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  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Colony Beach & Tennis Resort developer Chuck Whittall pledged to buy the town of Longboat Key a ferry to soften traffic concerns during the first pitch of his redevelopment plans.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2017
Top Story — December: Colony Resort promoter makes big promises

Catch up on the hottest news items of the of the year with the Observer’s Digital Year in Review.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Pine View School graduate  MInnah Stein advocates for sexual assault awareness
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • July 30, 2018
Pine View School graduate MInnah Stein advocates for sexual assault awareness

Minnah Stein has been nationally recognized for her work addressing sexual assault in Sarasota high schools.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Pearce
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 20, 2012
Closing date set for new Ranch maintenance facility

With county approvals in hand, Lakewood Ranch CDD 2 is ready to close on land and financing for a new maintenance facility.

  • East County
  • News
Minnah Stein and Emma Kanego weigh a bucket of air potatoes they collected.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • April 18, 2015
SRQ Volunteens host weekend service events

The SRQ Volunteens pitched in at Phillippi Estate Park rounding up buckets of air potatoes with the Sarasota Bay Guardians Saturday, April 18.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Sue Wolverton, dressed as Sooner the horse, with her husband, Woody.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 15, 2010
Horsing around fulfills lifelong dream

Sue Wolverton crossed an item off of her bucket list when she performed as the University of Oklahoma's mascot.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May is accepting “higher and better” offers that may come forth before an auction scheduled for 2 p.m. June 19 in his Tampa courtroom.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 13, 2014
Colony Lender's attempt to delay auction fails

A motion to delay the auction of a bankrupt estate was denied by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May on Thursday.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Keith Pandeloglou owns Cowork offices in Lakewood Ranch and Sarasota and now becomes the new director of Lakewood Ranch Community Activities.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 9, 2017
Lakewood Ranch Community Activities hires new director

Business whiz talks about new challenge in nonprofit sector.

  • East County
  • News
 Zota’s opening creates an appropriate time to acknowledge and applaud Ocean Properties’ commitment to this region.
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 5, 2017
A bow to Ocean Properties' commitment

Rarely are private enterprises recognized and applauded for their investments and contributions.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The area was searched using the Sheriff's Office helicopter, K-9 and patrol deputies with negative results.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • November 29, 2011
Little Caesars Pizza robbed by armed male

At 8:52 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, a white male, in his 20s, with brown hair and eyes, about 5 feet 10 inches tall, demanded money from employees of Little Caesars Pizza, located at 4599 Bee Ridge Road.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Courtesy photo. Reverend John Cairns, Reverend Glen Bell, and Reverend Melanie Kim are some of the pastors who will be teaching the Foundations classes at First Presbyterian Church.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • September 24, 2015
Sarasota Calendar 9.24.15

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of Sept. 24.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Once the pumpkins were carved, students placed a candle inside.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • October 27, 2010
Brookside Middle gets pumped for school project

Susan Roberts' eighth-grade science classes at Brookside Middle School spent Wednesday measuring how the circumference and height of a pumpkin can affect the number of seeds it contains.Once they had completed the lab by creatively carving faces into their pumpkins, students lit a candle inside them and turned off the lights to admire their Jack-o-lanterns.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 28, 2018
Cops Corner: A mysterious light

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 2, 2010
Cops Corner

May 24 Extended stay 9:51 a.m. -- 700 block of Tarawitt Drive. Parking Violation. Police observed a 40-foot Bluebird Presidential motor home parked in a front yard. A business card was left on the windshield that advised the owner that an ordinance exists that prohibits motor-home parking for an extended period of time.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Katie Johns |
  • December 19, 2018
Longboat Key is merry and bright with Christmas lights

Longboat, Lido and St. Armands keys are shining bright this holiday season thanks to festive decorations.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 22, 2013
Rams top Tornadoes

The Riverview High boys basketball team defeated Booker 60-48 in the annual Martin Luther King game Jan. 21.

  • East County
  • Sports
Photo by Cliff Roles
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • March 1, 2017
Dishing Out Care: Foodlosophy offers a fresh take on fundraisers

Second annual Foodlosophy serves up Sarasota's best cuisine — with a side of philanthropy.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Chamber Orchestra of Sarasota performs "Comfort and Joy: A Holiday Concert" Dec. 18 at Church of the Redeemer. Courtesy photo
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • December 12, 2018
Chamber Orchestra of Sarasota aims to start a tradition with annual holiday concert

The orchestra will perform 'Comfort and Joy: A Holiday Concert' with three soloists.

  • Arts + Culture
Faith Holliday constructed this agility course for dogs at Donte's Den over the summer of 2017.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • January 25, 2018
Girl Scout goes for the gold

Cardinal Mooney’s Faith Holliday built an agility course for dogs at Donte’s Den.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Jim Purdy has been the director of operations for Manatee County YMCA's four branches, including Lakewood Ranch, for only eight months, but you wouldn’t know it by his lively interactions with customers.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • December 29, 2013
Year in Review: August 2013, YMCA celebrates 10 years

With expansions and ever-growing product offerings, the Lakewood Ranch YMCA has shown an intense focus on customers who have made it a community staple.

  • East County
  • News
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