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Tom Coundit, SYC Chef Jack Wenz and Lou Bevilacqua
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • May 11, 2011
Black Tie & Tales

Roasters toast at SYC; Living happily ever after ...; The best laid plans; tidbits; and Black Tie Affair.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 27, 2010
Business Observer

Cannons Marina receives awards from Grady-White; Gold Coast Eagle adds Blue Point Brewing Co. beers; and Harvey Lovejoy named new chef at The Sun House.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Michael Eng |
  • February 8, 2012
Observed: Opa! St. Barbara preps for festival

When you're a minority, many folks are curious about your heritage, but they don't quite know how to inquire. They don't want to say anything that could be construed as offensive, so they skirt around, delicate as a doily.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • February 16, 2012
Observed: Views of alcohol on beach remain in sharp contrast

It was inevitable that the death of Donna Chen would spark an effort to ban alcohol on Siesta Public Beach. What remains to be seen is how strong public support will be for that initiative.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 28, 2009
Hunzeker unveils proposed county budget

Manatee County Administrator Ed Hunzeker today put forth a $497 million net budget for next year, which is $33.7 million less than this year's budget due to significant declines in revenue.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 9, 2011
Observer Group acquires Pelican Press

The locally owned Observer Group is the new owner of the 40-year-old Sarasota weekly.

  • East County
  • News
Unit 701 at 401 S. Palm Ave. has three bedrooms, three baths, one half-bath and 3,172 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.86 million. File photo.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 28, 2013
Savoy on Palm condominium sells for $1.86 million

A condominium in Savoy on Palm tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Marvin and Lynne Gross sold their Unit 701 condominium at 401 S. Palm Ave. to Anthony and Linda Ciliberti, of Sarasota, for $1.86 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Trigga is 4 years old and needs a good home.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 6, 2011
Sarasota Animal Services sees increased adoption need

Sarasota County Animal Services won't turn away any animals that are dropped off at its facility on Bee Ridge Road.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 30, 2009
Are oil rigs in Longboat's future?

The Longboat Key Town Commission wants to know if its constituents are for or against oil rigs being placed in the Gulf of Mexico three-to-nine miles off the island's shores.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By June LeBell |
  • May 19, 2010
Music Review: Sarasota Orchestra: 'Great Escapes'

Fun and festive, Sarasota Orchestra's recent "Great Escapes" program at Holley Hall was just the thing for a warm spring night.

  • Arts + Culture
Pam Nadalini refused to sign the evaluation that listed her management skills as "Below Expectations," choosing, instead, to write a two-page letter to Turner dated Monday, July 2, detailing her concerns with the low marks she received.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 4, 2012
Turner gives Nadalini poor evaluation

Sarasota City Auditor and Clerk Pamela Nadalini refused to sign an evaluation Commissioner Terry Turner submitted last month.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • August 3, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: FantaSea

Located on St. Armands Circle, FantaSea is a peaceful haven with a calming aroma.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 13, 2014
Home in Cherokee Park sells for $1,625,000

A home in Cherokee Park tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 5, 2013
Chiles nixes plan, annual events

Owner Ed Chiles won't restore the Jordan House or hold events at Mar Vista because of residents' concerns.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 11, 2010
East schools perform well on FCAT

The Florida Department of Education released grades for the assessment test late last week. East County schools again scored among the top in the district.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 12, 2009
Colony feud continues

Federal Bankruptcy Judge A. Rodney May has ruled in favor of the Colony Association twice. Now the feud is directed at closed units, fixtures and furniture.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The 8,800-square-foot New Pass home at 1333 Westway Drive, in the Lido Shores subdivision, sold for $8.4 million in February 2010.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 12, 2011
Sales Snapshot 2010: The New Normal

Uncertainty dominated the real-estate market in 2009, both locally and nationally. The recession and financial collapse left many buyers hesitant, while sellers often didn't accept the new reality. But local Realtors say 2010 was different: It was the year of the new normal.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Drivers turning onto East Bay Street from southbound U.S. 41 experience wait times at the red turn light of up to five minutes and 10 seconds.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • July 14, 2011
Meet in the Middle

Concrete medians that were meant to protect Osprey residents from heavy traffic are being fingered as culprits behind dying businesses and long waits at red lights.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2011
Cops Corner

7:05 a.m. - the intersection of Pope Road and Center Ice Parkway. Grand theft. Unknown person(s) stole storm sewer grates from the roadway on Pope Road and Center Ice Parkway. The person(s) fled in an unknown direction in an unknown vehicle.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2010
Business Observer 07.29.10

Community Bank of Manatee last week announced Kathryn Pemble as its president and chief operating officer.Â

  • East County
  • News
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