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  • By Caleb Motsinger |
  • September 24, 2014
Whitney Beach tenants optimistic for season

The shopping center has gained five tenants over the past year. The occupancy has given business owners hope that there's new life in store for the property.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • August 31, 2016
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, Sept. 1

A look at our favorite events taking place this week.

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2010
Our View

Rural red, urban blue

  • Longboat Key
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Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Unit 206 at The Castillian, 4525 Gulf of Mexico Drive, has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,738 square feet of living area. It sold for $680,000. File photo.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 27, 2012
Longboat Shores home sells for $950,000

A home in Longboat Shores tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By David Conway |
  • December 31, 2013
Year in Review: October 2013, Garage delays frustrate developer

Pineapple Square developer John Simon believes delays at the State Street garage are not only a legal issue but could cause long-term damage downtown.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 28, 2011
COMMUNITY SPORTS TIPS: Retrieving a lob

This week, University Park Country Club Tennis Director Jared Grose shares tips for retrieving a lob.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 25, 2009
Pirates win district opener

The Braden River High football team defeated Bayshore 39-0 Friday night.

  • East County
  • Sports
Members of the Lakewood Ranch Chargers U13 boys elite soccer team are eager to show off their hard work during their upcoming competition. Courtesy photo
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 2, 2013
Making a statement

The Lakewood Ranch Chargers U13 boys elite soccer team will compete in the U.S. Club Soccer National Premier Champions Cup later this month.

  • East County
  • Sports
Junior outside hitter Emily Karg goes up for a block during Braden River's regional final match against Fort Myers Nov. 13.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 17, 2010
Pirates fall in regional finals

The Braden River volleyball team saw its season come to an end with a 3-0 loss to Fort Myers in the Class 4A-Region 3 finals Nov. 13.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 11, 2013
Daily Headlines: Oct. 11, 2013

Today's Stories: Manatee and Sarasota counties disagree on joint-transit system; Colony Beach & Tennis Resort case lingers into November; Longboat Key residents protest boating behavior; Sarasota Opera celebrates Verdi; and MORE.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Bonnie Schneider, middle, brought her visiting daughter-in-law, Norma, and son, Chris, to see the measuring of the cotton plant.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 20, 2011
Casa del Mar plants seed of excitement on the Key

Bonnie Schneider, of Pelican Harbor, has attended the Casa del Mar cotton plant measuring ceremony for the Guinness World Book of Records two times in the past, and this year brought her visiting son, Chris, daughter-in-law, Norma, and grandson, Sean, to the July 15 ceremony.

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George Ceshker retired as an American Airlines pilot four years after Sept. 11. In 2009, he and his wife, Sandra, opened a Secur-All Insurance branch on Longboat Key. File photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Looking Back: George Ceshker

Longboat Key resident George Ceshker was in the cockpit of an American Airlines Boeing 767 on Sept. 11. The plane took off from Manhattan, N.Y., seven minutes after the first plane hit the World Trade Center. Ceshker retired four years after Sept. 11 and later opened a Secur-All Insurance branch. But the events of that tragic day stay with him.

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Courtesy photos St. Stephen's Head of School Dr. Jan Pullen cuts the ribbon at the grand opening of the new Falcon Field house.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 28, 2014
Sidelines

Falcons unveil new field house; Pittsburgh Pirates plan renovation; Chargers tryouts upcoming

  • East County
  • Sports
Bayfront Park, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive, will be revamped as part of a $3.1 million project that includes tennis, pickleball and a kayak launch among other new offerings. File photo
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 10, 2015
Sarasota County parks $2 million at Bayfront

The answer to the town manager’s request for funds was a resounding yes — even before he asked the question.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
File photoSome residents in Summerfield Bluffs saw high water levels for the Braden River behind their homes in June 2012 after Tropical Storm Debby.
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • June 10, 2015
Local officials eye hurricane season

As hurricane season begins, officials urge residents to plan ahead during the calm before the storms.

  • East County
  • News
Hannah Arduini’s favorite subjects are history and English. Photo by Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 10, 2015
Conversation with Hannah Arduini

Hannah Arduini,13, spent four and a half months researching former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt’s efforts to pass the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

  • East County
  • News
Lakewood Ranch High seniors Kristin Zarrella, Ashley Platt and Natalie Novak hope to lead the Lady Mustangs back to the Class 3A Cross Country Championships this fall after finishing third a season ago. Photos by Jen Blanco.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 12, 2012
Lakewood Ranch girls cross-country takes a new direction

Lakewood Ranch girls cross-country team took second at the Barron Collier Invite - the first meet without Olivia Ortiz, who is out with a broken femur.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 24, 2010
Sarasota readies for response plan

Sarasota County emergency officials want to allow BP and state and federal officials to handle any possible oil cleanup on its shore. If needed, the county is prepared to conduct its own cleanup.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Tableseide Restaurant owns and operates Louies Modern, Libby's Cafe & Bar, The Francis and Modern Events Catering. It's co-operated by Joe Seidensticker, Lisa Seidensticker, Steve Seidensticker, Pat Seidensticker and Jeff Greco
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • June 9, 2015
Tableseide takes over Ringling Museum's dining

The Treviso, Banyan Cafe and Visitors Pavilion Cafe will be renovated with new name and menus over the summer

  • Sarasota
  • News
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