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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2009
Cops' Corner 06.11.09

The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 23, 2009
Santa's secret helper

If the North Pole needed a decorator, Santa set designer Roselle Stroz would be the best person for the job.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 24, 2011
TOP STORY, MARCH: Follow the money

A group of Collier County government appointees asked The Jackson Laboratory tough questions. In the end, Collier decided it was too risky.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 4, 2009
Pirates run away with spring game victory

Led by junior running back Tevin Bryant, Braden River racked up 377 yards of total offense on its way to a 35-20 win over Riverview May 28.

  • East County
  • Sports
Lakewood Ranch sophomore Sierra Langston, right, watched the cow she's showing in the fair give birth to a calf Dec. 19. She named the calf, Colby. Langston and her friend Theresa Simunovic, left, will show the pair in the fair Jan. 21.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 12, 2011
County fair promises Manatee magic

This year's fair will run Jan. 13-23 and features musical performances by groups such as The Band Perry, Darryl Worley and Mike's Chair.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • September 22, 2011
More high school students seeking free, reduced-price meals

After the Sarasota County School District Food and Nutrition Services Department made it possible this school year for families to apply online for their children to receive free and reduced-price meals, more high school students have been approved for the aid.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
This home at 1798 Lincoln Park Circle has four bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath and 3,527 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,245,000. Photo by Yaryna Klimchak.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 21, 2013
Home on Hudson Bayou sells for $1,245,000

A home in Lincoln Park on Hudson Bayou tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Ralph and Carrie Major, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1798 Lincoln Park Circle to Priscilla Doulton, trustee, of Sarasota, for $1,245,000.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
This home at 4929 Higel Ave. has four bedrooms, three baths, two half-baths, a pool and 5,871 square feet of living area. It sold for $2,935,000 million. Yaryna Klimchak
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 27, 2013
Home on Higel Avenue sells for $2,935,000

A home in Siesta's Bayside tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Scott and Debra Losch, of Sarasota, sold their home at 4929 Higel Ave. to Mary Peirce and Elizabeth Logan, co-guardians, of Sarasota, for $2,935,000.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Kent Chetlain |
  • December 9, 2009
Longboat Key - Positano condo sells for $2 million

Despite the Thanksgiving holiday week shortened by two days, there were a respectable, eight, key real-estate sales recorded at the Sarasota and Manatee county courthouses between Nov. 23 and Nov. 25.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
This home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,701 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.2 million. Pam Eubanks
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 26, 2013
Country Club Village home sells for $1.2 million

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Larry and Peggy Mulkey, of Bradenton, sold their home at 13215 Palmers Creek Terrace to Michael and Kimberly Milazzo, of Lakewood Ranch, for $1.2 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • May 20, 2009
Ed's Tavern organizes Memorial Day parade

Owner John Breiner will repeat history when he holds the Salute to Heroes Parade May 24.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 12, 2009
Burglars hit five Key businesses

About 1 a.m. Monday morning, burglars stole money and merchandise from five businesses in the Centre Shops of Longboat Key, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
"It's a very important time, and we need strong leadership, and most importantly, the people in Manatee County need to be listened to by their commissioners," Vanessa Baugh says. "People feel like they're not being heard."
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 5, 2011
SEVEN in 11: Vanessa Baugh

If Vanessa Baugh runs for the District 5 Manatee County Commission seat - a decision she says she will make by February - she may be the first person with enough connections and grassroots momentum to seriously challenge incumbent Donna Hayes since she was elected in 2004.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 24, 2009
Key resident gives thanks for gift of life

Gulfshore of Longboat Key resident Charlotte Jensen received a kidney transplant six months ago.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 13, 2010
Black belt trains for U.S. National Team

Braden River High School sophomore Paige Oswald received her second-degree black belt in martial arts at the end of this past year.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 7, 2009
Thunder sets historic marks without track

After finishing as the regional runner-up, The Out-of-Door Academy boys track team sent eight runners to the Class 1A Track and Field Championships May 1 at Winter Park High.

  • East County
  • Sports
Unit 1417 at Condominium on the Bay, 988 Blvd. of the Arts, has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,315 square feet of living area. Photo by Loren Mayo.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 15, 2011
Oyster Bay Landings home sells for $2.275M

Robert and Pamela Morris, Sarasota, sold their home in Oyster Bay Landings, at 1403 Kenilworth St., to Roberto Bonilla, Sarasota, for $2.275 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • November 18, 2009
Asolo Rep unveils its 2009-2010 company

Famous astronomers, biblical lovers, World War II vets and swooning senior citizens will all grace the stage this season.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • January 6, 2010
Duly noted

Think your job is daunting? Try keeping track of every piece of sheet music that passes through the Sarasota Orchestra.

  • Arts + Culture
"I like to challenge my audiences," Francis Schwartz says. "It's the fossilized, artistic fraidy cats who have a problem with what I do."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 29, 2010
The curious case of Francis Schwartz

The experimental composer opens up about his unusual material and how he strikes a balance between the dark and the light sides of life.

  • Arts + Culture
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