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  • By Josh Siegel |
  • July 24, 2013
Heritage Harbour CDD refinances bonds

Heritage Harbour South CDD supervisors learned the refinancing of the district's 2002 bonds will result in a 12.06% annual reduction in annual assessments.

  • East County
  • News
Construction between Gulfstream Avenue and Palm Avenue on Main Street has resulted in a reduction in parking spaces near businesses across the street.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 25, 2013
Street project dampens business

Some merchants are upset by the impact Main Street improvements have had on their businesses, but the Downtown Improvement District says the work will reap benefits.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Cardinal Mooney alumnae and Florida State University freshman Annie Montgomery will hit the sand of Siesta Key Beach this weekend for the fifth annual Fiesta on Siesta, a college sand-volleyball tournament. Photo courtesy of Mike Olivella.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 11, 2013
Sand Solace: Annie Montgomery

Cardinal Mooney High graduate Annie Montgomery is making an immediate impact in her freshman season at Florida State University. Montgomery will compete April 12 through April 14 in the fifth annual Fiesta on Siesta.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Julie Aranibar stands outside the Notre Dame Cathedral, in Paris.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • June 26, 2013
Paris adventure adds value to Manatee schools

A trip to the 50th annual Paris Air Show showed Manatee County School Board Vice Chairwoman Julie Aranibar the best in defense and commercial aviation, and how she could bring what she learned to local classrooms.

  • East County
  • News
Members of the Lakewood Ranch Chargers U13 boys elite soccer team are eager to show off their hard work during their upcoming competition. Courtesy photo
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 2, 2013
Making a statement

The Lakewood Ranch Chargers U13 boys elite soccer team will compete in the U.S. Club Soccer National Premier Champions Cup later this month.

  • East County
  • Sports
Jay Daniel, Ric Romanoff and Steele Harris, with Connor Flick, her father, Dieter, and Martin Sobel
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • July 3, 2013
Building wings of experience

Sarasota teens with the Young Eagles Program and Experimental Aircraft Association members are building an RV-12 out of an airplane kit.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo St. Stephen’s eighth-grader Sarah Glaser has been taking figure-skating lessons at the Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex for about three years.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 10, 2013
Competitive Edge: Sarah Glaser

Thirteen-year-old Palm-Aire resident Sarah Glaser will compete in the Liberty Summer Competition July 16 through July 20, in Philadelphia.

  • East County
  • Sports
John Chrzczonowski has worked for months to rediscover the history behind the broken sculpture on the Sarasota Garden Club's property. President Olivia Haynes says his work has been huge for the club. Photos by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • August 14, 2014
VIDEO: Garden Club pieces history together

After discovering pieces of a statue dating back to 1939 on the Garden Club's property, the group is working to repair the sculpture.

  • Sarasota
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City Engineer Alex DavisShaw said she witnessed traffic backing into Ringling Boulevard from the McCurdy’s valet area multiple times and said the city would continue to monitor the area for issues. Photo by Alex Mahadevan
  • By David Conway |
  • August 21, 2014
Comedy club receives extended valet trial run

After a trial period, city staff denied McCurdy's Comedy Theatre's application for a valet parking permit, citing traffic concerns. Now, commissioners have given the business a second chance.

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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 3, 2014
Disorientations darken turtle nesting season but it is still not working.

Two hatchlings died last week after they crawled into the road, possibly due to bright lights along the beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
'I like to tell stories,' Sherry Derrenberger says of why she wants to be sit-down comedian. 'I like people to laugh.' Photo by Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 3, 2014
Derrenberger doesn't let MS get her down

Sherry Derrenberger wanted to be a standup comic but had to alter her dream slightly.

  • East County
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2014
Cops Corner

May 24 Native son 11:16 p.m. - 3600 block of Fair Oaks Place. Suspicious Circumstance. A man said there were cars and people at the home of his neighbor, who is in England. Police found the homeowner at the house, who was confused because he does not know anyone in the neighborhood and has not been in England. He lives in Tampa and comes to the home once a month.

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Photo by David Conway Lido Key residents have said that their shoreline is in need of immediate assistance. A FEMA-backed project, approved following Tropical Storm Debby, is scheduled to provide sand later this year.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 2, 2014
County endorses short-term Lido renourishment

At a workshop Monday, the Sarasota County Commission encouraged city staff to maximize the potential of a Lido Beach renourishment project scheduled for later this year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch freshman Courtney Chapin and Braden River High sophomore Ryan Walker competed in the 2014 National YMCA Short Course Swimming Championships April 1 through April 4.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 16, 2014
Making Waves

Lakewood Ranch YMCA Wave Runners swimmers qualified for Y Nationals and the 2014 Florida Swimming All-Star Dual Meet for the first time.

  • East County
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  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • April 18, 2014
Hop to it: Easter Dining Options

Hop to it: Easter Dining Options

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Unit 1102 at The Beach Residences has three bedrooms, three baths and 3,964 square feet of living area. It sold for $3.7 million. Courtesy photo
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 10, 2014
Beach Residences condo sells for $3.7 million

A condominium in The Beach Residences tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Vengroff
  • By David Conway |
  • September 11, 2014
VIDEO: Vengroff looks to fill need for housing

Entrepreneur Harvey Vengroff takes action to address the lack of transitional housing for the area's homeless.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 28, 2014
Helm's Deep, Flim Flest and Sarasota's underground nightlife

Helm's Deep, Flim Flest and Sarasota's underground nightlife

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 2, 2014
Workshop outlines ODP and code fix work and timeline

A consultant starts the process to address 'confusing and controversial' regulations in the town code that impact a potential Key Club project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 8, 2014
Town to pick a side on Linley

Commissioners opted to limit parking to one side of the Longbeach Village street at Monday's meeting.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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