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Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2013
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

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  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 24, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

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  • East County
  • Cops Corner
This home at 1219 Westway Drive has four bedrooms, five baths, two half-baths, a pool and 7,415 square feet of living area. It sold for $6.35 million. Photo by Katie Hendrick.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 16, 2013
A home on Lido Key sells for $6.35 million

A home on Lido Key tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Sam Norton, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 1219 Westway Drive to Scott Ramsey, trustee, of Sarasota, for $6.35 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Lakewood Ranch High junior Emily Bulfin battled a pair of Palmetto players for a rebound in the third quarter.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 6, 2013
First-time champs: Lakewood Ranch High girls basketball team

The Lakewood Ranch High girls basketball team defeated Palmetto 37-32 in the Class 6A-District 12 championship Feb. 1, capturing the program's first district title in school history.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch's Pilar Henson and her son, Nicolas Henson, still wonder whether they have been battling COVID-19.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 25, 2020
Lakewood Ranch mother and son frustrated in their attempt to have a COVID-19 test

Coronavirus symptoms aren't enough to land a test for Lakewood Ranch mother and son.

  • East County
  • News
Robert Willis Elementary School fifth-grader and Safety Patrol member Jordyn Milburn goes to open a car door to assist a student as they exit the car to go to school.
  • By Liz Ramos |
  • September 26, 2019
A simple 'Hello' may save the day in Lakewood Ranch schools

Sandy Hook Promise, other initiatives help students feel more included at Lakewood Ranch schools

  • East County
  • News
  • By Abby Weingarten |
  • November 20, 2019
Feast fitfully this Thanksgiving with tips from local chefs

Looking to host a standout Thanksgiving? Area chefs give their advice on how to make a wow-worthy meal.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall poll worker John Morgando, of Waterlefe, voted early at Town Hall. "This is a great site," he said. "It's very convenient and it's a nice place. The response has been very good."
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • November 7, 2018
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall county's top early voting site

Supervisor of Elections concerned Lakewood Ranch Town Hall remains a voting site.

  • East County
  • News
A man driving over a flooded roadway drove his car into a drainage ditch, according to officials with the Sarasota Police Department. Officers were able to pull him from the water, but he later died at the hospital.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • August 28, 2017
Sarasota man dies in flood-related crash; county officials watching for more rain

A man died early Monday morning after a car crash in a parking lot near the Sarasota Kennel Club, and as rains continue county and local officials continue to respond to other flood-related problems.

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  • News
Martin Hyde is one of three candidates to advance to the May 9 election for two seats on the City Commission.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 27, 2017
City Commission candidate profile: Martin Hyde

The political newcomer wants to shake up local government, but he also says he’ll have no problems working with others on the commission.

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  • News
About a third of Longboat Key'                    s population lives in Manatee County.
  • By John McGuire |
  • May 31, 2017
Longboat begins looking at one-county possibilities

Town examines what's involved in erasing county border across the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 18, 2017
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Jan. 19

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

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  • Things To Do
Marina del Sol residents like Ed Kroninger are afraid a hotel will negatively impact the character of Siesta Key — and their view of the bay.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 19, 2017
Opposition organizes against Siesta hotel plans

They don’t know where it’s going to be. They don’t know how big it’s going to be. But a group of Siesta Key residents is rallying against a potential hotel on the island.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Longboat Key homeowner faces whopping $49,106 fine for failing to bring home into compliance..
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • October 12, 2016
Longboat Key homeowner faces $49,106 fine for code violations

Daily code enforcement fines for noncompliance add up to more than $49,000 for a Longboat Key homeowner.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 9, 2015
Cops Corner: East County 6.11.2015

Cops Corner: East County 6.11.2015

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 20, 2016
Tiffany Plaza condo sells for $1,375,000

The Unit 604 condo at 4325 Gulf of Mexico Drive has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,747 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Riverview junior Austin Katz will compete in four events at the Class 4A Swimming and Diving State Championships Nov. 14, in Stuart.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 12, 2015
Going for Gold

Riverview junior Austin Katz is the No. 1 seed in two events heading into the Class 4A Swimming and Diving State Championships Nov. 14.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
The Lakewood Ranch girls basketball team takes the court for the Class 7A state championship Feb. 20.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 22, 2016
Mustangs on the Map

Lakewood Ranch completes its most successful season in school history.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
'A normal person doesn’t understand why you would take two months of your life to put on a show,' David Walker says. 'They just don’t get it, and if they don't get it, then they really aren't going to get me.'
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • August 7, 2013
'Master of the House'

Even if it feels like Manatee Players' 'Les Miserables' costume designer David Walker will never get there, the sew must go on.

  • Arts + Culture
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