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BLACK-DIAMOND
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 10, 2014
Eager to tease: Black Diamond Burlesque celebrates four years

Eager to tease: Black Diamond Burlesque celebrates four years

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 24, 2013
The gift of a lifetime

We asked people throughout the Key about the best Christmas or Hanukkah gift they've ever received. Here's what they had to say about the holiday gifts that kept on giving.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sheri and Gerry Lublin
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 24, 2013
The Good News: Sheri and Gerry Lublin

One of Gerry and Sheri's favorite things to do is to use Gulf Coast Gives to find projects to which they can donate on behalf of friends and acquaintances who have helped them in some way.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Unit 704 at Tower Residences, 35 Watergate Drive, sold for $1.3 million. File photo.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 11, 2012
Five-bedroom Indian Beach home sells for $3.2 million

A home in Indian Beach tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Comerica Bank sold the home at 3731 Indian Beach Place to John and Shelly Corey, of Bentleyville, Ohio, for $3.2 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
A SMART volunteer shows Breanna Fedee, 7, how to use a curry comb.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 16, 2013
SMART, school saddle up for equine learning

Seven-year-old Veronica Garduno squealed half in excitement, half in terror as Norman, a Haflinger pony, pushed his nose hard into the bucket she held.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • February 25, 2010
SSAS launches Web site for Haiti relief effort

Starting this week, David Carr, art director for Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences, will announce to students a fundraising Web site to help Haiti's earthquake victims.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Matt Orr |
  • August 2, 2012
Matt's List: Five ways to close the deal

Matt's List: Five ways to close the deal

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Photo courtesy of Reid Murphy This home at 6221 Gulf of Mexico Drive sold for $3.25 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 2, 2014
Three-bedroom Sleepy Lagoon home sells for $3.25 million

The following residential real estate transactions took place between March 17 and March 21.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The City Commission will meet with the County Commission to discuss homelessness issues Nov. 6.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 6, 2015
Homelessness headlines City Commission meeting

On Monday, the Sarasota City Commission discussed a lawsuit challenging the city’s no-lodging ordinance and a meeting with Sarasota County regarding a strategy for addressing homelessness issues.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 30, 2009
10 to Contend: Rex Jensen

Twenty years ago, Rex Jensen owned his own consulting business and didn't think he would fit in at Schroeder-Manatee Ranch. Now two decades later, the company's president and CEO has seen his predecessors' vision of a bustling master-planned community come to fruition.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Brian Gunnell |
  • March 14, 2012
Bridge Bites: No safe exit

This month's deals have been about finessing. In earlier weeks, we were trying to avoid them in favor of better alternatives. But, this week, we are actually going to take a finesse - eventually.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • May 27, 2010
Priest amasses stories throughout the years

The Rev. Tom Walsh, priest at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Osprey, celebrates his 60th anniversary as a priest this year.

  • Sarasota
  • News
University Park's Peggy Miller holds Dot. She fostered Dot until she was ready for adoption. Photo by Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 12, 2014
The dot-com boom

Nate's Honor Animal Rescue seeks home for blind and deaf bulldog mix puppies.

  • East County
  • News
  • By June LeBell |
  • May 26, 2010
Music Review: The Met in HD 'Armida'

The Metropolitan Opera just concluded its season of high-definition, live performances transmitted to movie theaters all over the world, and the two film complexes in Sarasota, AMC 12 and Hollywood 20, have been so well sold, they've had to add extra theaters and extra viewing dates.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 is aiming high as it works on a vision for 42-acre tract of land surrounding the Van Wezel, highlighting open public space and cultural amenities. Photo by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • January 7, 2015
2015 Issues to Watch: Bayfront plans

An effort to produce a plan for city-owned bayfront land faces a big challenge this year: getting the city's approval.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 2, 2011
News Briefs 03.03.11

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is continuing to patrol the Summerfield section of Lakewood Ranch more frequently following a Feb. 18 incident during which a driver of an unmarked van got out of his vehicle several times to speak to children.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch Community Fund President-elect Diane Brune gives a $3,500 check to Joyce Scott of Catholic Charities/Our Mother’s House.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 26, 2011
Community Fund gives out grants

Lakewood Ranch residents Bob and Billie Delaney also earned the fund's Humanitarian of the Year award.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 5, 2014
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Sarasota Crew rowers Grant Golub, Travis Taaffe, Andrew Konecny, Carson Green and Ryan Hails accept the first-place trophy at the Head of the Charles Regatta. Courtesy photo.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 3, 2011
JUST THE STATS

13 - Number of seconds by which Sarasota Crew Boys 4+ bested 76 boats to win first place in the Head of the Charles Regatta, held Oct. 22 to Oct. 23, in Cambridge, Mass.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
In its continuing effort to develop best practices in patient care, Sarasota Memorial worked with BD to enhance and standardize its new blood collection protocol.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • November 3, 2011
Sarasota Memorial honored for blood collection practices

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) has presented the Sarasota Memorial Health Care System with its first ever 'BD Quality Award' for pioneering practices in blood collection techniques that promote safe, high-quality patient care.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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