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Town Manager Dave Bullock is trying to find out when the old Avenue of the Flowers center is going to be torn down.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2013
Briefs 7.10.13

Town manager investigates cell-reception successes; Old Avenue of the Flowers building coming down; Water meter replacement program to begin next month

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 20, 2014
Kiwanis Club flashes cash for Lawn Party

This year's raffle winner will be richer but won't drive away from the event in a shiny new set of wheels.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Gates that sit at the entrances of the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club can’t be used to turn away certain maintenance vehicles or tighten up security measures.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 28, 2014
Road privatization effort gains traction

Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club communities seek to have more security and complete control over their streets and gates.

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota Bayfront Now is the group behind recently leaked plans for a $100 million Mote aquarium, a hotel and a conference center near the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 18, 2014
Sarasota Bayfront Now to host public meeting

The group behind a leaked document that called for a $100 million bayfront aquarium will present its proposal for redeveloping city-owned waterfront land during a cocktail reception today.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Courtesy Mote Marine Laboratory Ruth DeLynn was a volunteer and adjunct scientist at Mote for more than 30 years.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 23, 2014
Ruth DeLynn was backbone of Mote collection

Ruth DeLynn, 87, was known as 'The Bone Lady' and the force behind the Ruth DeLynn Cetacean Osteological Collection.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Kerley
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • April 16, 2014
Principal to retire after 25 years in education

Haile Middle School Principal Janet Kerley plans to travel and write after retiring this summer.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 16, 2014
Foundation examines support for medical center

The Longboat Key Foundation will consider aiding startup costs if a physician would be willing to practice on the barrier island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Ringling College of Art and Design officials want the library to not only serve as a state-of-the-art building to house books, but also as a meeting spot for students. Courtesy rendering
  • By David Conway |
  • September 11, 2014
Ringling's new library to act as student hub

More than two-thirds of the way to its fundraising goal, Ringling College has begun the process of gaining city approval for its plans for a new library.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The new transponders are actually stickers that will open Lakewood Ranch Golf and County Club gates. The stickers can be placed on car windshields or bumpers.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 23, 2014
CDD boards approve new transponders

New transponders are $50, but they aren't required to be used until old units break.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 26, 2014
FDOT already designing interchange improvements

County officials adopt resolutions supporting the plan for improving the I-75/University Parkway interchange.

  • East County
  • News
File photo A well-attended North End Coalition of Property Owners forum March 20 will lead to future meetings and could spur other community coalitions to form on the Key.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 2, 2014
Additional neighborhood coalitions could form

More than 125 people packed the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, two weeks ago to attend the first forum of the new North End Coalition of Property Owners.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courtesy photo Sarasota Yacht Club General Manager Bernhard Kloppenburg and Anthony Puccio, executive chef and food and beverage manager
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 2, 2014
Business Briefs

SYC receives International Wine Society Award of Merit; Chiles Restaurant partners with Southeastern Guide Dogs; Ben & Jerry's to hold Free Cone Day

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Two radar-speed signs have monitored various roadways in Heritage Harbour to encourage drivers to slow down. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • May 14, 2014
Heritage Harbour CDD plans to tighten speed enforcement

After two months of closely monitoring data generated by two radar-speed signs in their community, supervisors of the Heritage Harbour South Community Development District Board can no longer dismiss resident complaints of speeding.

  • East County
  • News
The property at 1440 Boulevard of the Arts has been vacant for several years, but a developer's proposal would create a large mixed-use project on the city-owned land.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 15, 2014
Developer proposes mixed-use project in Rosemary District

The only response to a city-issued invitation to create a 'catalyst project' along Boulevard of the Arts, the proposal features residential, commercial and theater space.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The last show Kevin Dean curated was "Rediscovering David Budd: The Forgotten Abstract Expressionist," at the IceHouse. Here he's discussing David Budd's "Journey Without Maps," which Dean said meant passing over into death.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • May 15, 2014
A pillar of Sarasota's art scene, Kevin Dean, dies

Kevin Dean, born in 1950 in Evanston, Ill., died May 14.

  • Arts + Culture
Bauman
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 29, 2014
Business Observer

International Martial Arts Academy comes to Sarasota; Laura Bauman elected to Child Protection board; Linda Apple joins Premier Sotheby's International Realty

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By David Conway |
  • March 13, 2014
Committee recommends long-term CRA extension

As commissioners consider the future of the city's Downtown Community Redevelopment Agency, an advisory committee will recommend a 30-year extension - with some changes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Michael Barfield |
  • December 12, 2013
Letter to the Editor

On Batwoman, Robin

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Five major airlines operate at SRQ, serving more than 1.2 million passengers per year with more than 100,000 annual aircraft operations.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • September 5, 2013
Plans for new control tower remain grounded

Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport needs a new control tower, but sequestration has tied up FAA funds needed to move the project forward.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Courtesy photo. Cardinal Mooney senior Paiton Krebs, pictured with coaches Juli Garcia and Alice Smithers, will swim for Valparaiso University next fall.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 27, 2013
Making a Splash

After swimming in her first state meet two weeks ago, Cardinal Mooney High senior Paiton Krebs signed a national letter of intent to swim for Valparaiso University.

  • East County
  • Sports
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