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  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 29, 2013
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's movie reviews by Popcorn Bob.

  • Arts + Culture
According to the Department of Transportation, the diverging-diamond interchange will improve delay times. Courtesy rendering.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • April 3, 2013
'Ultimate Interchange' planned for University Parkway

The Florida Department of Transportation says a new design would slow wait time at red lights and improve safety in an area projected to have increased traffic.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • April 23, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: Taste of Winefest

Taste of Winefest is an al fresco food and wine tasting and will be held at Phillippi Estate Park.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 19, 2009
Dog missing on Longboat

Maggie, a 40-pound Siberian husky, was last seen Friday night at the Longboat Key Publix. Her family is still searching for her.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • August 1, 2013
American icon could still call Sarasota home

Plans to bring the Iwo Jima monument to Southwest Florida have new life thanks to a pair of area businesses.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • August 1, 2013
American icon could still call Sarasota home

Plans to bring the Iwo Jima monument to Southwest Florida have new life thanks to a pair of area businesses.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 20, 2012
Residents receive their city manager forum invite

The public can meet the city manager candidate finalists in a formal setting 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 29.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • July 10, 2014
'Paradise, Fl' has local filmmaking industry in focus

'Paradise, Fl' has local filmmaking industry in focus

  • Arts + Culture
Lola Keeler gets congratulated by Jane Johnson from SYC on Keeler's strike during the BKYC v. SYC bowling tournament on Monday, Feb. 28 at Sarasota Lanes.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • March 10, 2011
GALLERY: BKYC v. SYC Bowling Tournament

The last time Bird Key Yacht Club and Sarasota Yacht Club's bowling teams faced off against one another was five years ago. Prior to that the clubs had a yearly competition and the winning club would go home with the trophy and get to keep it until the following year when it could be back up for grabs. This year SYC won by a mere 141 points.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2012
Obituary: Robin Powell Silverstein

Robin Powell Silverstein, 76, of Decatur, Ga., and formerly of Longboat Key, died Oct. 22.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Reanna Gregory
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 19, 2014
Sidelines

ODA swings past Braden River; Ellenton skaters win silver medal; Concession to hold celebrity golf classic

  • East County
  • Sports
Courtesy photo
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2012
Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic

Enjoy this week's movie reviews from Popcorn Bob.

  • Arts + Culture
Molly Lefevre and Lance Plowman give Bacon bread bits as a treat a week after he narrowly escaped a fire.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 13, 2013
Bringing Home Bacon

Bacon, a miniature potbelly pig, broke through a window last week to escape a house fire. He survived with a few scratches.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The downtown Community Redevelopment Area has funded projects such as the Whole Foods complex on First Street.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 8, 2017
City, county CRA mediation exposes raw nerve

The city and county are trying to work out a dispute regarding the downtown Community Redevelopment Area, but tensions still remain.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Nick Reichert |
  • September 9, 2015
Asolo Rep's New Stages Tour 2015 Meet and Greet

Sponsors, actors, and theater lovers gathered to celebrate the beginning of Asolo Repertory Theatre's 2015 New Stages Tour production of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night."

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • February 2, 2016
Film review: 'The Finest Hours'

A true story honoring the brave

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • November 24, 2015
Longboaters give thanks

Longboat residents of all religions gathered for the 35th annual Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service Nov. 24.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Chuck Whittall will push for an 80-foot height limit on Longboat Key.
  • By John McGuire |
  • April 26, 2017
Chuck Whittall agrees to new terms with Colony unit owners

The Unicorp president will push for an 80-foot height limit on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
1214 Sea Plume Way
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • October 24, 2012
3 Things: Family-friendly homes

With so much of our housing stock built with retirees and snowbirds in mind, big family homes can be hard to find in Sarasota, particularly at a price that won't break the bank.

  • Arts + Culture
EVO Volleyball program director Jeff Horr started the then-named Suncoast Volleyball Club of Sarasota in 2005.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 27, 2016
EVO Volleyball is born, for the benefit of everyone

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn

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