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As a testament to her late husband, Allyn Gallup, Sheila Moore continues to make the Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art Gallery a center for the art community. Photo by Nick Reichert.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • April 14, 2015
The Persistence of Memory

Five months after her husband’s death, Sheila Moore is leading the Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art Gallery to keep her husband’s name and legacy alive in Sarasota’s art community.

  • Arts + Culture
The EZ10 costs more than $200,000 and uses GPS mapping to know its routes. It stays in route within 1 cm.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 25, 2017
Driverless shuttle gives Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch jolt

Mall at UTC owners ponder future with the EZ10 driverless shuttle.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • April 17, 2013
Prom-A-Palooza: Pine View students ready for Italian affair

What started as a potluck dinner in a chemistry classroom has expanded to a full-on catered event with months of party planning and extravagant dance decorations.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Barwin
  • By David Conway |
  • November 7, 2013
Barwin awaits new process

For Tom Barwin's first evaluation since taking over as city manager, commissioners will have to navigate a different process than the one used for his predecessors.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Combs has been charged with two counts of Crimes Against Persons for Committing Specific Felony Acts that Cause Death, and is being held without bond.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • January 9, 2012
Deputies make arrest in bizarre arson case

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrested William Combs, 45, in connection with an arson case on Dec. 24.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 27, 2015
Napiers receive sentencing in animal cruelty case

Thirteen months after their East County animal rescue was raided, Alan and Sheree Napier will both see the inside of a cell

  • East County
  • News
Leslie Hogle accepts the award from FPCA President and Tallahassee Police Chief Dennis Jones, center. (Courtesy FPCA)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 25, 2013
Hogle's name added to Wall of Honor

The Florida Police Chiefs Association added the late Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle's name to its Wall of Honor.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • September 13, 2012
Single-family homes are slated for vacant land in Laurel Park

The Sarasota Planning Board could vote on the project as early as October. The two-story homes could come with a price tag of $650,000 to $900,000 each.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 4, 2011
Mustangs win Donald Ross Tournament

The Lakewood Ranch High boys golf team broke the Donald Ross Tournament record by 13 shots to win the 15-team tournament for only the second time in school history.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • October 8, 2015
This week in history 10.8.15

A glimpse of the way things were from the archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2012
News Briefs

SCVB wins top award for US Airways insert; New principal named

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 25, 2010
Mill Creek bridge under repair

The weight limit on the bridge has been reduced temporarily.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • November 9, 2013
FILM REVIEW: '12 Years a Slave'

The new film, '12 Years a Slave,' is the most powerful and horrific depiction of slavery ever.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By June LeBell |
  • June 23, 2010
Music Review: Sarasota Music Festival Finale

If Saturday evening's Sarasota Music Festival concert at the Opera House is any indication of the future, Sarasota now has one of the finest festivals for teaching and performing in the country.

  • Arts + Culture
This lot on Higel Avenue boasts deep-water access to Sarasota Bay, a unique feature driving demand for land.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 2, 2012
Vacant lots hot on Siesta Key

The scars from the housing crash are beginning to fade from the Key as empty land plots begin changing hands.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
DueAll Construction, the contractor Willowbrook’s homeowners association hired, began repairs to buildings in October.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • June 5, 2013
DueAll to begin more work on more Willowbrook homes

The contractor completing repairs on 51 homes in Willowbrook defends the pace of its work.

  • East County
  • News
Referendums such as the town of Longboat Key's beach project and even the 250 tourism-unit pool are safe, because they were approved before the June 1, 2011, deadline.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 31, 2013
Density measure rendered useless

A referendum the town's registered voters approved in November is null and void unless the Legislature reverses its course next year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarah Polley directs "Stories We Tell." Courtesy photos.
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • June 12, 2013
FILM REVIEW: 'Stories We Tell'

Director Sarah Polley describes her new film, "Stories We Tell," as "an interrogation process" rather than a documentary.

  • Arts + Culture
Florida Studio Theatre Improv Troupe. Photo by Maria Lyle.
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • June 12, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: FST Improv

Florida Studio Theatre kicked off its summer season last Saturday with what is forecast to be two scorching months of sizzling silliness.

  • Arts + Culture
Jozef Batko
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 1, 2016
Freedom of Expression: Jozef Batko's abstract art

Jozef Batko finds a sense of freedom in painting.

  • Arts + Culture
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