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Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 31, 2013
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Roslyn Lurie and Gail Cardi (Photo by Molly Schechter)
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • March 26, 2014
Aerobic Grandma

Friends in fitness see the social benefits of exercise

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
The Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization also is considering expanding bus services along State Road 70 in the future.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • August 14, 2013
Lakewood Ranch transit discussion continues

The Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization also is considering expanding bus services along State Road 70 in the future.

  • East County
  • News
Jess Mears, the clerk to the CDD boards, swears in Jerry Twiggs, left. (Photo by Josh Siegel)
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • April 23, 2014
Ranch CDD 2 swears in new board supervisor

Jerry Twiggs will fill the Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 2 seat vacated by Kathleen Grant, who resigned in March.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • January 14, 2014
CONA enters Big Pass debate

The Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations (CONA) met Monday night to debate a controversial project to dredge Sarasota's Big Pass for Lido Beach sand.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Dean Kalahar |
  • July 12, 2012
My View: Pine View School: gifted or gilded?

The enrollment statistics for Sarasota gifted school are out of the norm. Are that many children really gifted?

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Marina Sommers is currently enrolled in the NYC Institute for Integrative Nutrition, she is about to become AADP Certified Health Coach.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • August 27, 2012
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Marina Sommers

Siesta Key resident Marina Sommers shares a chilled avocado gazpacho recipe with this week's in the kitchen.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • June 26, 2013
Growing the Banyan Trunk

Jerry and Terri Finn discuss the roots of their summer theater company and how it has grown into the full-fledged Banyan Theater Company.

  • Arts + Culture
Pauline Nichols stands with some her paintings in the Wellness Center Art Corridor of Plymouth Harbor.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • September 21, 2016
Travel colors Plymouth Harbor resident's paintings

Pauline Nichols never needed more than a pencil and sketchbook to remember her adventures.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Parking Manager Mark Lyons hopes the city is better prepared to implement paid parking today — and that residents will be more accepting of parking strategy changes.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 28, 2016
City revisits paid parking strategy

Mark Lyons and the city’s Parking Advisory Committee have spent nearly four years preparing residents for a new parking paradigm — yes, including meters. Will it pay off?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sue Spry, of Spryco Management, on Longboat Key, receives a package from 30-year FedEx driver Leola "Lee" Meyer.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 19, 2011
Driven employee plans retirement route

Leola 'Lee' Meyer has spent 30 years as a FedEx driver and 25 years driving along the keys.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 17, 2012
In Memoriam: Loved ones broadcast Nelson's pioneering spirit

Robert Nelson, an entrepreneur and pioneer in broadcast, is remembered for his generosity and passion for life.

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Courtesy of Keller Williams Realty of Manatee
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • September 24, 2014
Home of the Month: 'Pretty in Pink'

A charming home in Whitfield opens a door to Sarasota's past.

  • Arts + Culture
The Lakewood Ranch IDA will interview each of the five candidates June 10.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 25, 2011
FINAL FIVE

Members of Lakewood Ranch's Inter-District Authority have selected five candidates to interview on June 10.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 2, 2014
Arbomar board, unit owner reach settlement

The board reached an agreement with Pete DiNicola, but for now, it's not the end of lawsuits at the 31-unit Longboat condo.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sharon Chiodi, Joel Schemmel and Tracy Eisnaugle. Courtesy photo.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2013
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Premier Sotheby's names top-sales team for 2012; New service brings restaurant food to customers' doorsteps

  • East County
  • News
Following a lengthy legal clash, L.A. Fitness is slated to open in the former Dillard’s department store at Westfield Southgate Mall.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 27, 2016
Top Story — June: Westfield, Benderson and Dillard’s settle lawsuit

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2014
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By John Ewing |
  • April 5, 2013
TreeUmph! Adventure Course isn’t your usual “day in the park”

TreeUmph! Adventure Course isn’t your usual “day in the park”

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 26, 2010
Jaleski resigns

Commissioner Gene Jaleski resigned from the Town Commission Tuesday, May 25. In his resignation letter, he apologized to the Longboat Key Public Interest Committee, which he offended in an e-mail he sent Saturday, May 22.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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