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  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 27, 2015
Napiers receive sentencing in animal cruelty case

Thirteen months after their East County animal rescue was raided, Alan and Sheree Napier will both see the inside of a cell

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 25, 2015
Sidelines

Amazing Admirals; MLS comes to Lakewood Ranch; Junior Golf Camp registration

  • East County
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 15, 2012
News Briefs

Bed taxes show record year for tourism; Siesta Chamber seeks board members; Siesta bicycle thefts continue this month

  • Siesta Key
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"There’s a huge stigma against improv," Jeremy Lamb says. "Like it’s disposable, like it’s some dumb gimmick you’d see in a bar, which couldn’t be further from the truth."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • September 28, 2011
BACKSTAGE PASS: Off the cuff

Florida Studio Theatre's newest long-form improviser likens performing on stage for hours to a unique form of storytelling.

  • Arts + Culture
File photo. To prepare the shoebox, wrap the top and bottom of a shoebox separately in Christmas wrapping paper.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 9, 2011
Shoebox drive to help local seniors in need

Organizers of the Community Shoebox Reception are asking individuals to fill shoeboxes with goodies for senior citizens.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 20, 2011
Turtle nest scheduled for excavation

A turtle nest hatched on Longboat Key and is scheduled for excavation.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 10, 2010
Commission challengers question election mailer

A campaign mailer that was paid for and approved by incumbents Mayor Lee Rothenberg and Commissioner Peter O'Connor also asks voters to support Commissioner Hal Lenobel.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • May 29, 2013
Summer Sizzlers

This summer's movie lineup looks incredibly hot. And when temperatures soar, there's no better place to beat the heat than chilling out in a dark movie theater. My advice: Be cool. Skip the predictable, big-money blockbusters and dive into some quality films that require an attention span.

  • Arts + Culture
In addition to the 150 hotel rooms, the Kimpton proposal included a first-floor restaurant with frontage on Main Street and Washington Boulevard.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 19, 2015
County to revisit options for planned Kimpton Hotel site

After the developer of a proposed Kimpton Hotel failed to close on a sale agreement, the county plans to remarket land at the corner of U.S. 301 and Main Street.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Stacy Alexander, Mote Assistant Vice President for Community Relations and Communications, and Mote President and CEO Michael Crosby at last year's family festival.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • August 17, 2016
Longboat Key: Your Calendar

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 11, 2012
Conservationists score slight victory

The Sarasota County Commission approved an easement for work at a home on Siesta Key but required green building plans.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Aster the mixed breed puppy is looking for his forever home.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • June 3, 2015
All Paws on Deck: Nate's Honor Animal Rescue seeks volunteers

Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue’s volunteer base shrinks in the dog days of summer. But for the shelter’s 185 dogs and cats, there’s no such thing as summer vacation.

  • East County
  • News
Kristianne Kleine and Juan Gill in “Before Night Falls”
  • By Anna Dearing |
  • February 1, 2017
Ballet Review: 'Ashton, Graziano, Tuckett'

Sarasota Ballet reprised three ballets with perfection.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • July 5, 2016
Visitors descend on Siesta Key for fireworks show

Thousands of fireworks shells lit up the skies during the 26th annual Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce Fourth of July celebration — a tradition the organization is working to maintain for the long-term.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The city is investigating its options for constructing a parking garage on what is currently a surface lot on North Adams Drive.
  • By David Conway |
  • June 2, 2015
City eyes paid parking to fund St. Armands Circle garage

Progress on a St. Armands parking garage is continuing as stakeholders offer their support for various funding mechanisms — including parking meters.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • February 10, 2016
Cops Corner 2.11.2016

Crime reports from around the area.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 27, 2016
What’s the best path?

Put aside the candidates’ sins and flaws. Think instead about the best path forward to lighten the next generations’ debt burden and improve their standard of living.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Jim Herrington and Carol Camiener enjoy cooking for fun and pick up produce from the Sarasota Farmers Market.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • March 19, 2012
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Jim Herrington and Carol Camiener

Jim Herrington and Carol Camiener like to host brunch get-togethers and used to have people over on a monthly basis.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
My Green Buildings co-founder Steve Ellis
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • June 9, 2011
Think Green winner: My Green Buildings LLC

My Green Buildings LLC received the Think Green Award at the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce's 2011 Frank G. Berlin Senior Small Business of the Year Awards.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 14, 2009
Lift station work coming to an end

A lift station project under construction since January near Country Club Shores is being dismantled starting today.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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