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This four-bedroom home at 619 Sand Crane Ct., in Waterlefe, sold for $497,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 11, 2015
Three-bedroom Richmond Park home sells for $1,195,000

Find out what homes are selling for in East County.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 13, 2016
Sarasota Museum of Art announces fall programming

The museum will host two months of films, artist talks and meet-and-greets at its nearby building, 'The Works.'

  • Arts + Culture
Loris Birnkrant
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • August 3, 2011
Obituaries: Loris Birnkrant

Loris Birnkrant, 92, of Longboat Key and Birmingham, Mich., died July 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The Memorial Cricket Club from Houston, Texas brought home a win in the final.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • December 1, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: 2013 Six-A-Side Festival

Fifteen cricket teams from around the world competed in the 20th annual Six-A-Side Festival Nov. 28 through Dec. 1 at the Sarasota International Cricket Club in Lakewood Ranch. The Memorial Cricket Club from Houston, Texas defeated a team from the Cayman Islands in the Dec. 1 final.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • April 11, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

LLSA Chamber is getting a 'boost' online; Local landmarks nominated as top 100 Florida buildings

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Hearing-impaired audience members of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center can take advantage of a new hearing loop system this season.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 1, 2011
City installs hearing system at Van Wezel

Sertoma Sarasota paid for the installation of a new hearing loop system that allows sound to be transmitted to directly into a hearing aid or cochlear implant.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The New Zealand Women's Four team works out at Nathan Benderson Park in preparation for the 2017 World Rowing Championships.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 20, 2017
Side of Ranch

Take advantage of some world championship passion.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Sarasota County contractors remove sea flora near the end of North Shell Road to make room for one of 17 parking spaces. Residents have called the plans a "compromise." Photo by Alex Mahadevan
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 19, 2014
County begins parking fix for North Shell Road

Sarasota County will close the Siesta Key roadway through July 3 to create 17 regulated parking spaces.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 25, 2010
Breakdown: How Longboaters voted

A total 1,070 Key residents voted in the Aug. 24 election.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Rendering courtesy of SJ Collins Enterprises.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • January 26, 2016
Sarasota County commissioners approve Whole Foods project

The project is located on 4.5 acres of wetlands.

  • East County
  • News
Bin Ziegler captured this shot before a thunderstorm rolled over the Mall at University Town Center.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 7, 2016
East County weather page photo: July 7

Bin Ziegler captured this shot before a thunderstorm rolled over the Mall at University Town Center.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Commissioner Phill Younger said that the town doesn’t know how its START funds are used and worried that including organizations year after year on the budget creates a sense of entitlement.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 13, 2012
Organizational funding discussed

The Longboat Key Town Commission discussed which organizations should receive contributions in the 2012-13 fiscal year budget.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Karen Coltun took this photo from Longboat Key, capturing a shot of a rainbow over the gulf after a storm.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2016
Longboat Key weather page photo: Sept. 1

Karen Coltun took this photo from Longboat Key, capturing a shot of a rainbow over the gulf after a storm.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan will meet with LECOM representatives today.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 14, 2011
Buchanan visits pharmacy center

U.S. Rep, Vern Buchanan is scheduled to tour the Community Pharmacy of Sarasota at 10 a.m. today.

  • East County
  • News
Cast of Sarasota Opera's "La Cenerentola," which runs through Nov. 10.
  • By June LeBell |
  • November 3, 2010
Music Review: Sarasota Opera 'La Cenerentola'

The Sarasota Opera is performing 'La Cenerentola' through Nov. 10.

  • Arts + Culture
Tom Aposporos, David Brenner and Bob Simmons stand in front of — what they hope is — the future site of a black box theater.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 15, 2016
Theater concept takes center stage on Longboat

The Longboat Key Foundation will soon launch a fundraising campaign for a multipurpose theater on the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Gov. Rick Scott addresses the students at Sarasota Military Academy, Friday, Feb. 17.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • February 19, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Gov. Scott visits SMA

Sarasota Military Academy hosted Gov. Rick Scott, Friday, Feb. 17.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sarasota County Emergency Management Chief Ed McCrane, Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Bryan Koon, Manatee County Emergency Management Chief Don Hermey, State Fire Director Marshal Julius Halas and Longboat Police Chief Pete Cumming
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • June 17, 2015
Seminar keeps eyes on hurricane preparation

The most important lesson for storm season: Always have a plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This home at 703 Tropical Circle, which has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,913 square feet of living area, sold for $700,000. Photo by Alex Mahadevan.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 4, 2012
Tortoise Estates home sells for $900,000

A home in Tortoise Estates tops all transactions in this week's real estate. George and Karen Flynn, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1159 Horizon View Drive to Kathleen Brown, of Cincinnati, for $900,000.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 24, 2009
A home on Casey Key sells for $9.9 million

The following residential real-estate transactions took place between Nov. 24 and Dec. 1.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
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