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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 22, 2010
Cops Corner 07.22.10

A large box of roofing nails spilled all over the westbound lanes of the causeway. Wile E. Coyote was nowhere to be seen.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • April 5, 2018
Fruitville Elementary students back in class after evacuation

No injuries were reported, and officials believe it was an issue with an air conditioning unit.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The parade begins on Main Street every year.
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • May 21, 2019
Upcoming Memorial Day Parade prompts road closures

Road closures in the city of Sarasota will begin around 9 a.m. on Monday, May 27

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 9, 2014
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • April 22, 2015
Seaplace residents part ways for summer

Seaplace residents got together one last time before the end of the season on April 22.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Rob Christy submitted this sunset photo, taken at the Venice pier.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 18, 2015
Weather: Sarasota

Visit YourObserver.com to submit your local weather or nature-related photos. Each weekly winner will be entered into a monthly drawing for a $25 gift card. One grand prize winner will receive a $5,000 flooring makeover, to be announced in October.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
The position is a part of the reorganization of the county's departmental structure.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • December 11, 2014
Sarasota County hires development services manager

Dennis Murphy, who worked previously as the director of growth management for the city Punta Gorda, will begin Monday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Bob perked up from the warm afternoon when his favorite handler, Diane Moyer, came into his enclosure with a tasty snack — corn on the cob."He loves corn," Moyer said.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • April 13, 2016
Big Cat Habitat's single male, new digs with pool, seeks companion

Capybara enjoys life of leisure at the Big Cat Habitat and Gulf Coast Sanctuary.

  • East County
  • News
Gavin Root.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 8, 2017
East County Athlete of the Week: 03.08.17

East County Athlete of the Week: 03.08.17

  • East County
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  • By Katie Johns |
  • September 1, 2017
Kiwanis Club enjoys happy hour

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key gathered on Aug. 31 for its first happy hour.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Centre Shops is located in the 5300 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 4, 2014
Centre Shops sells for $3.7 million

The sale of the shopping center closed Dec. 1, according to Manatee County property records.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"I believe circus people are the unsung heroes of entertainment," Joseph Dominick Bauer Jr. says. "We risk our lives and hope there isn’t a mishap every time we work."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • January 26, 2011
Lord of the ring

After more than two decades of touring the world with his "Wheel of Thrills," Circus Sarasota ringmaster Joseph Dominick Bauer Jr. performs his signature stunt before a hometown crowd.

  • Arts + Culture
Jack, third grade
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2012
Pelikids

Pelikids is a monthly feature highlighting the work of Sarasota County students. These fall-inspired offerings are from students at Bay Haven School of Basics Plus.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 28, 2010
THEATER THERAPY

The Asolo Repertory Theatre will take Kaleidoscope, its theater arts program for students with special needs students, to a year-round format.

  • East County
  • News
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 14, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
McCarver & Moser, a St. Armands fixture for 35 years, will move to Sarasota’s Main Street after Christmas.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • September 3, 2015
McCarver & Moser to say goodbye to St. Armands

McCarver & Moser, a St. Armands fixture for 35 years, will move to Sarasota’s Main Street after Christmas.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Herman Martinez and Jerry Hufford stand alongside the Circle of Honor memorial that was dedicated by the Association of Veterans and Military Supporters and the Pulte Group Southwest Florida Division at Del Webb.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 11, 2019
Del Webb unveils veterans memorial in Lakewood Ranch

Veterans Day ceremony presented by the Association of Veterans and Military Supporters at Del Webb Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
At Siesta Estates on Memorial Day weekend, people parked on property the community recently paid $16,000 to landscape. Photo courtesy Lori Jasper.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • June 27, 2017
‘Pack your patience:’ Holiday parking big concern on Siesta Key

A proposed parking lot could bring salvation for residents and visitors next year.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 30, 2014
Business Briefs

$6.1 million sale is top Bird Key transaction since 2008; LaPensee expands to offer new-pool construction; Manatee County's property tax payment plan approaches

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • January 20, 2010
Reality check

Forty artists get real (and surreal) in the latest exhibit to grace the walls of Ringling College's Selby Gallery.

  • Arts + Culture
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