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Scott Collins and Matthew Bower of PNC Wealth Management with Suzanne and Hank Foster.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • April 13, 2011
Black Tie & Tales

One good turn leads to another ... ; Teacher, Teacher; Tidbits; and Black Tie Affair.

  • Arts + Culture
Photo by Amanda Sebastiano This Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch home includes 4,433 square feet of living space, four bedrooms and a pool.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 16, 2014
Country Club Village home sells for $1.09M

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

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 11, 2009
Firefighters slide through training scenario

Eight Longboat Key firefighters underwent a training drill Friday, Sept. 11 that allowed them to perform a mock search-and-rescue mission in a smoke-filled condominium.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This home at 1374 Harbor Drive has five bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,373 square feet of living area. It sold for $4.5 million. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 15, 2012
Five-bedroom home in Harbor Acres sells for $4.5 million

A home in Harbor Acres tops all transactions in this week's real estate. James Blin and Judith Blin, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the home at 1374 Harbor Drive to Ali and Gloria Bahaj, of Peoria, Ill., for $4.5 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 26, 2014
Our View

Taxpayers are not obligated

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
5011 Ocean Blvd. has become home to a squatter, dredging up new dialogue about homelessness in Sarasota County.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 30, 2012
Vagrant living in vacant building

Siesta Key residents are concerned that minor issues with homelessness could snowball into a full-fledged problem. and make the island an attractive location for transients.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • June 17, 2010
Sarasota Small Business of the Year Awards: Circus Sarasota

Non-Profit Organization -- Finalist

  • Sarasota
  • News
Heritage Harbour South Community Development District Supervisor Lee Bettes opens up a budget workshop on the district's storm water management system.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 1, 2011
Heritage Harbour CDD tackles budget

Supervisors on June 2 will decide what programs to cut from their proposed storm water management program.

  • East County
  • News
Kyle Benson Brevard Community College Golf
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 30, 2012
Graduating Mustangs announce college choices

Thirteen Lakewood Ranch High seniors signed national letters-of-intent to play collegiate athletics during a signing ceremony Tuesday, May 14.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 16, 2009
Cougars overpower Thunder

Cardinal Mooney High racked up more than 200 yards on the ground on its way to a 30-8 victory over ODA Sept. 11.

  • East County
  • Sports
Siberian sturgeon is raised sustainably on a farm in eastern Sarasota County for its caviar. Caviar is created when the roe, or eggs, from sturgeon are salted, which cures the roe and preserves the delicate eggs.
  • By Kumar Mahadevan |
  • November 15, 2012
My View: Take a closer look: aquaculture and caviar

When Mote Marine Laboratory's namesake, William R. Mote, retired from the shipping and transportation business he created, he decided that he wanted to give something back to the sea.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Bonnie Silvestri |
  • May 29, 2012
12 days remain to check out "Jericho" at FST

12 days remain to check out "Jericho" at FST

  • Arts + Culture
Julie Aranibar, a Lakewood Ranch resident, represents District 3 on the Manatee County School Board.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 15, 2012
My View: Board tackles health care

Education is a topic that spans young pre-kindergarten little ones to adults walking across a graduation platform.

  • East County
  • Opinion
This home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,117 square feet of living area. It sold for $860,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 10, 2013
Country Club Village home sells for $860,000

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Ronald and Patricia Zabel, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 7010 Vilamoura Place to Robert and Molly Eliason, of Waukee, Iowa, for $860,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 27, 2009
Pirates' season ends in overtime

Braden River saw its season come to an end Nov. 27 with a 21-14 overtime loss to Lake Wales in the Class 3A-Region 3 semifinals.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 3, 2009
Siesta Key sees four $1 million sales

A home in Bay Island Shores tops all real-estate transactions for the week of Aug. 6 to Aug.12.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
"I think it's a fear I'm always going to face," Jolie Schroeder says of her stage fright. "Working with kids, encouraging them to face their fears has helped me overcome mine a little bit."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • November 16, 2011
BACKSTAGE PASS: The unsung 'player'

Jolie Schroeder's star-making performance in The Players box office and performing-arts studio has kept the organization singing for years.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • September 10, 2009
Sweet Gigs: Homegrown gems

Carlos Mendez, a Gemesis employee, contends there's no difference between cultured diamonds and the real thing.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 13, 2013
Observed: East County Observer turns 15

The last 15 years of East County's history have been amazing - with high highs and low lows - but the East County has proved to be strong, resilient and optimistic.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • October 13, 2011
Commission delays hearing on new metals ordinance

Expressing concerns about sufficient exemptions, the Sarasota County Commission Tuesday asked county staff to push back a public hearing until December.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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