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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 29, 2010
Lender reveals plans for Colony

Colony Lender LLC partners David Siegal and Randy Langley want to build a new resort and buy out the resort's owner, Dr. Murf Klauber, for $12 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Flower Child is the last restaurant to open in Center Point at Waterside.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • May 28, 2025
Center Point at Waterside is fully leased

The 50-acre mixed-use project is six years in the making.

  • East County
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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 8, 2012
Improvement project sputters

Sarasota County staff again raised cost estimates for the now $27 million Siesta Beach renovation and postponed a public meeting set for this month.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Braden River High beach volleyball team is the regional champion for the second year in a row.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 24, 2019
Pirates beach volleyball set to plunder state tournament

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2017
Tracking Irma's aftermath

Downed trees, street signs litter area streets as residents begin to assess damage from the storm.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"The Surfer Boys" features the hits of the Beach Boys and follows four young men on a bachelor party in Sarasota.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • July 12, 2023
Beat the heat with fun-filled musical revues at FST

Enjoy the sounds of summer with these three Florida Studio Theatre cabarets.

  • Arts + Culture
The new restaurant in Siesta Key Village will combine 230 and 240 Avenida Madera, which contractors are currently gutting.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 4, 2012
Work starts on new Village restaurant

A contractor is gutting the interior of the former Total Tennis to make way for Eat Here.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The Umbrella House sits in Lido Shores. Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • April 10, 2019
Scene & Heard 04.11.19

Here's a look at the A&E news of the week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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The lights installed at Five Points Park in 2011 are still in the trees, but have been shut off since June. The DID is considering new systems for lighting the park's trees.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 12, 2013
DID discusses Five Points, Main Street lighting

Lighting was approved for a series of oak trees along Main Street, but the DID is still weighing its options for installing new tree lights in Five Points Park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2011
Cops Corner: Siesta Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 22, 2015
Missing Memories

People who suffer from dementia, as well as their caregivers, need strong support systems in place.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
World War II veterans Tony Lingrosso and ElRoy York traveled with their guardians, Marins Richard and Avone Thielen. Photo by Keith Millard, of Keith A. Millard Photography.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 13, 2012
Flight of Honor

Members of Rotary District 6960 took 55 World War II veterans to the National World War II Memorial, in Washington, D.C., Saturday, June 9.

  • East County
  • News
Jackson Nealis, an eighth-grader at St. Stephens Episcopal School, first became enamored with history after learning about the Titanic.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 24, 2019
Lakewood Ranch youth makes buzz about history

Titanic's sinking raised youth's passion for history.

  • East County
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  • By Amanda Landesberg |
  • September 3, 2012
The Closet and Art Center Sarasota collaborate for a night of music and art

The Closet and Art Center Sarasota collaborate for a night of music and art

  • Arts + Culture
Although there is no cure for dementia-related disorders, there are ways to improve your cognitive health. (Photo courtesy of Unsplash)
  • By Kristine Nickel |
  • December 18, 2019
Taking on the 'D' word

Small changes in multiple areas of your life can deflect the onset of dementia.

  • Health
Naire Poole as Antigone and Anna Beth Baker as Ismene. Courtesy photos
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 4, 2019
'Antigone' shows the price a young woman pays to defy an unjust law

The FSU/Asolo Conservatory production tells a story of ancient but never old morals.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
A scene from "Shank's Mare," Tom Lee's most recent production that combines Western and traditional Japanese puppetry techniques.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • October 7, 2015
Asia Arrives at RIAF

In its first themed program, the seventh annual Ringling International Arts Festival will present a blend of historic and modern Asian performances.

  • Arts + Culture
Kai inventor Kelly Atkins, center, leads a class at Sara Dance. Photos by Molly Schechter
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • April 23, 2014
Aerobic Grandma: Local teacher launches new way to dance yourself fit

Kelly Atkins created Kai, a dance-based form of cardiovascular conditioning with strong connection to the mind/body universe.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 23, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Simply Spoiled Boutique

Simply Spoiled moved to its new location on Main Street July 1.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 21, 2012
Patchen starts as head of communications

Sarasota County Director of Communications Donn Patchen kicked off his new career Nov. 13.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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