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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota 6.25.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Andrew Grams. Courtesy photo.
  • By June LeBell |
  • March 20, 2013
Music Review: Sarasota Orchestra: 'Made in America'

The Sarasota Orchestra's Masterworks concert this past weekend was titled "Made in America" and featured a quartet of pieces that, in one way or another, represented American culture.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 4, 2014
News Briefs

Sarasota businessman buys North Trail motel; Ringling College buys building near Sarasota High; Sarasota, Manatee Realtor groups consider merger

  • Sarasota
  • News
Downtown Improvement board members said large events, such as the Downtown Sarasota Festival of the Arts, are the only ones that can afford to pay the fees associated with street closures.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 29, 2018
Downtown leaders talk event opportunities

Officials are exploring the creation of a recurring Main Street event and a new position to oversee downtown promotions.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 25, 2009
Business Observer 11.26.09

The Caragiulo brothers, owners of two Caragiulo's Italian restaurants in Sarasota and Bradenton, plan to open a seafood restaurant in Burns Square.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 12, 2014
Sarasota Film Festival announces films

Sarasota Film Festival executives announced the 2014 films tonight at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. Sarasota Film Festival takes place from April 4 through April 13.

  • Arts + Culture
Christy Bauwin takes a look at some of the wares on sale at the festival.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • January 18, 2019
Native American Festival wows crowds with traditional dances

The Sarasota Native American Indian Festival, which takes place on Jan. 18, 19 and 20, highlights the traditional culture of Native Americans.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Built in 1995, the home at 3307 Sabal Cove Circle has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,193 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 24, 2020
Sabal Cove Circle home sells for $1.3 million

Residential real estate transactions for Aug.10-14.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • May 15, 2013
Special Features: Tony Stopperan

Tony Stopperan had a dream that has become his sleepless reality -- a film collaboration between FSU/Asolo Conservatory and Ringling College of Art and Design.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 21, 2013
SIDELINES

Local wrestlers win medals at state tournament; Cardinal Mooney finishes second in Pope Cup; Sarasota softball swings past Lakewood Ranch; Riverview pitcher tosses no-hitter, allows one walk

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Canadian developer Vandyk is planning an iconic nine-story condo complex at the gateway to Golden Gate Point.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 3, 2016
Development squeezes space on Golden Gate Point

The second-to-last piece of vacant property in the downtown district is slated for development.

  • Sarasota
  • News
No one was injured in the house on Tangelo Drive.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 13, 2018
Driver's medical episode leads to crash into house

SUV ends up in the living room of a house on Tangelo Drive.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The town hired Hoyt Architects to create sketches for a possible town center. (Courtesy)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 14, 2014
Public workshop to focus on town center concept

The first public workshop to discuss a possible town center will take place at 2 p.m. Thursday.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 18, 2017
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  • East County
  • Neighbors
This sea turtle nest on Turtle Beach was under water earlier this week after Tropical Storm Debby flooded Siesta Key beaches.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 29, 2012
Debby erodes south Siesta

As Sarasota County begins assessing damage from Tropical Storm Debby, officials suspect major erosion on south Siesta Key beaches.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Anthony Paull |
  • May 7, 2013
4th annual Harvey Milk Festival ready to rock downtown

4th annual Harvey Milk Festival ready to rock downtown

  • Arts + Culture
The new station will double in size compared with the old building, which was built in 1968. Courtesy rendering
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 11, 2015
Fire Station 12: New style, old tradition

Fire Station 12 on Bee Ridge Road will get a new building, but it won't lose its identity.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Olivia LaFemina's favorite part of the camp is wearing her costume.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 30, 2011
CAMP SPOTLIGHT: Acting Up!

Children participating in the Acting Up Performing Arts Summer Camp at Lakewood Ranch High School brought Disney's "Alice in Wonderland Jr." to life this week. The East County Observer caught up with participants to hear about their experience.

  • Arts + Culture
An old, tilted palm tree has been removed from the front of the Colony Beach & Tennis resort property and will be replaced with flowers.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 23, 2012
Colony entrance improvements begin

At the request of the Longboat Key Town Commission, the entrance to the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort is being spruced up with new landscaping.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Craig Little has been the principal of Lakewood Ranch High School since 2014.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • November 21, 2018
Lakewood Ranch High loses its principal

Craig Little has accepted the same position at the new high school in Parrish.

  • East County
  • News
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