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  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 11, 2011
Top Cops of the Week

Enjoy this week's top Cops Corner stories from all Observers.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Walter Williams |
  • February 12, 2014
Our view

America's poverty is poverty of the spirit

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
Amanda Sebastiano After sending two vans and an SUV to Napier's Farm and Animal Rescue to pick up animals, volunteers bathed and treated the animals for fleas.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • February 12, 2014
Rescues shelter animals after raid

Authorities confiscated more than 300 animals from Napier's Log Cabin Horse and Animal Sanctuary Feb. 5, with 75 of them taken to Nate's Honor Animal Rescue.

  • East County
  • News
Mitch Arnold
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 12, 2014
College commitment

Nine athletes from Braden River and Lakewood Ranch high schools made their college choices official on National Signing Day.

  • East County
  • Sports
Loris Birnkrant
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • August 3, 2011
Obituaries: Loris Birnkrant

Loris Birnkrant, 92, of Longboat Key and Birmingham, Mich., died July 30.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Bradford Saivetz |
  • April 24, 2013
My View: The beaches are (still) moving from north to south

While the Town Commission has been kicking the can down the road, avoiding the real work that is intended for giving our beachfront citizenry the sandy vistas they are wishing for and demanding, prices are escalating, prospective contractors are becoming more wary and contributing funds are drying up.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
13207 Palmers Creek Terrace. Photos courtesy of SRQ360
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • April 24, 2013
3 Things: Luxury on the Links

The very first amenity Sarasota's early settlers built for themselves was a golf course, and the town's love affair with the game has only grown over the years.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Plans to add 10 roundabouts to the U.S. 41 "multimodal corridor" will cost $60 million.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • February 11, 2014
CONA talks traffic, roundabouts

The Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations, CONA, featured a three-person panel Monday night, discussing a proposed $60 million project to transform a key section of U.S. 41.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Jonathan Yarwood will receive his award at the British Open.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 6, 2011
Concession Golf Club pro earns international honor

Jonathan Yarwood, of The Concesssion's Jonathan Yarwood Golf Academy, will receive his UK PGA Master Professional status at the British Open.

  • East County
  • Sports
"The Price of Sex" premieres April 9.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • April 6, 2011
Scene & Heard

SFF makes a play for female theatergoers; La Musica to 'GPAC' the house; Roller derby films predicted to 'Bomb'; Gloria Musicae brings back Mozart's 'Requiem'; Hot Tickets

  • Arts + Culture
Jennifer and Nick Tullio with their twin children, Grayson and Emma. Grayson has Duchenne muscular dystrophy and the couple is hopeful, through research, a cure for the condition soon may be found.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 12, 2011
ANOTHER DAY FOR GRAY

Nick and Jennifer Tullio's son, Grayson, 7, is battling Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Now, the Tullios are using the power in their own legs to help their son find his own.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • April 26, 2012
Siesta Key Chamber to tee off with annual golf tourney

The tournament is played annually honor of Paul Ralson, who served as the chamber's executive director from 1998 to 2000.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Bill Muth says he is looking forward to spending more time with his wife and grandchildren.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 26, 2012
Neighbors: Bill Muth

Ashton Elementary Principal Bill Muth is ready to retire after serving 26 years as a principal in Sarasota County.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Photos by  Robin Hartill Traffic backs up on the John Ringling Causeway, allowing Town Planner Maika Arnold to soar past Managing Editor Robin Hartill on her bicycle.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 25, 2015
The amazing race

Town Planner Maika Arnold bikes, and Longboat Observer Managing Editor Robin Hartill drives in a race through afternoon traffic gridlock. Guess who won by 11 minutes.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
This home at 1382 Harbor Drive has four bedrooms, four baths, one half-bath, a pool and 4,093 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.7 million. Photo by Yaryna Klimchak.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 3, 2013
Home in Harbor Acres sells for $1.7 million

A home in Harbor Acres tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Bryan Hodges, of Minnetonka, Minn., sold the home at 1382 Harbor Drive to James Travers, trustee, of Sarasota, for $1.7 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Payne Park Auditorium
  • By David Conway |
  • December 12, 2013
Payne Auditorium gains support

At a community workshop Monday, city staff and residents discussed the future of Payne Park. Several residents encouraged the city to find a way to preserve the park's auditorium.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • July 14, 2010
Lightning to strike at championships

The Lakewood Ranch Swim Association will send six swimmers to the Florida Swimming 2010 Long Course Junior Olympic Championships July 15-18 in Orlando.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • April 25, 2012
Athlete of the Week: McKaleigh Goodale

Lakewood Ranch High junior McKaleigh Goodale went 2-for-4 with two home runs, two RBIs and two runs scored, helping lead the top-seeded Lady Mustangs to a 9-1 victory over Seminole Osceola in the Class 6A-District 12 championship April 20.

  • East County
  • Sports
This home at 3953 Red Rock Way has four bedrooms, four baths, one half-bath, a pool and 3,908 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,425,000. (Harriet Sokmensuer)
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 3, 2014
Home in Red Rock Terrace sells for $1,425,000

A home in Red Rock Terrace tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • September 13, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Nicole Wittmer

Sarasota Christian senior middle hitter Nicole Wittmer has played volleyball since she was in seventh grade, and she hopes to continue to play at the college level.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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