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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 5, 2014
Police: Two jewelry thefts don't appear to be related

Both incidents occurred Jan. 28, within approximately 1.25 miles - but police say the similarities end there.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Alex Breslin dressed as the Wicked Witch of the West from the Wizard of Oz, holds Java Chip who is dressed as a flying monkey. Dan Plonsky is dressed as a flying monkey as well and is holding Danny, a squirrel monkey.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • October 29, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Howl-o-Ween Pet Costume Contest

Pooches of all types dressed up for the Howl-o-Ween Pet Costume Contest presented by the HSSC on Wednesday at the Phillippi Farmhouse Market.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By John McGuire |
  • March 3, 2017
Police Department releases report on accidents involving bicycles

So far, there have been three accidents involving bicycles on the Key in 2017.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 28, 2011
Cops Corner

April 17, 2011 3:10 a.m. - South Osprey Avenue. Suspicious Incident. Two young boys were seen hurling things at cars using their lacrosse sticks.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Forty scarecrows, including these, have been built for Hunsader Farms’ Pumpkin Festival, which begins Oct. 14. Connie Hunsader said keys to building scarecrows include thrift store shopping and using straw instead of hay.
  • By Berkley Mason |
  • October 4, 2017
Hunsader Farms shows how they make their famous scarecrows each fall

You can build a scarecrow like the ones at the Hunsader Farms Pumpkin Festival.

  • East County
  • News
Manatee Substance Abuse Coalition's Rita Chamberlain discusses potential impacts of the Office of Drug Control's closure.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 19, 2011
Cause for Concern?

Manatee County advocates and agencies say the recent closure of the Florida's Office of Drug Control could hurt their fight against prescription drug abuse.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • June 1, 2016
Summer Movie Guide

Don't miss these upcoming films.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
A rendering shows the design of the Villages of Lakewood Ranch South, the only development in Sarasota County to use the Transfer of Development Rights policy. Courtesy rendering.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 13, 2012
TDR pricing is still under review

Experts told the Sarasota County Environmentally Sensitive Lands Oversight Committee that a pilot program aimed at free-market environmentalism fails the market test.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
BUSTED: This week in police reports: Thursday, March 12
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 6, 2014
Busted: This week in police reports — Thursday, Nov. 6

Busted: This week in police reports — Thursday, Nov. 6

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Tammy Taylor has taken the job as business development manager for the Neuro Challenge Foundation.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 9, 2019
Neuro Challenge Foundation hires business development manager

Neuro Challenge Foundation hires Tammy Taylor to be its business development manager

  • East County
  • News
Dr. George Noble takes calls now from gift-buying customers, not patients.
  • By Dora Walters |
  • June 6, 2012
Neighbors: George Noble

After coming out of retirement to start a new business, Longboat Key resident George Noble is looking toward another change.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Dedra Reed is a fifth-grade teacher at Emma E. Booker Elementary. She says she enjoys the opportunity to help her students develop character.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 21, 2014
The Good News: Dedra Reed

Booker Elementary students share life goals and celebrate the importance of dreaming big with the school's first anthology.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Community members can drop off donations at any Goodwill locations.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • August 27, 2013
Mayor proclaims September Hunger Action Month

Mayor Shannon Snyder encourages community members to donate food for Hunger Action Month in September.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 28, 2009
Scoreboard

Get the latest scores from the Longboat Key Women's 18-Hole Golf Association, Longboat Key Duplicate Bridge Club and the Hole-In-One Report.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 16, 2019
Town shifts Village's drive for resident passes into park

Commissioners agree to look at possible changes in no-parking zones, valet rules and speed limits.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 3, 2016
YOUR VOTE — 2016: Q&A with District 1 Manatee County Commission candidates

Corie Holmes, Ron Reagan and Priscilla Trace discuss issues.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Adrian Moore and Spence Purnell | Contributors |
  • March 29, 2018
Florida says no to power

Voters should demand the state open its electricity market to competition.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Robert Gomes and Jeffrey Plunkett in "The Columnist." Courtesy.
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • February 6, 2013
Theater Review: 'The Columnist'

Florida Studio Theatre opened David Auburn's "The Columnist" this past week to a packed and appreciative audience.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • January 13, 2011
Central Sarasota County Little League Baseball registration begins

Registration dates for the spring 2011 season are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15 and 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19, at Twin Lakes Park, 6700 Clark Road.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2014
News Briefs

North Key beach access to close for groin construction; Longboat Key's final turtle nest of the season hatches; Town Hall to close for Veterans Day; Town manager authorizes temporary 24/7 construction

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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