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  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 14, 2009
Supporters vow to save iconic bookstore

Upon hearing that the economy may claim Sarasota News and Books as one of its victims, Sarasotans take to the Internet to try to save it.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Marianne Chapel opened M. Chapel Projects in November of 2017, and is currently transitioning the space to SPAACES. Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • October 31, 2018
Gallery makes affordable studio and exhibit SPAACES for local artists

M. Chapel Projects gallery is evolving into SPAACES, a new Sarasota nonprofit-modeled organization that aims to help artists succeed.

  • Arts + Culture
Although some businesses, including Artisan Cheese Company, are already requiring the use of masks, new city regulations could mandate face coverings in all indoor settings when social distancing is not possible.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 26, 2020
UPDATE: City set to discuss proposed mask requirements Monday

As COVID-19 cases rise locally, the commission will consider an ordinance mandating face coverings in indoor and outdoor settings.

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  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • April 23, 2015
State debate impedes school budget

The Sarasota County School District is feeling the impact of a showdown between the Florida House and Senate in Tallahassee.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 6 Vice Chairman Jim Hill uses a tablet during a meeting. Photo by Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 30, 2014
Town Hall improves document access

Town Hall invested $3,500 for 11 tablets, and already the savings are adding up.

  • East County
  • News
The future of the county’s downtown office building is in question, but any changes could add to a residential-leaning redevelopment trend on Ringling Boulevard that dates back to 2014. Harry Sayer
  • By David Conway |
  • September 16, 2021
County building sale adds to evolution of Ringling corridor

The potential redevelopment of the Sarasota County Administration Center is likely years away, but it could be a piece of a larger series of changes along Ringling Boulevard.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • March 5, 2018
The lucky life of author Michael Lewis

Michael Lewis, the author of "Moneyball," "The Blind Side" and "The Big Short," shares the experiences that jumpstarted his career at the Ringling Town Hall.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 1, 2014
Mote scientists study red tide bloom

The recent red tide bloom has been reported offshore of Hernando County in the area of a large fish kill.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Co-Chair Deb Kabinoff, Alex Quarles and Co-Chair Charlie Ann Syprett
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • January 15, 2016
4th annual Women & Medicine Luncheon

More than 320 guests attended Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation's 4th annual Women & Medicine luncheon on Friday, Jan. 15, at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

  • Black Tie
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • September 18, 2019
A final letter from the editor

I’d say ‘Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina,’ but I promise I’m not that conceited.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Abbi Geiger with Denise Pope. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 3, 2018
Girl Scouts offer sweet treat for holidays

MTC students spread holiday cheer through song.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Friends of the East Manatee Library Fundraising Committee Chair Connie Farmer, President Sue Ann Miller, Vice President Regina Negrycz and Stewardship Committee Chair Janet Allen stand in front of the future East County Library.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • April 7, 2021
East County Library nonprofit books authors for fundraisers

Friends of the East Manatee Library adjusts to fundraising during the COVID-19 pandemic

  • East County
  • News
Clockwise from bottom left: Naomi Burg, Anthony Pistella, Norma Martin of Synovus Bank, Sarah Cox, Theresa Novak and Alaina Megill
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 27, 2010
Essay winners receive prizes

The five winners from The East County Observer's Lakewood Ranch anniversary essay contest each received $100 savings accounts from Synovus Bank for their winning entries.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Proceeds from Angela Massaro-Fain's Bacio di Cucina (A Kiss from the Kitchen) go to the nonprofit Sisterhood for Good.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 14, 2021
Lakewood Ranch author offers a taste of tradition with Bacio di Cucina

Lakewood Ranch's Angela Massaro-Fain honors her grandmother's cooking secrets in a new book, Bacio di Cucina.

  • East County
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 1, 2019
Sarasota weather page photo: August 1

Stephen Jordan captured a serene image of boats cruising into the sunset off Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 1, 2019
East County weather page photo: August 1

A fawn and mother deer at Myakka River State Park are captured by Gordon Silver.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 20, 2019
East County weather page photo: June 20

East County weather page photo: June 20

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 20, 2019
Sarasota weather page photo: June 20

Pepsi Freund captures this fisherman during a storm on Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 20, 2019
Longboat Key weather page photo: June 20

Michael Cohen snaps a shot of a fiddler crab at Lido.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2020
Sarasota Charter Review Board District 3: Mary Ellen Palermo

Meet the candidate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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