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Snowy plover nests were roped off last week near Siesta Key’s Beach Access No. 7.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 21, 2011
County will take steps to protect plover nests

Someone on Siesta Key may have intentionally walked up to a snowy plover nest and stepped on two eggs, crushing them.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Risdon Group President Steve Bradley said the rendering of Risdon on 5th would be updated at a later date.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 11, 2015
Risdon Group unveils new Rosemary project

The Sarasota-based developer has proposed a mixed-use luxury project near the intersection of 5th Street and Central Avenue, further contributing to the rise of the Rosemary District.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 20, 2009
Sea cow snuggle

Two Mote Marine trainers explain the 'wow-factor' in working with manatees.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 14, 2012
MMS Observer Team Spotlight

Meet this week's Observer Team spotlight player.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • August 20, 2010
RECIPE & A RESERVATION: The Sun House Restaurant

Sun House Restaurant owners Barbara and Angela Rodocker share an exclusive recipe with YourObserver.com readers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 13, 2011
CDD, Aquaterra reach agreement

A new agreement between the Heritage Harbour South Community Development District and Aquaterra spells out who owns the district's irrigation lines and more.

  • East County
  • News
Clumpy (front row, center) enjoys time with her friends in the Student Government Association — Kelsey Fiander-Carr, Blake Middleton, Domenic Aluise, Emily McNulty, Ally Rahn and Briana Tyler Lutzi.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • October 14, 2015
Braden River High School receives Chick-fil-A cow

Have you met the school's new student?

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • May 7, 2010
Siesta Key crime down this year

Calls for service on the Key fell about 25% year-to-year, partially due to the cold winter and spring.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 5, 2014
Colony hearing on hold until May

Commission expresses frustration with legal counsel after Colony public nuisance hearing is postponed due to a due process issue.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 1, 2011
OUR VIEW: Too soon for the petitions

We get it: When you're in a battle, you do what you have to do, and you be aggressive about it. No stone unturned, as the cliche goes.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 20, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Jayne Alexis Keys died from stage four rhabdomyosarcoma Dec. 8. Before she died, she enjoyed an afternoon in the snow at her Braden Woods home.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • December 12, 2012
Jayne Keys enjoyed her last wish - to play in the snow

The 4-year-old known for her passion for life died from cancer Dec. 8, but not before she played in snow and built a snowman.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Over the next two months, a FEMA project will restore sand to the eroded Lido Key shoreline. Lido residents have repeatedly voiced concerns about the vulnerability of their shores.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 13, 2015
Short-term Lido renourishment begins Thursday

As Lido Key residents await approval for a long-term shoreline restoration project, a smaller renourishment effort is aimed at restoring sand lost after Tropical Storm Debby.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Roger Pettingell with David Lethco and Clancy
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2012
Grads get two paws up

Southeastern Guide Dog (SEGD) board member Roger Pettingell, a Bird Key resident and Longboat Key Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate broker associate, recently attended SEGD's 213th class graduation at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • October 2, 2015
Movin' On Up: This Week in Sarasota's new home

Movin' On Up: This Week in Sarasota's new home

  • Arts + Culture
Brion Whitley looks for a teammate.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • February 23, 2017
A goodbye to (and from) a historic Riverview basketball senior class

Prose and Kohn: Ryan Kohn.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Hostesses Montana Taplinger and Nikki Sedacca
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • February 19, 2014
Black Tie & Tales

Cheering on the troops; Tidbits; and a Night at the Rainbow Room.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • March 26, 2014
CDDs vote to share gate costs

After seven months of collaborating on a solution, Lakewood Ranch CDDs 2, 5 and 6 will share costs of operating the main gates at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club.

  • East County
  • News
Non-alcoholic champagne corks flew through the air, and camera flashes blinded the Braden River Middle School seventh-grader and his FC Sarasota U12 teammates.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 14, 2011
Chargers win home tourney

The Lakewood Ranch Chargers U13 boys team won the Nike Cup Labor Day Showcase Sept. 3-5 at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • September 8, 2010
Subcommittee gets sidetracked

Debates about the town's comprehensive plan overshadowed revisions of the town's vision plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
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