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  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 13, 2012
News Briefs

City of Sarasota welcomes new store; Electric-car parade planned for downtown

  • Sarasota
  • News
East County resident Edie Abate submitted this photo of sunset taken through her sunglasses at Bradenton Beach.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 6, 2013
Weather Photo: Made in the shades

East County resident Edie Abate submitted this photo of sunset taken through her sunglasses at Bradenton Beach.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Photos taken by Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputies on scene on June 4, 2019. All photos courtesy of MCSO.
  • By Sten Spinella |
  • August 29, 2019
Longboat Key Fire's marine rescue team covers other towns, all hours of night

The Medical Emergency Response Team is made up of area fire departments who work together on marine rescues.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Emarie and Petr Marcan |
  • July 2, 2013
Lunchtime at Half Shell Oyster House

Lunchtime at Half Shell Oyster House

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • January 19, 2011
Firefighter lodges complaint

A Longboat Key firefighter filed a complaint against five town officials Dec. 29, alleging that they interfered with the Firefighters Pension Board and stalled a forensic investigation of the pension plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Rosemary Kenyon shows off her lantern.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • April 12, 2015
Artists, residents celebrate Siesta Fiesta

Artists’ booths took over Ocean Boulevard in Siesta Key Village for the two-day art and craft festival April 11 to 12.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Shaina Swan checks out a Jalisco Mule, made by Grove GM and Executive Chef Greg Campbell, and which will be featured at the Celebrity Bartender Challenge.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 31, 2019
ALS fundraiser in Lakewood Ranch of Primo importance

ALS fundraiser in Lakewood Ranch of Primo importance

  • East County
  • News
  • By Dora Walters |
  • November 24, 2009
Player of the Week - Michael Pollock

We caught up with Michael Pollock after a tennis match at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Courtesy photo
  • By Katie Johns |
  • July 11, 2018
Gussins get thrilling award

Pat and Bob Gussins, authors and owners of Oceanview Publishing, will receive the Thriller Legends Award on July 14.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
One of the home made scarecrows takes the wheel of one of the many tractors the Hunsader family has out for the upcoming Pumpkin Festival.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • October 12, 2016
Hunsader Farms gears up for annual Pumpkin Festival

The Big Train Ride tops new attractions at Hunsader Farms’ Pumpkin Festival.

  • East County
  • News
Third-grade students at Willis Elementary show off the collage they made. From left: Olivia Cornelias, Kara Smith, Hayden Spring, Cami Willis, Manoela Dossantos and Igor Kitanovski.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 11, 2011
CREATIVE CLASS

Artwork created by third-graders at Willis Elementary School was selected for the Embracing Our Differences exhibit at Island Park in Sarasota.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • January 31, 2020
Taste of the Keys and Fashion Show celebrates ninth year

The Garden Club of Longboat Key let their attendees run the night.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This Lake Club home, which has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,050 square feet of living area, sold for $1,375,000. Photo by Jen Blanco.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 25, 2012
Three-bedroom home in Lake Club tops sales

A home in Lake Club tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Steven Avery and Leslie Talbot sold their home at 16315 Clearlake Ave. to Jeffrey and Lisa Fiorini, of Cary, N.C., for $1,375,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
A home in Country Club East at Lakewood Ranch home, which has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,521 square feet of living area, sold for $1,125,000. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 26, 2012
Country Club East home tops week's sales at $1,125,000

A home in Country Club East at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Capital Four Inc. sold the home at 15108 Camargo Place to Wallace and Janet Hough, of Lakewood Ranch, for $1,125,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
James Monnig submitted this sunset photo, taken at The Diplomat Resort, 3155 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 1, 2011
WEEKLY WINNER: Shining Example

James Monnig submitted this sunset photo, taken at The Diplomat Resort, 3155 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Commissioner Lynn Larson worries that residents and visitors who depend on the trolley will go elsewhere.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 21, 2010
Trolley still in jeopardy

The Town Commission also agreed to discuss a projected $40 million island-wide beach project and how it will be financed at its Nov. 18 regular workshop.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kennedy, Sheri, Kayleigh, Kelsi and Kevin Hart
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • June 17, 2018
Great Father's Day Race celebrates dad

The Great Father's Day 5K Race brings fun, fitness, and fathers together at Siesta Key Beach on June 16.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Paul Thorpe, "Mr. Downtown," is hailed by city leaders as a key figure in the growth of the downtown core during the past four decades.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 24, 2017
Paul Thorpe, 'Mr. Downtown,' dies at 91

For more than 40 years, Paul Thorpe was focused on making downtown a better place, building the foundation for a more vibrant Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
'Emmeline'
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 19, 2014
Classroom Critic

Classroom Critic is a program for middle school students, in which they learn to appreciate the art of film and analyze it critically.

  • Arts + Culture
David Verinder, president and CEO, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
  • By Guest Author |
  • July 1, 2020
Masks can help slow the spread

Health care professionals urge the public to wear face masks to slow the virus spread.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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