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Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 9, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 12.10.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Longboat Key Cops Corner.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
"I love it. It's my passion," Erendira Wallenda says. "Think of anything you love doing (the most), and that's what we get. That's where I feel most alive."
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • January 23, 2013
Princess of the High Wire: Erendira Wallenda

Erendira Wallenda's life is a balancing act between her responsibilities as a mother and walking the tightrope - sans safety net.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 27, 2015
Wastewater forcemain in the pipeline for 2016

Construction on a new pipeline will flow through Sarasota Bay during the early part of next year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 3, 2011
Wave Runners post impressive results

The Lakewood Ranch YMCA Wave Runners sent 23 swimmers to the St. Petersburg Aquatics Long Course Meet April 15-16.

  • East County
  • Sports
"You improvise with what you have, and that leads to all kinds of different things. If I had a different studio, I'm sure I'd do different kinds of work. There's a seasonal nature to this workspace. Its thumbprint is absolutely present my work."
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 17, 2016
Studio Space: David Steiner

Constantly changing artistic styles, Steiner has made unpredictability his trademark.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2009
Car burglars hit Lakewood

According to Manatee County Sheriff's Office reports, the burglars entered cars on Arrowhead Run, Bullrush Terrace and Hyacinth Place.

  • East County
  • News
Jessica Harrison
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 7, 2011
Observer Team Spotlight Q&A

Meet this week's Observer Team player, Jessica Harrison.

  • East County
  • Sports
The shadowy figure is former Southside Elementary Principal John Spielman after losing a bet with students.
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • May 7, 2015
This week in history: May 7

A glimpse of the way things were from the Pelican Press archives.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ashton Elementary students ran for 40 minutes around the school's track for their annual Star Sprint jog-a-thon.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • February 4, 2011
Runners star in Ashton Elementary jog-a-thon

Ashton Elementary students ran with all their might during the school's biggest fundraiser of the year, "Star Sprint," Friday.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Lynn Davidson's "Boy With Anklet." Courtesy photo.
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • October 26, 2016
Different Perspectives: New exhibit makes gallery-goers think

Ringling College exhibit examines the role observation plays in the lives of artists — and viewers.

  • Arts + Culture
There have been 24 crashes at the curve at Siesta Drive and Higel Avenue in the past five years, the Sarasota Police Department said.
  • By David Conway |
  • April 13, 2017
Siesta residents target traffic solutions

Residents say the intersection of Siesta Drive and Higel Avenue is a hotspot for speeding and accidents, and they want officials to do something about it.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Attendees enjoyed perusing the art display, which featured work from pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade students.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • May 7, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: ODA Arts Day

The Out-of-Door Academy showcased its student artists of all ages during the school's Arts Day May 5, at its Lakewood Ranch campus. The day featured performances from the school's orchestra, band, chorus and jazz ensemble, as well as an art display in the theater lobby.

  • Arts + Culture
Waterlefe Community Development District Chairman Ken Bumgarner and resident Mary Lou Kovak say many residents have started using the community's back entrance, where Fort Hamer Bridge construction is underway, to avoid the detour into Waterlefe.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 26, 2016
Is road construction headed the wrong way at Waterlefe?

Upper Manatee detour at Waterlefe causing confusion

  • East County
  • News
KC and the Sunshine Band at the Firefly Gala
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • May 25, 2011
Black Tie & Tales

"At the end of all our wanderings, we return to the place of our very beginning, and see it, as if for the first time," T.S. Eliot. Once again, a season has flown by. Here is what many of you remember ...

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2011
Obituary: Caleb Livingston Batten

Caleb Livingston Batten, 90, of Longboat Key, died Oct. 6.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jack Short |
  • February 20, 2016
Siesta Key Public Beach grand opening ceremony

The two year project wrapped officially on Feb. 20 and opened to the public.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Jean Weidner Goldstein and Christine Jennings
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 1, 2014
Women Who Give

Designing Women Boutique presented its 2014 grants at the organization's Grant Awards Ceremony Thursday, April 24.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Submitted by Mary Donato.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 4, 2013
You Observed

Here's a roundup of reader-submitted photos from events around the Key. To submit photos for this new weekly feature, email Robin Hartill at [email protected].

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 18, 2010
Rotary donates more than $90,000

The Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch today awarded grants to 20 charities.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • March 26, 2014
With rowing park contract, Sarasota supports nonprofit

Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center Associates formally will oversee operations for Nathan Benderson Park.

  • East County
  • News
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