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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 18, 2011
OUR VIEW: Fixing a broken system

Florida's economic development system has long been a bust, plagued by excessive bureaucracy, ponderously slow and inefficient with multiple state departments involved.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Willis students duct tape principal
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • May 16, 2013
May 16: Daily Headlines Video

Top Stories: Truck drives through mangroves on Longboat Key; CONA opposes changes to Sarasota 2050 plan; Bay Isles home sells for $4.75 million; Willis students duct tape principal

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Allison Levy is vice president of j2 IT Services, which she runs with her husband, Jason. She knew little about computers before working there, but on the job she uses leadership skills learned in the military.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • May 8, 2013
Tribute to Heroes: Allison Levy

Allison Levy has spent a 20-year military career mostly managing health care. Now she's on reserve.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 9, 2009
The Rev. Scheff leaves St. Mary's after three years

The Rev. Philip Scheff has missed the people of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church, since he was reassigned a month ago to St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, in

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
City Manager Bob Bartolotta and Deputy Manager Marlon Brown confer during Friday's special meeting that brought up numerous accusations against them.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 6, 2012
Vote to fire Bartolotta fails

The Sarasota City Commission voted unanimously Friday to continue an investigation and refer findings to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 22, 2014
Our View

The ugliest race

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By George Rauch |
  • November 3, 2010
Market Watch

This is a devil of economic times

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 11, 2010
OUR VIEW: Police panel runs amok

Sometimes criminal-court judges sentence first-time, small-time crime violators to community service. If a judge really wants these types of violators to pay their public due, we'd suggest he sentence them to sitting through the meetings of the Sarasota Police Advisory Panel.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Courtney Wise is the executive director of Take Care Advisor, an arm of Take Care Private Duty Home Health Care.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • June 9, 2011
Young Professional winner: Courtney Wise

Courtney Wise was named Young Professional of the Year at the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce's 2011 Frank G. Berlin Senior Small Business of the Year Awards.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Little Five Points park is deemed a passive park for two reasons — its small size and the heavy volume of traffic surrounding it.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • December 23, 2010
TOP STORY, JAN.: City prohibits some activities in parks

Team sports and other high-impact activities are no longer allowed in eight city parks that are defined as passive. All 48 city parks are now designated as active or passive.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 6, 2014
VIDEO: Wes Moore talks second chances at town hall

The Ringling College Library Association Town Hall Lecture Series featured education advocate, veteran and author Wes Moore Thursday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 23, 2009
NEIGHBORS: Tom Buchter

As the new CEO of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Buchter is up for the challenges ahead.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 31, 2011
Attorneys agree to disagree

The attorney for IPOC and two Islandside condo associations disagrees with the Longboat Key Club attorney's filing in an ongoing legal challenge.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bill and Judy Carman plan to enjoy retirement after their store closes.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 22, 2010
Carman's Shoes to close Dec. 29

The family-owned shoe-and-handbag store has been a Circle landmark for 45 years.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Hadass (Gisela Chipe) and Avigdor (Andrew Carter) form a love triangle with Yentl. Courtesy photo.
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • February 15, 2012
Theater Review: 'Yentil'

"If God chose us as his children, he should have chosen us all."

  • Arts + Culture
Randy Moore, director of the Sarasota Bay Water Festival
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • October 25, 2012
Water festival celebrates importance of the bay

The Sarasota Bay Water Festival will celebrate the importance of Sarasota Bay to our environment, economy and quality of life.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cheryl McGrew
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • June 10, 2015
Seabreeze administrators move to East County

Attention, Gullet and McNeal elementary students and parents: Meet your new principals.

  • East County
  • News
School Board Chairwoman Karen Carpenter addresses the audience before panelists speak.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 15, 2013
Local leaders address area education needs

Local leaders shared their visions for education in the area and state during a Lakewood Ranch Kiwanis luncheon.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 15, 2013
Athlete of the Week: Trevon Young

Braden River High senior forward Trevon Young was named the Florida Athletic Coaches Association Class 7A Player of the Year, following the 2012-13 boys basketball season.

  • East County
  • Sports
City staff recommended a 10-story mixed-use retail/residential/hotel space at the State Street garage, but the City Commission never truly considered the project due to legal issues.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 29, 2013
City scraps State Street garage proposals

At a special meeting Thursday to consider proposals for retail space at the garage, city attorney Robert Fournier raised concerns about potential procedural issues.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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