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  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • March 20, 2014
Palmer Ranch charter school still in business

The Sarasota School Board voted Tuesday to approve by a 4-0 vote a 15-year extension to the charter certification for the Imagine School at Palmer Ranch.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Claudia, Margot, Warren, Betsy and Lynn Coville. Photo by Peter Acker.
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • April 24, 2013
Black Tie & Tales

Living happily ever after, Coville style; A whole new generation of Friedmans; Sanford's girls

  • Arts + Culture
"American Sniper"
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • February 17, 2015
Countdown to the Oscars

With all of the controversy surrounding this year's Academy Award nominations, let's get real. We love to watch. It's an innate guilty pleasure. Stars strutting their stuff, directors squirming and the occasional faux pas draw us into the celebration of films and those who make them count. The envelopes, please ...

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 18, 2015
Consultant continues search for new Gulf Coast Community Foundation CEO

Spencer Stuart has released a six-page candidate and position specification in its nationwide search to find a replacement for Gulf Coast Community Foundation President and CEO Teri Hansen.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 8, 2012
Girls' week out

Dr. Susan Ellis has three friends visiting for a whole week of girl activities.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 30, 2014
Election 2014: Manatee County School Board

This election installment features questionnaires for the Manatee County School Board for the Aug. 26 primary election. Although Manatee County School Board seats represent specific areas, all voters on each seat.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Dating Duo |
  • February 28, 2012
The Dating Duo Does Blu Que Island Grill

The Dating Duo Does Blu Que Island Grill

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
The exterior of the Centre Shops was completely renovated.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • December 9, 2015
Centre Shops has a colorful renovation

The renovations to the Centre Shops provide an increase in tenants and business.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
Morgan cuts out the body of the mermaid tail from swimsuit-type fabric. It took Morgan six or seven trial runs to find the right kind of fabric, she said.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • July 24, 2014
VIDEO: Woman turns childhood fantasy into a business

The idea for Jade Morgan's business took shape after she made a mermaid tail as a costume for her daughter.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 8, 2010
Cail: a teacher of life's lessons

Anne-Marie 'Andy' Cail, of Longboat Key, died Monday, June 7. She was 73.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Tom and Twyla Fuchs, of Route 128 Winery and Vineyards in Sonoma, Calif., and Daniel Weber, of Johnson Brothers Liquor Co. at last year's event.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • November 9, 2016
Your Calendar: Bacchus on the Beach

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota County commissioners Tuesday questioned whether staff was estimating too high a budget for the expenses.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • February 23, 2012
What does the upkeep cost?

County commissioners Tuesday debated the cost of Village upkeep, questioning whether county staff had over-estimated expenses for the current fiscal year.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Dottie Baer Garner. Photos by Stephanie Hannum
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • April 24, 2013
Social Studies: Dottie Baer Garner

Upon her upcoming "big birthday," Dottie Baer Garner reflects on the imprint she's made on local organizations. The lover of art and music believes everything in life - whether family, friendship or charities -- is teamwork.

  • Arts + Culture
Courtesy photo. Whitney Stewart.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • October 8, 2015
Congratulations, Cadet

Sarasota Military Academy alumna Whitney Stewart named Boys & Girls Club of America National Youth of the Year.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 23, 2009
Town to discuss cell phone ordinance again

Attempts to revise a telecommunications ordinance in order to improve cell-phone reception have been stymied so far.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Siesta Key residents say their legal action isn'  t obstructing the dredge project, but Lido residents disagree.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 20, 2017
Legal battles mount over Big Pass

Residents on Siesta Key and Lido Key are taking legal action to support their stance on the proposed dredging of Big Pass.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Gary Amig, access management/safety program manager for District One of the Florida Department of Transportation, talks Tuesday evening with Kathy Bell, a resident of the Excelsior condominium complex.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 8, 2011
Poll shows opposition to pedestrian islands plan

The majority of Key residents attending a public meeting Tuesday indicated they preferred no action out of five options for improved pedestrian safety on Midnight Pass Road.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
"I think it is a very good indication," John Hermansen said about the city’s effort to get a project going on city-owned land on Boulevard of the Arts.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • November 1, 2012
Vacant land attracts interest

A city-private development in the heart of the Rosemary District could kickstart change in a neighborhood with a mixed identity.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 26, 2014
Pastor tops candidates for fundraising through March 22

Irwin Pastor did not receive any campaign contributions between March 8 and March 22 - but the L'Ambiance resident has still raised more than any other Longboat Key Town Commission candidate this season, with $20,673 raised during the campaign.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 10, 2010
Cops Corner 03.11.10

Suspicious Circumstance. A woman called police to report that someone is entering her condominium and moving her personal belongings around while she's gone. She told police she thinks people are harassing her because she's wealthy and named an ex-girlfriend and a cousin who might be responsible.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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