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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2014
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Students have been evacuated and accounted for at Southside Elementary, which was the target of a bomb threat Thursday afternoon. (Courtesy Sarasota Police Department)
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 14, 2015
UPDATE: 'All clear' after bomb threat at Southside Elementary

Southside Elementary School was evacuated following a bomb threat this afternoon.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • March 28, 2013
News Anchor Heidi Godman returns to broadcast

The former TV news anchor will now appear on radio.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 18, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Shame on Sarasota

  • Sarasota
  • News
Dan and Tootie Kennedy receive a plaque to commemorate their contributions to the Sarasota Military Academy. Photos by Amanda Morales
  • By Amanda Morales |
  • May 21, 2015
Students honor SMA co-founder with ceremony

After 46 years, Dan Kennedy is finally graduating from high school — as an educator.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • March 30, 2011
Edibles: Where the young 'uns like to eat

The question posed to an assortment of Sarasota parents and grandparents was: "Where do you go out to eat when you are taking the kids or grandkids?"

  • East County
  • News
The vacant lot at 162 Beach Road is covered in shoreline-stabilizing vegetation, and has never been developed.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 24, 2014
Commission denies Siesta Key building plans

Sarasota County commissioners unanimously denied a variance request to build a three-story single-family home at 162 Beach Road Wednesday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 7, 2014
Just the Stats

The week in sports by the numbers.

  • East County
  • Sports
Norma Kisida has received the Florida Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program'     s certification.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 31, 2017
Lakewood Ranch-area gardener goes extra yard

Country Creek resident builds healthy wildlife habitat.

  • East County
  • News
Architect Gary Hoyt and developer Tom Mannausa plan to build an 18-story condominium tower on Main Street between Gulfstream and Palm avenues.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 31, 2012
Mannausa forms 'The Jewel' of Sarasota

Tom Mannausa plans to build an 18-story condominium tower that boasts views unlike any other building in downtown Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The closest Artspace project is in Fort Lauderdale.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 2, 2017
Arts Alliance makes final push for housing study

The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County needs $9,000 to gather more information about a potential artist live/work housing project.

  • Sarasota
  • News
About a third of Longboat Key'                    s population lives in Manatee County.
  • By John McGuire |
  • May 31, 2017
Longboat begins looking at one-county possibilities

Town examines what's involved in erasing county border across the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 22, 2018
An alternative for the arts

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall could find a home at the Sarasota Fairgrounds.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2011
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Juan Florensa, Longboat Key Utilities Department director, said sea grass mitigation was required during the 2003 dredging project.
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • October 17, 2016
Longboat Key considers options in keeping island canals open

Estimated costs range from $2.5 million to $6 million depending on options chosen.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 3, 2010
Making the peacock cut

This peacock in Longbeach Village made the cut and was not taken from the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Mayor George Spoll oversaw his last evening regular Town Commission meeting Monday, March 7, at Town Hall.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 9, 2011
Longboat Key's mayor signs off

Mayor George Spoll will leave the Town Commission after six years of service.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2012
Letters to the Editor

Longboat Key should hire an attorney for all; New system breaches residents' privacy

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Griffin Hudson cuts the roots off a vegetable in the garden with the help of TSA teammates Jordan Brown and Hunter Raley.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 10, 2016
Students harvest community support

Technology Student Association members donate crops to Our Daily Bread.

  • East County
  • News
Ashten Weniger, Nicole Unger, Camilyn Leavitt, Kelly Crawford and Karina Anderson
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • May 19, 2015
Fashion Insider: Camilyn Beth’s new studio and new looks

Local designer Camilyn Leavitt has taken the fashion world by storm with her classic, feminine designs since launching Camilyn Beth in 2012.

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