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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 16, 2014
Cameras catch burglar in action

When a man allegedly broke into a Longboat Key residence last week, he probably had no idea the homeowner was watching him - and relaying information to police in real time.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 2, 2010
Lack of volunteers threatens work at East County rescue

East County-based Honor Sanctuary has lost about 35% of its volunteers in the last month.

  • East County
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • April 10, 2014
City Commission considers budget cap amendment

Sarasota city commissioners debated a potential charter amendment that could place a 3% limit on increases in the city's general fund budget.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Alyson Dolan, Caitlin McMullen, Angela Rauter and Roger Pettingell
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • April 4, 2012
Black Tie & Tales

Almost too perfect for words; A twinkle in his eye; C'est cheese!; Know your roll

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 4, 2009
Lakewood grad scores scholarship

Rachel La Bar will play softball at Pfeiffer University this fall.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 30, 2011
Fundraiser walk-a-thon gets new twist

Many nonprofits raise funds through traditional walk-a-thons, but Cancer Support Community is jazzing up the old standby with a hip new dance contest.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Diana Hamilton, a garden designer, created the display in front of Owen's Fish Camp restaurant.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • January 5, 2011
Two more enter City Commission race

Former candidates Paul Caragiulo and Diana Hamilton have announced candidacies for the City Commission.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II graduated from Braden River High School in 2008 as part of the school’s first graduation class. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 17, 2011
Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II: Everyone's Hero

Against a sky painted in shades of blue, pink and orange, vehicles parked along a sidewalk lined with miniature American flags along 44th Drive East in the Wallingford subdivision.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2010
Business Observer 08.19.10

Hembree & Associates Inc. secured recently leases for three new businesses in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Sara Moone |
  • November 20, 2012
Happy Thanksgiving from TWIS!

Happy Thanksgiving from TWIS!

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Mixon Fruit Farms owners Janet and Dean Mixon will be in Washington, D.C. this week lobbying for tighter regulations on agricultural imports.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 22, 2015
Farmers lobby for regulations

Following an incident at Port Manatee, Mixon Fruit Farm owners Dean and Janet Mixon this week will lobby for stronger protections for farms against pests.

  • East County
  • News
The Manatee School District will wait for an opinion from the attorney general's office to clarify the legality of having private, armed guards on campuses.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • September 17, 2014
Guards in elementary schools won't carry guns

The Manatee County School District seeks a legal opinion before it will arm elementary security guards.

  • East County
  • News
  • By TWIS Street |
  • May 16, 2013
Memorial Day concert breaks out the brass, pipes and drums

Memorial Day concert breaks out the brass, pipes and drums

  • Arts + Culture
  • 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
A Sunshine Law violation has not been reported at Town Hall.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 11, 2013
ULI changes: in the shade or sunshine?

The dust from the shake up of the town's Urban Land Institute Implementation Advisory Committee hasn't settled a week after the commission revamped the group.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
 Jeffrey Plunkett and Larissa Klinger. Photo by Brian Braun.
  • By Paula Atwell |
  • August 2, 2013
REVIEW: 'South Beach Babylon'

Contemporary, award-winning playwright Michael McKeever's play, 'South Beach Babylon,' is about the age-old conflict between art and commerce.

  • Arts + Culture
Sturkey
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 15, 2015
Founding pastor dies after surgery

Dave Sturkey, who led Cornerstone of Lakewood Ranch for 18 years, died April 6, following a heart procedure.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The Impact Elite sixth-grade basketball team won six straight games to win the Boys USSSA State Championship June 11-12.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 15, 2011
Impact Elite wins state championship

The Impact Elite sixth-grade basketball team maintained a perfect 19-0 record heading into the state tournament June 11-12 in Ft. Lauderdale.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 29, 2012
Siesta Village crosswalk lighting price tag rises

The number of Siesta Village crosswalks to receive lighted bollards will most likely be reduced in half because of construction costs.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Eve Caballero, Alana Opie and Nancy Denton. Courtesy photo.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2013
Theater Review: '9 to 5'

With book by Patricia Resnick and music and lyrics by Dolly Parton, The Players Theatre production of "9 to 5" is a farcically entertaining retrospective on office politics gone wild, circa 1979.

  • Arts + Culture
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