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  • By Katie Johns |
  • January 31, 2017
Sands Point sips and socializes

Residents gathered for an afternoon of wine tasting on Jan. 31.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Chiles
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 29, 2014
Faces of '14

Our list of the top newsmakers of the year.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
County staff expects the merger to create greater efficiencies.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • October 8, 2013
Manatee County merges natural resources, parks departments

The new department will be called the Parks and Natural Resources Department and it will be headed by Charles Hunsicker, Manatee's Natural Resources Department director.

  • East County
  • News
The main house at 1900 Casey Key Road built in 2018 and has five bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 7,439 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 10, 2021
Casey Key property sells for $16.5 million

Residential real estate transactions for April 26-30.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
File photo
  • By Kat Wingert |
  • December 6, 2017
Observer Challenge postponed

With thunderstorms and strong winds in the forecast, this weekend's tennis tournament has been postponed until January.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • March 26, 2014
Consultant picks Ranch bus service route

Tindale-Oliver says its study shows the need for bus service in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • July 8, 2009
Neighbors rev up new auto shop

Chapin and Lewis Automotive is one of the first full auto repair shops east of I-75.

  • East County
  • News
John Miller
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • April 23, 2014
A&E Picks and Highlights

A&E Editor Mallory Gnaegy keeps you in the know about events, local performers and art gallery happenings.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Shane Donglasan |
  • July 29, 2018
Fins and Fun Family Festival celebrates sharks

Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium's Fins and Fun Family Festival celebrates sharks and their essential role in the ocean environment.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Marty Mork expertly swirls her spaghetti. She said she cuts it sometimes now, but always grew up twirling it.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • April 6, 2016
Living Lord Lutheran gets saucy for All God's Children Preschool fundraiser

The preschool held its annual spaghetti dinner Tuesday night.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • November 20, 2009
Sarasota Exotic Car Fest Kick-Off

Child Protection Center

  • Black Tie
A proposed downtown circulator vehicle, provided by Cruise Car Inc., sits outside of the Palm Avenue parking garage before a trial run tests its battery life.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 27, 2014
Proposed downtown circulator vehicle gets test drive

Groups are beginning to investigate the viability of a downtown transportation system in which golf-cart style electric vehicles circulate passengers throughout the area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jo-To Japanese Restaurant closed its Siesta Key Village location March 31.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 15, 2017
Former Jo-To Siesta Key property sells for $1.35 million

Jim Syprett and Jay Lancer closed on the Siesta Key Village property this month.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Ed Miracle, 78, spends time everyday, sometimes more than 12 hours in his studio.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • April 12, 2017
Longboater aims art at making a difference

Ed Miracle used to paint ships and seascapes, but then he decided he wanted to do more meaningful work.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This is the first gun turn-in since April 2011. The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has received 380 firearms from gun turn-ins.
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • September 3, 2014
Sheriff's Office to hold gun turn-in

Two hundred thirty-two firearms were reported stolen last year, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell in "In Bruges." Photo source: Netflix.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • September 10, 2018
Binge Blog: The bright side of dark times

"In Bruges," starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes, and "Cruel Intentions," starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon, are this week's Binge Blog picks.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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The project in Red Bug Slough aims to filter runoff and improve water quality in nearby Roberts Bay.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • November 28, 2013
Red Bug Slough project back on schedule

After being delayed by September's heavy rainfall, a wetland project at the popular nature preserve moves forward again.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Donna Swan |
  • July 8, 2009
Deal Us In: Planning Defense

Against the four-heart contract, West leads the ace of spades. You follow after looking at the dummy with the king of spades.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A group of eight students make up Lakewood Ranch High School’s first Poetry Club.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 11, 2015
LWR High students give poetry justice

Lakewood Ranch High students who are versed in poetry meet each week to share their writings.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 29, 2009
Garden Club's pizza garden delivers

On the pizza-topping menu: eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, basil and oregano.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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