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  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • August 20, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Exit Art

When Debbie Stanick moved to Sarasota from Pittsburgh, Pa., she wanted to start a store that was unique. Thus, Exit Art was born and is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The home at 1361 Harbor Drive  recently sold for $2.5 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 19, 2017
Harbor Acres home sells for $2.5 million

Residential real estate transactions for Oct. 2-6.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Sarasota city and county commissioners approved studies of three sites as potential locations for a homeless shelter.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 8, 2014
Local homeless plan moves ahead

Engineering firm Cardno TBE is preparing an estimate for environmental studies of three city of Sarasota sites picked to potentially house a 35-000-square-foot homeless facility.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Ashley Pawelczyk |
  • September 3, 2014
Let's Talk Looks: 2014 Emmy Awards red-carpet fashion

Let's Talk Looks: 2014 Emmy Awards red-carpet fashion

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 24, 2012
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 1, 2014
Country Club Shores sells for $760,000

A home in Country Club Shores tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Geza and Ilona Benko, of Longboat Key, sold their home at 531 Chipping Lane to Victor and Anamaria Mitchell, of Castle Rock, Colo., for $760,000. Built in 1967, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,341 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $350,000 in 1995.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • March 1, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Victoria Krupa

Victoria Krupa, 17, is enjoying a stellar junior year as Cardinal Mooney's goalkeeper for the lacrosse team.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
File of Life magnets are placed on refrigerators to provide firefighter/paramedics vital medical information in emergencies. (Courtesy photo)
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 7, 2014
LBK Fire Rescue programs promote health, safety

Longboat Key Fire Rescue will offer home inspections beginning this month along with its ongoing File of Life program.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The home at 8210 Portlight Court recently sold for $1,475,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 18, 2017
Lake Club home tops sales at $1,475,000

Residential real estate transactions for Oct. 2-6.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
This home at 662 Mourning Dove Drive has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,452 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.25 million. Photo by Kelsey Grau
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 18, 2014
Bird Key home sells for $1.25 million

A home on Bird Key tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2014
Observer Town Hall forum takes place tomorrow night

Through January, editors from the Observer newspapers will host a series of town hall meetings to listen to readers and engage with the communities we cover.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 23, 2012
Our View: Destined to mediocrity?

Congratulations to the citizens of Pensacola. They had the courage to recognize and admit their city was going nowhere, and that it needed a leader, a champion, to raise it up.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Phil King created a beautiful setting for a summer dinner.
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • July 27, 2011
King honors tradition

A couple of decades ago, it would not have been considered a formal dinner. But at a time when casual and carry-out hold sway, the meal that Phil King prepared in honor of a friend's birthday was an intentional treat served at a beautiful table with all the traditional trimmings - service plates, embroidered linen napkins, sparkling crystal and silver, and candles and flowers.

  • Arts + Culture
Kelly Senchyshak watches as her sister Kyra putts during the 2015 Tee up for Sea Turtles with Turtle Inc.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • May 12, 2016
Sarasota Calendar 5.12.16

Sarasota and Siesta Key events for the week of May 12.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Gabe Rosica, right, listens to Watson’s presentation.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 16, 2011
Physical energy explains group's momentum

The 30 physics enthusiasts of the Longboat Key Physics Club meets once a month at Bird Key Yacht Club.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
4011 Shell Road. Photo courtesy of Premier Sotheby's
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • May 29, 2013
3 things: Great Enough for Gatsby

Jay Gatsby would feel right at home in Sarasota. With our wealthy newcomers and lavish social life, it's the perfect place for a glamorous multimillionaire with a mysterious past.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Diane Proios checks Town Planner Maika Arnold’s blood pressure at the Longboat Key health fair May 21. Photo by Kristen Herhold
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • May 27, 2015
Town provides helping of healthy eating tips

The town will host a wellness program for town employees and those who live and work on the Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
New Stoneybrook homeowners association members Tom Bakalar and Dick Williams (and Williams’ wife, Barb) came together for coffee Dec. 17 in anticipation of the Jan. 2 turnover date and election.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 3, 2014
Stoneybrook resident-controlled board named

After more than a decade of developer control, nine Stoneybrook residents have assumed control of their community.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • March 27, 2014
Sidelines

Sailors set track records at FSU Relays; ODA storms back from five runs down; Booker edges Palmetto; ODA swings past Lemon Bay; Youth football registration underway

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2009
Cops' Corner 06.25.09

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

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
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