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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 6, 2009
Longboat property values decline 10%

For the second, consecutive time in 20 years, taxable values dropped on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Pamela Gavette
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 6, 2018
Sarasota School Board, District 5: Pamela Gavette

Meet this candidate

  • Sarasota
  • News
Some Laurel Park residents are concerned with large developments that can be built on lots just outside the communit'’s boundaries. File photo.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • December 6, 2012
City postpones Laurel Park buffer decision

Downtown neighborhood is split on a development buffer zone concept.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Entrances to the mall will open at 9 a.m. Thursday and will be followed by a 9:30 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony in the mall’s grand court. The mall officially will open at 10 a.m.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 15, 2014
Shopping sensation

The 880,000-square-foot Mall at UTC opens for business.

  • East County
  • News
Choral Artists of Sarasota performed Bach B Minor Mass on Nov. 19 at Church of the Redeemer.
  • By Edward Alley |
  • November 24, 2017
Choral Artists of Sarasota end BachFest on the right note

The group gave an extraordinary performance of Bach B Minor Mass on Nov. 19 at The Church of the Redeemer.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
The Mason's kitchen.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • February 15, 2013
Local chefs take center stage

Symphony of Kitchens features local chefs working in tour kitchens

  • Arts + Culture
Grove General Manager Austin Harlow said cold items are stored in a trailer outside to help ensure quick delivery times to customers.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 8, 2020
Survival in the bag for Lakewood Ranch restaurant

Grove in Lakewood Ranch offers market to support customers, sustain employees.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 3, 2017
Caps off to ODA graduates

ODA graduates largest class in 92-year history.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • November 24, 2020
Commissioners discuss single-member districts, future of county elections

After the 2020 elections, commissioners want to gauge public opinion on single-member districts.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Mark Wemple. Bradley Battersby, department head of Ringling College of Art and Design’s film program, came to the school when the program was two years old.
  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • July 11, 2017
Ringling College's Bradley Battersby named Variety magazine's Mentor of the Year

The department head of the college's film program says earning the award felt incredible. Even better? Seeing his students succeed.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 5, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: People and their dogs

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The Longboat Key Town Commission has a busy meeting 5:01 p.m. at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 25, 2015
Budget meeting agenda grows

A special meeting to adopt Longboat Key's budget has turned into a 10-item agenda to review a myriad of town-related issues.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch team to compete in national rodeo
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2011
News Briefs

Lakewood Ranch team to compete in national rodeo; Students improve FCAT writing scores; Society celebrates fourth anniversary; SCF holds 2011 commencement; and Deputies investigate knife-wielding suspect.

  • East County
  • News
Brooke and Brittany Graeff are Good Graeff
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 18, 2016
Good Graeff song featured on HBO's 'Girls'

The Sarasota-formed band's single, "I Want That," played on the show's season finale.

  • Arts + Culture
Trevor Yull.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • December 6, 2018
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Trevor Yull

Cardinal Mooney Cougars boys soccer junior Trevor Yull talks balancing school and soccer, and his best advice

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Kimmy Comito tallied six goals and three assists in ODA's 15-7 victory over Cardinal Mooney April 1.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 2, 2014
ODA breezes to district win

The Out-of-Door Academy girls lacrosse team defeated Cardinal Mooney 15-7 in district action April 1.

  • East County
  • Sports
Jayven Millien is one of many athletic players on Riverview's roster.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 11, 2021
The playoffs are here

A rundown of the boys basketball postseason outlooks of local programs.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2012
News Briefs

Town offices to close for Labor Day; Homeowner removes nuisance brush; State agency OKs Comp Plan amendment

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The most recent Lift Station 87 design is 45 feet tall, 10 feet taller than the maximum height allowed by the city code.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 4, 2014
Lift station hits new heights

Originally planned as an underground facility, the height of the proposed Lift Station 87 has again crept upward.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jean and Myriam Dandonneau left Paris in June 2016 to start a restaurant in America. They have long bonded over their love of food and wine, but they did not start dreaming of opening a restaurant until 2014.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • March 3, 2021
EYE ON BUSINESS: French passion comes to paradise at UTC's Mademoiselle Paris

Mademoiselle Paris in University Park is the culmination of Jean and Myriam Dandonneau's dream

  • East County
  • News
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