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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 25, 2011
City proposes $844,000 in cuts, millage-rate hike

City Manager Bob Bartolotta said the increased millage rate would help pay for the Lido Pool and Taylor center. He also reduced the amount needed from the rainy-day fund.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Dick Vitale is donating the proceeds from his book, which retails for $14.95, toward pediatric cancer research.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 9, 2011
Vitale pens first children's book

If "A" is for "Awesome" and "B" is for "Baby," then legendary ESPN basketball commentator Dick Vitale has just made a slam dunk for children's literature --Ā and for pediatric cancer research.

  • East County
  • News
Blaise Freeman is filming the Sarasota High boys basketball team all season long.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 12, 2019
Prose and Kohn: Sailing the digital seas

Sailors senior transitions from being in the action to filming it.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
If the pledge is approved, solar power would be one of the major sources of renewable energy.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • March 19, 2020
Residents hope Sarasota County takes the Ready for 100 pledge

The pledge says the county will be run with 100% renewable energy by 2045.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Preserve Longboat Inc. has rallied opposition to the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort referendum with signs and newspaper advertising.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 10, 2017
Foundation of former Viacom chairman plays role in Longboat Key election

The Sumner M. Redstone Charitable Foundation donated more than 37% of the roughly $27,000 raised by a political action committee opposing the Colony referendum.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ring Sarasota rehearses for two hours every Monday to perfect its songs.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • May 27, 2015
For Whom the Bell Rings

Ring Sarasota is out to prove handbell choir is more than just a one-note choir.

  • Arts + Culture
The first two proposed phases of the Jebco project would focus on residential construction, with commercial building to follow.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 17, 2016
Residents praise North Trail mixed-use development

After more than a decade of fighting with developers, neighborhoods on the North Trail see a 156-unit condominium project along U.S. 41 as vindication of their efforts.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 1, 2014
SOURCE Productions promotes AIDS awareness with 'When the Party Ends'

SOURCE Productions promotes AIDS awareness with 'When the Party Ends'

  • Arts + Culture
Sand that leaves the shores of Longboat Key and gets deposited in Longboat Pass is a cause of concern for the north end.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 24, 2013
Town prepares beach project review

The town will have a beach consultant perform a $121,800 analysis of its Beach Management Plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Josh Siegel Jim Nichols, of CORE Construction, and Sheila Boyd, property manager for Ranch Lake Apartments, stand by a wooded area of the property. More than half of the 48-acre property has been left untouched.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 22, 2014
Ranch Lake Apartments near completion

The East County apartment project has begun leasing and will begin moving in residents in March.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2013
News Briefs

Cortez bridge repair work scheduled for April; End of turtle nesting season marks the return of lights; Longboat Library resumes full-day schedule Nov. 1; Police department promotes three employees

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Rex Jensen
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 7, 2023
SMR CEO/president earns Builder magazine 'Legend' award

Schroeder-Manatee Ranch CEO and President Rex Jensen was honored for leading Lakewood Ranch to its standing as the No. 1-selling, multigenerational, master-planned community.

  • East County
  • News
Urbanite Theatre's "Jennifer, Who Is Leaving" runs through Dec. 1.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • October 2, 2024
A theater critic's top five picks of the season

From dramas to comedies, don't miss these extraordinary plays and musicals about ordinary lives. They're coming soon to a theater near you.

  • Arts + Culture
Rylee Wyant, 2, reacts to the van full of new tricycles, Tuesday, Aug. 7, at Pines of Sarasota.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • August 7, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Toddlers receive new tricycles at Pines of Sarasota

The Rotary Club of Sarasota Bay donated $1,000 in children's tricycles to Pines of Sarasota, Tuesday, Aug. 7. The toddlers that attend the Evalyn Sadlier Jones Child Care And Learning Center at the Pines' campus were delighted with their new tricycles and showed them off to the residents Tuesday morning.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Photo courtesy of Gabriela Wagner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2012
Pinot makes a new friend

Pinot Wagner couldn't help but wag his tail in happiness when he made a new friend last week.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 17, 2018
Beachplace cheers to new season

About 100 residents gathered for a welcome back party on Jan. 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The commission will discuss the city attorney's report before deciding whether to pursue policy changes related to host-occupied rentals.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 15, 2020
City explores new home-sharing regulations

The city attorney determined officials have the authority to permit "hosted rentals" in residential neighborhoods.

  • Sarasota
  • News
6-year-old George Barnet, Mark Salander, Kiersten Barnet, 2-year-old Elin Barnet, Minda Salander, and Alex Barnet
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • April 8, 2023
Siesta Key Easter Egg Hunt entertains kids, brings families together

The hunt, previously held on Turtle Beach, moved to Siesta Key Chapel this year.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • February 15, 2022
The Paradise Center hosts pickleball classes

About 25 attendees came to the second class taught by enthusiasts.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Gerry Siegel, Lead Leasing Advisor, Arietta Living |
  • June 18, 2020
A Socially Distanced Social Life…Arietta Makes It Possible

A Socially Distanced Social Life…Arietta Makes It Possible

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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