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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 8, 2011
UPDATE: Commission approves 5.3% millage hike

On a first reading Tuesday night, Sarasota city commissioners approved, by a 3-2 vote, a higher millage rate, 2.9249 mills, for fiscal year 2012.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2011
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Bayside Community Church volunteers assisted families who lost their homes during the April 27 tornado in Alabama.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 18, 2011
REACHING OUT

Members of Bayside Community Church's 24/7 Team recently returned from Pleasant Grove, Ala., where they aided in recovery efforts for the tornado that struck the area April 27.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 13, 2011
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: HT editor responds to column

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: HT editor responds to column

  • East County
  • Opinion
Fran Harris and Al Tripodi dance together at a Thanksgiving celebration, at which he says they made their relationship "semi-official."
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 9, 2011
Article leads to courtship for tennis player

Al Tripodi fell for Francesca Harris when he saw her being interviewed for the "Player of the Week" feature in the Longboat Observer two years ago.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Carroll Barnhill enjoys sharing his poems with the people who inspired them.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 9, 2011
Rhyme 'n' Reason

East County resident Carroll Barnhill grew up on a farm and raises race horses for a living. But at 77 years old, he's also become quite the wordsmith, recently self-publishing a collection of poems about his friends and family.

  • East County
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 29, 2011
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Two chicks nestle close to a Black Skimmer mother on Longboat Key. Photo by Rick Greenspun
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 30, 2011
TOP STORY, SEPT.: Snowy Plovers, Black Skimmers see more nesting success

Six Snowy Plover chicks made it to the flight stage this year on county beaches, but more than 80 Black Skimmer chicks achieved viability.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Joshua Rogers and Brett Wagner were close friends for most of their lives. Courtesy photos.
  • By Pam Eubanks and Jen Blanco |
  • January 4, 2012
IN MEMORY: Lakewood Ranch remembers crash victims

Lakewood Ranch High School seniors Brett Wagner and Joshua Rogers died from injuries sustained in an accident Dec. 25.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By April Doner |
  • February 21, 2012
A Diptych, Adventures in Licensing, and "Mass Art" vs. Originality

A Diptych, Adventures in Licensing, and "Mass Art" vs. Originality

  • Arts + Culture
  • By John Ewing |
  • March 9, 2012
Off On the Right Foot: Marathon Training for Beginners

Off On the Right Foot: Marathon Training for Beginners

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  • Things To Do
Sue Jacobson is a Sarasota lawyer and regional president of the American Jewish Committee.
  • By Sue Jacobson |
  • April 5, 2012
My View: It's not really about school prayer

The recent law approved by the Legislature and governor is frightening and, perhaps even more offensive, cynical. Either way, we cannot afford to let it stand.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Some Laurel Park residents are concerned with large development that can be built on lots just outside the community’s boundaries on Ringling Boulevard.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 29, 2012
Laurel Park residents divided

Some Laurel Park residents want more input on nearby future development, while others believe the extra input would deter future development.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Kara Shay Thomson stars as the title character in "Vanessa," playing now at the Sarasota Opera House. Courtesy photo.
  • By June LeBell |
  • March 28, 2012
Music Review: Sarasota Opera: 'Vanessa'

Waiting. That's the theme of Samuel Barber's "Vanessa," a melodramatic soap-opera-of-an-opera, with a libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti that touches on our deepest vulnerabilities, anxieties and insecurities.

  • Arts + Culture
The facility's executive chef and facilities manager, Chris Covelli, who had hoped to bring national attention to the cooking center in the coming years, learned of the closure from his staff while he was teaching cooking classes in Italy.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 1, 2013
Year in review: November 2012, 'Paradise Homes files for bankruptcy'

The bankruptcy court trustee has 90 days to sell off assets of the Viking Culinary School, as well as Paradise Homes' other assets, or potentially have someone purchase the business.

  • East County
  • News
ODA quarterback Evan Wilson scrambles for yardage on the Thunder's opening possession.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 17, 2012
Wilson sets passing mark

ODA senior quarterback Evan Wilson surpassed 5,000 passing yards for his career while leading the Thunder to a 27-14 non-district win Oct. 12.

  • East County
  • Sports
This home at 655 Mourning Dove Drive has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,779 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.3 million. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 17, 2012
Condominium in Grand Bay sells for $2.97 million

A condominium in Grand Bay tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Edward Burke and Julie Burke, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the Unit PH3101 condominium at 3030 Grand Bay Blvd. to Deborah Renwick, trustee, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, for $2.97 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Karl and Rhonda Wilson sit on location at Parker’s Books. “It has always been a dream and just living the dream was neat, a lot of fun and what we always wanted to do,” Rhonda Wilson says.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 16, 2013
SRQ couple conquers big-screen dream

It takes 'reel' love for the pair to execute a full-length film with full-time jobs, three children and a $3,000 budget.

  • Arts + Culture
Some Laurel Park residents are concerned with large development that can be built on lots just outside the community's boundaries on Ringling Boulevard.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 24, 2012
Year in review: March 2012, 'Laurel Park residents divided'

The downtown historic Laurel Park neighborhood is in the midst of an ongoing dispute over future development just outside its boundaries.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Leonardo Leal-Guerrero says he's thankful for the opportunities he has had and the people he's met while attending Stanford University.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 26, 2012
Home for the Holidays

As a homeless student, Leonardo Leal-Guerrero graduated with top honors from Braden River High School in 2011. Now, he's a sophomore at Stanford University.

  • East County
  • News
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