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  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 1, 2009
Carlton, Servian picked for budget oversight committee

Former Florida Sen. Lisa Carlton and former Sarasota Mayor Mary Anne Servian are two of the 10 people nominated to help the county with its budget.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Cast members Garrett Miller, Kelsey Owens, Chloe Trautman, Alex Kompothecras, Juliette Porter, Brandon Gomes and Madisson Hausburg  - Photo by Dewey Nicks for MTV
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • July 4, 2017
MTV's 'Siesta Key' will premiere July 31

The premiere date for the network's new locally-shot reality show was announced Monday night.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Jerral Bell, 25, has been arrested at least 20 times on burglary, battery and multiple gun and drug charges, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 3, 2014
Sheriff's Office helps capture career criminal

Sarasota County deputies this morning arrested 25-year-old Jerral Bell, a fugitive recently featured firing a gun in the air in a surveillance video Sarasota Police presented to city commissioners.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Honorary Chairman Jeffrey Mayers with Community Superstar Honorees Linda Carson, Jack Duncan and Steven Roskamp
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • January 30, 2017
Aging in Paradise hosts enchanting evening

The resource center’s annual gala was held at Lido Beach Resort on Jan. 29.

  • Black Tie
"The Lone Ranger" is playing in theaters now.
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • July 5, 2013
FILM REVIEW: 'The Lone Ranger'

Aside from being way too long, convoluted and kitschy, 'The Lone Ranger' has moments of sheer brilliance, which keep it afloat.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • March 15, 2018
Picture perfect

Nancy Barrie's eclectic style is on full display at Lakewood Ranch eatery.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • November 6, 2016
Children First hosts rockin’ fundraiser

Attendees jammed into the night at the annual Rockin’ Lobster Beach Party

  • Black Tie
  • By David Conway |
  • November 21, 2013
Commission fails to act on paid parking request

Despite a request from the owner of Louies Modern - and the apparent interest of three commissioners in delaying the start date - a paid parking program at the Palm Avenue garage remains slated to begin Jan. 6.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The home at 623 Mourning Dove Drive has five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a swimming pool and more than 6,000 square feet of living area. It sold for $4.5 million.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 23, 2011
A home on Bird Key sells for $4.5 million

The sale is the highest amount paid for a Bird Key property since May 2009, when the home at 552 S. Spoonbill Drive sold for $4.75 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Brando Cuyuch, Napier Hale, Destinee Guel and Araceli Cervantes show off their holiday-themed head wear.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • November 19, 2015
Bashaw Elementary serves up Thanksgiving meal

Students enjoyed ham, turkey and other holiday staples during a Thanksgiving Feast lunch Nov. 19.

  • East County
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 18, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Dog owners should demonstrate their rights; What you didn't see in the online video

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  • Opinion
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 28, 2012
Father-and-son team up to capture life on Siesta

Ryan and Shawn McLaughlin have teamed up to create a website that will showcase videos related to Siesta Key.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
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  • By Nicole Unger |
  • October 27, 2014
Day Trippin' — Roaring fun at Big Cat Habitat

Day Trippin' — Roaring fun at Big Cat Habitat

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Events cost $25 each and include singles and doubles draws for both men and women; Open A, B and C levels.
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • February 5, 2014
County to host inaugural Clay Court Tennis Championship

The tournament, which takes place Thursday, Feb. 13 through Sunday, Feb. 16, is open to all tennis players.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Rabbi Brenner Glickman talks with event attendees about current world events.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 11, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Lunch with the Rabbi

Rabbi Brenner Glickman, of Temple Emanu-El, and his wife, Elaine, shared an afternoon of discussion of world events and snacking on Hamantashen - triangular cookies, eaten on the Jewish holiday Purim - during the Lunch with the Rabbi event March 11. More than 20 members of the Jewish community converged at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall to spend time with Glickman.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 17, 2010
Costume couture

It's not easy to transform modern-day opera singers into 15th-century French warriors. Sarasota Opera costume designer Howard Tsvi Kaplan explains.

  • Arts + Culture
The parking lot at Orange Avenue and Laurel Street closed last summer after the city let its lease of the land lapse. Laurel Park residents hope to secure the use of the lot for the long-term.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 11, 2014
Laurel Park residents push for parking lot purchase

At Tuesday night's Laurel Park Neighborhood Association meeting, residents agreed to send a letter requesting that the city purchase a nearby Burns Square parking lot.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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  • By Ashley Pawelczyk |
  • October 21, 2014
Let's talk locks: Fall into a new hue

Let's talk locks: Fall into a new hue

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 31, 2013
Cops Corner: Best of 2013

As we celebrate another year, we have compiled our favorite entries of 2013.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 2, 2013
SRQ adds United flight to support tourist season

Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport will offer a second daily flight to Chicago O'Hare International Airport from Feb. 13, through April 7.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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