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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 4, 2015
County Commission to consider new name for Siesta Key park

Sarasota County commissioners will consider renaming Bay Island park to honor longtime County Commissioner Nora Patterson Tuesday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Read one of our favorite Cops Corner entries from the archives.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Sarasota Observer archives.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 1, 2013
Caleb gets a new home at Mote

A sea turtle named Caleb has new crawling grounds: the Aquarium at Mote Marine Laboratory.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Terry Lewis confirmed that city Utilities Director Javier Vargas resigned yesterday afternoon.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 31, 2012
City of Sarasota utilities director resigns

Interim city of Sarasota City Manager Terry Lewis said Utilities Director Javier Vargas resigned Wednesday over a difference of opinion on how the utilities department should be run.

  • Sarasota
  • News
libbys
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 23, 2015
Week's best bets: Monday, Feb. 23

Week's best bets: Monday, Feb. 23

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By June LeBell |
  • December 19, 2012
TIDBITES

Sarasota restaurants receive Golden Spoons; 'Haute' Cocktails for cold days; Home for the Holidays

  • Arts + Culture
Pitcher Brett Hanewich struck out seven batters through six innings.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 11, 2011
Walk-off grand slam ends Mustangs season

The Lakewood Ranch baseball team saw its season end with a 9-7 loss to Tampa Jesuit in the Class 4A-Region 3 semifinals May 6.

  • East County
  • Sports
A giant “cha-ching” sound echoed through Longboat Key Town Commission Chambers earlier this week when commissioners heard the town received a letter of application from the Calusa Indian Tribe to anchor a casino boat to the Islander Club groin
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 28, 2012
Casino boats eyeing Longboat's coast

APRIL FOOLS - Some say the plan for a pair of Longboat casino boats is a win, but others believe the town will lose its shirt at the poker table.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 25, 2014
Sidelines

Sarasota Christian Volleyball; Cougar annual golf tourney upcoming; ODA swimmers continue winning streak

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2010
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Debbie, Lisa and Steve Simone opened the park in January.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • December 8, 2015
Timberlane RV Park seeks expansion

The family-owned site on State Road 64 is ready for some new rigs.

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota Police used a patrol boat in conjunction with Mote Marine Laboratory to release previously injured sea turtles into the wild.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 5, 2014
Sarasota police aid in sea turtle release

The Sarasota Police Department partnered with Mote Marine last week for the release of the last two Loggerhead hatchlings of the 2014 nesting season.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2010
Key Club surrenders

APRIL FOOLS -- Loeb to sell golf courses, spa to the town. IPOC's Bob White, a L'Ambiance group and Al Green (aka Dan Dowd) will buy Inn on the Beach.

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  • By Bonnie Silvestri |
  • October 15, 2012
Ringling International Arts Festival 2012 a bang-up success!

Ringling International Arts Festival 2012 a bang-up success!

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 6, 2009
Lakewood Ranch Taekwondo opens new facility

The Lakewood Ranch Taekwondo Academy recently moved into its new world-class 3,000-square-foot facility located in the Lane Too Plaza on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • November 7, 2011
Roadwork updates for week of Nov. 6

Projects continue on Interstate 75, U.S. 301, U.S. 41, state Route 789, state Routes 758, 72, 78 and 681.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • April 8, 2010
My View: Race to federal control of schools

The problem with Race to the Top school reform is not the purported goals, which are laudable, but the reality revealed in the grant process.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2012
News Briefs

Sarasota seeks new hire for finance post

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"The biggest satisfaction is to see the community come together for a common goal," Benderson's Paul Blackketter said.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 27, 2010
Approval completes vision for world-class rowing

Benderson Development will begin construction on its rowing facility in January.

  • East County
  • News
The sign's tagline reads, "From early education to career readiness, the Y gives kids like Zoe the support they need to be president...potentially...in like, 2064." Photo by Pam Eubanks.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 23, 2016
Your Town

Eighty-two-year-old is Facebook guru; Freedom Elementary administrators spend day on the roof; Music on Main goes blue.

  • East County
  • News
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