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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 3, 2010
Cops Corner

May 24 King of the urban jungle 5:30 p.m. - 600 block of Central Avenue. Theft. A furniture-store owner told police that someone stole two cast-iron lion's heads that were mounted to the front of his building. The heads were attached to metal brackets with silicone adhesive, and the brackets were mounted to the building. The lion's heads are valued at $1,500 each.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Ian Black started his Sarasota-based real-estate firm in 2003.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 9, 2011
Small Business of the Year finalist: Ian Black Real Estate

Ian Black Real Estate was named a Small Business of the Year finalist at the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce's 2011 Frank G. Berlin Senior Small Business of the Year Awards.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Incumbent Longboat Key Town Commissioner Jack Daly and former Mayor Jim Brown will return to the dais March 22.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 14, 2017
Brown, Daly win Longboat Key Town Commission seats

Incumbent Town Commissioner Jack Daly and former Mayor Jim Brown will return to the dais March 22.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 12, 2014
Moving on

Three East County seniors will continue their football careers at the next level after signing national letters of intent March 5.

  • East County
  • Sports
Teen Court is run by students so that defendants may be positively redirected by their peers. Photo courtesy of the Teen Court of Sarasota.
  • By Samantha Chaney |
  • January 31, 2019
Sarasota Teen Court gets a $25,000 gift of presence

Teen Court of Sarasota plans to use a matching $25,000 grant to establish on-campus operations.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2013
Letters to the Editor

Rats get eradicated but raccoons get a pass?; We need to change the gun laws

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Katie Johns |
  • April 13, 2018
Christ Church sends off snowbirds

About 90 church members gathered April 13 at Cedars East Tennis Resort & Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sam Alfstad in his new gallery goes the extra mile to fit artists' work, big or small, into his gallery
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • June 21, 2015
Breaking the Ice

After a closing the unwieldy yet creative hub of the Ice House last year, founder and art lover Sam Alfstad is looking to change the art to consumer dynamic at the Alfstad& Contemporary Gallery in the Rosemary District.

  • Arts + Culture
parenting
  • By Amy Nance |
  • October 1, 2014
Nine ways to be an artisanal parent in Sarasota

Nine ways to be an artisanal parent in Sarasota

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Joan Partridge learned how to make hand blown glass pieces after moving to Longboat Key about 25 years ago.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • May 30, 2019
Longboat artist has passion for paint

From hand blown glass to pastel paintings, Joan Partridge has always been artistic.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 27, 2014
State Runner-Up

The Sarasota Christian girls basketball team fell to Grandview Prep 45-32 in the FHSAA Class 2A state championship Feb. 20 at the Lakeland Center.

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  • By Mark Bergin |
  • September 10, 2020
Longboat Key plants American flags along Gulf of Mexico Drive to honor 9/11 victims

Friday marks 19 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Elks Bob Erwin, Darrin Simone and Dan Tabor support Hooves with H.E.A.R.T. President Danielle Curtis and rider Frankie Pizzurro with their donations.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • October 4, 2021
Lakewood Ranch and Bradenton Elks present donation to Hooves with H.E.A.R.T.

Elks Lodges donate $4,100 to nonprofit that helps children with special needs.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2009
Cops Corner

Cops Corner

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Concerns about the health of Siesta beaches has led SKA to call for public hearings and an independent peer review of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to mine Big Pass for Lido Beach sand.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • November 8, 2013
SKA celebrates 65 years

The Siesta Key Association celebrated its 65th anniversary Thursday, meeting to discuss its current agenda while looking back at the history of the community. group.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • June 15, 2010
Painter takes on 'goodwill' mission

With little space left in her own home to hang art, Dorothy Sherwood began giving away her paintings to Goodwill.

  • Arts + Culture
The Urban Land Institute panel shares its vision for Longboat Key.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 25, 2013
Daily Headlines: Oct. 25, 2013

Today's stories: Urban Land Institute panel shares its vision for Longboat Key; Sarasota city employees get dunked for charity; Manatee County Commission candidate emerges; and MORE!

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Katie Johns |
  • November 21, 2018
Christmas is coming

The St. Armands Christmas tree is in the beginning stages of being installed for the annual Holiday Night of Lights on Dec. 7.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Although The Bay’s master plan calls for the preservation of the Van Wezel building, it also includes a new performing arts venue on the north end of the bayfront site.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 29, 2019
Van Wezel to share update on plans for new venue

The City Commission will hear a presentation regarding a new bayfront performing arts center, which could cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

  • Sarasota
  • News
LECOM School of Pharmacy Associate Dean Dr. Julie Wilkinson, watches as third-year student Bryan Davidson announces LECOM's national awards for the Script Your Future campaign.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • May 13, 2014
Pharmacy students win national awards

LECOM's School of Pharmacy won two awards in a national competition for its volunteer and promotions efforts.

  • East County
  • Schools
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