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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 18, 2016
UPDATE: UF partnership a community effort

The University of Florida has asked for a $1 million grant from the county to establish a local engineering educational hub.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2013
Community Golf

Marc Allen, Alan Silva, Ellen Hawley and Jen Veal scored 37 to win the step-aside scramble Friday night mixer nine-hole event May 17.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 27, 2010
Archaeology buffs hit up festival

The Time Sifters Archaeology Society held its Archaeology Festival Saturday, March 27, at the Crocker Memorial Church.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The home at 20015 77th Ave. E. recently sold for $1,875,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 21, 2017
Pomello Park home tops home sales at $1,875,000

Residential real estate transactions for Dec. 4-8

  • East County
  • Real Estate
A condominium at The Grande Riviera in Sarasota sold recently for $2.15 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 2, 2017
Grande Riviera condominium sells for $2.15 million

Residential real estate transactions for Oct. 16-20.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2011
Longboat Key Club gears up for annual Game Day

Game Day takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, at the Harbourside Dining Room.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Banana Court between Palm Avenue and North Gulfstream Avenue is under water today.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 25, 2012
Downtown braces for more rain

Sarasota County is under a tornado watch until 2 p.m. today.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Masi
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • August 28, 2014
Your Neighbor | Mary Masi

Mary Masi teaches laughter yoga at the Sarasota Mindfulness Institute.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The Greater Tampa Junior Golf Association named Lakewood Ranch High golfer Connor Baldwin as its 2011 Player of the Year.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 21, 2011
Connor Baldwin named 2011 Player of the Year

The Greater Tampa Junior Golf Association recently named Lakewood Ranch High golfer Connor Baldwin as its 2011 Player of the Year.

  • East County
  • Sports
Wrapping a public transit bus to look like a trolley costs roughly $6,100, which is ten times less expensive than modifying its frame.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 5, 2012
SCAT considers Siesta 'trolleys'

Sarasota County commissioners will discuss spending $7.4 million for public transportation weeks after an audit exposed fiscal management issues in the department.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The City Commission will be asked to approve a charter recommendation to raise their own salaries.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 29, 2011
Sarasota commission to review charter changes

City commissioners could allow voters to decide on a host of city charter improvements, including those that deal with funding sports stadiums, at-large commission seats and increasing commissioners' salaries.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Commissioner Pat Zunz was the lone commissioner that failed to gain commissioner support for reconsideration of the current path.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 16, 2015
GMD undergrounding referendum moves forward

The Longboat Key Town Commission moved a $25.25 million Gulf of Mexico Drive referendum forward on first reading Monday. But some residents question whether the funding mechanism is fair.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Republican Marie Nisco defeated Ray Porter by roughly 5% points to take the District 5 seat on the Charter Review Board in 2008.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 16, 2014
Democrat enters County Commission race

If 56-year-old Ray Porter qualifies in the race for the District 4 seat, it would mean a closed primary for Sarasota County voters.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Join Alex Mahadevan and Emily Walsh for the daily headlines
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • December 4, 2012
Dec. 3: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: 'Unconditional Surrender' returns to Sarasota; Longboat Key commissioners address Longbeach Village concerns; Hurricane season spares Longboat; and Sarasota embraces holiday spirit

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 21, 2010
Commission will consider breakwater options

The Town Commission will consider a variety of options for its north end beach erosion problem at its regular workshop today.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • July 30, 2009
High-schoolers fish for crime clues

For the fifth year, a summer program at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, teaches students investigative skills.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sanborn Studios claims it lost the business of a client because the county had a prejudice against Sanborn.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • August 26, 2014
Sanborn Studios files counter lawsuit against county

The film production company said Sarasota County had undermined its reputation among clients and in the industry.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 10, 2010
S.R. 64 changes nearly complete

The most intensive portions of the project are finished.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 22, 2014
Obituary: James Murray Hildreth

James Murray Hildreth, 71, of Murrells Inlet, S.C., and Longboat Key, died Oct. 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By June LeBell |
  • December 2, 2009
Music review: Key Chorale: 'Bach to Bach'

If Joseph Caulkins proved anything at the Key Chorale's recent 'Bach to Bach' concert at the Sarasota Opera House, it was that there are many ways to interpret Bach, whether it's Johann Sebastian or his outcast relative, P.D.Q.

  • Arts + Culture
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