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A  Marina Tower condominium recently sold for $3.6 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 31, 2017
Marina Tower condominium sells for $3.6 million

Residential real estate transactions for Aug. 14-18

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 6, 2009
Art studio destroyed in blaze

A building in the Whitfield Industrial Park Center received about $100,000 in damage to the structure and its contents during a fire Monday morning.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 28, 2010
LECOM prescribes Mini-Medical School

As part of National Osteopathic Medicine Week April 18-24, medical students at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine took what they've learned to students at Nolan Middle School.

  • East County
  • News
Members of Gardeners Out East executive board — Brenda Morris, Trevor Cramer, Carol Edwards, Mary Auger, Eileen Amesbury and Carolyn Lowry-Nation. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • August 27, 2014
New garden club group sprouts in East County

More green thumbs are joining the garden club scene in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Luisa Goldman, SPARCC board president, pets Lilly. Photo by Jessica Salmond
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • December 25, 2014
SPARCC dedicates animal kennel

From dogs to hamsters, the emergency shelter can now house family pets.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Russ Emmons readies the track for racers.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 31, 2013
Pro racers test out the local track

Pro stock drivers Allen Johnson and Jeg Coughlin prepare for the racing season at Bradenton Motorsports.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 10, 2009
St. Armands fire station celebrates opening

The grand opening came a one-and-one-half months after the station opened.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2014
Observer seeks community input at town hall meetings

From October through January, editors from the Observer newspapers will host a series of town hall meetings to listen to readers and engage with the communities we cover.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 8, 2009
Woman dies in Ranch car accident

The fatal accident outside the Lakewood Ranch Post Office occurred just before 11 a.m. this morning.

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota County Commissioner Paul Caragiulo soothes relations between city and county commissioners with a rendition of the Beach Boys’ “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” during a friendship retreat at Camp Beefsquash.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 1, 2015
City and county: Why can’t we be friends?

Sarasota county and city commissioners embarked on a $400,000 trip to Camp Beefsquash last week to try to bury the hatchet and smoke the proverbial peace pipe.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 12, 2010
BACK TO SCHOOL 2010: Booker to showcase memories

Starting in August, the Booker High School campus will be undergoing construction to provide students with a brand new campus.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
File photo. Maison Blanche chef/owner Jose Martinez and his wife, Victoria, with celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse during the September filming of 'Coming to America.'
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 8, 2014
Business Observer

Travel + Leisure names Key Club in top 500 resorts; Maison Blanche owner featured on 'Emeril's Florida'; Mediterranean restaurant to open on St. Armands; Longboat Key Chamber moves to the Centre Shops

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Marta McKinnon, Tarra Conner jones and Ariel Blue. Photo by Don Daly Photo.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • July 14, 2015
Theater Review: 'The Cotton Club Cabaret'

"The Cotton Club Cabaret" reclaims a musical legacy.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Pianist Jack Gallahan wants to help install a piano at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • March 5, 2015
Healing harmonies

Pine View School seventh-grader organizes Music for Medicine program to bring a piano to Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s lobby.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Rachel O'Hara and Maria Amodio
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2010
The Longboat Observer welcomes new staff

This season, you might observe at least one new face and a familiar face around town.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The town is eligible for an additional $5 million pending Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) approval of the Port Dolphin project.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 9, 2011
Town receives $500k from Port Dolphin agreement

The town has received a $500,000 check as part of the Port Dolphin gas pipeline agreement.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
With an ever-changing menu, executive chef and owner Derek Barnes focuses on rustic, coastal cuisine with an emphasis on fresh seafood.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 28, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Derek's Rustic Coastal Cuisine

This week we went in the kitchen at Derek's Rustic Coastal Cuisine with executive chef and owner Derek Barnes and chef de cuisine Adam Straatman while he prepares the restaurant's Grilled Double Cut Pork Chop, which is served with a hash of sauteed pulled pork, sweet potatoes and Brussels sprouts, and finished with a mole sauce.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The living quilt is currently 12-feet-long and 8-feet wide with more squares and signatures to be added.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • May 12, 2016
Common thread: Artist stitches quilt for animal awareness

Artist Joan DaVanzo's living quilt is in need of a home.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • February 26, 2014
Sarasota elementary schools to celebrate Dr. Seuss

'Embracing Dr. Seuss' Differences Day' will have more than 120 volunteers read aloud to 2,500 students from 153 classrooms throughout the county.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Izzy Rines
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2012
Observer Team Spotlight

MISS MANATEE SOFTBALL AND LAKEWOOD RANCH LITTLE LEAGUE

  • East County
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