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Partick Rodricks, Brian Lindman, Lori Russo, Ross Russo and Josephine Rodricks will work to bring a more healthy lifestyle to Karnataka, India. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 8, 2012
East Manatee Rotary launches global initiative

The Rotary Club of East Manatee will partner with a Rotary Club in Bangalore, India, to help fight disease in Karnataka, India. The three-year commitment includes installing a water well.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Michael Eng |
  • January 14, 2010
Major water line severed

Town Center Parkway's northbound lanes have been closed.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 2, 2010
Fishkind presentation earns mixed reviews

Dr. Hank Fishkind, the economist who conducted a feasibility study for Lakewood Ranch, spoke to residents about his findings last week.

  • East County
  • News
Ginger and Melanie O'Connor
  • By Jack Short |
  • March 1, 2016
Mother, daughter team to open boutique near St. Armand’s Circle

Apricot Lane Boutique will offer clothing, gifts and jewelry for women of all ages.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Massimo Artoni, Maria Mercedes Carrara Verdi, Maestro Victor DeRenzi, Manuela Pizzoni, Angiolo Carrara Verdi. Photo by Molly Schechter.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • March 23, 2016
Black Tie & Tales 03.24.16

Verdi comes to an end, the rain doesn't bother Sarasota Garden club and more...

  • Black Tie
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 7, 2010
In Brief

Community news and notes

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 15, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Wedding Vow Renewals on Siesta Key Beach

More than 450 couples flocked to Siesta Key Public Beach Valentine's Day to renew their wedding vows at sunset. The event was hosted by Marriage and Family Works in partnership with Sarasota County Parks and Recreation.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • October 28, 2010
My View: No more Mulligans

The cuts in Sarasota school district programs should not surprise. The tax extension was to guarantee salaries and benefits for union members.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Brooks Larson.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 23, 2017
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 03.23.17

Sarasota Athlete of the Week: 03.23.17

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 18, 2010
Online hacker targets referendum opponent

The creator of a political-action committee that opposedthe 1-mill, school-tax extension said his Facebook account was compromised. He thinks one of his opponents is to blame.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 2, 2009
Tennis Gardens facility is a hit

Long-time friends Samantha Brenner, daughter of Cheryl Loeffler, and Lisa Raymond, one of just 13 women to achieve the tennis Grand Slam (meaning she has won each Grand Slam at least once), met up for the Thanksgiving holiday last weekend at Loeffler's L'Ambiance condominium. Brenner, who grew up in Longboat Key and is now an attorney and screenwriter in Los Angeles, showed Raymond the Longboat Key Club Tennis Gardens. Loeffler reports that Raymond was impressed with the new facility. The trip was her second Key Club visit.

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Longboat Key Foundation members Jack Duncan, Jim Brown, Susan Phillips, Bob Trisolini, Bob Nosal and Warren Simonds
  • By John McGuire |
  • May 4, 2017
Longboat Key Foundation begins fundraising for cultural center

The organization needs to raise $12 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 22, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • July 20, 2012
July 20: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Thomas Webb  Courtesy photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • July 19, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: July 20, 2017

Thomas Webb and Stephen Green died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • November 16, 2017
Cops Corner 11.16

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • November 13, 2015
Bones Matter

Build stronger bones and muscles to battle bone-density loss.

  • Health
Ed Schmidt is one of the co-coordinators of the Beach Ambassadors.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 9, 2012
Siesta Key Beach Ambassadors harbor passion for education

The organization helps visitors learn more about the area.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
On a hot summer afternoon, the Gulf & Bay Club’s swans, Valentino and Natasha, sought some extra cooling from the fountain spray in the complex’s big pond. Photo by Nancy Deckard.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • September 21, 2011
Island Beat: Gulf & Bay Club members mourning loss of swans

During the summer, Nancy Deckard, a regular attendee at Siesta Key Association meetings, said she would send me a photo of the current pair of swans at the Gulf & Bay Club on the Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Yvonne Schloss, owner of Sunglass Express Optical, fits a customer with new glasses Monday, at her St. Armands Circle store. Schloss believes the mall will draw more potential shoppers to the area. Photo by Caleb Motsinger
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 1, 2014
Circle spotlight

As the new Mall at University Town Center generates buzz, Circle merchants focus on what makes the shopping district unique.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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