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The incident occurred around 11:40 p.m. last night.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 4, 2015
University Parkway Moe's robbed at gunpoint

The armed robbery occurred around midnight Monday.

  • East County
  • News
Florida Power & Light Co. workers spent hours digging up and fixing a buried power line July 7 in the 2100 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive. (Kurt Schultheis)
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 22, 2015
Power outage sparks concern

A 10-hour power outage on Longboat Key July 7 sheds light on the difficulty of repairing buried wires.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Map by Nicole Thompson
  • By David Conway |
  • April 22, 2015
City to further explore Circle garage options

St. Armands Circle stakeholders are standing firm behind a plan to add a Circle parking garage.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Father Frederick Robinson, the rector for Church of the Redeemer on Palm Avenue.
  • By Whitney Elfstrom |
  • August 27, 2019
Church of the Redeemer rector welcomes first grandchild

Ayla Kessel-Robinson was born on Aug. 19 and was 7 pound 8 ounces.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Terri Driver checks the caging on a nest on Longboat Key Beach in June 2016.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • April 26, 2017
Longboat Key Turtle Watch: Hatching History

Since its inception in 1969 , the turtle watch volunteers have monitored Manatee County Beaches.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • January 17, 2014
City Commission to review lift station recommendations

Five months after the city hired a new engineering firm to oversee the construction of Lift Station 87, commissioners will hear the group's proposal for finishing the project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Willowbrook residents Armando Oyolo-Delgado and Amanda Dillon look at photos of their damaged home. File photo.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • May 1, 2013
Willowbrook developer files lawsuit

KB Home blames the 41 subcontractors for faulty home construction.

  • East County
  • News
Robert Shuey and Joe Shaw, employees of Tierra Inc., check on the depth of the water table Jan. 31 in one section of the Siesta Public Beach Park. Photo by Norman Schimmel.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • February 2, 2012
'Field work' under way at Siesta Public Beach

If you see a couple of men digging into the parking lot at Siesta Public Beach over the next couple of weeks, the odds are good they are part of a crew working under the auspices of the Sarasota County Public Works Department.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
County commissioners are faced with tough decisions as they look to cut $11 million from the next fiscal year.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • January 3, 2018
Issue to watch 2018: Budget

Although this year's budget is taken care of, commissioners are now identifying places to cut $11 million from next year's budget.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • June 20, 2012
Hilton renovation in the works

The Longboat Key resort hopes to start construction in May, resulting in a new look and the addition of 80 to 85 rooms.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A multiway stop sign is planned for the intersection of Shadow Lawn Drive and Contento Drive.
  • By Brynn Mechem |
  • January 9, 2020
Siesta Isles neighborhood to see slew of traffic changes

County Commission supports changes requested by Siesta Isles neighborhood over recommendations delivered by county staff.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 25, 2016
Do-over in District 23 …

The Republican District 23 Senate race features four experienced lawmakers who would serve respectably. But their views on Medicaid change our point of view.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Canadian developer Vandyk is planning an iconic nine-story condo complex at the gateway to Golden Gate Point.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • March 3, 2016
Development squeezes space on Golden Gate Point

The second-to-last piece of vacant property in the downtown district is slated for development.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 3, 2019
Sarasota weather page photo: July 4

A purple gallinule, as photographed by Jeannie Sparks in Sarasota’s Celery Fields.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • October 14, 2015
People with Purpose: Charlie Ann Syprett

After leaving a career in law to help families affected by cancer, Syprett says helping others find joy is her biggest passion

  • Black Tie
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 3, 2019
East County weather page photo: July 4

Richard Bottorff captures this bald eagle in flight in Rye Preserve.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 3, 2019
Longboat Key weather page photo: July 4

Bill Trombetta captured a perfect sky on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 22, 2016
Cops Corner: East County 08.25.2016

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner!

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • August 19, 2014
Café Americano: New dinner menu; same great location

Café Americano: New dinner menu; same great location

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2009
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