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  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • October 21, 2017
Pups get dressed up for Bark-O-Ween

A county-hosted costume contest showed that dogs can love Halloween just as much as their owners.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 4, 2012
Delve into 12: Pension plans

The Longboat Key Town Commission will soon resume discussions of its three pension plans, which have a combined unfunded liability of more than $26 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
With the sale of its Sarasota theater, The Players Centre for Performing Arts can go forward with building Phase 1 of its Waterside Place complex.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 25, 2018
Players won't be 'missing tooth' in Lakewood Ranch's Waterside Place

Sale of existing theater means The Players can build simultaneously with Schroeder-Manatee Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
Donna and Jeff Lenobel escort their daughter, Jessica, the soon-to-be Mrs. Ian Paige, down the aisle.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • October 19, 2011
Beach wedding captures perfect Key moment

Jessica Lenobel, granddaughter of Longboat Key Commissioner Hal and Hazel Lenobel, married Ian Paige Saturday, Oct. 15, on the beach at the Longboat Key Club and Resort. Scarsdale, N.Y., resident Jessica and Roslyn, N.Y., resident Ian met in 2000 at the University of Michigan, where they both studied.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Pirates junior wideout Josh Thomas takes the ball upfield on a kickoff return against Palmetto.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 13, 2019
Pirates football can't wait to set sail again in 2020

Braden River coach confident his team will bounce back from 4-7 season.

  • East County
  • Sports
The planned Amberly neighborhood to be built by M/I homes
  • By Jay Heater |
  • April 13, 2018
New villa community planned for Bradenton

Amberly will be built by M/I Homes in East County.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 2, 2014
Birthday boy gets a dog day

Bentley Weber, second from left, celebrated his eighth birthday at his winter home on Longboat Key with owner Deb Weber and friends Brody, Buster and Scrappy.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The new, 2,000-square-foot Green Ginger Hair Design overlooks St. Armands Circle Park.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 2, 2013
Circle gets down to business

The new year will bring new offerings on St. Armands Circle.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 17, 2011
Bulldogs Junior Midgets win division title

The East Manatee Bulldogs Junior Midget team defeated the Manatee Wildcats 32-16 to capture the FYD South division title Oct. 15.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • March 8, 2018
School district paid thousands to investigate complaints against administrators

The Sarasota County School Board paid an outside law firm $20,290 to investigate complaints made against Superintendent Todd Bowden and Booker High Principal Rachel Shelley.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 12, 2010
RECIPE AND A RESERVATION: MacAllisters Grill & Tavern

MacAllisters Grill & Tavern owners Malcolm and Karen Ronney share an exclusive recipe with YourObserver.com readers.

  • East County
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  • By Amanda Morales |
  • November 6, 2014
Patterson Foundation honors veterans with weekend summit

Journalist Soledad O'Brien and author Wes Moore are two notables who will attend.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 16, 2009
Chili cook-off rescheduled

Lakewood Ranch's Chili Cook-Off have rescheduled it for 3-10 p.m., Sept. 19, on Lakewood Ranch Main Street

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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
Edward Hamburger, Horia Tecau, Joyce Welch, Jackie Bohannon, Max Mirnyi
  • By Katie Hendrick |
  • December 18, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Bryan Brothers at Longboat Key Club Tennis Gardens

Tennis enthusiasts at the Longboat Key Club and Resort got some elite advice and a whole lot of excitement when a quartet of the world's best players - Horia Tecau Max Mirnyi, and Bob and Mike Bryan - participated in clinics Saturday, Dec. 15, at the club's tennis gardens.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
An aerial view shows the location on the south side of the Siesta north bridge that engineers say they expect a contractor to use for staging purposes during a sewer project this spring. Courtesy of Stantec Consulting Services.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • January 12, 2012
FDOT questions timing of city project

A Florida Department of Transportation engineer fears a city sewer project could hamper the start of renovations on the north Siesta bridge.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • September 21, 2017
Sarasota foodies kick off Eat Like a Local Restaurant Week

Sarasota-Manatee Originals members and supporters gathered Sept. 20 at Keating Marine Education Center for bites and brews celebrating the upcoming restaurant week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 21, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the Longboat Observer archives.

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  • Cops Corner
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 9, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Huntyre Elling

Lakewood Ranch High senior Huntyre Elling recorded her eighth shutout of the season, allowing three hits and one walk, while striking out seven en route to leading the Lady Mustangs to a 10-0 victory over New Port Richey River Ridge in the Class 6A-Region 3 finals May 1.

  • East County
  • Sports
Five-year-old Nicholas Messer tried to collect as many clouds on the end of his nose as possible.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 17, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Harvest UMC VBS

Three hundred children enjoyed a fun-filled week of Vacation Bible School June 11-15 at Harvest United Methodist Church. During this year's 'Sky' themed VBS, children enjoyed all-star games, science projects in imagination stations, snacks, bible stories and more.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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