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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 12, 2022
Quay penthouse sells for nearly $10 million

A Quay penthouse Shores tops the week's sales at $9.75 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Longboat Key Fire Rescue Chief Dezzi and Dee and Tom Harmer, incoming Longboat Key town manager.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • December 10, 2017
Country Club Shores toasts to the season

Residents of the five associations gathered Dec. 10 for their annual holiday party.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Cynthia Saunders, the superintendent of the School District of Manatee County, and Charlie Kennedy, the chair of the School Board of Manatee County, celebrate the renewal of the district's 1-mill property tax referendum.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 2, 2021
Manatee County voters approve continuation of school district's 1-mill property tax

The School District of Manatee County's 1-mill property tax referendum passes with 69.27% of the vote.

  • East County
  • Schools
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 24, 2019
Cops Corner: Sarasota 1.24.19

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Adam N. Phillips, D.O., Board Certified General Surgeon & Vein Specialist |
  • April 8, 2021
Vein Treatment Made Easy with Advanced Technology

Vein Treatment Made Easy with Advanced Technology

  • Health
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Co-Chairs Stacy White with Tony and Courtney Bonacuse and Head of School David and Elizabeth Mahler
  • By Kayleigh Omang |
  • March 10, 2018
The Out-Of-Door Academy hosts night of vintage Vegas

The Banyan Ball was held March 10 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

  • Black Tie
Upon completion of the extension in 2023, the total distance of the Legacy Trail will be 18.1 miles
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • June 25, 2019
County to hold kick-off event for Legacy Trail extension

Payne Park is located at 2050 Adams Lane.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 20, 2010
Briefs

Briefs

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • June 25, 2020
Breeze back on the road

After weeks of no service, the county began running the Siesta Key trolley again.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Sydney Sweeney and Brittany O'Grady in "The White Lotus." Photo via HBO Max.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • July 30, 2021
Binge Blog: "Evil" serves gleeful scares while "The White Lotus" skewers elite society

Plus, "Old"memes and the nice, normal lamb from the "Lamb" trailer, who is, again, normal.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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The Sarasota Orchestra announced last year it planned to move out of the Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center, but it has not yet selected a location to build a new concert hall.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 22, 2019
City renews conversation about Sarasota Orchestra venue

After the City Commission rejected a proposal to build a concert hall at Payne Park, some city officials want to reiterate their support for retaining the orchestra.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photo by Pam Eubanks Dick Vitale smiles after being doused with 30 buckets of cold water.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 16, 2014
Vitale 'chills' for charity

As Dick Vitale sat outside the Lakewood Ranch First Watch restaurant July 10, his primary purpose wasn't to eat pancakes or sign autographs.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Sheri Suiter CLT, MS, PA-C, Founder of Rejuvenate 528 Regenerative Aesthetics Medical Spa |
  • November 26, 2019
Discover The Latest Frontier in Anti-aging Medicine and 3 Regenerative Therapies You Should Know About

Discover The Latest Frontier in Anti-aging Medicine and 3 Regenerative Therapies You Should Know About

  • Health
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The city has been working since  2014 on a plan to renovate Bobby Jones Golf Club after the course depleted its reserves and began to draw hundreds of thousands of dollars annually in general fund subsidies.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 17, 2020
Final decision looms on future of Bobby Jones

Ahead of a discussion at Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, Sarasota City Manager Tom Barwin has procured outside recommendations to shrink the golf course to 27 holes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Photo by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • November 19, 2014
Progress report

Downtown and the Rosemary District are drawing renewed interest from developers. Here's what they have planned.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Drones on Patrol Effort could be sending a drone camera against your window starting in June.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 29, 2018
APRIL FOOLS: Fly-by-night security in East County

Drone security gets test flight in June.

  • April Fools
  • By Loren Mayo and Maria Amodio |
  • March 10, 2010
MAN ON THE STREET: Google Fiber

We checked with Sarasota residents to see if they're up to date on Google Fiber and whether they think Sarasota would make a good trial location.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 22, 2019
San Gennaro Festival 'a local magnet' for food, fun and dancing in Lakewood Ranch

Tara Golf and Country Club's San Gennaro Festival draws people in with Italian cuisine, trivia and music in Lakewood Ranch

  • East County
  • News
Cindy Rhategan uses her elbow to smash a board during her fifth-degree dan physical test. Courtesy photo.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • June 27, 2018
Lakewood Ranch woman officially a taekwondo 'master'

Lakewood Ranch resident Cindy Rhategan received her fifth-degree dan (black belt) at a ceremony at Lakewood Ranch Taekwondo on June 21.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 13, 2014
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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