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  • Observer Staff
  • April 27, 2016
Cops Corner 04.47.16

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 27, 2016
Concession home sells for whopping $2.5 million

Residential real estate transactions for April 11-15

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Rosedale Golf & Country Club resident Rae Ann Darling Reed ran her first marathon in 1995.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 27, 2016
Going the distance, again

Rosedale resident has run 25 marathons and doesn’t plan to stop anytime soon.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch junior Mackenzie Meyer celebrated her 17th birthday April 20 with a three-run blast in the Mustangs 5-1 regional quarterfinal victory versus Tarpon Springs East Lake.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 27, 2016
East County High 5 Moments: 04.28.16

East County High 5 Moments: 04.28.16

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 27, 2016
That's the ticket ...

Check out these top East County sporting events.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch junior forward LaDazhia Williams will participate in USA Basketball's U18 Team Trials May 27 through May 31.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 27, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Lakewood Ranch forward hauls in USA Basketball invitation

  • East County
  • Sports
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 27, 2016
Cops Corner 4.27.2016

The week's most comical crime reports.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 26, 2016
Next Steps: Adults find balance with ballet

Former and first-time ballet dancers share the floor in an adult ballet class at Soul Studios.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 26, 2016
Local manatee spotted with twins on Siesta Key

Mote Marine Laboratory scientists have observed Tomo-Bella hundreds of times over the last 23 years.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Local businessman Mac Carraway delivers the board's recommendations to commissioners.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 26, 2016
Does Manatee County need a half-cent sales tax?

An advisory committee recommends the tax to solve Manatee County's pending budget crisis.

  • East County
  • News
Pond 46 is located on Tara Boulevard and north of Gosling Terrace.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 26, 2016
Tara Preserve CDD approves fix for Pond 46

The district engineer proposed a solution would turn the dysfunctional drainage pond into a “dry pond.”

  • East County
  • News
Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub owner Ed Chiles aims to redevelop his restaurant.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 26, 2016
Longboat Key restaurants move forward with changes

Owners of Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub and the former Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant push ahead with redevelopment.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The female juvenile bald eagle has a broken wing. Bald eagles are about 5 before they get white heads and tails. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 25, 2016
Bald eagle in recovery

A juvenile female has been transported to Maitland for rehabilitation.

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota Crew's Monica Whitehouse and Rosa Kemp finished third in the women's lightweight 2x at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials April 24.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 25, 2016
Local rowers revel in success

Sarasota Crew rowers finish third at U.S. Olympic Team Trials.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Prima the paint watched the camera curiously.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 24, 2016
Sixteen Hands horses around for Hayday

The equine sanctuary held a free community event Sunday.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Students took over the dance floor for the Sarasota Military Academy Prom at the Hyatt.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 23, 2016
Cadets masquerade for SMA prom

Sarasota Military Academy hosts a masquerade theme prom Saturday, April 23 at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 23, 2016
Bird Key Yacht Club has a ball

Bird Key Yacht Club members turned into jocks at the All Sports Ball April 23.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Aaron Gonzalez-Guerra reads wishes that visitors left on the tree.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 23, 2016
Children's Garden invites families to appreciate nature

Families attended the Hug-A-Tree event at the Sarasota Children's Garden to recognize Arbor Day.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Helena and Lawrence Downyok of Sarasota
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 23, 2016
Families find fun at SMART

The event welcomed families with autism from around the area.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Brian Motherway of Bradenton prepares his cart before the tournament starts.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 23, 2016
The River Club hosts 2nd annual A Round for the Kids golf tournament.

The tournament benefits Braden River Elementary.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Each of the six items on a Seder tray has a symbolic meaning.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 23, 2016
Temple Emanu-El breaks matza with Seder dinner

Members of Temple Emanu-El recognize the first night of Passover with a congregation-wide Seder dinner.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 22, 2016
Temple Beth Israel celebrates Passover

Longboat Key residents celebrated the first night of Passover April 22, at Temple Beth Israel.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Although the city wanted to extend the CRA, the county voted last year to let the funding mechanism expire.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 22, 2016
County staff rebuffs city’s claim to CRA cash

Although the city of Sarasota believes it’s due an extra year of funding for the downtown Community Redevelopment Area, the county is prepared to share a differing opinion.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Crewe Captain Paul Webb draws his sword, to the delight of the third-grade class.
    By
  • Jessica Salmond
  • April 22, 2016
Crewe of De Soto conquers Bashaw Elementary

Students tried to collect as many necklaces as possible.

  • East County
  • Schools
SWAT officer Ben Smith keeps up with runners with three-year-old daughter Bryleigh in a stroller.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 22, 2016
Law enforcement light the way for Special Olympics

Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office and Sarasota Police Department carry the torch for the 33rd annual Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 21, 2016
ODA finds cat's meow

Student performances of "Cats" run through April 24.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Sen. Nancy Detert with Justin Taylor, granddaughters Lisa and Stephanie Detert and Jessica Taylor
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 21, 2016
Sarasota GOP honors Gov. Rick Scott

The Sarasota County Republican Party awarded Scott the “Statesman of the Year” award.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Argus Foundation President Ron Hershberger and Sarasota County Commissioner Christine Robinson
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 21, 2016
Argus Foundation hosts state Senate candidates

All six state Senate candidates appear on a panel for the Argus Foundation Meet the Minds luncheon.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Amelia Malkin picks a cucumber from the Goldie Feldman Academy Garden.
    By
  • Amanda Morales
  • April 21, 2016
Goldie Feldman harvests against summer hunger

Students at Goldie Feldman Academy harvest vegetables from the school garden to donate to All Faiths Food Bank.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Dan Hill submitted this photo of the moon above Sarasota before dusk.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2016
Sarasota weather page photo: April 21

Dan Hill submitted this photo of the moon above Sarasota before dusk.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Jeannie Sparks spotted this bee on a bristlecone pine.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2016
East County weather page photo: April 21

Jeannie Sparks spotted this bee on a bristlecone pine.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Florida Department of Transportation is finishing a $5.3 million bridge rehabilitation project on south Siesta Key.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • April 21, 2016
Stickney Point Bridge lane closures coming next week

The Florida Department of Transportation aims to finish the $5.3 million rehab project by the end of May.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Gerry Dice submitted this photo of her grandson, Nate VanDrunen, and great-grandaughter, Winnie, walking along the beach on Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: April 21

Gerry Dice submitted this photo of her grandson, Nate VanDrunen, and great-grandaughter, Winnie, walking along the beach on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
City staff works to install the sculpture Embracing Our Differences at the Main Street and Orange Avenue roundabout.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 21, 2016
WHAT'S HAPPENING: Roundabout art and south Siesta Daiquiri Deck

The owners of Daiquiri Deck announced a new location, and the city installed a new piece of public artwork downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Vicky Imperial and Maria Cora Gaffar, president of the Asian Women's Club of Lakewood Ranch, snack on Filipino cuisine.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 21, 2016
Lakewood Ranch club cooks up cultural cuisine

Asian Women's Club of Lakewood Ranch members have been touring the globe through their pallets.

  • East County
  • News
The meeting was held at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 21, 2016
Off-duty patrol discussions still in works

Lakewood Ranch CDD 1 hopes a contract with the Manatee County Sheriff's Office can be secured within three months.

  • East County
  • News
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