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  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 5, 2009
Improvement district sets first budget

Downtown Improvement District members detailed how they'll use the taxes they collect.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2014
News Briefs

Manatee County School District CFO resigns; School District enacts temporary spending freeze

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 7, 2010
Key Real Estate: Pierre condominium sells for $1,075,000

The 10 sales for the week, which included eight on Longboat Key, two in Manatee County, one on St. Armands Key, and one on Bird Key, represented a slight increase from the prior week, during which eight sales were recorded.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 9, 2014
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Willie Shaw received 59% of the vote to take the District 1 seat.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 10, 2011
Shaw elected to Sarasota City Commission

Willie Shaw won the District 1 commission seat in today's runoff election.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Charley Matson and Myakka Fire City Chief Dan Cacchiotti. Courtesy photo.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 17, 2013
Emergency personnel recognized

The Manatee County Fire Chiefs' Association recognized the outstanding performances of the area's emergency rescue workers, during a special awards ceremony March 28.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Honor World War II veterans with a weekend of events celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Victory over Japan Day.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • August 6, 2015
Sarasota Calendar 8.6.15

Sarasota events for the week of August 6

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Dora Walters |
  • November 23, 2010
Longboat Lookback

A peek into the past, compiled by senior editor, Dora Walters.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • September 16, 2009
Entertainment industries seek local talent

Representatives of the talent, film and publishing industries will be under one roof, hunting for talent and showcasing their services, during an expo Sept. 19.

  • East County
  • News
Frank Segretti Jr. and his parents hope their renovation will attract both locals and tourists. Photo by Yaryna Klimchak.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 31, 2013
BUSINESS OBSERVER

City Pizza doubles in size; Mandala Med Spa adds hoop dancing

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2011
News Briefs

GreyHawk supervisor cleared of ethics complaint; Mega-church buys more Ranch property; Town Hall to host irrigation presentation; Schools gear up with open house events; Manatee County Jail earns re-accreditation

  • East County
  • News
This home at 66 N. Washington Drive sold for $4.3 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 19, 2017
North Washington Drive home sells for $4.3 million

Residential real estate transactions for April 3-7.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Kurt and Mitchell Weiss. Photo by Nick Friedman.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2012
Weiss shares experiences from the Holocaust

Kurt Weiss, father of Temple Beth Sholom Executive Director Mitchell Weiss, visited Sarasota Monday, Jan. 9, to speak about his experiences as a child living in Austria during the Holocaust.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 2, 2013
Obituary: Elizabeth 'Lib' Smith

Elizabeth 'Lib' Smith, 100, of Longboat Key, died June 21.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 14, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the East County Observer archives.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 28, 2009
Historic Homecoming

For nearly three decades, the sand-based seahorse sculptures at the Lido Casino were a Sarasota icon. Now, two of the sculptures have found a new home.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Russ Hartvigsen
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 6, 2012
Our Town 9.06.12

World War II vet receives new ride; Sarasota Observer announces changes

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Bay Haven School teacher Maribeth Ditmars reads a list of students’ names from her 1995 class. Photo by Amanda Morales
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • April 23, 2015
Bay Haven students dig up the past

In 1995 the Major League Baseball strike came to an end, the Academy Award for Best Picture went to “Forrest Gump” and the verdict for the O.J. Simpson trial was not guilty.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
A corrections sergeant discovered Bodner had agreed to supply an inmate with Oxycodone and Lorazepam during prearranged visits to the jail.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • January 9, 2012
Psychologist arrested for illegally providing pills to inmate

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrested a Holli Bodner, 51, for providing controlled substances to an inmate at the Sarasota County Jail.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Chairwoman Alisa and Roger Pettingell
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • April 10, 2014
Black Tie Untied

Untied last night with Black Tie Untied featuring Child Protection Center's 'Blue Ties & Butterflies.'

  • Arts + Culture
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