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Manatee County staff says the LDC in its current form deters redevelopment and discourages economic development, and is complicated to navigate and implement.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • October 31, 2013
County revises land development code

The pubic can comment on the revised LDC until Dec. 23.

  • East County
  • News
Andy Cohen, interim legal counsel for the Heritage Harbour South CDD. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 24, 2013
Stoneybrook, CDD lawsuit continues

No settlement has been reached in a lawsuit concerning stormwater assessments on the Stoneybrook Golf Course.

  • East County
  • News
Casa del Mar unveils new website
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2013
Business Briefs

Key Club named No. 12 resort by Tennis Resorts Online; Jack Brill to run Metz Culinary Management division; Stephania Feltz named SYC member relations director

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • December 8, 2016
Sarasota Opera Guild hosts Poinsettia Luncheon

The annual luncheon and fashion show was held at The Francis.

  • Black Tie
The project’s neighbors have questioned whether the proposed residential aspect, depicted in this conceptual rendering, is appropriately sized.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 9, 2018
Siesta Promenade plans under review

The County Commission is set to consider a proposed 24-acre mixed-use development on Stickney Point Road later this year.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Christine Mayer co-founded Cinderella's Closet when she was still a teacher for Sarasota County.
  • By Amelia Hanks |
  • April 23, 2019
Nice at any price: Sarasota shop owners share their prom secrets

Prom attire can be expensive, but volunteers and shopkeepers do what they can to make their clients smile.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 12, 2012
Cop Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Marcelo Gomes performs in Jorma Elo’s “Still of Kings." Photo courtesy Vutti Photography
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • January 16, 2019
Sarasota Ballet's 'Transcending Movement' guest artist learns alongside company

The Sarasota Ballet welcomes Marcelo Gomes as a guest artist, a role that’s sometimes harder than it sounds.

  • Arts + Culture
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 12, 2013
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 20, 2013
Sarasota Christian sweeps Booker

The Sarasota Christian volleyball team defeated Booker 25-6, 25-21, 25-14 Sept. 19.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jinny Johnson and Jackie Salvino, outside Longboat Island Chapel, think the reason why voting seemed larger on the Sarasota side is because of condos.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • August 28, 2018
Longboat voters turn out at polls but not satisfied with candidates

Longboat voters said candidates leave a lot to be desired

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Camper Rachel Manders, 15, pics out Ranch salad dressage picture from a magazine to use in her collage.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 26, 2018
Fun is in the mystery at Dream Oaks Camp

Foundation for Dreams creates safe, fun environment for children with disabilities.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
District officials say the school tax pays for about 500 jobs.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • March 26, 2014
Landslide approval for school tax

The referendum's approval will extend a 1-mill tax by four years, which supplements the Sarasota School District's budget by more than $40 million annually, district officials say.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 13, 2012
You can't fool observant Observers

Longboater Mary Lou Johnson snapped this photo of her husband, Bill, catching up on his latest Observer news on a recent cruise to Grand Cayman.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
After project opponents and supporters packed City Hall for a series of public hearings on the initial master plan, Selby Gardens hopes a revised proposal will be significantly less contentious.
  • By David Conway |
  • December 20, 2019
Selby Gardens to scale down master plan

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is attempting to address concerns raised by critics of an initial proposal, but resident opponents remain skeptical.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Bryce Tone, 11, trains twice a week at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Photo by Jen Blanco
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 18, 2014
Junior optimist

Eleven-year-old Bryce Tone has aspirations of one day qualifying for the world championship sailing team, comprised of the top-five sailors in the nation.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Freya Robbins, CDFA™ |
  • May 18, 2020
Time To Trade In Or Restore?

Time To Trade In Or Restore?

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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Glenna Goodacre sits in her studio. Photo courtesy
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • May 7, 2020
Sarasota community remembers life of sculptor Glenna Goodacre

Goodacre, who has three sculptures in Sarasota, died at the age of 80.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Airport officials report that more than 1 million passengers have traveled through Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport in the past 12 months.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • October 24, 2013
Curbside valet service debuts at SRQ

Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport began a curbside valet service on Tuesday, streamlining the air travel process for area customers.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 27, 2011
Cops Corner

April 13, 2011, 4:41 p.m. -- 500 block of Bay Isles Road. Suspicious Circumstance. A woman told police she saw someone enter a vacant restaurant.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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