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Bill Wartinbee
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • July 13, 2020
It didn't grow on him

Bill Wartinbee tried the quarantine beard, but it never stuck.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This sketch, by the city's Principal Urban Designer Andrew Georgiadis, shows the conceptual plan for the State Street garage's "pad" building as it faces Lemon Avenue.
  • By David Conway |
  • October 21, 2013
City Commission selects State Street garage design

After months of discussion, commissioners decided on a six-story garage plan that will feature an adjacent commercial building with live/work units.

  • Sarasota
  • News
SMA assistant coach Kevin Jakub demonstrates a technique on Robert Herrera. Photos by Jason Clary
  • By Jason Clary |
  • February 18, 2015
Pinning down their future

SMA will send three juniors to national competition in Iowa.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 28, 2013
Practice Pays Off

Riverview High senior Sean Labsan has a 6-1 record on the mound this season. He has helped lead the Rams to a 14-1 record so far this season.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The Walmart Supercenter, approved by the Sarasota Planning Board, would replace an empty Publix and mostly-shuttered storefronts at the Ringling Shopping Center.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • December 22, 2013
Web Year in Review: January 2013, Walmart appeal scheduled for Feb. 19

The store's classification is at the forefront of the debate.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 25, 2009
News Briefs 11.26.09

Monday, Nov. 30 is the last day to pay property taxes with a 4% discount.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 5, 2015
City pension reform can’t wait

You have seen many times in these pages that the city of Sarasota has more than $150 million in unfunded liabilities in the city-employee pension systems.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Photo courtesy of A Plus Pro Photo The Cardinal Mooney High girls soccer team outscored its opponents 112-10 in 18 regular-season games.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 16, 2014
Lucky 13

The Cardinal Mooney High girls soccer team posted 13 shutouts during the regular season en route to 15-3-0 record and a No. 1 seed in the Class 2A-District 11 tournament.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sergeant Duane Oakes (left), Officer Riccardo Erbacci (middle) and Sergeant Steve Kim (right). Photo courtesy of Sarasota County Schools.
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • February 20, 2019
Former Chicago officer joins Sarasota County Schools Police Department

According to SCSPD Police Chief Tim Enos, Riccardo Erbacci immediately applied for a position with the Sarasota County Schools Police Department upon being certified by the state.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch senior James Rivera won the 300-meter hurdles (37.14) at last year's state championships.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 17, 2019
Mustangs' track star approaches final hurdles

He is eyeing another chance to shine at the state championships.

  • East County
  • Sports
Heidi Easton (left) and Peter Easton take their 2-year-old Dobermann, Ollie, and 5-month-old French bulldog, Casper, for walks on this sidewalk by Adventure Place. The Eastons disagree on the CDD's decision to install bollards.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • December 9, 2020
Some Greenbrook Village residents disagree on newly installed posts

Greenbrook Village installs posts to halt golf cart traffic on sidewalks

  • East County
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • November 18, 2021
Free Bird

East County birder Margi Haas found her search for meaning in the sky — and when the pandemic hit two years ago, so did everyone else.

  • LWR Life
Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • June 26, 2012
June 26: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Mia Wasikowska in "Crimson Peak." Photo source: HBO.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • May 15, 2020
Binge Blog: Ghosts are real, that much I know

"Crimson Peak" and "Good Time" are this week's selections.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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The proposed first phase of the bayfront project now includes an arcing pier, an open lawn area and a beach shoreline.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 11, 2019
From concept to plan, Sarasota bayfront plan's details shift a bit

Nearly a year after the city adopted a vision for redesigning the bayfront, the proposed first phase of the public park project has undergone some changes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The linear property is made up of several parcels fronting Fruitville Road, including this one. (Photo from Google Maps.)
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 15, 2016
Sarasota acreage gets new owner

Lakepark Estates now owns more than 1,000 acres fronting Fruitville Road.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Kelly's Roast Beef is expected to open in mid-September at UTC.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • May 24, 2022
Kelly’s Roast Beef to bring a taste of the Northeast to University Park

The owner of the sandwich chain, set to open locally in September, says he wanted to bring a taste of Boston to Sarasota.

  • East County
  • Business
Ali Boyce waltzes into the end zone untouched against Alonso High.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 25, 2018
Unexpected losses help Rams football round into form

Riverview can clinch their district title with a win Oct. 26.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 1, 2009
Pipe project to end this week

An emergency pipeline replacement project has turned a section of Dream Island Road into a dirt path and created noisy conditions for residents.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 13, 2011
Historical Society gets past pictures

The Longboat Key Historical Society recently developed the negatives of old photos.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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