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  • By Bonnie Silvestri |
  • July 31, 2013
South Beach Babylon -- where art and commerce collide

South Beach Babylon -- where art and commerce collide

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 7, 2010
City auditor, clerk to get raise

Pamela Nadelini will see her annual salary go from $75,000 to $135,000.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2015
Whats Happening | Week of April 30 2015

FDOT plans U.S. 41 changes; Downtown group commits funds to homeless plan; Sea turtle nesting season starts on Siesta Key

  • Sarasota
  • News
Raccoons are a common sight during the day at Ted Sperling Park, and the county is trying to reduce their ability to scavenge through trash cans for food. Photo by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • May 8, 2014
Lido raccoons pose problems

The raccoon population at Ted Sperling Park - undeterred by the presence of humans - has become a headache for some South Lido Beach visitors.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 8, 2014
Issues to Watch 2014: Sports Tourism

On its journey to become an international sports haven, the Sarasota-Bradenton area has completed the most difficult steps - the first two. Now, it's game time.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • January 21, 2010
Pine View junior captures High School Idol 6 title

Kaitlyn Terpstra, a junior at Pine View, captured the title of High School Idol 6 with her renditions of 'Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend' and 'Top Of The World.'

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Nolan Peterson County Commissioner Nora Patterson
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • March 20, 2014
County tightens noise rules

The amended ordinance lowers the legal noise level by five decibels and further restricts it during new live music hours.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 20, 2010
News Briefs 10.21.10

Members of the Manatee County Sheriff's Office COPS North unit have apprehended another suspect in a rash of residential burglaries in the North Manatee and East County areas.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • December 6, 2012
Commissioners ease downtown parking restrictions

Monday's vote brings back pre-2011 parking enforcement hours, and an employee permit program is in the works.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Although Cash wore a tie for his interview with the Longboat Observer, he usually keeps his attire casual with a simple collar.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 1, 2011
Key Club's Cash known for dogmatic work ethic

This employee is truly the top dog when he goes to work.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Michael Crosby, Mote president and CEO, helped craft the organization's 2020 Vision and Strategic Plan in 2010. Now, he's working on making that vision a reality. Photo by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • August 21, 2014
Think Tank

Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium is intent on expanding its research capability on its City Island campus - and hopes to build a new bayfront aquarium on the mainland.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Nancy High (far right), principal of Nolan Middle School, said the school will succeed in the future because of the quality people who work there.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • March 21, 2014
Two more East County principals to retire

Nancy High of Nolan Middle School and Myra Russell of Gene Witt Elementary School will retire effective June 30.

  • East County
  • News
Retiring SPARCC board members Lisa Walsh, Jean Gay, Mary Ann Robinson and Derek Billib were honored at the Celebrating Legacies reception Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Mahoney Residence.
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • November 20, 2013
Black Tie & Tales

Celebrating legacies; Shoe divas; Tidbits and Black Tie Affair.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 12, 2010
MAN ON THE STREET: Daylight Saving Time

Members and employees of the Lakewood Ranch YMCA discuss their difficult experiences with Daylight Saving Time.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce President Tom Aposporos speaks about upcoming Longboat Key events.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 20, 2011
Longboat Key gets a new challenge

The Longboat Key Challenge 2011 will be the first local open-water race for rowers, scullers and human-powered water craft.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Sarasota County and the city recently renamed  Bay Island Park in honor of Nora Patterson.
  • By Jack Short |
  • August 26, 2015
Patterson announces bid for state Senate

Nora Patterson said she will run for Florida Senate in 2016 if Detert vacates her seat.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 1, 2010
Steube qualifies for ballot

East County resident Greg Steube became the first candidate to get on the ballot in the race for the District 67 House of Representatives seat.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 4, 2010
FC Sarasota makes waves at Surf Cup

The FC Sarasota U17 boys team posted a 1-1-1 record at the 30th annual Surf Cup July 31 through Aug. 2 in San Diego.

  • East County
  • Sports
Jim Michaels runs the Sturgeon Aquaculture Program at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota. The sprawling aquaculture park, where nine employees operate a caviar operation, opened in 1998. Photos by Mark Wemple.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 6, 2013
Caviar Dreams: Mote Marine Aquarium

Forget widgets. The manufacturing inside a rural aquaculture park in Sarasota County is all about potentially lucrative sturgeon egg harvesting.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Once a size 18, Michelle Mohr has slimmed her 5-foot, 4-inch frame to a size zero, shedding 100 pounds through diet and exercise.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 29, 2012
Cover Girl: Michelle Mohr

Heritage Harbour resident Michelle Mohr made the cover of People after she lost 100 pounds through diet and exercise modifications.

  • East County
  • News
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