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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 18, 2010
MAN ON THE STREET: Grill Favorites (VIDEO)

In honor of Father's Day, The East County Observer caught up with employees and customers at the Gateway Publix to learn about their favorite grilling meats.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 1, 2011
Majority of condos opposed to FDOT plan

Eight days before a meeting on a pedestrian island proposal for Midnight Pass Road, 27 of 34 condominium complexes had affirmed opposition to the plan.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 15, 2012
Sarasota School District puts off decisions suggested by analysis

After reviewing the results of MGT of America's analysis of district expenses, the Sarasota County School Board elected to delay following the consultant group's major suggestions.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Do you know a Sarasota resident who should be featured as a Neighbors? Email MICHAEL ENG at meng@yourobserver.com.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • March 15, 2012
Neighbors: Dave Thomas

This Siesta Key resident spent most of his career with Feld Entertainment, which produces Disney on Ice shows.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Pat Marshall and Sandy Rossin joined the University Park Women's Club a decade ago and have sung together for the last eight years.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 6, 2011
University Park Women's Club turns 10

Since the formation of the club a decade ago, nearly 700 women at University Park have grown their friendships through the organization.

  • East County
  • News
"The Price of Sex" premieres April 9.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • April 6, 2011
Scene & Heard

SFF makes a play for female theatergoers; La Musica to 'GPAC' the house; Roller derby films predicted to 'Bomb'; Gloria Musicae brings back Mozart's 'Requiem'; Hot Tickets

  • Arts + Culture
Meet this week's athlete, Skylar Jungers
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 7, 2011
Athlete of the Week: Skylar Jungers

Twelve-year-old forward Skylar Jungers recorded a hat trick to lead The Out-of-Door Academy girls soccer team to 4-1 victory over Bayshore Dec. 1. It was the seventh-grader's first hat trick while playing for the Lady Thunder. Here is an inside look at this week's Athlete of the Week.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 16, 2011
Briefs

County improves its budget forecast; New College has eight Fulbright scholars; Sarasota real-estate sales stay strong

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 14, 2009
$72 million bus system advances

SCAT's rapid-transit project gets past the first federal-government hurdle.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 7, 2012
Bond issues create charter controversy

With a top charter official unable to be bonded, the city of Sarasota has been violating its own charter requirement for more than two years.

  • Sarasota
  • News
One of Aaron Stone's first lessons for his new drama students was to write raps.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • November 10, 2010
Braden River welcomes new drama teacher

Although new to this post, Aaron Stone is not new to the Pirates. He helped Band Director Kendall Carrier build the marching program.

  • East County
  • Schools
James Rutledge, trustee, and Deborah Rutledge, of Osprey, sold the home at 3920 Red Rock Way to Daniel McClure, of Palmetto, for $2.5 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 5, 2016
South Cocoanut Bayou home sells for $2.5 million

The following residential real estate transactions took place between April 18 and April 22.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
The Jan. 1 date is on employees' minds because Town Manager David Bullock said in May that he would ideally freeze the town’s pension plans by the end of the calendar year.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 8, 2012
Employees talk pension worries

The possibility of a Jan. 1 freeze date was on general employees' minds at a recent quarterly, pension-board meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 28, 2013
Siesta Key Association draws crowd

County Administrator Randall Reid and Sheriff Tom Knight were among the attendees at its annual breakfast meeting.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 9, 2009
CDD boards reexamine IDA

Lakewood Ranch Community Development District supervisors will reevaluate the role of the Inter-district Authority, the board that makes joint decisions for the community's four individual CDD districts.

  • East County
  • News
Downtown condo owner Phil Grande is tired of the people feeding the transients in Selby Five Points Park and the lack of action from the city.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 31, 2011
Petition seeks to end homeless feedings

Downtown condo owners are making another push to rid Selby Five Points Park of the criminal element that many say has taken over the park.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Kathy Bixler’s Stamper’s Cove opens Saturday, Oct. 5.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • October 2, 2013
DOING BUSINESS: Stamper's Cove

The story of Stamper's Cove, a new craft store in Lakewood Ranch, is best told through the two black tables tucked deep inside it.

  • East County
  • News
"I think the new Asian center is just a starting point," says Fan Zhang. "And, once the gallery is open, we will have more people to help spread the wealth." Photo by Mallory Gnaegy.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 15, 2014
Curator Fan Zhang plans a full menu of Asian exhibitions

The Ringling just broke ground for its new Center for Asian Art, thus begins a yearlong transition period until the early 2015 completion date.

  • Arts + Culture
Vince Fraser
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 30, 2011
Scene & Heard

Film fest artist gives good face; Local writer chronicles triumph over cancer; 'Beautiful Noise' earns more Hollywood cred; Men's Journal gives Sarasota some brotherly love; and Hot Tickets.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarai Miller and Sarah Burnett both play softball for Lakewood Ranch and are also student athletic trainers.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 30, 2011
FRICK & FRACK

Lakewood Ranch seniors Sarah Burnett and Sarai Miller have been playing softball together since they were in the third grade.

  • East County
  • Sports
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