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  • By Roger Drouin |
  • March 21, 2013
Condo tower to replace Main Street businesses

Sports Page seeks a new downtown home while the Living Walls owner will retire.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Courtesy photo Winner Jim Hoseth devoured three veggie burgers.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 9, 2012
Veg hosts burger contest

Veg celebrated its second anniversary in grand fashion Feb. 4, at the restaurant on Gulf Gate Drive.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 9, 2013
Colony Association monitoring litigation

The association has submitted a $50,000 cash bond to the town of Longboat Key as it works through settlement negotiations for three acres of property.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Joe Hendricks |
  • December 4, 2012
Advocates suggest alternative measures in addressing homelessness

Advocates suggest alternative measures in addressing homelessness

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Bill Nack
  • By Dora Walters |
  • March 16, 2011
Local writer has a knack for horseracing stories

Bill Nack, author of "Secretariat," was guest speaker at the March 16 meeting of the Episcopal Church Women of All Angels By the Sea Episcopal Church.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo. Pinellas Safe Harbor, a shelter in Pinellas County, could serve as a model for a homeless facility built to serve Sarasota County.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 10, 2013
City shelter opponents speak out

In advance of consultant Robert Marbut's plans to fight against homelessness in the region, two Sarasota city commissioners are already questioning his process.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • May 21, 2015
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY | May 21

A glimpse of the way things were from the Pelican Press archives.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 3, 2013
LOOKING AHEAD: Tourism

Fiscal woes at home and abroad may strain Sarasota County's tourism hopes in 2013, but current forecasts and positive real-estate trends paint a brighter economic picture.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
This home at 1400 John Ringling Parkway sold for $2.9 million. Photo by Kristen Herhold
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 15, 2015
John Ringling Parkway home sells for $2.9 million

A home on Lido tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
David Weekley Homes has plans for four new homes on a long-vacant lot in Laurel Park.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 14, 2015
Laurel Park homesites sell for $1 million

The sale of roughly a half-acre on Osprey Avenue paves the way for four new homes in the historic neighborhood.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 9, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • February 26, 2014
Black Tie & Tales

A weekend of surprises; tidbits; and Black Tie Affair.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 20, 2015
Aspen Murphy: A top dog

Local celebrity dog Aspen Murphy died May 11.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2011
Letters to the Editor: 08.18.11

Change still needed for less debt and taxes; Kudos for showing 'Ruskin Sky' painting

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The royals totally created with Legos in Hamleys Toy Shop.
  • By Stuart and Lois Scheyer |
  • November 28, 2012
London and Paris Revisited

The Observer travel editors share outtakes from their recent travel log.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Police have closed Mound Street to investigate the accident
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 17, 2012
BREAKING: Accident shuts down Mound Street

The Sarasota Police Department has closed Mound Street after a bicyclist that was injured by a vehicle this morning had to be airlifted to an area trauma center for severe injuries.

  • Sarasota
  • News
School impact fees are collected to pay for new school construction.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • December 8, 2010
County suspends school impact fees

The school board asked the County Commission to stop temporarily the collection of the $2,000 fee on each new single-family home.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Film crews capped off their visit by interviewing patrons at their tables. Photos courtesy of Sarasota Sally.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 8, 2012
Travel Channel spotlights East County's Linger Lodge

Film crews from the Travel Channel filmed a segment at the local eatery Linger Lodge Restaurant and Bar.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Joe Hendricks |
  • May 10, 2013
Joe on the Go: The final push -- and does it really matter?

Joe on the Go: The final push -- and does it really matter?

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Village resident Pete Rowan photographed Broadway facing east in March to show parking congestion. Courtesy photo
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 23, 2014
Villagers jam Town Hall for parking discussion

Longbeach Village residents say they often cannot park in front of their homes and worry about emergency vehicle access.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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