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  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 11, 2009
Mixon sweetens season with first fall fest

The event runs through Nov. 15 with different festivities each day.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 29, 2009
Commission interest emerges

Former Planning and Zoning Board Chairman David Brenner is contemplating running for a Town Commission seat this March.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 21, 2012
Parking garage's fate remains uncertain

The city must build a State Street parking garage by February 2015 or face a lawsuit from developer and garage advocate, John Simon.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 2, 2011
Cops Corner 02.03.11

The victim left her residence at 7:30 a.m., and, upon returning the same day at 5 p.m., she discovered her front door had been forced open.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • January 7, 2010
Patterson Foundation to honor family's giving legacy

The Patterson Foundation will honor Jim and Dorothy Patterson's heritage through nine targeted areas of giving.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 4, 2009
Business Observer 11.05.09

Greenbrook residents Katy and Mark Walker launched recently a new Christian social networking site, iibloom.com.

  • East County
  • News
East County residents Kay and Carmen Rizzo, owners of Carmen’s Italian Cafe, are thrilled to have Luigi back at their restaurant after he was taken during business hours one night in April.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 24, 2011
Luigi Rizzo returns home after kidnapping

After being tortured and kidnapped and taking a ride in a police car, Luigi Rizzo finally is safe at his home at Carmen's Italian Cafe.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 14, 2012
City manager candidate: Jim Chisholm

The five city manager candidates the Sarasota city commissioners selected include three current Florida city managers. The Sarasota Observer will profile those three Florida candidates over the next three weeks.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Business owners and residents will leave the restaurant in a silent march to City Hall for the 6 p.m.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 2, 2012
Bag-wearers to say, 'Bag meters'

Opponents of the city's parking meters will hold a rally Monday at Mattison's City Grille, then march to City Hall to voice concerns.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 21, 2010
Short-term sand fix approved

The Town Commission approved a $225,000 budget transfer to bring 7,500 cubic yards of sand from Manatee County to the north end of the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Harold Ronson |
  • December 2, 2009
My view

Harold Ronson recalls a 2001 trip to New Orleans for the opening of the museum that commemorates the attack on Pearl Harbor - the National D-Day Museum.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 11, 2010
U.S. Coast Guard seeks input for bridge

The federal agency is holding a meeting Aug. 17 to inform residents about the Fort Hamer Bridge project and to give them an opportunity to share their concerns.

  • East County
  • News
The property leased by Blu Que Island Grill (formerly Blu Smoke), in the Village, is one of the parcels owned by Chris Brown that he contends Sarasota County staff singled out for an excessively high 2011 parking assessment.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • January 26, 2012
Village property owner's lawsuit back in Circuit Court

A U.S. District Court judge agrees that a Village property owner's latest lawsuit against the county hinges on issues that should be tried in Circuit Court.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • October 22, 2009
'Doctor Idol' competition prescribes fun-filled night

Twelve bands fronted by local doctors will find their rhythm for a fundraising competition organized by the Ear Research Foundation.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jessi Smith |
  • January 24, 2012
First Student-Only Show at Ringling's madeby gallery a Success

First Student-Only Show at Ringling's madeby gallery a Success

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 8, 2010
Manatee to put brakes on trolley

A grant that's helped fund Longboat Key's Manatee County trolley route expires in September.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 18, 2009
Our View

TIFs, CRAs: Unearned benefits

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Michael Eng |
  • August 31, 2011
Alliance, Observer announce finalists

The winners will be announced at the Sandies corporate awards dinner Oct. 5, at The Polo Grill and Bar's Fête Ballroom.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 4, 2011
City mulls impact fee suspensions

City Commissioner Shannon Snyder suggested the city needs to examine closely the county's impact fees.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • December 10, 2009
Commissioners vary on city manager review

The mayor and the vice mayor appear to have opposite views of how City Manager Bob Bartolotta has performed last year, while the other three commissioners fall somewhere in between.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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