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  • By Pam McTeer |
  • August 19, 2009
HOA foreclosures rise in East County

Attorney Scott Petersen said his office has seen an increase in homeowner's associations beginning foreclosure proceedings.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 30, 2009
Cops Corner

A man got drunk at a bar and asked his friend to drive him home. The friend drove the man's car, dropped off the man and left in the car. The next morning, the man couldn't get in touch with his friend and had no idea where the car was.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Music Director Shawn Gross conducts during a dress rehearsal this week. The cast has been practicing twice a week for 10 hours a month since September.
  • By Randi Donahue |
  • December 5, 2013
Singing Christmas Tree branches out

FirstSarasota, the Downtown Baptist Church, commemorates 40 years of the popular seasonal production with a new lineup of music.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Jim Herrington’s Longboat Key kumquat tree was overflowing recently with abundance.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • November 16, 2011
EDIBLES: From tree to table: Kumquat and cranberry relish

Some folks grew up with the cranberry sauce that comes out of a can - after you remove both ends of it, that is, and slide the gelatinous mass onto a plate.

  • Arts + Culture
John Kintz’s first day as police chief was in 1997. File photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Looking Back: John Kintz

Former Longboat Key Police Chief John Kintz was prepared for business as usual as he planned for President George W. Bush's stay on Longboat Key. But Bush's overnight stay on Sept. 10, 2001, turned out to be anything but routine.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Jim Harriott said staff had noted during a June budget discussion that the county would not have the approximately $7 million in extra funding it needs for the project until FY 2015.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • September 6, 2011
Gulf Gate Library project could be moved up

In response to concerns voiced Tuesday by Sarasota County Commission Chairwoman Nora Patterson, county staff will examine ways to accelerate the construction of the new Gulf Gate Library. The project is set to start in Fiscal Year 2015.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Six-year-old Abby Hite spends six days a week training for her triathlons.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 5, 2013
National Qualifier: Abby Hite

Six-year-old Abby Hite will compete in the IronKids National Championship Aug. 31, in Des Moines, Iowa.

  • East County
  • Sports
Luella Crofut presented Ashley Kruger, middle, with a check of the garage-sale proceeds she raised in Kruger’s honor. At right is Sarasota Military Academy Headmaster Daniel Kennedy.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • December 29, 2011
Sarasota resident donates $1,400 to bone-cancer patient

Luella Crofut held a 10-day garage sale to raise money for a Sarasota Military Academy student diagnosed with cancer.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Gene Jaleski, pictured in 2009, previously held the District Five seat.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 12, 2012
Town seeks resumes for commission seat; Jaleski has interest

The town seeks resumes from citizens interested in the seat. Former Commissioner Gene Jaleski is the latest to express interest.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Kai inventor Kelly Atkins, center, leads a class at Sara Dance. Photos by Molly Schechter
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • April 23, 2014
Aerobic Grandma: Local teacher launches new way to dance yourself fit

Kelly Atkins created Kai, a dance-based form of cardiovascular conditioning with strong connection to the mind/body universe.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 8, 2009
Paid parking progresses

Vendors will begin the bidding process to install and maintain parking meters on downtown streets.

  • Sarasota
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Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
The Colony is gone — from the sign, that is. The letters that formed "The Colony" were recently replaced with a fresh coat of green paint.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 11, 2012
Adams withdraws his Colony plan

Colony unit owner Andy Adams is out of the running for the role of Colony redeveloper, but three developers will make their cases to the board this week.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 11, 2009
Rothenberg qualifies for fourth term

The town of Longboat Key will have at least three contested commission seat races this March.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2012
Obituary: William S. Buchanan Jr.

William S. "Bucky" Buchanan Jr. died June 25, he was 92.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Traffic going onto and off of St. Armands Circle is often backed up for about an hour during peak hours, according to people in the area. (Jessica Salmond)
  • By David Conway |
  • February 4, 2015
Traffic troubles

Traffic continues to frustrate city residents off of the mainland, but St. Armands leaders are working with city and state officials to find potential fixes.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Joseph Axtell, a 23-year-old University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee senior, won the #VolvoJoyride contest on Pinterest, earning a four-day, three-night road trip to Colorado Springs, Colo., in his dream car.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • December 12, 2012
Joy Ride: East County resident takes trip in his dream car

Joseph Axtell won the #VolvoJoyride contest on Pinterest, earning a trip to Colorado Springs, Colo., in his dream car.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 1, 2013
News Briefs

The Lauren O'Hara Memorial Fund and TreeUmph! Adventure Course are teaming to raise funds for children with cancer being treated at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg.

  • East County
  • News
Longboat Key resident David Milberg posed with his mother, Helga, at the Jewish Community Center in Tucson, Ariz., where she gave a speech in April 2012 about Kristallnacht. Courtesy photo.
  • By Katie Hendrick |
  • May 1, 2013
Longboat Key resident's mother featured in '50 Children' film

The documentary tells the story of how an American couple rescued 50 Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Vienna.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 9, 2009
CDD boards reexamine IDA

Lakewood Ranch Community Development District supervisors will reevaluate the role of the Inter-district Authority, the board that makes joint decisions for the community's four individual CDD districts.

  • East County
  • News
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