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  • By June LeBell |
  • June 23, 2010
Music Review: Sarasota Music Festival Finale

If Saturday evening's Sarasota Music Festival concert at the Opera House is any indication of the future, Sarasota now has one of the finest festivals for teaching and performing in the country.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 24, 2013
News Briefs

School Board approves all-boys charter school; Man killed in I-75 crash

  • East County
  • News
William S. Chaltis
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 1, 2012
Primary Election: Manatee County School Board, District 2

Four candidates are competing for the Manatee County School Board District 2 seat, including William Chaltis, Robert Moates, Dave Miner and Paul Sharff.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Bonnie Silvestri |
  • April 23, 2013
Sarasota Ballet + Sarasota Orchestra = grand success!

Sarasota Ballet + Sarasota Orchestra = grand success!

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 5, 2012
Windsor plans another facility

Developers of The Windsor of Lakewood Ranch plan to build an independent-living facility in Lakewood Ranch that will offer seniors more living options.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 8, 2009
Freshman Mustang goes the distance

Kristin Zarrella qualified for her fifth trip to the Junior Olympics after winning the 1,500- and 3,000-meter dashes at the Amateur Athletic Union State Finals at the University of Florida.

  • East County
  • Sports
Jody Vitt and Linda Chambers hold the Sony Cybershot camera.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 9, 2013
Facial recognition

A chance sighting at Publix led to the return of a camera and a newfound friendship for two Longboat ladies.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
As the Alliance’s new board president, Tommy Klauber is determined to make the Alliance a go-to organization for businesses in the area.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 9, 2013
Entrepreneur Klauber assumes Alliance helm

Restaurateur Tommy Klauber will lead the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance into 2013.

  • East County
  • News
  • By George Rauch |
  • September 2, 2009
If not for debt, 'bull' would be back

U.S. factories and consumers are poised for a rebound. The holdup is inflationary deficit spending in Washington.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Fire Chief Henry Behrens stands atop the new Armstrong LaFrance fire truck in 1912 on South Pineapple Avenue. Photos courtesy of the Sarasota County History Center.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • June 7, 2012
A walk through time

The Sarasota City Commission will vote Monday, June 18, on whether to approve a permanent exhibit to be displayed in the Sarasota City Commission Chambers.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 1, 2010
Grape Expectations

Pat and Bob Gussin visited New Zealand in 2002, and it turned out to be a fruitful trip for the Longboat Key couple.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 6, 2012
Colony board wants to meet its match

Three developers who have submitted past proposals for the Colony have expressed interest in trying again.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • August 18, 2010
Creative handyman

Behind every aging building is a tireless Jack-of-all-trades. Meet Bubsy Becker, Art Center Sarasota's own Mr. Fix-It.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 9, 2011
Our View

Government outside the margins!; RIP: Rainer Josenhanss

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By [email protected] |
  • April 5, 2012
Observe This: Today's Top Stories

Observe This: Today's Top Stories

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
In addition to the usual business movement along Main Street, some bigger projects with the potential to change the downtown landscape are shaping up this year.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 7, 2015
2015 Issues to Watch: Main Street

In 2014, Main Street saw a flurry of businesses coming and going - a level of activity that appears ready to continue throughout the heart of the city in 2015.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A new option for Midnight Pass Road, unveiled during the Florida Department of Transportation meeting on the Key, shows a painted crosswalk with a “paddle sign” cautioning drivers to be alert for pedestrians.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 22, 2011
County suggests pedestrian safety option

The County Commission supports the Siesta Key Condominium Association in seeking painted crosswalks on Midnight Pass Road without warning signs in the middle of them.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 4, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Rock Solid Construction Group President Marjorie Broughton stands on the job site of a custom home the company is building.
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • June 9, 2011
Woman Entrepreneur of the Year winner: Marjorie Broughton

Marjorie Broughton was named Women Entrepreneur of the Year at the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce's 2011 Frank G. Berlin Senior Small Business of the Year Awards.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 4, 2012
Letters to the Editor

SRQ was over-expanded

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