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  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2014
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Disabled Army veteran Michael Monthervil and his girlfriend, Ashley Nickles, address the crowd at the Elks Lodge during a fundraiser for Homes for Our Troops.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 14, 2018
Lakewood Ranch Elks pig out for charity

Lakewood Ranch Elks Lodge hosts fundraiser for Homes for Our Troops

  • East County
  • News
Serving Spoon co-owner Layla Copeland models a dress and handbag she designed.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 30, 2011
Designing Woman

Serving Spoon co-owner Layla Copeland is building a second career in fashion, focusing primarily on handmade handbags.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 1, 2014
Letters to the Editor

The Sarasota Observer welcomes letters on current, local topics. Please email them to Deputy Executive Editor Jessica Luck at [email protected].

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 31, 2016
Bradenton home leads local transactions at $918,000

Built in 2006, 11660 Eighth Ave. Circle E. has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,617 square feet of living area.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
The Woman's Exchange purchased the parcel bordering Laurel Park for $275,000 in 2012.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 18, 2013
Woman's Exchange begins expansion

The Burns Square consignment shop this month demolished a building on an adjacent parcel purchased in 2012.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 21, 2011
Magazine sales solicit warnings from police

Longboat Key police have issued at least six warnings in December to individuals selling magazine subscriptions without permits.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Justin Curtis.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 30, 2017
East County Athlete of the Week: Justin Curtis

The senior quarterback talks his best skill and teammate Drew Butler's jokes.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 29, 2009
Water Workout

Nolan Middle School eighth-grader Shannon Kehoe was one of 12 students who participated in the Sarasota Scullers summer teen rowing camp July 20-31 at Nathan Benderson Park.

  • East County
  • Sports
Elliott Falcione said Premier Sports Campus could pursue a naming rights deal for its stadium in the future.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 10, 2019
Willis Smith lands contract to build a library in Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch contractor awarded Manatee County library contract

  • East County
  • News
Chef Jet Tila with Dr. Joann Barrett and Stephanie Sassetti’s eighth-grade science class following a cooking lesson.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • September 27, 2017
Jet Tila cooks up excitement

Celebrity chef sparks interest in science and cooking at the Out-of-Door Academy in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Bobby and Joyce Mazurek vote early for Manatee County.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • March 2, 2015
Early voting begins for Longboat Key

Longboat Key early voting began March 2.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's James and Chelsea Toldi finish the Florida Turkey Trot with their 5-month-old baby, Parker.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 26, 2020
Trot before the turkey in Sarasota

Florida Turkey Trot runners build an appetite for Thanksgiving with a morning run.

  • East County
  • News
Jessica Hays
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • March 11, 2015
People with Purpose: Jessica Hays

For Jessica Hays, it’s important to give back, but even more important is her duty to inspire others to do the same.

  • Black Tie
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 21, 2014
Weekend's best bets: Friday, March 21

Weekend's best bets: Friday, March 21

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Dan Strzempka will speak about his work this Friday at The Out-of-Door Academy’s Siesta Key campus.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 19, 2012
'Dolphin Tale' scientist to visit ODA students

When Dan Strzempka began developing a prosthetic tail, or fluke, for a dolphin named Winter, who had been injured in a crab trap, he never imagined the story would become a Hollywood movie starring Morgan Freeman.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Image courtesy Washington Post
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • February 26, 2019
'Never Look Away' explores the terrors of war, politics and the search for inner voice

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's film explores art's role in self expression and the dangers associated with such expression.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 30, 2014
News Briefs

East County mourns sudden loss of community member; Sashay Dance Club closes; County accepting applications for criminal-nuisance board

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 22, 2016
Concession home tops home sales at $1.6 million

Built in 2007, 19451 Beacon Park Place has four bedrooms, six-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,462 square feet of living area.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
A condominium in The Beaches of Longboat Key – South sold for $1,363,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 16, 2017
The Beaches of Longboat Key – South sells for $1,363,000

Real estate transactions for Jan. 30-Feb. 3

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
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