

Last January, Braden River midfielder Rachel Hassen suffered a concussion, which ended her season. Since her return, Hassen has helped lead the Pirates to a 5-2-3 record.

  • East County
  • Sports
"Of course there’s a learning curve," Lynn Rasys says. "I'm learning everything as fast as I can. It's going to be a challenging year, but it's going to be a good year."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 22, 2010
PMP development director hits the stage running

Lynn Rasys is using her marketing chops and people skills to propel the Perlman Music Program/Suncoast into 2011.

  • Arts + Culture
Brooks Brothers closed the doors to its downtown Sarasota storefront this summer.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 30, 2016
Cosmetics store to replace Brooks Brothers in downtown Sarasota

Bluemercury will be one of two tenants that will take the place of the clothing store on Main Street.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 7, 2014
Business Observer

Annette Rogers joins forces with Cheryl Loeffler; Former Johnson & Johnson exec appointed to board; New development company breaks ground in Sarasota; Michael Saunders Realtor receives CRS designation

  • Sarasota
  • News
This year's Siesta Fiesta didn't close Ocean Boulevard, but the smaller footprint did little to rekindle merchant enthusiasm for the event.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 12, 2016
Future of Siesta Fiesta remains in question

Siesta Village merchants say the annual Siesta Fiesta is on life support. Some businesses say the event needs a jolt of energy — but others want to pull the plug.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Courtesy photo.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 20, 2012
Best buds

Kindergarteners at The Out-of-Door Academy had their annual Buddies Picnic Friday, Sept. 14, at the lower-school campus.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
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