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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 30, 2009
10 to Contend: Lori Basilone

As the Community Activities Director for Lakewood Ranch, Lori Basilone organizes nearly a dozen events throughout the year. She's the woman behind all the fun in the East County community.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • May 22, 2012
Observe this: City commission approves downtown projects

Observe this: City commission approves downtown projects

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 12, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: Clarinetist Paul Green

The concert will take place Sunday at Temple Beth Israel.

  • Arts + Culture
Courtesy photo Sarasota Yacht Club General Manager Bernhard Kloppenburg and Anthony Puccio, executive chef and food and beverage manager
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 2, 2014
Business Briefs

SYC receives International Wine Society Award of Merit; Chiles Restaurant partners with Southeastern Guide Dogs; Ben & Jerry's to hold Free Cone Day

  • Longboat Key
  • News
If all hospitals performed at Sarasota Memorial's level of distinction, approximately 56,367 deaths among Medicare patients could have been avoided, according to the study.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 22, 2012
Sarasota Memorial among top 5% for patient safety

For the ninth year in a row, Sarasota Memorial Hospital received HealthGrades' "2012 Patient Safety Excellence Award."

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2009
Longboat visitors enjoy beach time

Four-year-old Katelyn Schein and her sister, Kiley, 2, from Indianapolis, collected shells on Longboat's beach

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub owner Ed Chiles, third from left, hosted a small gathering Tuesday at his Longboat Key restaurant to discuss issues some Village residents have with his project.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 15, 2013
Mar Vista approval attracts opposition

Longbeach Village residents flooded commissioners' inboxes over the weekend. Dozens of residents asked the commission to reconsider the restaurant's site-plan amendment.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Dylan Jones hopes the festival becomes an annual event.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • September 4, 2013
East County performer puts on first Manatee Playreading Festival

Dylan Jones, an actor, writer and composer, wants to share the playwriting process with the public.

  • East County
  • News
Bill Nelson
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 11, 2015
Another appeaser

In spite of the American people’s overwhelming opposition to the Iran nuclear deal, Florida Sen. Bill Nelson claims there is ‘no other available alternative.’ He’s voting for it.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • A time to celebrate |
  • January 27, 2016
Just Married — Chelsea and Taylor

Chelsea Rodrigue and Taylor Clegg, who were voted “Cutest Couple” their senior year in 2008, met while attending Cardinal Mooney High School. They started dating their sophomore year on Sept. 21, 2005 and were married ten years later on Nov. 21, 2015.

  • Sarasota
  • Celebrations
Husband-and-wife team Dr. Maria Galimidi and Ilan Kazmirik say they complete each other. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 8, 2012
Love Story: Ilan Kazmirik and Dr. Maria Galimidi

Everything happens for a reason. And no couple knows that better than Ilan Kazmirik and Dr. Maria Galimidi.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 11, 2015
Prints and the Revolution: Austin Kowal's screen-printing dreams

With his urban streetwear company, Clothesline Tees, Austin Kowal is turning his love of screen-printing into a voice for Sarasota’s youth.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Gregory and Suzanne Rusovich |
  • May 12, 2010
My View

Colony unit owners need to work collaboratively

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall as it is currently decorated.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 9, 2014
Deck the halls?

Decorations that rival Benderson Development's on University Parkway would come with a hefty price tag for Ranch residents.

  • East County
  • News
valentine
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 11, 2015
A procrastinator's guide to Valentine's Day

A procrastinator's guide to Valentine's Day

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Business owners leaving St. Armands Circle think the character of the tourist district is changing. What does that mean for shops in the area?
  • By David Conway |
  • December 28, 2016
Top Story — July: St. Armands Circle merchants question restaurant ratio

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 11, 2012
Our View: Lessons from Lenobel

When you reflect on the 12 and a half years that Hal Lenobel served as a Longboat Key mayor and commissioner, you can see there were two distinct phases of his tenure - the mayoral phase and the statesman phase.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • April 6, 2016
Her greatest contribution to the family legacy

Celia “Cee” Edmundson died after battle with cancer

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Michael Eng |
  • August 31, 2011
Alliance, Observer announce finalists

The winners will be announced at the Sandies corporate awards dinner Oct. 5, at The Polo Grill and Bar's Fête Ballroom.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill and Kurt Schultheis |
  • November 18, 2014
Buried proposal

Voters won't decide on underground utilities in March. But that doesn't mean the idea is grounded.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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