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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 5, 2013
Union vote underway for town general employees

The Public Employee Relations Commission will tally employee votes Friday, March 7.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The resolution of the Colony dispute will be good for the town, but does the town have a role to in its resolution?
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 7, 2011
Commission talks role in Colony dispute

Former Mayor George Spoll generated discussion among commissioners after he spoke about the ticking clock for the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort redevelopment.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • December 14, 2016
A+E Holiday Guide

Celebrate by giving the gift of arts and entertainment. There’s something for everyone.

  • Arts + Culture
Sarasota Police believe the unidentified man in this picture is responsible for a July 23 burglary in the Palm Avenue Parking Garage.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 15, 2013
Sarasota Police seek downtown burglary suspect

Detectives have released a photo of the man believed to be responsible for a July 23 vehicle burglary in the Palm Avenue Garage.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Salvation Army's Center of Hope, which will house those taking shelter, has a "front porch" located near the intersection of 9th Street and Central Avenue in Sarasota.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2018
Sarasota County announces cold-weather shelter opening

Temperatures near freezing are possible later this week.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Natalie Gavrielov
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • September 5, 2015
Sarasota sets sail with Labor Day Regatta

Sarasota Sailing Squadron host the 69th annual Labor Day Regatta

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The cost of extending the Legacy Trail to downtown Sarasota along an existing railway is estimated at $15 million — and that's before considering the price of the land.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 19, 2015
Arlington Park backs Legacy Trail extension

The Arlington Park Neighborhood Association hopes to use its own recreational trail to connect the neighborhood to the Legacy Trail.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 20, 2016
Heritage Harbour South CDD — Seat 4: Larry Eichert

Larry Eichert will face Joyce Sandy in the general election.

  • East County
  • News
Jordan Sanders got into the Berklee College of Music, which boasts an alumni base that has won 250 Grammys and Latin Grammys.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 9, 2013
Braden River student receives coveted prize

Senior Jordan Sanders, 17, a singer/songwriter and saxophonist, earns a partial scholarship to Berklee College of Music, in Boston.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Fifteen homes in Bayou Sound under a boil water notice until Tuesday afternoon because a water line broke on Harbourside Drive over the weekend.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 14, 2015
Bayou Sound under a boil water notice

Bayou Sound homes lost water service over the weekend when a water line broke on Harbourside Drive Saturday night on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Volunteer Roxanne Williamson holds up a 10-pound bag of shells found on the grounds of Phillippi Estate Park.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 7, 2016
WHAT'S HAPPENING: Consortium of Colleges, City land swap

WEEK OF JAN. 7 2016

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 18, 2009
Manatee County revives Planning Task Force

For the first time in several years, Manatee County's Planning Task Force will meet today to discuss Manatee County's development review process and related topics.

  • East County
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  • By Ken Haggerty |
  • June 11, 2013
Students to embark on a reef rendezvous with Science under Sail

Students to embark on a reef rendezvous with Science under Sail

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
The section of 44th Avenue East heading east from Rosedale's back entrance has long been completed but Manatee County is in the design stage for the section going westward to cross Interstate 75.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 27, 2019
44th Avenue project advances in Manatee County

Construction set to begin on 6,900-foot long bridge over Manatee River.

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota police department TVs display live footage from remote cameras around the city. Views can be changed by joy sticks and a computer operated by Capt. Jeff Karr.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 9, 2011
Surveillance-camera system expands

What started as just a few cameras installed at crime hot spots around the city has grown to a system of 43 devices. More are scheduled to go online within the next few months.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tyler and Marissa Rossnagle, Chad Ciaravella, Lori Hagey and Pat and Erin Robinson. Photo by Niki Kottmann
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • January 11, 2017
Black Tie & Tales 01.12.17

From star sightings to glamorous engagement parties, we have the scoop on the latest social news.

  • Black Tie
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 1, 2010
Real Estate Reports

Real Estate Reports

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
General Manager Mark Meador clicks on Casa del Mar's redesigned website, casadelmar.net.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 17, 2013
Casa del Mar books upgrades, new online reservation system

The 102-unit resort has gotten tech-savvier with 15% of its bookings made online. More improvements are under way.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Erin Fletcher, Leymis Bolaños Wilmott, Melissa Coleman and JoAnna Ursal dance by the movement of the now.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • November 24, 2014
Sign of the times

Fuzión Dance Artists stay centered in the present.

  • Arts + Culture
Excelsior's bayside  pool area and pergola show damage from the  tornado.
  • By Kat Wingert |
  • January 17, 2016
Condo bears brunt of Siesta tornado

The Excelsior condominiums at 6263 Midnight Pass sustained the worst damage from a tornado that touched down around 3:15 a.m. Sunday.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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