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Shannon Lugannani is inviting Word of Mouth customers to learn more about Sabrosa during construction.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 1, 2017
Tapas, tequila coming to Word of Mouth space

Word of Mouth owner Shannon Lugannani is working to open Sabrosa, a Latin American-themed restaurant and bar focused on simple food and a relaxed environment.

  • Sarasota
  • News
IL Conte Ristorante & Pizzeria's pizzaiolo (pizza maker) Simone Dimarco prepares the dough for the pizza he is about to make.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • June 7, 2017
The art of Italian food comes to Lakewood Ranch

New italian restaurant brings the taste of Italy to Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Currently, Lakewood Ranch Boulevard dead ends in the Lakewood Ranch Corporate Park. Schroeder-Manatee Ranch officials say its extension south to Fruitville Road will be open in late 2017.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 6, 2016
Affordable housing key to expansion

The Villages project creates affordable housing and a new road network joining Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • East County
  • News
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is still processing a federal permit for a  project that will bring approximately 250,000 cubic yards of sand from a sand source in the middle of the state.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 17, 2015
Town attains state permits for beach projects

All that stands in the way for three separate beach projects bringing millions of dollars worth of sand to the shores of Longboat Key is federal permits.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Edward Viltz will face Gina Messenger in the General Election.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 20, 2016
School Board — District 1: Edward Viltz

Viltz will face Gina Messenger in the general election.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 3, 2015
Athletic Center expansion in progress

The facility will remain open during an expansion and renovation project worth $2.3 million.

  • East County
  • News
Jeremy Guerrero and Alison Prouty in "Penitents" by Jack Gilhooley was presented during the Starlite Players' July series.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • August 21, 2015
Starlite Players announce lineup of new shorts for fall season

Two sets of comedy shorts will run at the Starlite Room in Sept. and Oct.

  • Arts + Culture
Steve Suau, who said the Fruitville Initiative was his brainchild in 2002, and Wade Matthews, the conservation chair for Sarasota Audubon Society, discuss Sarasota County commissioners denying an amendment to the Fruitville Initiative
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 28, 2015
Commissioners decline Benderson's petition to amend Fruitville Initiative

They decide new development plan veers too far away from original plan

  • East County
  • News
Music Half Marathon medals. Photo by Amanda Morales.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 1, 2016
Turned Up: Sarasota Music Half Marathon returns

Sarasota Music Half Marathon rocks downtown for second year.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • March 31, 2015
Sarasota County commissioners praise mobility plan

The 20-year plan will replace road impact fees.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • April 5, 2015
Film Review 'Wild Tales'

Ironies, coincidences and bad behavior collide in the explosive new film, "Wild Tales."

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Lilli Hernler sits by the pool at her Silver Oaks home, which overlooks the now-vacant cattle pasture.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • April 20, 2015
Silver Oaks residents to protest Palmer Ranch development buffer

The Palmer Ranch community hopes to gain traction with the Sarasota County Commissioners.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 2, 2014
News Briefs

UTC site changes considered this week; School District will increase staff, supplies

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • April 1, 2013
Commissioners discuss new attorney options tonight

The Longboat Key Town Commission will consider options for a new town attorney tonight at its 7 p.m. regular meeting at Town Hall.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The X-rated bookstore, whose flagship location in Ybor City, Tampa, boasts more than 2 million books, saw a spike in business after the release of the novel, "Fifty Shades of Grey."
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 1, 2013
Adult bookstore has city turning pages

Following a 3-2 vote last month, which denied a 98,000-square-foot Walmart Supercenter in the Ringling Shopping Center, city commissioners are now considering a proposal for a new tenant: Hardbound, a fast-growing Tampa Bay adult-bookstore chain.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Longboat Key firefighter/paramedics held water assessment-review training both in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort pool last week.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 17, 2013
Longboat Key Fire Rescue enhances water safety

Firefighter/paramedics received training last week from Sarasota County lifeguards to learn water-assessment review and how to launch a new Jet Ski from the beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
In the new film, "Museum Hours," life imitates art. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • August 11, 2013
FILM REVIEW: 'Museum Hours'

In the new film, 'Museum Hours,' life imitates art.

  • Arts + Culture
"Les Miserables" is playing at Manatee Performing Arts Center. Courtesy photo.
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • August 12, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: 'Les Miserables'

Rick Kerby is making his vision for the new Manatee Performing Arts Center come true with every nightly rendition of the signature song, 'I Dreamed a Dream.'

  • Arts + Culture
Last year's Fish Fry at Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub drew approximately 150 people. File photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 12, 2013
Fish Fry hooks new location

Village residents Craig and Cathy Meldahl and Craig and Georgia Walters have agreed to lend their yards for the event.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Zara Barrie |
  • October 27, 2014
Factory Girl: Moody Makeup

Factory Girl: Moody Makeup

  • Sarasota
  • News
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