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  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • February 2, 2012
VIP parking preserved for Fourth of July

In response to worries about interference with the Siesta Chamber's July Fourth VIP picnic, county staff is delaying the start of a stormwater project at the Siesta Public Beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
This Cypress Creek Estates home, which has four bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths, a pool and 5,108 square feet of living area, sold for $875,000. Photo by Jen Blanco.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 11, 2012
Cypress Creek home sells for $875,000

A home in Cypress Creek Estates tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2010
Cops Corner

Oct. 27 Iguana get my figurines back 700 block of Dream Island Road. Larceny. A real-estate agent reported that two exterior ceramic iguana wall figurines were missing from one of his client's homes. The multi-colored iguanas are valued at $100.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
"Sarasota is a good place for incubating talent," Austin McKinley says. "The lifestyle lends itself to imagination and dreaming."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • April 13, 2011
Prime time

Aspiring screenwriter Austin McKinley gets ready to hobnob with Hollywood heavyweights. The 'TV ME!' winner reveals how he hit a homerun with three unique pitches.

  • Arts + Culture
Three of the four recent fatal accidents in the area occurred in the East County near University Parkway.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 9, 2011
Car, pedestrian collisions spike

The Florida Highway Patrol reported four fatalities and three serious injuries resulting from collisions with both bicyclists and pedestrians in the region in the last two weeks.

  • East County
  • News
Unit 601 at Beau Ciel, 990 Blvd. of the Arts, sold for $1,525,000. File photo.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 8, 2012
Beau Ciel condominium sells for $1,525,000

A condominium in Beau Ciel tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Barbara Mei, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 601 condominium at 990 Blvd. of the Arts to Herta Cuneo, of Vernon Hills, Ill., for $1,525,000.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2013
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Correct posture (left) vs. “chicken head” (right) is posture, which is a forward tilt of your neck.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • May 27, 2015
AEROBIC GRANDMA | “Chicken head” posture: Causes and cures

My partner in this month’s column is a fully qualified expert: John Sutherland, P.T.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch High School student Madyson Flores shows off her heifer, Emmy, with Cameron Dakin Dairy owners Cameron and Sondra Dakin, pictured with their 2-year-old grandson Reid Dakin. The Dakins lease Emmy to Madyson.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 9, 2019
Time for fair play in Manatee County

The 103rd Manatee County Fair offers plenty of competition in livestock, craft categories.

  • East County
  • News
As tropical storm Debby drew close in 2012, the sea at North Shore Road  looked a lot different than a placid day in 2019.
  • By Suzanne Elliott |
  • February 6, 2019
Longboat lands millions six years after Tropical Storm Debby

Longboat stands to receive even more money from past hurricanes and storms

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Alexander Figueroa is a retired Army sergeant Major who now is an Army instructor at Braden River High School.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • June 21, 2019
Our Precious Freedoms: Alexander Figueroa

Army sergeant major and JROTC instructor helps young people understand their freedoms.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Dayton Amey has had his 1969 Mustang Mach 1 since 1972.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 14, 2018
Pony up for charity in Lakewood Ranch

Car show at Main Street at Lakewood Ranch raises money for charities.

  • East County
  • News
Braden River junior Kate Walker swims the girls 100 breaststroke at the 2018 Tri-County Championships. The fifth-place finisher at states last season finished seventh here, after battling injuries.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • October 10, 2018
Tri-County Championships provide local swimmers with feedback

Lakewood Ranch swimmer Sebastian Aguirre and Braden River swimmer Kate Walker are on different paths as the Tri-County Championships give way to the FHSAA state series.

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  • By Katie Johns |
  • December 13, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries: Dec. 14, 2017

Lillian Alpert, Edward Lapekas, Jesse Shire Myer, Nancy Quinn, Joseph Salvino and Sharon Sullivan died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Bitsy Robertson, Marilynn Koach and Scottie Addy confer at an early Junior Welfare League organizational meeting prior to incorporation on March 26, 1957.
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • May 8, 2017
Six decades of service

On its 60th anniversary, Junior League of Sarasota members prove to be concerned with more than pearls and cocktail dresses.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Booker interim coach Dumaka Atkins graduated from the school in 2004 and went to play football at Florida State.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • November 3, 2016
Interim Booker football coach brings discipline to program

He carries with him memories of growing up in and around the school.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Tom and Twyla Fuchs, of Route 128 Winery and Vineyards in Sonoma, Calif., and Daniel Weber, of Johnson Brothers Liquor Co. at last year's event.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • November 9, 2016
Your Calendar: Bacchus on the Beach

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 23, 2016
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Nov. 24

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

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Cintia Manasseh-Caputo does plank exercises during a fitness class at LIVE Training Center, in Palmetto, where she also can practice Ninja Warrior obstacles.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 16, 2016
Paralyzing disease proves no obstacle

A Mill Creek resident beats the odds after battling Guillain-Barre syndrome and now trains for her shot at 'American Ninja Warrior.'

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 3, 2016
Hit or Miss: Jen Blanco

Saddened Pirate softball players honor "Meme"

  • East County
  • Sports
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