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  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 4, 2016
WHAT'S HAPPENING: Manatee predictions, pet sales ban, Superbowl predictions

WEEK OF FEB. 4

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2012
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 14, 2010
Wayfinding sign causes confusion

The Town Commission agreed to discuss the controversial Bay Isles Road wayfinding sign at its September regular workshop.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Instructor Sandy Bellino leads the class for aqua tai chi at Sarasota Memorial Hospital's HeathFit. Photo by Amanda Morales
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • August 5, 2015
News you can use from the fitness front

The latest fitness news offers an ever-increasing volume of support for Aerobic Grandma's mission to get readers to be more active.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 15, 2012
Gullet students earn dance party

Gullett Elementary School students who demonstrated positive behavior in recent weeks earned themselves a dance party, of sorts.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 16, 2010
Brenner, Larson win

Newcomers David Brenner and Lynn Larson won Town Commission seats Tuesday, while incumbent Hal Lenobel squeaked out a 94-vote win.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 13, 2009
THE CAREGIVER: ShelleyStone

Out-of-Door Academy: Shelley Stone is a self-proclaimed 'big kid who hasn't grown up yet.'

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 30, 2010
Business Observer 07.01.10

The Columbia Restaurant Group hosted its Employee Appreciation Dinner Thursday, June 24, at the flagship restaurant in Ybor City.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Police observed a smashed door at the south entrance of the mid-rise building at the center of the property when they responded to the call, according to the incident report. The mid-rise building is in need of repairs and contaminated with mold.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 3, 2016
Is the Colony ‘the place to be?’

A Colony Beach & Tennis Resort incident report reveals that four juveniles entered the shuttered resort and may have been inside the mold-infested high-rise building.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 3, 2016
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 2.4.16

Enjoy this week's edition of Longboat Key Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Longboat Key Town Hall is located at 501 Bay Isles Road.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 15, 2015
Moore's, underground utilities on tomorrow's Town Hall agendas

Both the Planning and Zoning Board and the Longboat Key Town Commission meet tomorrow.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 27, 2010
Community Golf Scores 07.13.10 to 07.25.10

East County golfers post amazing numbers on area courses.

  • East County
  • Sports
Donor Harold Ronson and Bob Carter, Senior Friendship Center President and CEO
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2010
The Sarasota swing

The Senior Friendship Center dedicated a new Harold and Kay Ronson dance floor at its Sarasota campus Nov. 3, in honor of Harold Ronson's chairmanship of its successful "Night at the Opera" fundraiser last March.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 2, 2016
Theater review: SaraSolo Festival

Second annual festival showcases solo talent.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Existing traffic problems are exacerbated during special events weekends on St. Armands Circle — and people in the area believe that issue will extend to events on Lido Key, as well.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 12, 2015
St. Armands BID seeks more event scrutiny

With two new art festivals scheduled on Lido Key during the height of season in 2016, St. Armands Circle leaders are concerned about the events’ impact on traffic in the area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • May 3, 2012
Neighbors: Melissa DeMore

Melissa DeMore had always enjoyed fitness, but it wasn't until she opened a Pure Barre franchise that she became passionate about her job.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
The Riverhouse Reef and Grill is located at 995 Riverside Drive, in Palmetto, and features fresh local fish, certified Angus beef steaks and original martinis.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 2, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: The Riverhouse Reef & Grill

This week we went in the kitchen with owner Peter Van Der Noord and chef Ezequiel Gramajo at the Riverhouse Reef and Grill for some Gulf seafood pasta. Get the full recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's In the Kitchen.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jack Shire
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 1, 2010
Obituary: Shire brought big ideas to Key development

Jack Shire died Nov. 16 at the age of 87.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • May 8, 2012
Mother's Day Picks from JLQonSRQ and The Dining Diva

Mother's Day Picks from JLQonSRQ and The Dining Diva

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 14, 2009
Supporters vow to save iconic bookstore

Upon hearing that the economy may claim Sarasota News and Books as one of its victims, Sarasotans take to the Internet to try to save it.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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