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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 15, 2012
'Dead' buses bound for Sarasota County

Palm Beach County plans to sell Sarasota diesel buses with at least 500,000 miles each to buffer the county's fleet.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch High Key Club members Lindsey Hyer, Nicole Hyer, Lucas Scott and Connor Chapman volunteered to stuff plastic eggs for Eggstravaganza.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 10, 2019
Eggs and alpacas at Lakewood Ranch's Eggstravaganza

Annual Eggstravaganza will have 27,000 Easter eggs scattered around the Greenbrook Adventure Park in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Roy and Jean Schappacher have been married for 60 years.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • October 22, 2015
Your Town

Couple celebrates 60th anniversary; McNeal students practice kindness with project; and Manatee County offers videos about county commissioners.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Deb and Larry Kabinoff with Gracie represented Team Ava. The group raised money to sponsor a Southeastern Guide Dogs puppy in memory of Deb Kabinoff's late sister Ava.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • March 19, 2016
Southeastern Guide Dogs takes a stroll through Payne Park

Teams collected more than $100,000 for the Southeastern Guide Dogs Walkathon Saturday, March 19.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Another Islandside community association wants to sever ties with the Islandside Property Owners Coalition.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 13, 2010
Longboat Towers leaves IPOC

Two managing members of the Islandside Property Owners Coalition have left the group's limited-liability corporation.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Peter Runge races to the finish line during last year's Bradenton Runners Club Invitational. He went on to finish 35th at the Class 1A Cross-Country State Finals. (File photo)
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 9, 2014
Marathon Miles

The Out-of-Door Academy senior Peter Runge qualified for the Boston Marathon, with a time of 3 hours, 1 minute, at the Miami Marathon earlier this year.

  • East County
  • Sports
Longboat Key Town Hall is located at 501 Bay Isles Road.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 14, 2011
P&Z Board to review Comp Plan amendments

A public hearing will take place at Tuesday's P&Z Board meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
District Five Commissioner Vanessa Baugh reads "The Kissing Hand" to Karen Krienen and Debbie Frazzoni's class.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • January 15, 2014
Commissioner leads story time

District Five Commissioner Vanessa Baugh read stories to students Jan. 14 at Kiddie Academy, as part of Celebrate Literacy Week.

  • East County
  • Schools
This foreclosed River Club home on Cherry Hills Avenue Circle suffered damage from wild hogs.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • September 18, 2013
River Club residents report wild hog sightings

Wild hogs are uprooting yards in search of food in the River Club community - the latest East County community to report sightings of the animal.

  • East County
  • News
Leymis Bolaños Wilmott and longtime friend Stephanie Bastos, who dances with the aid from a prosthetic leg, will represent the United States at the Conference of Physically Integrative Dance in Buenos Aires, Argentina from Sept. 20-30.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • September 8, 2015
Fuzión Dance Artists to perform in Argentina

Artistic director Leymis Bolaños Wilmott, the company and guest performer and friend Stephanie Bastos will perform at the Conference of Physically Integrative Dance in Buenos Aires.

  • Arts + Culture
A new fire department contract was ratified by commissioners Tuesday.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 5, 2013
Longboat Key fire contract ratified

The Town Commission ratified a new three-year contract with its firefighters Monday night.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • January 6, 2010
Duly noted

Think your job is daunting? Try keeping track of every piece of sheet music that passes through the Sarasota Orchestra.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 13, 2014
Election 2014: Sarasota County 12th Circuit Court Judge

This is the final installment featuring candidate questionnaires for the local races in the Aug. 26 primary election. This week includes candidates for the Sarasota County 12th Circuit Court Judge and Hospital Board.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"I'm one of the luckiest people you'll ever meet," Chic Silber says of his long career in show business. "I've had a lot of strange and wonderful opportunities."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 1, 2012
Chic Silber: Broadway's stage sage

Far away from the lights of Broadway, Sarasota theater engineer Chic Silber builds special effects and intricate props for some of world's most famous stage productions.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 28, 2014
News Briefs

Neal Communities plans for new development; More retailers commit to Mall at UTC project; County earns accreditation for emergency management

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota sports roundup: 04.12.17
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 12, 2017
Sarasota sports roundup: 04.12.17

Sarasota sports roundup: 04.12.17

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 19, 2009
And the survey says ...

A phone survey shows those who support the Key Club's Islandside project believe it will help business owners and increase housing values Key-wide.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Roger Pettingell’s sales volume reached $61.85 million in 2013. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 15, 2014
Pettingell ranks No. 1 for sales volume in 2013

Roger Pettingell's sales volume reached $61.85 million in 2013, making him the top-ranked local Realtor for the second consecutive year.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Janet Trefry and Terry Stocker
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • March 1, 2019
Church of the Redeemer can hear the bells, too

The church famous for its bells teaches downtown residents about what they mean.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Jim and Joan Stewart. Jim Stewart is on the exhibition committee that selected these four exhibits.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 8, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Art Center Sarasota 13/14 season open

Art Center Sarasota kicked off its 2013-2014 Season Nov. 7 with an opening reception for the four exhibitions in the first show.

  • Arts + Culture
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