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  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • June 23, 2010
Theatrical Release

Just when the rest of Sarasota is winding down, Carole Kleinberg is winding up. The artistic director of Banyan Theater Company talks about the joys of summer.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By David Conway |
  • October 10, 2013
Commission rejects Main Street gallery

Dozens of people attended Monday's City Commission meeting to show their opposition to a proposed gallery deck for a future restaurant at 1400 Main St.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 22, 2009
Cops' Corner 07.23.09

The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Search consultant Colin Baenziger, of Colin Baenziger & Associates, told the Sarasota Observer Tuesday he was surprised by the commission's decision.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 28, 2012
Year in review: July 2012, 'Search for new city leader continues'

Search consultant Colin Baenziger suggests the city manager salary maximum be raised from $180,000 to $215,000 for the position to attract a wider range of candidates.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Matt Orr |
  • July 26, 2012
Matt's List: Five ways to burn calories

Matt's List: Five ways to burn calories

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Photo by Frank Atura
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 29, 2016
Theater review: 'Macbeth'

Night of the Scottish Play

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Director Sean S. Baker's "Tangerine" was a critical darling at this year's Sundance Festival and depicts the story of two transgender sex workers and was shot completely on iPhones.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • September 4, 2015
The 5th Annual Fabulous Independent Film Festival announces 2015 lineup

Six feature films will be featured at the LGBT-themed festival including acclaimed Sundance Film Festival standout "Tangerine"

  • Arts + Culture
Giraffe by Scott Causey
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 2, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: American Craft Show Sarasota

Holiday shopping never looked better. The 18th Annual American Craft Show Sarasota kicks off this Friday at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Convention Center.

  • Arts + Culture
Christian Downing and Katelyn Booth
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • June 8, 2016
In the Groove

The vinyl record isn’t just a thing of the past. Analog music-lovers reflect on the resurgence of the format that never went away.

  • Arts + Culture
Blanca Di Cecco and her daughter, Fanny Younger, sport the smocks they wear while volunteering at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 31, 2012
Volunteer work runs in family

Fanny Younger is following in her mother, Blanca Di Cecco's, footsteps as a volunteer at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Longboat Key residents from at least a half dozen neighborhoods came to protest the proposed assessments they have to pay to underground power lines Tuesday.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 6, 2016
Longboat Key residents protest underground assessments

Commissioners have delayed a decision on how to levy charges for the $23.8 million neighborhood project.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 17, 2010
Key resident has lots to love about Feb. 14

Rosemary Ryan could feel the love on her 70th birthday.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 14, 2014
Letters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: To send in your Letters to the Editor, email them to Deputy Executive Editor Jessica Luck at [email protected]. Letters pertaining to local issues receive priority. Letters may be edited for grammar and space.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Delray Beach-based Ocean Properties Ltd. will acquire the Chart House property at 201 Gulf of Mexico Drive in October.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 11, 2013
Key Club to purchase Chart House

The owners of the Resort at Longboat Key Club have no immediate plans for the Chart House, but called the building's acquisition 'a strategic business decision.'

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 11, 2013
The Good News: Shelley Thayer of Cat Depot

Shelley Thayer has been the executive director of Cat Depot since 2009. Read more about her in this week's Good News.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Out-of-Door Academy senior Kimmy Comito will play lacrosse for American University next year. File photo
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 6, 2015
Sidelines: East County 5.7.2015

Local players chosen for all-star game; Suncoast Tennis League wraps up season; Pirates announce summer workouts; LWRCC accepting applicants for summer golf camp

  • East County
  • Sports
The board will decide once again whether to approve the ODP at an upcoming meeting, along with an application for a special-exception use of the chapel property and a site-plan amendment.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 16, 2011
P&Z to re-dial cell tower ODP

Jim Eatrides and Kevin Barile have agreed to submit detailed construction plans as part of their applications to bring a 150-foot tower to the Longboat Island Chapel property.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 9, 2010
East Manatee Kids Wrestling Club hits mats

The East Manatee Kids Wrestling Club practices are now under way.

  • East County
  • Sports
Residents want the county to address flooding on Banan Place, pictured in 2013, which occurs frequently after heavy rains.
  • By Jack Short |
  • December 17, 2015
Banan Place residents have flood of stormwater worries

A group of homeowners say the county’s plan to address flooding on Siesta Key won’t help their street.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Public Works Director Juan Florensa wrote that the town expects a second reimbursement of $172,235 in the near future.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 2, 2012
Town receives $1,033,411.50 reimbursement

The funds provide partial reimbursement for erosion caused by Tropical Storm Fay in 2008.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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