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Terry Turner, who earlier in the night voiced support for a "strong city manager" charter amendment, which commissioners unanimously agreed to add to the November ballot, said he only had "a process and procedural problem" with Caragiulo's proposal.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 19, 2012
Caragiulo's proposal snubbed

Commissioner Terry Turner says his motion to table a strong-mayor proposal was strictly 'process and procedural.'

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Players Theatre Artistic Director Jeffery Kin and Managing Director Michelle Bianchi-Pingel
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • June 9, 2011
Cultural Organization winner: The Players Theatre

The Players Theatre was named Cultural Organization winner at the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce's 2011 Frank G. Berlin Senior Small Business of the Year Awards.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Judi Moore, who runs the Siesta Key lost pet hotline, with Sophie, Reckless and Yogi. Courtesy
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 20, 2012
Moore starts lost-pet network

Judi Moore advertises a link to her personal cell phone as the Siesta Key lost pet hotline.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Enjoy this week’s police reports from Longboat Key.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 15, 2017
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 2.15.2017

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner!

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2013
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Robert Peterson died March 15. He was 88.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 22, 2012
Robert Peterson changed shape of local organizations

Sarasota philanthropist, visionary and renaissance man J. Robert Peterson died March 15, due to complications from vascular surgery. He was 88.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 30, 2013
Pirate inks scholarship

Five months ago, doctors told Dylan Lee he wouldn't be able to take the baseball field this spring.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • February 26, 2014
Hot Flash: Sarasota designer creates custom gowns for Sarasota Exotic Car Fest's Gatsby-themed weekend

Custom designs created by local designer Alice Bee were a big part of the Sarasota Exotic Car Fest Gatsby-themed weekend.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Gretchen Frueh |
  • July 22, 2009
LETTER: Ranch's 'true hero' assists lost teenager

It is heartwarming to know that there are people who will go way beyond the necessary or comfortable to help a complete stranger and then not stay around for a thank you.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • March 23, 2015
County commissioners consider $109 million referendum

The public safety campus would receive $95 million; the downtown central energy plant would get the remainder.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Courtesy photo. Donna Heath
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 26, 2015
School Board 11.26.15

Updates from schools throughout Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 25, 2010
Bumper stickers show police support

A police sergeant's wife said she's fed up with the negative news surrounding the police department, so she created 50 'Support Sarasota Police' bumper stickers to hand out for free.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 24, 2011
OBITUARY: David Cohen

David Cohen, 81, was a Longboat Key resident.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key Police Sergeant Lee Smith and Officer Ray Bergeron activated their squad car lights in the 5400 block of Gulf Of Mexico Drive Sept. 30, which started a chase on the north end of the Key.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 7, 2015
Car theft suspects arrested after chase

A reminder to anyone driving a stolen vehicle: Longboat Key has license cameras. Just ask the four people who were arrested last week after a high-speed chase.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
High school students and volunteers Damin Cartwright and Cheyenne Potter say scaring makes for a great date night.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • October 30, 2013
The Scream Team

The Haunted Ranch, which benefits the YMCA Adventure Guides program, became a scream, after volunteer zombies learned how to scare.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Maria Amodio |
  • February 9, 2011
Home and Garden Tour will be in full bloom

The owners of five unique homes throughout Longboat Key and Lido Shores will be opening their doors to the public during the Longboat Key Garden Club's 35th annual Home and Garden Tour Saturday, March 5.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Guest Food Editor Scott George developed this recipe when trying to recreate a dish he had in Florence, Italy. Photos by Molly Schechter.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • November 22, 2011
EDIBLES: Pretty pasta fools foodies

The recipe that Scott George is sharing with Edibles is as colorful as his life - and the wild print trousers for which he is famous for wearing. It is his own creation, inspired by a dish he ate in 1991 in Italy

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 24, 2010
Cops Corner 02.25.10

A woman turned in half of a pair of dentures that she found on the shore. The dentures had barnacle growth on them and appeared to have been in the Gulf for a while.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • September 27, 2012
Officer Childers is reinstated

The Civil Service Board voted unanimously last week to reinstate Officer Jay Childers.

  • Sarasota
  • News
‘A Kaleidoscope of Color' is on display until Aug. 5. Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • June 13, 2018
Circus costume designs of Miles White take center ring at The Ringling

This Ringling exhibit, "A Kaleidoscope of Color," celebrates costume designer Miles White, who forever changed the circus with his use of color and movement-friendly designs.

  • Arts + Culture
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