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  • By Pam Nadon |
  • July 8, 2009
Film Review: 'Public Enemies'

I love everything about Michael Mann's films. From his artful camera work to his pulsating screenplays, he always gets it right. In his new film, 'Public Enemies,' Mann outdoes himself

  • Arts + Culture
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 28, 2010
Real Estate Reports

Sister realty companies announce national winners; Pettingell finishes first quarter with strong results

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
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  • By David Conway |
  • May 22, 2014
Switching Gears

The county has expressed an interest in upgrading a BMX facility, but it's unclear if it will be the draw proponents think.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 9, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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  • By Roger Drouin |
  • May 23, 2013
New roundabouts planned for U.S. 41

The Metropolitan Planning Organization will vote next month on two proposed additions.

  • Sarasota
  • News
"It opened my eyes that people are out there that really need help," said Can Food Drive organizer Christina Meiser, 15, about seeing homeless people outside the Salvation Army five years ago.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 8, 2011
River Club youth hold can drive

Fifteen-year-old Christina Meiser will collect canned goods in the River Club community this weekend for the Salvation Army.

  • East County
  • News
Gulf Gate Elementary School Principal Robin Magac and pre-kindergarten student Madelyn Cohen meet Zeus, a 6-month-old llama from Oak Crest Farms. Courtesy photo.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • October 13, 2011
Gulf Gate students join national reading initiative

The approximately 750 students at Gulf Gate Elementary School joined forces with students all across the country Oct. 6 to "Read for the Record," which emphasizes the importance of reading to young children in families of all income levels.

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  • By Robin Roy |
  • February 16, 2010
Pursuit of downtown visitors center to continue

The Downtown Improvement District board will keep pushing the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau to locate an office on or near Main Street.

  • Sarasota
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The Sarasota Pumpkin Festival took place Oct. 24 through Oct. 26 this year and featured carnival rides, hay rides and pony rides.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 25, 2014
Park place

Payne Park poses unique challenges for the city.

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  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • August 4, 2010
GALLERY AROUND THE CORNER: Frary Gallery

"The art here is experimental, ironic and passionate without necessarily being too edgy," gallery owner Lori Frary says.

  • Arts + Culture
Linda Doan, originally from Vietnam, is eager to share a part of her culture, as well as her passions, with her neighbors in the East County at her new Whiteberry store.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 23, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Whiteberry

Linda Doan opened her second Whiteberry location earlier this month in the East County.

  • East County
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The snow scene from Sarasota Ballet's "John Ringling's Circus Nutcrakcer."
  • By Anna Dearing |
  • December 21, 2013
DANCE REVIEW: 'John Ringling's Circus Nutcracker'

The Sarasota Ballet kicked off the holiday season with the new Sarasota classic "John Ringling's Circus Nutcracker - The World's Greatest Ballet."

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota Liquor Locker owner Broc Smith makes spicy ground beef-and-chorizo tacos and a Mexican tequila-chaser called sangrita.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 6, 2012
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Broc Smith

Friday has finally arrived, and at Broc Smith's house that can only mean one thing - taco night.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Longboat Key Town Commission hopes a judge will validate a $16 million beach project that voters approved in March.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 8, 2011
Beach bond validation hearing set

The Town Commission gave town staff direction to move forward with a $15,000 lawsuit to validate a $16 million beach bond referendum.

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  • By Candice McElyea |
  • June 18, 2012
Lee Wetherington Homes expands team

Lee Wetherington Homes expands team

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 11, 2010
Jewfish dock approved

The Jewfish Key dock will grow in size, but town staff will not know by how much until two months from now.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Winn-Dixie store at 3500 N. Tamiami Trail had served North Sarasota for about 40 years, but the store was one of 30 "underperforming" stores the chain closed last fall. Wal-Mart is proposing a supermarket on the same spot to serve the community.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 2, 2011
Wal-Mart eyes former Winn-Dixie

North Trail residents and redevelopment leaders said they are happy to see a new grocery store planning to replace the shuttered Winn-Dixie supermarket.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • September 5, 2013
Village Association praises plans for Siesta Key trolley

The SCAT-operated trolley service for Siesta Key will run seven days a week in 30- and 60-minute intervals.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Willis Elementary student Alex Kumar shows off a replica of a statue he saw while visiting China.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 25, 2011
STORYTELLER

Alex Kumar won first place in the 4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Contest. Braden River's Levi Waxler took home third.

  • East County
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