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  • By Jessica Luck |
  • October 5, 2011
Education Center offers lifelong learning opportunities

Fall semester classes and workshops begin Oct. 17. Registration is open now.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A poster designed for "A Short History of Decay" shows Longboat Key's shoreline. Designed by Kerry Durkin.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 20, 2012
Film could put spotlight on Key

Writer/director Michael Maren hopes to begin filming 'A Short History of Decay,' an independent film that features a fictional Longboat couple and their son, this fall.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 26, 2010
IS RANCH TOWN HALL TRANSPARENT?

Some Lakewood Ranch residents say the Community Development Districts are not providing enough information regarding their actions. Community Manager Bob Fernandez said Town Hall's handling of public information is better than ever.

  • East County
  • News
"The more I (played) it, the more I liked it — there was a connection," Andrew Lane says. Courtesy of Sarasota Orchestra.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • February 6, 2013
Brass Tacks: Maestro Andrew Lane

Maestro Andrew Lane doesn't toot his own horn, but he does cheer on the success of Sarasota Orchestra.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 24, 2012
Impasse looms for town, firefighters

The town will not waver from its stance to declare impasse Nov. 1 unless the firefighters union presents a pension modification that results in substantial savings.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 25, 2010
Bollettieri opens Lakewood home

Bollettieri Sports Therapy Center's new 2,500-square-foot center includes a large gym area, four individual therapy rooms and a waiting area.

  • East County
  • Sports
Ian Black started his Sarasota-based real-estate firm in 2003.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 9, 2011
Small Business of the Year finalist: Ian Black Real Estate

Ian Black Real Estate was named a Small Business of the Year finalist at the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce's 2011 Frank G. Berlin Senior Small Business of the Year Awards.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • July 16, 2009
Lime Marketplace offers variety

These tough economic times forced Siesta Key resident Larry Hollander to get creative for his latest business.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 24, 2010
Homes Sweet Homes

The annual Parade of Homes features model homes throughout Manatee and Sarasota counties, including several in Lakewood Ranch and other East County communities.

  • East County
  • News
Supervisors on the Heritage Harbour South Community Development District spent more than three hours June 2 finalizing cuts to the proposed stormwater management system budget.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 8, 2011
Supervisors slash stormwater costs

Board members have modified proposed stormwater-maintenance programs to reduce the budget.

  • East County
  • News
Judy Kaye. Courtesy photo.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • June 13, 2012
Scene & Heard

Former Asolo Rep actors come this-close to snagging a Tony Award; Sarasota community rallies to watch Nik Wallenda cross Niagara Falls; Wirries is Italy-bound and blogging for Diversions

  • Arts + Culture
Noriko Sidlow
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • June 13, 2012
Noriko Sidlow: an artist in the kitchen

Even the hand-written recipe she provided is pretty; it's decorated with a charming drawing.

  • Arts + Culture
This home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch, which has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,614 square feet of living area, sold for $825,000. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 5, 2013
Home in Country Club Village sells for $825,000

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week's real estate. John and Patricia Spellman, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 7017 Brier Creek Court to Mark and Linda Conish, of Pineville, Pa., for $825,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 2, 2009
Siesta Key home sells for $2.4 million

A home in Siesta's Bayside tops all sales in this week's real-estate transactions. Donald and Cynthia Paxton, of Sarasota, sold their home at 506 Venice Lane to Gerard Lee, trustee, for $2.45 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
J.P. Knaggs, owner of Bijou Café, and Rebecca Hopkins, managing director of Florida Studio Theatre, lobbied the city for First Street improvements, such as wider sidewalks and new decorative lampposts. Photo by Yaryna Klimchak
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • January 31, 2013
First Street to undergo facelift

The street will get wider sidewalks, underground utilities, brick crosswalks and lush landscaping.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"At the finals in New York, once you looked out, there were hundreds of people looking at you," Francisco Serrano says. "Once I finished and everyone started clapping, it sounded like millions of people were out there screaming." Photo by Mallory Gnaegy.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • July 10, 2013
Young professional

In April, just four months after getting his driver's license, Francisco Serrano received a scholarship to The Royal Ballet School in London. He learned to dance just three years ago.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 1, 2009
University Park partners a perfect match

Bill Plummer and Arnie Vance were ranked No. 1 in Florida and No. 11 nationally in the Men's 60s clay court doubles division in 2008.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • February 17, 2010
Film review: 'The Messenger'

'The Messenger' is a film about two men a military family never wants to have knocking at the door.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By June LeBell |
  • February 17, 2010
Music review: Sarasota Orchestra Masterworks: Seeing Music in Nature

Sarasota Orchestra's recent Masterworks concert put the spotlight on 'Music in Nature' with a cleverly designed program that featured two of classical music's giants: Beethoven's 'Pastorale' symphony and Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring.'

  • Arts + Culture
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
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