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Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 18, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • May 31, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Anna Phillips

Anna Phillips, 15, has been involved in Sarasota Aquatic Synchronized Swimming at the YMCA (SASSY) since she was in the sixth grade.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Debby McClung (right foreground) leads Longboat Key firefighters in a yoga pose Jan. 30.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • February 19, 2020
Firefighters try yoga, with help of experts, to reduce stress at work

participants on average recorded lower levels of stress, less work missed due to physical health or stress and said they felt healthier

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 27, 2017
Sarasota County works in concert with its neighbors

Partnerships show that the proper stewardship of public dollars.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The home at 7462 Cove Terrace was built in 2012 with five bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,765 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 15, 2020
Coral Cove home sells for $3.8 million

Sarasota-area residential real estate transactions for Nov. 2-6

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Built in 2008, 353 S. Washington Drive has five bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,489 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 21, 2020
Ringling Estates home sells for $2.7 million

Residential real estate transactions for March 9-13.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Traffic backups have become common at U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 19, 2020
Longboat sets plan to keep watch on traffic effects

Advocacy and teamwork also stressed in town proposal for traffic mitigation.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Paul Thorpe Jr. Park, formerly known as Pineapple Park, is one of three city parks where vending is allowed.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 3, 2019
City cools on ice cream proposal

A city advisory board rejected a pitch to place an ice cream sandwich vendor in a downtown park.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Dan Stevens in "The Guest." Photo source: Amazon.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 11, 2019
Cringe Blog: Don't answer the door

"The Guest" and "Tigers Are Not Afraid" are this week's picks.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Residents of Hudson Bayou and Gulfview Drive expressed concerns with the traffic light being removed at Orange Avenue and Gulfview Drive. Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 6, 2011
Residents happy city sees the light

After Sarasota residents expressed concern with the potential removal of a neighborhood traffic light, city staff made a recommendation to keep the light.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A proposed hotel project at the corner of U.S. 301 and Main Street will not be moving forward after the prospective developer failed to close on the property.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 11, 2019
Hotel plans progress, falter

Two more hotel projects are under review, while a third downtown will not end up being built.

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  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 16, 2009
Lady Pirates win second district game

The Braden River High volleyball team defeated Bayshore 4-0 in Class 4A-District 10 action Sept. 15.

  • East County
  • Sports
Stella will be the Big Cat Habitat's first sloth and newest addition.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • July 12, 2017
The family tree grows at Big Cat Habitat in Sarasota

Stella the sloth finds temporary home in East County as her habitat is being built.

  • East County
  • News
The showroom facing U.S. 301 near downtown will get an upgraded, aluminum facade. Courtesy rendering.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • June 13, 2013
Ford plans $2.5 million expansion

The project will go to the city's Development Review Committee June 19, and the dealership hopes to start construction within two to four months.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 23, 2009
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  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 20, 2012
BRSC registration ongoing

The Braden River Soccer Club will host registration for its recreational soccer program from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 25 and 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 29, at the fields, 5490 Lakewood Ranch Blvd. behind Lakewood Ranch High School.

  • East County
  • Sports
Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent attested that moving the elections would save the city money while increasing voter turnout.
  • By David Conway |
  • July 16, 2015
Citizens weigh in on proposed move of city elections

As the city considers moving municipal elections from spring to fall, some residents are already voicing their displeasure with the potential change.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Event co-chairs Maggie Edger and Beth Waldman
  • By Kelsey Grau |
  • April 10, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Longboat Harbour Pizza Party

On Thursday, April 10, Longboat Harbour gathered for its annual pizza party at its private beach access on the Gulf. As the sun was setting, residents enjoyed a sweet treat from a visiting ice cream truck.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sena Szczepaniuk and Madelyne Anderson won the Girls 14 Open Gold Division of the 2016 Junior Beach Tour Championships July 22-24. (courtesy photo)
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • August 18, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Pine View sophomore wins beach volleyball crown.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • January 5, 2016
Archaeologists unearth Manasota period midden at Phillippi Estate Park

On the first day of a two-day excavation, experts find shells that reveal the diets of early Sarasotans.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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