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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 15, 2012
Lakewood Ranch adds new neighborhood in Country Club East

Lakewood Ranch recently announced the addition of its newest neighborhood, Haddington, located in Country Club East.

  • East County
  • News
Mike Tisdale and Florikan employees find sections of the fence pushed down or cut.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • December 17, 2014
Property owner concerned with homeless

After dealing with vandalism, theft and damage, property owner Mike Tisdale wants the county to help deter a nearby homeless camp.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The group was too excited when they got to Miami to remember to take a group photo — but here they are back home at Art Center Sarasota.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • December 18, 2013
Where are they?: Art Center Sarasota visits Art Basel

For the first time, Art Center Sarasota bused 32 of its modern- and contemporary-art fans to Miami for Art Basel.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 10, 2014
Sidelines

Bulldog squads notch wins; ODA tops Braden River in golf tournament; Registration underway for TOPSoccer

  • East County
  • Sports
Officers Shawn Nagel and John Majka. Photo by Caleb Motsinger
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 10, 2014
News Briefs

Police officers earn Life Saving Award; Rotary Club plans Veterans Day parade; Commission agrees to extra beach costs

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Carlos Beruff began looking to purchase the Moore's Dairy site, which he calls "the hole in the doughnut," in 2008. Photo by Pam Eubanks
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 10, 2014
Medallion moves forward with dairy site

Founder and owner Carlos Beruff says development should start in about 18 months.

  • East County
  • News
Courtesy photo Jennifer Macleod
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 10, 2014
Football Friday

The Observer wraps up the week in football.

  • East County
  • Sports
"La Fille mal Gardée"
  • By Anna Dearing |
  • December 19, 2014
DANCE REVIEW: 'La Fille mal Gardee'

Sarasota Ballet gave us the best present of the holiday season with its performance of Sir Frederick Ashton's masterpiece, 'La Fille mal Gardee.'

  • Arts + Culture
Prior to May 5, the Sarasota Christian softball team had not played for a regional title since 2004. The girls captured their first Final Four berth with a 7-6 victory over Vero Beach Master's Academy.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 8, 2014
Historic Run

The Sarasota Christian School softball team captured its first Class 2A-Region 3 regional title and Final Four berth May 5.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
File photoLeadoff hitter Skylar Frey went 4-for-7 with a double, a stolen base, an RBI and two runs scored during the Class 7A Final Four.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 28, 2015
Sidelines

Sailors come up short in title game; SCSC wins Venue of the Year award; Golf Tourney to benefit Team Tony

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 15, 2011
Commission approves stricter metals ordinance

A 30-day holding period and restriction of cash payments to $100 are part of a new county ordinance for secondhand metals dealers.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
This Harbor Acres home recently sold for for $2,993,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 6, 2017
Harbor Acres home sells for $2,993,000

Residential real estate transactions for March 20-24.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 13, 2009
THE ATHLETE: Molly McKinney

Pine View School: When Pine View School let out for winter break last year, Molly McKinney made a break for it and landed herself in the hospital.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Read this week's Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2011
Cops Corner: Longboat Key

Read this week's edition of Cops Corner

  • Longboat Key
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Courtesy photo Unit 36B at Grand Mariner condominium, 595 Dream Island Road, has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,928 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.4 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 7, 2014
Grand Mariner condominium sells for $1.4 million

A condominium in Grand Mariner on Longboat Key tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By David Conway and Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 26, 2015
Top Story — June: Tracing the history of the city-county rift

Today, the city of Sarasota and Sarasota County frequently find themselves unable to work together on major issues. How did they get to this point? Can they get past it?

  • Sarasota
  • News
This understated Siesta Key home overlooks a secluded lagoon. Photos by Rachel S. O'Hara
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • October 17, 2012
Perfect by Design: Ben Baldwin house

The McCourtney family found home sweet home in a modern abode on Siesta Key. The creation and former home of famed designer Ben Baldwin has been left virtually untouched for four decades.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Roy |
  • July 2, 2010
Sarasota limits government services during holiday

Libraries and SCAT bus service will be among the services affected by the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 30, 2010
Debate offers glimpse into District 67 campaigns (WITH VIDEO)

The four contenders for Rep. Ron Regan's Florida House of Representatives District 67 shared their views on the oil spill, education and other topics during a debate June 23.

  • East County
  • News
Victoria Hulland and Edward Gonzalez in Ricardo Graziano's "Before Night Falls." Photo by Frank Atura
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • December 17, 2014
Sarasota Ballet invited to Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival

After a year of honors and firsts, the Sarasota Ballet has been invited to perform at Jacob's Pillow, America's longest-running dance festival.

  • Arts + Culture
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