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  • By Zara Barrie |
  • March 31, 2014
Factory Girl: Zara does conceptual fashion

Factory Girl: Zara does conceptual fashion

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
George Rauch, Longboat Key, is chief executive officer of Bradenton-based General Propeller and a former Wall Street investment banker.
  • By George Rauch |
  • March 21, 2012
Market Watch: Public debt and our investments

Investment decisions need to factor in several items, such as government debt and its economic effect.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 23, 2010
Prep Scoreboard

Scores and highlights from the week of Feb. 15-19.

  • East County
  • Sports
Ocean Properties seeks a mix of tourism and residential development for the Islandside property.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 9, 2014
Commission moves forward on Key Club referendum

The commission approved an ordinance on first reading that would place a referendum question before voters in a May 2015 mail vote.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A new $19.3 million Manatee Operations Center that combines the Florida Department of Transportation District One maintenance and construction facilities is underway at 13900 S.R. 64 E., Bradenton. Courtesy rendering
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 9, 2014
FDOT operations center moving to East County

FDOT is consolidating buildings and ditching old facilities for a new center east of Interstate 75.

  • East County
  • News
Lucinda Hathaway and Maggie Carter
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2013
Two top turtles head to Mote camp

Longboat Key Turtle Watch awarded scholarships to Anna Maria Elementary School students Grace Garza and Maggie Carter for a week of summer camp at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Rich Segalland and Shawn Benderson attend the dedication of Jewish Family and Children’s Services' Flanzer campus. Photo courtesy of JFCS
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 11, 2015
Business Briefs

JFCS dedicates Flanzer campus The Jewish Family and Children Services; Swim Inc. hires new designer/consultant; Sculpture Center adds two new board members; The Posh Plum opens new store

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 24, 2012
News Briefs

Beruff appointed to board by governor; District 5 candidates earn new endorsements; Humane Society launches food program

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch alumna Huntyre Elling pitches for Indian River State College.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 15, 2014
Former Lady Mustang named to national team

Lakewood Ranch High graduate Huntyre Elling, who pitches for Indian River State College, was recently named to the National Juco Collegiate Athletic Association softball national team.

  • East County
  • Sports
The Royal Opera House at Covent Garden in London.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 7, 2019
Sarasota’s cultural vision

Sarasota Orchestra’s vision to move to a facility in Payne Park should prompt discussions and decisions on prioritizing what Sarasota wants to be and how to get there.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Brian and Jen Blanco
  • By Jen and Brian Blanco |
  • October 15, 2014
Mall madness

East County couple Jen and Brian Blanco give you the inside scoop on their strategies for the Mall at University Town Center's grand opening. Follow their mall journey below.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key Police Chief Peter Cumming speaks at a press conference Aug. 10.
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • August 10, 2017
Longboat Key murder suspect worked at targeted resort

Darryl Hanna Jr. was a part-time security guard at the Zota Beach Resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A conceptual layout for Unicorp National Developments proposed resort on the 17.6-former site of the Colony.
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • November 15, 2017
Colony unit owner: I want my condos

Colony Beach & Tennis Association board member Blake Fleetwood was the only one to reject the new agreement with Unicorp National Development last week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jina Crowder gives a check to Joan Bradley Reedy.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2014
Pink Purses

Crowder's Gifts and Gadgets turned into a pink wonderland Oct. 29, as the store welcomed Vera Bradley brand ambassador Joan Bradley Reedy, daughter of Vera Bradley and sister of company co-founder Barbara Baekgaard.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
“Hitchcock / Truffaut”
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 1, 2015
Cine-World flow chart

Can't decide what to see at this year's Cine-World Film Festival? Let our flow-chart do the work for you.

  • Arts + Culture
The master plan recommends improvements to encourage more activity in neighborhood parks, as depicted in this rendering of Shenandoah Park.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 6, 2018
City’s parks ambitions remain uncertain

A master plan outlines $200 million in potential improvements to city parks. How much of that are officials interested in pursuing?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tara Preserve has 53 ponds, some of which contain Chara, a type of algae that can take over a pond if left untreated.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 4, 2015
Tara seeks fish for troubled waters

Tara Community Development District supervisors hope carp will take a bite out of invasive algae and vegetation in area ponds.

  • East County
  • News
File photo Victor Levine owns the property at 5440 Gulf of Mexico Drive, which he hopes to divide into four residential lots.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 28, 2014
P&Z Board recommends zoning change

The parcels at 5440 Gulf of Mexico Drive and 521 Broadway are two ordinances closer to becoming residential properties. Voters on Longboat Key approved the zoning changes in November 2012.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Ryan Butler |
  • January 31, 2018
Update: Sheriff's Office says 911 service restored

Technical issues cleared, officials said.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 5, 2009
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