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  • By Robin Roy |
  • March 3, 2011
District 1 candidates battle for North Sarasota

This is the final installment of District 1 candidate interviews; District 1 candidates Dorfman and Holland were interviewed last week.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • September 28, 2019
Girls Scouts guests cut loose at Denim and Pearls

The 2019 Denim and Pearls fundraiser was held Sept. 28 at Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida Event and Conference Center.

  • Black Tie
An easement along Beach Road, shown here in 2017, has maintained public access to the beach across the vacated right of way.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 6, 2019
Judge declares Beach Road charter amendment unconstitutional

The decision also struck down a portion of a second charter amendment restricting the county’s ability to sell parkland and water-adjacent rights of way.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • May 20, 2019
9-year-old struck and killed on way to Sarasota school

The boy was a third grade student at Brentwood Elementary School.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A rendering of Mote Marine's planned $130 million aquarium to be built at Nathan Benderson Park.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • February 13, 2018
What benefits, and costs, will Mote bring to Benderson Park?

Officials agree the new East County aquarium will benefit Sarasota and Manatee counties. They're just not sure how it will be financed.

  • East County
  • News
This year’s Dick Vitale Gala will begin with a “Celebrity Meet & Greet Private Pre-Party” at 6 p.m. and include entertainment from Tony Award winner Christian Hoff, one of the original "Jersey Boys."
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 12, 2019
Dick Vitale Gala releases more info on 2019 event

The gala will be held May 10 at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • March 12, 2014
Bus route to serve University

A new Sarasota County Area Transit bus route along University Parkway will relieve traffic near Interstate 75.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • July 18, 2018
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, July 19

A look at our favorite arts and entertainment calendar events taking place this week in Bradenton, Sarasota and Venice, Florida.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
A condominium in Siesta Dunes Beach tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 23, 2015
Siesta Dunes Beach condo unit sells for $1.1 million

The following residential real estate transactions took place between Dec. 7 and Dec. 11.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Lawrence and Rachel Zweibel, of Smithtown, N.Y., sold their Unit 9 condominium at 1549 Oak St. to Jie and Tracey Li, of Gatlinburg, Tenn., for $1,162,500.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 28, 2016
Southbay Yacht home sells for $1.5 million

The following residential real estate transactions took place between April 11 and April 15.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
A proposed parking garage on the Selby campus would be four stories, with an additional story on a portion of the structure for a rooftop restaurant.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 9, 2017
Selby Gardens master plan draws questions

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens hopes to grow its bayfront campus, but there are seeds of doubt among neighboring residents.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Partisan politics could still influence the nonpartisan city election.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 9, 2017
Partisan influence looms in commission race

The Republican and Democratic parties haven't played a major role in the City Commission election, but both groups could still influence the nonpartisan contest.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A three-dimensional model of the master plan — including the five-story garage with rooftop restaurant — sat in City Hall as the commission heard arguments for and against the Selby Gardens proposal.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 29, 2019
City Commission begins review of Selby Gardens plan

A public hearing on the gardens’ master plan proposal packed the chambers past capacity — and will require at least one more meeting to resolve.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • March 12, 2018
Sarasota sheriff asks School Board for decision on security plan

A new bill requires all schools to have security presence on campus, via three options. Sheriff Tom Knight is asking the School Board to pick one so he can make it happen.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lauren Wohlwend celebrated her daughter-to-be with 30 of her closest friends and family members on May 20 at her childhood home in Harbor Acres. Photo courtesy of Lauren Wohlwend
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • May 24, 2017
Black Tie & Tales 05.25.17

Season is over, but there is still plenty going on around the Sarasota social scene.

  • Black Tie
Sarasota resident Ray Collins submitted this sunset photo taken from The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 29, 2014
Weather: Sarasota

Sarasota resident Ray Collins submitted this sunset photo taken from The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
North end Longboat Key resident Gianna Sparks, 13, gets on the bus every school day at the intersection of Broadway and Gulf of Mexico Drvie for a 30-minute ride to King Middle School in northwest Bradenton.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 20, 2016
The $33.07 million lesson

With just 86 students enrolled in Sarasota and Manatee county schools, Longboat Key taxpayers pay a hefty bill for education.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • October 26, 2015
Annual Celebration of the Arts

The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County held their annual honoring of local arts organizations and advocates at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

  • Arts + Culture
Along Ringling Boulevard, construction on Sansara has begun in earnest as work on One Palm is wrapping up.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 10, 2015
City officials work to coordinate construction congestion

As Sarasota goes through a period of increased growth, how does city staff manage the scope and staging of the rising number of construction projects in a tight space?

  • Sarasota
  • News
Chucha Barber interviews Manatee County Commissioner Carol Whitmore at MarVista Dockside in Longboat Key. Cinematographer/editor Josh McLawhron works to get the sound and images just right.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 23, 2019
Filmmakers point cameras at oyster preservation

Shell recycling project launched by Chiles becomes part of documentary.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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