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Results for: Scoop Hero Mesa is a local poop scooping company in Mesa, AZ

  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 24, 2015
Quick Draw contest raises money for Keith Farmhouse restoration

Members of Light Chasers, a regional chapter of the Florida Plein Air Painters, had two hours to paint an image on the Phillippi Estate Park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • February 27, 2015
WEEKEND BEST BET: Winterfest

Lakewood Ranch's annual music festival, Winterfest, returns for a day full of music

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 12, 2015
Less is More: The Bird Tribe's rhythmic, neo-hippie positivity

Less is More: The Bird Tribe's rhythmic, neo-hippie positivity

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 2, 2015
Sarasota County School District to hire arts specialist

Project Elevate, a US Department of Education grant, will fund the new position.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 2, 2014
Herb garden coming to Main Street

A University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee Edible Garden is being planted on Lakewood Ranch Main Street this weekend.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 6, 2013
S'macks Burgers & Shakes now open

If you lived in Sarasota during the 1940s and '50s, you might remember The Smack, a beloved burger drive-in. S'macks is intended to have the reincarnated feel of that place, albeit with a new name and legacy all of its own -- starting with opening day, Wednesday, Aug. 7.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • May 10, 2013
Sarasota police hire former Maryland lieutenant colonel as deputy chief

The new deputy chief was chosen from six finalists, including two local candidates.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 27, 2013
Manatee 100 Club honors LBK Officer John Thomas

Longboat Key Police Officer John Thomas is the Manatee 100 Club's 2012 Police Officer of the Year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 27, 2013
Manatee 100 Club honors LBK Officer John Thomas

Longboat Key Police Officer John Thomas is the Manatee 100 Club's 2012 Police Officer of the Year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2013
United Way initiative targets reading proficiency

The United Way of Manatee County has launched its second year of ReadingPals, a program Barney and Carol Barnett, of the Barnett Early Literacy Initiative, fund.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 11, 2014
Judge dismisses Barfield Sunshine suit

Last week, Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Charles Williams dismissed the third amended complaint in a public records lawsuit filed by paralegal Michael Barfield against former Sarasota City Commissioner Terry Turner.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • August 28, 2014
Learning Express Toys shares the 'love' in upcoming Loom-a-thon

The Learning Express, 8451 Cooper Creek Blvd., invites children to participate in a Loom bracelet-making event, or Loom-a-thon, Sept. 13 and Sept. 14.

  • East County
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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 3, 2014
Doctors Hospital taps new executive

Doctors Hospital of Sarasota has named 12-year veteran Dr. Thomas Trinchetto as chief medical officer of the 155-bed facility located

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 4, 2014
Rotary Club of LBK inches toward charter

The Rotary Club of Longboat Key has been active in its first 10 weeks.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2014
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Anna Maria Oyster Bar

This week we went in the kitchen with owner John Horne, and chef Tim Swafford, of Anna Maria Oyster Bar, for mussels Provencal. Get the full recipe and watch an instructional video in this week's In the Kitchen.

  • Siesta Key
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  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • September 9, 2014
School District brings elementary security issue back to the table

At its meeting at 5:45 p.m. Sept. 9, the Manatee County School District will discuss and potentially vote on whether to bring security guards to 32 county elementary schools.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 26, 2014
Manatee takes back prescription drugs

Manatee County has seven permanent drug drop-off locations, plus one on Longboat Key.

  • East County
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • September 29, 2014
Garden Club restores historical sculpture

A sculpture of a Japanese lantern dating back to 1939, once broken and submerged in a pond on the premises, is standing again at the Sarasota Garden Club.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 7, 2014
County advances BMX renovations

Sarasota County commissioners voted to spend $31,000 for a pre-construction manager upgrades to the Sarasota BMX track, but questioned a business plan for the future of the park.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 24, 2013
$22 million price tag sets local record

The north-end Ohana estate was listed last week at a record asking price for the Sarasota County area.

  • Longboat Key
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