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Mark Wemple
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 21, 2013
TOP SHELF: Paul Beggan

Osprey resident Paul Beggan offers a few takeaways from his long, high-level leadership career.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Al Goldstein and Jean Weidner at a Designing Women Boutique event in November 2011. Photo by Molly Schechter.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • September 5, 2012
Scene & Heard

Hyphen relocates; First-class ballet; The show must go on; Our very own Jorge

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Roy |
  • November 13, 2009
Downtown residents provided transient-crime solutions

Police give members of the Downtown Sarasota Alliance tips to help rid the city of transient crime.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2011
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Recently, Keith Davey, lead advocate of Lakewood Ranch incorporation, announced with a flourish that Florida State University has approved the Fishkind feasibility study, the much-debated study that concludes that incorporation is financially feasible.

  • East County
  • News
File photo. Claire and Ralph Hunter at the old Tiny’s of Longboat Key. The Hunters were married for 35 years.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 18, 2013
Claire Hunter: 'Mother' of the Longboat Observer

Claire Hunter, co-owner of the Longboat Observer for 17 years, died Sunday, at home in Bradenton. She was 84.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kurt Schultheis. This home at 3315 Gulf of Mexico Drive has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,955 square feet of living area. It sold for $3.35 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 18, 2013
Longboat Shores home sells for $3.35 million

Stephen Hood, trustee, of Tampa, sold the home at 3315 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Michael and Elizabeth Roth, of St. Cloud, Minn., for $3.35 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
"It seemed to be an instant connection," Jessica Cohen says of Sarasota Ballet. "The moment I got here, I felt completely at home and so welcomed … It just felt really right."
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • December 18, 2013
Cohen steps into the center ring

New Sarasota Ballet dancer Jessica Cohen left her hometown San Francisco to run away with the circus.

  • Arts + Culture
The best thing about the Academy Awards is that they inspire audiences to get out and watch quality films.
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • February 20, 2013
Film Review: And the envelope, please ...

The red carpet and the glitz and glamour are just icing on the cake, but it's a delicious indulgence in which to partake. This year's Oscar race is already controversial and looks extremely close. Although my speculations as to the winners may not coincide with the academy's, here it goes.

  • Arts + Culture
This home on Verna Bethany Road, which has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 4,032 square feet of living area, sold for $500,000. Photo by Jen Blanco.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 8, 2012
Verna Bethany home tops weekly transactions

A home on Verna Bethany Road tops all transactions in this week's real estate. David and Lisa Johnson sold their home at 6540 Verna Bethany Road to Bankunited for $500,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • November 7, 2012
Theater Review: 'Twelfth Night'

The opening night audience of FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training's first play of the season doth not protest, but rather, finds Shakespeare's romantic doppelganger of mistaken identity to be a sterling choice for a showcase of student talent.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 8, 2009
Paid parking progresses

Vendors will begin the bidding process to install and maintain parking meters on downtown streets.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2009
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  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Dora Walters |
  • April 19, 2010
Man on the Street: Oil Drilling

The Observer asked Longboaters what they think of President Barack Obama's recent suggestion to expand oil drilling off shore.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Harriet Sokmensuer Unit 6 at 1330 Main St. has three bedrooms, three baths and 3,954 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.3 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 6, 2014
Home in Siesta Properties sells for $1.75 million

A home in Siesta Properties tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • April 8, 2010
My View: Race to federal control of schools

The problem with Race to the Top school reform is not the purported goals, which are laudable, but the reality revealed in the grant process.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Wendy Scott said she normally facilitates dog rescues but is focusing on cats and kittens because there is a need for it.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 3, 2012
Volunteer aids feline adoption efforts

East County resident Wendy Scott has started an organization that assists local cat- and kitten-rescue groups by organizing events.

  • East County
  • News
Three hundred fifty tickets were sold last year for the car raffle. File photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 17, 2011
Kiwanians dish out new name, place for St. Jude luncheon

Say goodbye to the St. Jude Gourmet Luncheon and hello to the Longboat Key Gourmet Food Fest.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Unit 403 condominium at Veinte, 2675 Gulf of Mexico Drive, has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,896 square feet of living area. It sold for $644,400. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 17, 2011
Bird Key home sells for $1.8 million

Isaac Zamora, Sarasota, sold his home at 105 N. Warbler Lane to Thomas Gardner and Barbara Vanderkolk Gardner, Sarasota, for $1.8 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
The home at 7327 Haddington Cove has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,851 square feet of living area. It sold for $975,200. Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 13, 2015
Country Club East home sells for $975,100

A home in Country Club East at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
This home at 778 Siesta Drive has three bedrooms, four baths, one half-bath, a pool and 6,395 square feet of living area. It is sold for $3.8 million. Photo by Amanda Morales
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 2, 2014
Home in Bay Island Shores sells for $3.6 million

A home in Bay Island Shores tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
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