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  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2014
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • November 12, 2017
Siesta Key hosts annual Crystal Classic

The sand sculpting competition continues throughout the weekend.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Nate's Honor Animal Rescue recently took Chance from Manatee County Animal Services.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • July 15, 2015
The No-Kill Zone

As Manatee County strives to maintain a 90% animal save rate, shelters crowd and some animals spend more time in local rescues.

  • East County
  • News
  • By April Doner |
  • May 31, 2012
Circling back: A year of Dial Tones

Circling back: A year of Dial Tones

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • October 22, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Suspicion is in the eye of the beholder

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Trey LaPorta, Rollins College, lacrosse; Hannah Howard, Elon University, soccer; Christina Warren, Princeton University, crew; Victoria Krupa, Huntingoon College, lacrosse
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 14, 2013
Signing Day: Athletes commit to colleges

Nine Sarasota seniors signed national letters of intent Feb. 6.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2011
District opens line for parents

The Manatee County School District this week opened a special line, called the Parent Information Phone Line, to help parents with back-to-school questions.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • April 20, 2020
Provisional date set for Siesta Promenade hearing

The case, which first began in 2018, will be heard in the 2nd District Court of Appeals on June 23.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Casey Wingate is crowned as the Florida Cattlemen's Association State Sweetheart. Photo by Ron O'Connor
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 9, 2019
Myakka City 'Sweetheart' primed for beefy role

Casey Wingate begins her term as the Florida Cattlemen's Association State Sweetheart.

  • East County
  • News
Ashley and Tim Gruters pose with their Observer newspaper in front of the Biltmore estate in Asheville, N.C. Courtesy photos.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • September 22, 2011
Neighbors: No Reservations

A four-day weekend tennis tournament became a 33-day road trip that led Sarasota couple all the way to New York City and back.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 9, 2011
School district offers help line for parents

The Manatee County School District today opened a special back-to-school phone line for parents with questions about registration, bus stops and other issues.

  • East County
  • Schools
Rabbi Samantha Kahn, Temple Sinai's Director of Youth Education, Outreach and Engagement Bethany Leinweber and Gulf Gate teacher Michelle Portnow Rivas said the Daffodil Project is a way to remember those who died in the Holocaust
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • November 17, 2020
School, temple partner on Holocaust education

Gulf Gate fifth grade students will plant a Holocaust remembrance garden as part of the Daffodil Project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A lemur and her infant jump around in the indoor enclosure at the Myakka City Lemur Reserve.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • June 21, 2017
Myakka City Lemur Reserve branches out

Baby boom leads to Myakka City Lemur Reserve expansion.

  • East County
  • News
Dolores and Frank Infanger have been members of the Siesta Isles Security Patrol for more than 25 years. Photos by Alex Mahadevan.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 14, 2013
All eyes on Siesta Isles

Siesta Isles may not be the most exciting beat. But, volunteers say the constant presence of neighborhood watch discourages crime.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
File photo The Manatee County School District plans to select a principal for Lakewood Ranch High School by July 1.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • June 18, 2014
District restarts principal search

The top candidate for the Lakewood Ranch High position turned down the job.

  • East County
  • News
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is still processing a federal permit for a  project that will bring approximately 250,000 cubic yards of sand from a sand source in the middle of the state.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 17, 2015
Town attains state permits for beach projects

All that stands in the way for three separate beach projects bringing millions of dollars worth of sand to the shores of Longboat Key is federal permits.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Harry Sayer |
  • February 20, 2022
Sarasota celebrates solidarity for Jewish community

The event was held in the wake of antisemitic flyers being distributed in Sarasota neighborhoods.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 11, 2016
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Feb. 18

A look at our favorite events happening this week

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
An alligator rests at the edge of a pond in Heritage Harbour, where two residents started a Nextdoor group to advocate against the removal of alligators from ponds in East County communities. Courtesy photo.
  • By Brendan Lavell |
  • May 5, 2021
East County residents wrestle with alligator issues

Alligator removal sparks fierce debate in East County

  • East County
  • News
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