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  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • January 21, 2013
The Three R’s for Sarasota foodies: Reinventing - Ritz - Restaurant

The Three R’s for Sarasota foodies: Reinventing - Ritz - Restaurant

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Unconditional Surrender’s arrival in Sarasota — 1,100 miles south of the Mercerville, N.J., studio where it is being repaired — is likely to be delayed for several weeks, said Tom Savage, founder of the Sarasota Public Art Fund (SPAF
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • November 8, 2012
Hurricane Sandy delays return of Unconditional Surrender

The sculpture's arrival - 1,100 miles south of the New Jersey studio where it is being repaired - will likely be delayed until early December.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2013
News Briefs

Sarasota County Commission adjusts road project; North Trail rezone hearing is continued to June

  • Sarasota
  • News
Joann Schoenbaum Miller, Phil King and Karen Holbrook hold a framed article referencing Phil’s estate gift and which shares a picture of Phil and Betty. Photo by Cliff Roles.
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • March 11, 2019
Phil King starts new scholarship in honor of late friend, Betty Schoenbaum

Seth Morano gets another standing ovation, Black Tie is taking nominations for season standouts and more this week.

  • Black Tie
Single stream recycling will allow residents to put all their recyclables in the same bin without separating them.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • July 18, 2017
City approves recycling contract with new vendor despite price increases

A change in the market and the city's own ordinances led to service price increases.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Key Police Department reports.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • October 5, 2016
Cops Corner: 10.4.16

Longboat Key Police Department police reports

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • April 8, 2015
Scene & Heard 4.9.15

Catch up on this week's arts news with Scene & Heard.

  • Arts + Culture
The schoolhouse still has original and donated desks inside. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • October 1, 2014
Community school house celebrates 100th birthday

Built in 1914, the Old Miakka Schoolhouse still stands as a symbol of a rural community in eastern Sarasota County.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Lt. JC Rapier, the simulated victim, reaches out for help from Firefighter Paramedics Josh Falcon and David Oliger.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • September 6, 2024
Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department gets refresher on marine rescues

The department's three shifts each recently spent a day on the water to brush up on rescue tactics.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Existing sea wall surfaces at Bayfront Park will be reenvisioned with Sarasota Bay Estuary Program's new project that addresses habitat loss and sea level rise.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • July 11, 2023
Vinyl sea walls may have unintended consequences for local waters

A recent study showed that vinyl sea walls might pose a problem for oysters, while a new shoreline project at Longboat Key's Bayfront Park will attempt to mitigate the walls’ possible drawbacks.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Boats navigated the water on June 16 near the Longboat Pass Bridge.
  • By Mark Bergin |
  • June 21, 2021
Coast Guard planning to reinstall Longboat Pass navigational markers

U.S. Coast Guard plans to replace navigation markers removed during beach work dredging.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • December 8, 2009
Black Tie & Tales

Read this week's Black Tie & Tales by Molly Schechter.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Enjoy a sugarplum recipe.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • December 21, 2011
EDIBLES: Sweet, sweeter, sweetest

Everyone has food memories associated with the holidays. My own include sugarplums that my maternal grandmother used to send from Stop & Shop in Chicago when I was a child.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jess McIntyre |
  • August 20, 2020
Back at the Ranch: The new back-to-school blues

How to turn back-to-school anxiety into something more productive.

  • LWR Life
The Blue Rooster and Darwin's on Fourth are bright spots in the Rosemary District, but gaps remain unfilled elsewhere in the neighborhood.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 7, 2013
Optimism remains intact in Rosemary

The Rosemary District hasn't developed as quickly post-recession as some hoped it might, but the prevailing attitude throughout the area is that growth is inevitable.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • November 28, 2013
DID reconsiders parking meters

Finding new sources of revenue topped the priority list for the Downtown Improvement District at its recent workshop, during which members suggested bringing back parking meters.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The area with beams to the right will be the new Publix entrance, while the area to the left will become retail shops.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 18, 2012
Publix plans for eventful new store

The new Longboat Key Publix store will be a place to sip on a cup of coffee, browse the Internet and plan for events.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Courtesy photo. The ribbon cutting for the new Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty location near Palmer Ranch.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 15, 2015
Business Briefs 10.15.15

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty opens new location.

  • Sarasota
  • Business
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 8, 2018
The price to earn an ‘A’

Sarasota’s school tax vote is a ‘renewal ritual.’ But for the new school tax to pass in Manatee, voters need to see a dramatic change. Two of its board members should resign.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Lakewood Ranch's Richard Tatem was elected to the School Board of Manatee County in August 2022.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • April 22, 2024
Manatee School Board member vies for Florida House seat

Richard Tatem will resign from the School Board of Manatee County to pursue the District 72 Florida House seat.

  • East County
  • News
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