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Eileen Hampshire's group is willing to pay $2 million for retail space at the Palm Avenue parking garage.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • October 7, 2010
Commission turns away retail buyer

While it debates whether to sell or lease the retail space at its new parking garage, city commissioners told a buyers group it wasn't interested in the $2 million offer right now.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Unit N-1201 at Longboat Key Towers has three bedrooms, three bathrooms and 2,420 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,675,000.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 9, 2011
Longboat Key Towers unit sells for $1,675,000

The sale was the largest of the nine sales recorded during the week of Feb. 22 through Feb. 25, which was shortened because of Presidents Day, on Longboat, Lido, St. Armands and Bird keys at the Sarasota and Manatee county courthouses.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 15, 2009
Athlete of the Week: Matt Ambrosino

The Observer spotlights Manatee East Little League pitcher Matt Ambrosino.

  • East County
  • Sports
"I think some of the most interesting performances are the ones that cause people to think about what they saw for a long period of time," says Caitlin McMullen, an apprentice with Fuzión Dance Artists.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • April 25, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Out of Bounds

For her role in this month's Fuzión Dance Artists/Jazz Juvenocracy collaboration, performer Caitlin McMullen is using her strengths as a modern dancer to help call the shots off stage.

  • Arts + Culture
Longboat Key Building Official Wayne Thorne sent a letter to affected Colony Beach & Tennis Resort officials Sept. 12, informing them that ProNet Group Inc., a firm hired by Citizens Property Insurance to inspect the building, discovered major concerns.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 19, 2012
Engineer labels mid-rise 'unsafe'

After an engineering firm discovered corroded beams at the Colony, the PZ&B Department posted warning signs at mid-rise hotel tower.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 27, 2010
Pineapple Square to speed up timeline

The development will cede control of the State Street parking lot and give up on its phase three in exchange for flexibility on its phase two plan.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Michael Eng |
  • August 25, 2010
Lakewood family welcomes exchange student

This school year, the Rich family will host German student Louisa Sinz, who started classes at Lakewood Ranch High School this week.

  • East County
  • News
"We try to go about our business like nothing is a problem," Brad Pattison says of his and his wife, Ellie's, come-what-may attitude. "Because everything has a solution."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • October 20, 2010
Backstage Pass: Practical Magic

The Players Theatre's Brad and Ellie Pattison share a backstage love story and kindred theater bonds.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • May 20, 2010
Positive outlook

Sara Switzer was diagnosed with stage 2 Hodgkin's lymphoma in February.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Gregg Ellery and his wife, Valerie, left, enjoyed an all-access tour of Tropicana Field with Rays Scouting Administrator Nancy Berry. Courtesy photo.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • April 18, 2012
Bayside director inspires Tampa Bay Rays

Bayside Community Church Director of Events Gregg Ellery delivered a motivational message to the Tampa Bay Rays organization the day before the 2012 season began.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 19, 2010
Cops Corner

May 7 Weapon watch 5:43 p.m. -- Off the Key. Assist Other Agency. Sarasota police advised Longboat officers to be on the lookout for a 50-year-old man with brown hair and a mustache walking northbound with a gun in his hand. The man could not be located.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Unit A-802 at L’Elegance on Lido Beach, 1800 Benjamin Franklin Drive, has three bedrooms, three bathrooms and 1,980 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,083,000.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 22, 2011
Lido property tops week's sales

Lewis and Debra Comer, of Unit 1104, sold Unit A-802 at L'Elegance on Lido Beach, 1800 Benjamin Franklin Drive, to Kerstin Halsall, Constance Crosby and Cecil Rochwerg, as trustees of The Sapphire Trust, of Ontario, for $1,083,000. Built in 1996, the 1,980-square-foot unit has three bedrooms and three bathrooms. It last sold for $718,000 in April 2000.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • June 25, 2009
My View

Sarasota County vs. D.C.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Jennifer Nichols Chaparro's chalk portrait featured the Wicked Witch of the West from "The Wizard of Oz" at last year’s Chalk Festival.  File photo.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2011
Letters to the Editor

Grant changes costly to Sarasota Chalk Festival; Claims of homelessness at library are baseless

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 1, 2009
Athlete of the Week: Darinka Angelova

The Observer spotlights Kids Supergym's Darinka Angelova.

  • East County
  • Sports
Bill Paxton
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • February 23, 2011
Scene & Heard

Paxton makes an unpretentious impression; Up next on the RCAD guest list: Martha Stewart; Sarasota throws struggling comic a funny bone

  • Arts + Culture
Phil and Kim Mancini with Stephanie and Joseph Coccia
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • February 23, 2011
Black Tie & Tales

A big anniversary ...; And a small one ...; Black Tie Affair; Tidbits

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 10, 2010
Mustangs hang with Spartans

The Lakewood Ranch girls basketball team will play in the regional quarterfinals Thursday.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 20, 2009
Thunder strikes down Admiral Farragut

The Out-of-Door Academy overcame a 10-point deficit in the first half to defeat Admiral Farragut 41-17 in the Class 1B-Region 3 semifinals Nov. 20.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • January 12, 2012
FDOT project to install median on U.S. 41 by Southgate Mall

A Florida Department of Transportation project under way includes the installation of a concrete median in the middle of U.S. 41 in front of Westfield Southgate Mall.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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