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Pete Cumming has served as Longboat Key’s police chief since 2012. File photo
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  • Robin Hartill
  • January 27, 2015
Cumming explains 2014 police stats

Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming offers insight about the types of incidents that were up and down in 2014.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 27, 2015
Longboat Observer to host candidate debate

All four town commission candidates will attend the Feb. 9 debate at Bayfront Park Recreation Center.

  • Longboat Key
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Richard and Rebecca Hopkins conjure intimate theatrical experiences inside Florida Studio Theatre's Cabaret space.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • January 27, 2015
Capturing Cabaret

Somewhere in between plays and musicals, FST's Cabaret productions define and expand theater's most ambiguous form.

  • Arts + Culture
Players Theatre directing pair Bob Trisolini and Pamela Wiley plan their upcoming production of the musical "Violet."
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • January 27, 2015
Spotlight: It Takes Two

Translating a Broadway production to a community theater stage poses unique challenges. Two first-time directors collaborate to tackle the task.

  • Arts + Culture
Nancy Taylor, Brandy Boyd and Judi Light create and sell their work at the new visual art oasis, simply titled The Cottage, in Nokomis.
    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • January 27, 2015
Creative Commune

Local artists band together to form a unique space that's more than a gallery.

  • Arts + Culture
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • January 27, 2015
The Design Update: Today's Kitchen

In the past decade, people have acknowledged that by designing their kitchens with ample space for cooking and entertaining. Now that kitchens play a role as the centerpiece of the home, floor plans are getting larger and the list of must-have features is changing.

  • Arts + Culture
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2015
News Briefs

MIS Director Kathi Pletzke to retire Feb. 1; Hazardous waste/e-Scrap collection event Saturday; Power outages reported in Sleepy Lagoon

  • Longboat Key
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Daily Eats will be in the same 6,600-square-foot building on Cooper Creek Boulevard and University Parkway across from the Mall at UTC. Courtesy rendering
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • January 27, 2015
Tampa restaurateurs zero in on East County

The Ciccio Restaurant Group plans to open two locations in 2015. It wants to 'get in on the growth' of the area.

  • East County
  • News
Mollie Nelson and Pam Swain with a few of the 1,000 cranes they turned to gold for the Jan. 24 Corinthian Gala. Photo by Peter Acker.
    By
  • Black Tie Staff
  • January 27, 2015
Black Tie & Tales

The bird women; Talk about timing; Babies in bold; and Tidbits.

  • Arts + Culture
Jimmy Kuebler said his friends convinced him to give soccer a try in his senior year at the Out-of-Door Academy.
  • By Jason Clary
  • January 27, 2015
Switching positions

Jimmy Kuebler started playing soccer again as preparation for the baseball season and rediscovered his love for the sport.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 27, 2015
Wastewater forcemain in the pipeline for 2016

Construction on a new pipeline will flow through Sarasota Bay during the early part of next year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Gucci Rose Gold Automatic, Limited Edition starting at $17,800 at McCarver & Moser
    By
  • Heather Merriman Saba
  • January 27, 2015
Hot Flash: Wrist Worthy

Watches are not only a necessity, but also a glamorous accessory. Black Tie stopped in some fine jewelers to see what's ticking.

  • Arts + Culture
Tito's defeated Hillcroft Sunday, at the Sarasota Polo Club, during the 12-goal match of the Maduro & Diamond Vault Cup. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2015
Tito's defeats Hillcroft in a Polo Club nailbiter

Tito's played Hillcroft in the Maduro & Diamond Vault Cup Sunday, at the Sarasota Polo Club.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2015
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • January 27, 2015
Students take on real world connections

Eleven students launched a website and mentoring program to help their peers explore future career paths.

  • East County
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