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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 4, 2012
News Briefs

City plans repairs for Osprey Avenue Bridge; South Shade Avenue temporarily closed; O'Shea takes the helm at New College

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Players’ Anthony Spall rehearses for his role as Ichabod Crane.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • October 25, 2017
Sleepy Hollow gives Lakewood Ranch a chance to connect with theater

Side of Ranch: Jay Heater

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2009
Cops Corner 09.24.09

The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Bashaw Assistant Principal Beth Marshall and Principal Joshua Bennett are getting excited to have a fresh school for students and staff.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • May 4, 2016
Bashaw Elementary's new addition equals fewer portables

The Manatee County School Board approves $14.7 million upgrade for Bashaw Elementary.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Bret Hauff |
  • May 14, 2018
Survey: Longboat workers impacted by SCAT cancellation

A proposed cancellation of SCAT Route 18 would impact at least 13 businesses on Longboat Key, according to a survey conducted by the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Adrian Moore |
  • January 18, 2018
Cleaning house

Proceeds from the sale of public property should be used to pay down debt, not finance budget shortfalls.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2011
News Briefs

Dentists collecting Halloween candy for troops; Ranch Rotary Club accepting applications; Boo Run, Beer Festival to benefit local charities; Big Cat Habitat adjusts hours; Manatee County launches energy-efficiency project; Scholarship fund launches wreath sales; School District sets open enrollment dates

  • East County
  • News
Twelve-year-old Nikki Yanez earned an all-expense paid trip to Paris to compete in the Longines' 16-player international event May 26 through May 29.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 28, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

A rising Sarasota tennis player has landed a trip to Paris for an international tournament.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
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  • By Ila Edwards |
  • April 22, 2014
A toast to Mom

A toast to Mom

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By David Conway |
  • January 23, 2014
Man arrested after telling officers he smokes weed

Sarasota Police Department officers arrested a man who dropped a cigarette box containing crack cocaine after the man told them that he smokes weed, not cigarettes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Nancy Curtis feeds a baby bird during one of her volunteering shifts, which is one of her favorite activities.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • August 15, 2018
Save Our Seabirds volunteers take flight

Numerous Longboat Key residents volunteer at Save Our Seabirds to help local wildlife.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Colony Beach & Tennis Resort tennis courts are part of a recreational lease dispute that now involves sanctions being levied against Colony Lender LLC.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 18, 2015
Sanctions on the docket for Colony Lender

The Association will argue lawsuits should be dismissed. Colony Lender vows to appeal.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 17, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Juan Florensa’s department is responsible for wastewater services, the Key’s beach and maintenance of town-owned facilities.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 12, 2014
Florensa shares Public Works duties with Kiwanians

Juan Florensa's department is responsible for wastewater services, the Key's beach and maintenance of town-owned facilities.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Three Things: The Good Old Days
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • September 17, 2014
Three Things: The Good Old Days

Sarasota back in the day was a world unto itself - off the beaten path, a quirky resort peopled by eccentric bohemians, circus folk and no-nonsense natives.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 30, 2009
TOP STORY, July: Who owns Beer Can Island?

The town of Longboat Key and Manatee County disagreed about who should be responsible for the popular swath of sand north of Longboat.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Roger Hill started working for Schroeder-Manatee Ranch in 1981.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 5, 2013
Lakewood Ranch remembers longtime manager

Roger Hill, ranch manager for Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, died March 1.

  • East County
  • News
Longbeach Village resident Gene Jaleski reported to Commissioner Phill Younger Monday that fewer than 8-feet of dry sand remains at the North Shore Road beach access. (Gene Jaleski)
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 15, 2015
Resident reports rapid north end erosion

Rapid sand loss in and around two groins built to help hold sand on the north end of Longboat Key has been reported.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • October 27, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: 'Young Frankenstein'

Marty Fugate reviews Manatee Players' "Young Frankenstein."

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 27, 2011
Cops Corner

Jan. 17 Clean freaks 5:30 p.m. - 8400 block of South Tamiami Trail. Shoplifting. Four 20-something men were walking together through a supermarket. They were acting suspiciously and were headed toward the exit carrying a bag. An employee asked if he could look in the bag. One man dropped the bag, and all four men scattered and disappeared. Inside the bag - two bottles of Dove body wash.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
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