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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 30, 2009
Thunder clinch playoff berth

The Out-of-Door Academy football team secured a spot in the postseason with a 27-21 victory over Moore Haven in Class 1B-District 6 action Oct. 30.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 11, 2012
Marshall's Landing developers plan grand opening

Developers will hold an opening for the new waterfront community, Jan. 14.

  • East County
  • News
This home at 566 S. Spoonbill Drive has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,818 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.37 million. Photo by Mallory Gnaegy.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 20, 2012
Four-bedroom Bird Key home sells for $2.37 million

Two homes on Bird Key top all transactions in this week's real estate. Robert and Virginia Reck, trustees, of Rangeley, Maine, sold the home at 566 S. Spoonbill Drive to Teresa Franklin, trustee, of Atlanta, for $2.37 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Joshua Rogers and Brett Wagner were close friends for most of their lives. Courtesy photos.
  • By Pam Eubanks and Jen Blanco |
  • January 4, 2012
IN MEMORY: Lakewood Ranch remembers crash victims

Lakewood Ranch High School seniors Brett Wagner and Joshua Rogers died from injuries sustained in an accident Dec. 25.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Bonnie Silvestri |
  • June 14, 2013
Getting to know Ransom Riggs

Getting to know Ransom Riggs

  • Arts + Culture
Jen Blanco, associate editor.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 5, 2011
Comment: In football, anything is possible

It was exactly what they needed, and it couldn't have come at a more perfect time.

  • East County
  • Sports
Patrons of the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre have traditionally parked in the lot behind the business.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • October 6, 2010
Golden Apple requests more valet service

After outside funding for free valet service ends, the owners of the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre ask for an extension.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's Kaitlyn Wolfe battles a George Steinbrenner defender for the ball during a regional semifinal match Feb. 1.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 9, 2011
Lakewood falls in regional semifinals

The Lakewood Ranch girls soccer season came to an end with a 2-1 loss to George Steinbrenner in a Class 4A-Region 3 semifinal match Feb. 1.

  • East County
  • Sports
Gary Amig, access management/safety program manager for District One of the Florida Department of Transportation, talks Tuesday evening with Kathy Bell, a resident of the Excelsior condominium complex.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • January 2, 2012
TOP STORY, DEC.: Straw poll shows opposition to pedestrian islands plan

The majority of Key residents attending a public meeting Tuesday indicated they preferred no action out of five options for improved pedestrian safety on Midnight Pass Road.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 20, 2016
Country Club Village home sells for $1.15 million

Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,748 square feet of living area.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 7, 2012
Longboat Library discusses options with Sarasota County

County officials attended a Longboat Library board meeting Nov. 5 to listen to members' thoughts on library service.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Denzel Washington plays "Whip" Whitaker in Robert Zemeckis' "Flight." Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • November 7, 2012
Film Review: 'Flight'

Brace for impact. In director Robert Zemeckis' new film, "Flight," passengers' worst fears are realized. An experienced pilot crash lands a plane, saving nearly everyone on board. The catch is, he was drunk at the time.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By June LeBell |
  • November 7, 2012
Music Review: The Artist Series Concert of Sarasota: Vega String Quartet

Enthusiasm is catching, and when you mix it with real talent, you have a combination that sets spirits thrumming.

  • Arts + Culture
Green
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • February 16, 2011
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: David Green

David Green has been playing tennis competitively for about 10 years and plays often - rain or shine.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2014
Business Briefs

Halfacre Construction recognized nationally; Berkshire Hathaway welcomes new broker; CHAC becomes 'employment center'; Taylor Morrison celebrates opening; Manatee Chamber promotes leaders

  • East County
  • News
Watch our video for detailed cooking instructions and more about Euphemia Haye, and the Sarasota-Manatee Originals.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • November 6, 2012
IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Chef Raymond Arpke

This week the Observer went in the kitchen with chef Raymond Arpke of Euphemia Haye, a Sarasota-Manatee Originals restaurant. Read more about the trip in our candid "In the Kitchen" special.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Hazan
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 13, 2013
In Memoriam

Longboat Key said goodbye over the summer to many citizens, past and present, who made a difference in their communities. Here, we remember the lives they lived.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
This home in Warwick Gardens, which has four bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 4,548 square feet of living area, sold for $1,175,000. Photo by Pam Eubanks.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 27, 2013
Home in Warwick Gardens sells for $1,175,000

A home in Warwick Gardens tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Kevin Callans, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 7127 Chastworth Court to Stuart and Kirsty Pender, of Stirling, Scotland, for $1,175,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • September 24, 2014
Doing Business: Hintze Bros. Aerial Services

Nineteen-year-olds Micheal Shea and Ryan Hintze like to think of themselves as big-picture movers and shakers.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • November 19, 2013
Commissioners blast 2050 report draft

Sarasota County Commissioners pushed back against a draft consultant report analyzing the impact of proposed changes the Sarasota 2050 comprehensive plan, criticizing the scope and focus of the analysis.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
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