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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 5, 2014
Pension plan boards make necessary adjustments

Taxpayer costs for three frozen pension plans could rise from $2.76 million to $3.26 million in the coming fiscal year. boards of trustees lower estimated rates of return to 7%.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Bricks Smoked Meats at 1528 State St. has been among the restaurants leading the charge to preserve parklet dining as a permanent fixture in downtown Sarasota.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 25, 2023
City proposes plan to make on-street dining permanent

The policy presented would cost Sarasota restaurants at least $13,000 per year plus construction to offer dining in city parking spaces.

  • Sarasota
  • News
LWRBA volunteers Patrick Larivaud, Cooper Hodgson, Ali Marks, Jenna Nelson, Duette Hart and Annemarie Graff work a shift at Meals on Wheels Plus on Oct. 7, 2022.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 10, 2024
Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance gives back year-round

The nonprofit offers a variety of benefits to assist local businesses and nonprofits.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
From left to right, Bruce Udell, Howard Kilman, Mark Gordon and David Fried outside Leket Israel, the country's largest food bank.
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 30, 2025
Israel: A Love story

Lots of people told me going to Israel would be a life-changing trip. They were right.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Creative Contractors Inc. and Sweet Sparkman Architecture and Interiors is working with the School District of Manatee County to renovate Tara Elementary School and construct an addition.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • August 12, 2023
Construction continues at East County schools with students on campus

Tara Elementary and Haile Middle are undergoing campus-wide renovations and additions.

  • East County
  • Schools
Protecting our natural resources is a moral responsibility
  • By Rusty Chinnis |
  • March 16, 2023
Protecting our natural resources is a moral responsibility

We can have all the rules protecting nature we want. Until we enforce them, red tide and other nature degradation will continue.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 18, 2022
Longtime Sarasota furniture store owner, philanthropist Ed Kalin dies at 101

"It doesn't cost anything to be nice, and it pays dividends" was one of Ed Kalin’s favorite sayings.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Builders of the St. Regis project this month received permits for vertical construction, advancing from previous foundation work.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • May 26, 2022
Taxes unpaid on 244 former Colony parcels under Unicorp ownership

The developer of Longboat Key's St. Regis resort and condo project says it's working with Sarasota County to make sure all taxes are paid.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Despite breaking ground in early 2018, the Miss Susie’s Kitchent project has stalled out — and completing it is now a priority for multiple city commissioners. File photo.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 10, 2021
Commission discusses Newtown priorities

With the help of public input gathered in 2019, the city is developing a series of short- and long-term goals for the Newtown Community Redevelopment Area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 17, 2010
Ron Johnson: 2009 Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key Citizen of the Year

Ron Johnson: 2009 Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key Citizen of the Year

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Briggs
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Carter Psychology opens Ranch location; Community Haven gets chairman, accreditation; MGA Insurance adds new manager; Grapevine continues growth

  • East County
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 1, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
"There are actually more people living outside of the country who know about this train than people living in Sarasota," Bob Horne says. "It's designed for small weddings, business meetings and fashion shows. It's still a work in progress."
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • June 1, 2011
Off the beaten track

Once upon a time, Bob Horne owned a diner chock-full of circus paraphernalia. Now, he's running a circus train that serves lunch and Sunday brunch, hoping it will one day haul passengers from its home base to various cities and offer everything from circus acts to jazz music.

  • Arts + Culture
Summerfield Bluffs resident Tammy Kovar is worried about the erosion behind her home. She and other residents are trying to determine what can be done to correct the problem.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 20, 2011
Erosion concerns Lakewood Ranch residents

Summerfield Bluffs resident Tammy Kovar said the Braden River is at least 12 feet closer to her home than when she moved there in 1999.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 15, 2012
Palmer Ranch residents protest: 'No interchange'

A group of Palmer Ranch residents attended the Sarasota County Commission meeting Tuesday to voice opposition to a proposed Central Sarasota Parkway interchange.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 13, 2013
Supervisors shift toward local manager

Heritage Harbour South CDD supervisors are planning to choose a new management company for the district March 21.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 24, 2012
Ranch CDDs to develop master beautification plan

The landscaping plan will help Lakewood Ranch plan for future landscaping needs.

  • East County
  • News
Colony Beach & Tennis Resort developer Andy Adams, who owns a 20% interest in the Colony resorts, made an appearance at a special meeting Monday but was not asked to speak. Photo by Rachel O'Hara
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 26, 2012
Commission eyes new timeline

It's likely Colony Beach & Tennis Resort officials will receive an extension Oct. 1 to rebuild the resort, although it would come with contingencies and hinge on who controls the resort moving forward.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Hoyt Architects of Sarasota created this rendering of “Town Center Park,” site of the former Amore restaurant near Publix.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 15, 2020
The keys to a town center on Longboat

If Longboat Key commissioners are convinced the town needs a town center, they face two tough decisions: giving subsidies to developers and what to do about density.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Manatee County Project Manager Eric Shroyer and Deputy Director of the Engineering Services Division Sia Mollanazar Manatee County acquired the 40 parcels needed to build 44th Avenue East across Braden River. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 19, 2020
44th Avenue project moves forward in Manatee County

Construction set to begin on the most expensive 44th Avenue segment, which crosses the Braden River, in Manatee County.

  • East County
  • News
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