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  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • May 19, 2010
Interior motives

Mark Dalton spent the first 20 years of his interior-design career snubbing bargain-basement home decor. Now his business (and his home) is built around it.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 26, 2010
Mote founder earns Hall-of-Fame induction

Eugenie Clark is one of three women chosen by Gov. Charlie Crist for the Florida Women's Hall of Fame.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 26, 2010
Youth Fishing tourney postponed to Sunday

Organizers will hold the event on its schedule rain date because of a high chance of thunderstorms Saturday.

  • East County
  • News
Salute! Ristorante, in downtown Sarasota, offers authentic Italian cuisine along with a vast wine selection.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 22, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Salute! Ristorante

This week we went in the kitchen at Salute! Ristorante with co-owners Marco Guadagnini and chef Laszlo Bevardi, as Bevardi prepares their agnolotti pasta dish. Get the recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's 'In the Kitchen.'

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 4, 2011
Town's density requirement in jeopardy

A Key charter mandate that requires a referendum of the voters to increase the island's density could be wiped out by the Legislature.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The home at 2410 57th St. E. recently sold for $1.17 million.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 11, 2018
Sale of 57th Street home for $1.17 million tops transactions

Residential real estate transactions for March26-30

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 30, 2017
Opera employees celebrate 20 years

Five longtime Sarasota Opera employees celebrate two decades with the arts organization.

  • Arts + Culture
Read this week's Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2011
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Read this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Just over one pound of truffle will be used in the fourth annual Wild Truffle Dinner at Mattison's Forty-One and will cost an estimated $2,000.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • November 18, 2015
Truffle Shuffle at Mattison's Forty-One

What's all the kerfuffle with the truffle?

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
First-year ODA head coach Stefanie Betz, far left, saw the Lady Thunder open its district season with a 3-0 victory over Imagine High Sept. 4.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 10, 2014
Warm Welcome

Stefanie Betz spent six years as an assistant coach at volleyball powerhouse Venice High before taking over the helm at ODA this year.

  • East County
  • Sports
Larson
  • By Caleb Motsinger |
  • September 10, 2014
Meet your LBK Commissioners

The Longboat Key Town Commission held its first regular meeting Sept. 8 after its summer hiatus. Here's a look at the people who make the town tick.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 1, 2011
SCF basketball season tickets on sale

Season tickets for the upcoming State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota Manatees basketball season are now on sale.

  • East County
  • Sports
The other referendum will decide whether owner Oscar Parsons, 94, can regain the simultaneous residential and business use of 4,200 square feet of penthouse office space at Harbour Square, 4134 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • November 7, 2016
Longboat Key referendum issues preoccupy 2 biz plaza owners

One owner said traffic is the biggest issue islanders are experiencing, which could affect their perception of his plans.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Whenever she feels inspired, Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin writes in the comfort of her home.
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • June 12, 2014
Resident shines light on romance in new novel

For Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin, 'Sacrifice for a Kingdom' is a fictional love story with a real-life message.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 18, 2014
Districts seek to shed pricey water systems

Sticker shock from a $43,000 water pipe leak this summer has District 6 officials looking to unload their water system.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • April 18, 2016
Voices of Tomorrow: The National Competition for Voice

Artist Series Concerts awards seven young vocalists.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 3, 2014
Our View

How a forlorn Russian changed lives

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
On a sunny day at Siesta Public Beach, the shower area in the northernmost part of the parking lot poses no immediate problems, but rainy days and heavy shower use have produced algae growth in standing water.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • August 25, 2011
Beach outdoor shower prompts complaints

A resident recently alerted commissioners to dangers of standing water in the Siesta Public Beach parking lot.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
"The Price" runs through July 13, at the FSU Center for the Performing Arts.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • June 28, 2014
THEATER REVIEW: 'The Price'

Read Marty Fugate's review of the Banyan Theater's current production of Arthur Miller's 'The Price.'

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 19, 2012
Horseshoe Cove parades holiday cheer

Residents of Horseshoe Cove took their holiday cheer to the streets Dec. 18, as they participated in the community's 14th annual Golf Cart Parade.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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