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  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 18, 2010
Voters strongly support referendum

Precinct-by-precinct results showed voters within the city limits overwhelmingly voted yes to extend a 1-mill school tax. Only two precincts countywide voted against the referendum.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • October 7, 2018
Local Democrats gear up for upcoming election

The Democratic Club of Sarasota and Longboat Key Democratic Club partnered together to host a fundraising dinner featuring MSNBC Contributor Jill Wine-Banks.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Enjoy this week'   s edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 20, 2017
Cops Corner: Sarasota 4.20.17

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Loren Mayo |
  • June 24, 2010
SSAS goes 'new school'

Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences will begin demolition at the end of this month to start construction work on a $6.5 million project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Owen'            s Fish Camp — Photo courtesy of Inside Elsewhere
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • April 14, 2017
Vogue Magazine calls Sarasota potentially 'Florida's best kept secret'

A freelancer for the renowned fashion and lifestyle magazine recognizes Sarasota for its "perfect beaches" and "mid-century charm."

  • Black Tie
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 19, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Village Cafe

Join us in the kitchen at Village Cafe with owners Tom and Kay Kouvatsos, and Alex Kouvatsos as he prepares an authentic Greek spanakopita, a spinach and feta filling in a flaky phyllo dough crust.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Kate Honea and Ricardo Garziano. Courtesy.
  • By Anna Dearing |
  • April 24, 2013
Dance Review: 'La Fille mal Gardée'

Director Iain Webb has brought a masterpiece to the Sarasota Ballet - Sir Frederick Ashton's "La Fille mal Gardee."

  • Arts + Culture
Some drivers speed through the intersection of Central Sarasota Parkway and Legacy Trail while others slow to check for oncoming bicyclists and pedestrians. Photo by Jessica Salmond
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • September 11, 2014
Legacy Trail street crossing remains source of confusion

Since the Legacy Trail opened in 2008, the signage at its crossing with Central Sarasota Parkway has befuddled motorists and trail users alike.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2010
Selby to honor moms at brunch

Selby Gardens will host its fifth annual Mother's Day Brunch Sunday, May 9, when mothers and grandmothers enter the gardens for free.

  • Sarasota
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Hosts Bob and Anne Essner
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • January 29, 2016
Lemur Conservation Foundation 20th anniversary Cocktail Reception

More than 50 guests gathered at the iconic Paul Rudolph designed, Umbrella House, owned by Bob and Anne Essner, for the Lemur Conservation Foundation's 20th anniversary Cocktail Reception.

  • Black Tie
Courtesy photo Girls from the Kandaria Village participate in the collaborative painting-to-music exercise.
  • By Randi Donahue |
  • January 30, 2014
Sarasota resident heals with art-therapy process

While on a trip to Africa, Kimberly Benson conducted research on the effect of art on teenage girls in the village.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2014
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2019
Cops Corner: Sarasota 5.2.19

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
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Charles "C.J." Wickersham, December 2005. File Photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 13, 2011
Shark bite survivor and friends tell story to the 'Today' show

Charles 'C.J.' Wickersham told the story of his recent shark attack on an NBC 'Today' show segment.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 6, 2010
Arts Center programs promise to make waves

The Longboat Key Center of the Arts will kick off its winter season with a 'Making Waves' exhibit by artist Malcolm Robertson that runs from Jan. 15 through Feb. 11.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Clark Dean, Zack Skypeck, Andrew Leroux and David Orner row at the 2016 World Rowing Junior Championships. Photo courtesy USRowing.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 7, 2017
Sarasota Crew rowers take gold, silver at World Rowing Junior Championships

Clark Dean makes history with a first-place 1x finish.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Sarasota Ballet in Ricardo Graziano's "En Las Calles de Murcia." Photo courtesy of Frank Atura
  • By Anna Dearing |
  • October 28, 2019
'Graziano, Retrospective': A successful season opener and choreography tribute

The production celebrated Ricardo Graziano's 10 years at the Sarasota Ballet with three of his works.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 30, 2011
GreyHawk leaders add to CDD boundaries

Supervisors of the GreyHawk Landing CDD have agreed to annex about 50 acres of GreyHawk West into the CDD's boundaries.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 9, 2013
Notice to approve issued for gun club at Lakewood Ranch

Manatee County Hearing Officer Lori Dorman issued a notice of intent to approve a special permit application for the proposed Ancient Oak Gun Club in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Art Nadel's cause of death has not been released, but he battled heart problems for years and was in the prison’s hospice unit when he died.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 17, 2012
Sarasota Ponzi scheme leader dies

Art Nadel, the downtown Sarasota money investment manager who bilked 400 area investors out of millions of dollars, died in a federal prison Monday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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