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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 1, 2010
Colony Association seeks to dissolve partnership

If a bankruptcy judge approves dissolution, the famed tennis resort would become a condominium association.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 18, 2009
Lakewood hospital names new board member

Brian Kennelly, president of Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty, is the newest member of Lakewood Ranch Medical Center's Board of Governors, the hospital announced this afternoon.

  • East County
  • News
Yvonne Schloss, pictured in September 2014, helps customers at her business, Sunglass Optical Express, on St. Armands Circle. Schloss' role with the chamber was a 100% volunteer role. File photo
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 27, 2015
'The chamber needed a hero'

Yvonne Schloss ends an eventful term as Longboat Key Chamber chairwoman.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 15, 2009
Two Braden River High seniors earn athletic scholarships

The Braden River High School Athletic Boosters recently awarded $1,000 scholarships to seniors Chris Garcia and Kayla Kerns.

  • East County
  • Sports
Donald Trump told reporters during a press conference at the Ritz Carlton that if President Barack Obama is reelected there may not be a country left in four years.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 27, 2012
Trump electrifies as Statesman of the Year

Donald Trump gave a 30-minute speech to a record-breaking audience last night at the Ritz-Carlton.

  • Sarasota
  • News
File photo. Volunteers decorated graves of veterans at Sarasota National Cemetery with wreaths in December for the fifth consecutive year. The national Wreaths Across America campaign began in 1992.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 15, 2014
Protest rumors draw heightened TBI security

Police continue to monitor talk of a nonviolent demonstration regarding Rabbi Jonathan Katz's statements opposing the placement of wreaths on Jewish veterans' graves.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • July 19, 2010
City makes police panel recommendation

Commissioners could adopt the measures suggested by the Police Advisory Panel to improve the Sarasota Police Department.

  • Sarasota
  • News
This home at 1475 John Ringling Parkway in Lido Shores has four bedrooms, four bathrooms, a pool and 3,937 square feet of living area. It sold for $2 million.
  • By Jessica Luck |
  • September 15, 2010
Lido Shores home sells for $2 million

The top real-estate transaction for the week of Aug. 30 to Sept. 3 occurred in the Lido Shores subdivision.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 30, 2009
Player of the Week: Brittany Lashway

Cedars Tennis and Fitness Club tennis player Brittany Lashway fills us in on her athletic secrets.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kathy Bixler’s Stamper’s Cove opens Saturday, Oct. 5.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • October 2, 2013
DOING BUSINESS: Stamper's Cove

The story of Stamper's Cove, a new craft store in Lakewood Ranch, is best told through the two black tables tucked deep inside it.

  • East County
  • News
Alex Mahadevan will write a weekly editorial called, "Municipal Focus," espousing a Sarasota young professional's view of politics
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 8, 2013
MUNICIPAL FOCUS - A Weekly Commentary: Elected leaders brace for homeless-shelter fight

Sarasota elected officials have earmarked $1 million and spent $40,000 to manage homelessness. NIMBYism could derail it all.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 7, 2009
Transient crime plummets

Sarasota police credit their zero-tolerance policy for a 49% decline in transient crime.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Riverview High catcher Justin Cohen signed with the Miami Marlins for a reported $540,000.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 18, 2015
Local players fulfill professional dreams

Three Sarasota area baseball players were selected during Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft June 8 through June 10.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The tall trees that line Tahiti Park have sustained damage when large trucks travel down narrow streets, residents say.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 18, 2015
Residents search for road to tree protection

Neighborhoods like Tahiti Park are pushing for restrictions on large trucks on their streets, which they say are damaging their canopy trees.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Actress Anna Paquin. Courtesy photo.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • October 12, 2011
Scene & Heard

Anna Paquin indie slated to shoot in Sarasota; 'Whimsical' demolition under way on the North Trail; One man's dead palm is another man's tiki pole; Blanco's 'Zephyrus' makes waves in South Carolina

  • Arts + Culture
The Observer and Gulf Coast Business Review occupy the third and fourth floors of the Crisp Building, 1970 Main St.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 6, 2011
Observer moves its offices to Main Street

The Observer and its sister publication, Gulf Coast Business Review, opened their new offices at 1970 Main St., in downtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Beth Barnett takes a nature walk with the children of Fiwagoh Orphanage in Narkuru, Kenya. Photo by Ashlie Fulmer.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 22, 2012
East County residents travel on mission trip

Four East County residents traveled to Africa, July 28 through Aug. 10, to visit orphans.

  • East County
  • News
Glenn Rider gets his teeth cleaned by Creekwood Dental’s Antonette Preston-Thomas.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 30, 2011
Dentists whiten, brighten holiday

One hundred patients received free dental care at Creekwood Dental Nov. 23 during Give Thanks with a Smile Day.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2009
Ranch hospital honors volunteer

Congratulations to Lakewood Ranch Medical Center volunteer Paul Kincade, who was named the hospital's Volunteer of the Year last week.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Four of Nancy's 28 employees: Nate Seel, Brittany Henson, Chelsea Meredith and Chris Pratt
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • January 25, 2012
EDIBLES: Nancy's Bar-B-Q: worth the wait

Can a Jewish girl from Cleveland find true happiness making North Carolina-style barbecue in Florida? For Nancy Krohngold, the answer is a resounding "yes," and her peculiar confluence of circumstances is making a lot of other people happy as well.

  • Arts + Culture
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