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  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • September 8, 2010
Animal instincts

When the Van Wezel's resourceful prop master reaches into his bag of tricks, you never know what will fly out.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2009
Cops Corner

A church employee said someone had entered the church and stolen $10 in change from a closet.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Thomson
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • June 23, 2011
My View: Setting the vote straight

There are some issues that have been so badly reported, where the bias is so entrenched and the media agenda so intertwined in news stories, that it is difficult to unravel things enough to make a cogent argument. Everyone's mind appears already made up with insufficient information.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2011
Letter to the Editor Special: Recycling the right choice

A few weeks ago, the Pelican Press published an opinion column titled "Recycling as religion" in which the author expressed his view that recycling is a waste of valuable resources and that the county justifies its recycling program with arguments that don't "stand up to research."

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • September 2, 2010
New brewpub gets crafty with selections

After his deal to open a brewpub in St. Petersburg fell through a year ago, The Mad Crow Brewery co-owner Darren Fehring explored the area and fell in love with Sarasota.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 2, 2010
San Remo home sells for $1.7 million

REPH V LLC sold the home at 1502 Siesta Drive to C. Beth Cotner and John Alogna, trustees, for $1.75 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2010
Cops Corner

Jan. 31 Fruits of their labor 8:52 a.m. -- 5100 block of GMD. Suspicious Circumstance. A woman told police that during the past week, someone picked about 100 oranges and grapefruits from fruit trees on her property.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2010
Cops Corner 02.11.10

Unknown person(s) unlocked the victim's front door while she was at church and entered her residence. Once inside, the person(s) removed $58 from the nightstand drawer in the master bedroom.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • September 1, 2010
Gee's Bend exhibit inspires quilter

The South's most famous African-American quilting bee influenced East County quilter Sandie Cohen's latest design.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 2, 2009
Pirates Prevail

In front of a blacked out Homecoming crowd, the Braden River High football team defeated DeSoto High 34-13 tonight.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • May 14, 2009
Lakewood boys namesakes behind two rescued hawks

Wildlife rehabilitator Justin Matthews has named the two fledgling red-shouldered hawks he rescued after Ethan and Owen Ingham, who recently raised money for Matthews Wildlife Rescue from their front yard.

  • East County
  • News
The Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch home, which has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,657 square feet of living area sold for $750,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 5, 2012
Home in Riverdale sells for $1.5 million

The following residential real-estate transactions took place between Aug. 20 and Aug. 24.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 26, 2010
Siesta Key condo sells for $925,000

Bob and Ruth Mechigian, of Commerce, Mich., sold their Unit B-403 condominium at 6512 Midnight Pass Road to Stuart Wolpoff and Lee Rosner, of Potomac, Md., for $925,000.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • August 25, 2010
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: Ashton and Southside elementaries

We corralled a group of students beginning their education at Ashton Elementary and Southside Elementary and asked them to divulge their feelings about the first day of kindergarten.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
This home at 290 N. Washington Drive has five bedrooms, six bathrooms and more than 6,500 square feet of living area. It sold for $7,494,500.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 2, 2011
St. Armands home sells for close to $7.5 million

A St. Armands Key home sold for $7,494,500, according to a general warranty deed filed Wednesday, Jan. 26, at the Sarasota County Courthouse.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Yalda Hajavi |
  • May 7, 2009
STANGS: Lakewood's Dyer inspires school

Katie Dyer hopes to use her life battling dwarfism to inspire others with the condition.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • May 7, 2009
Love blooms at McNeal

The school's K-Kids participants planted a flower garden for their principal Ronna Paris, who will retire this summer. The garden was unveiled May 1, dubbed Ronna Paris Day.

  • East County
  • Schools
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2009
Prima ballerina takes on new role

The Sarasota Ballet's leading lady, Lauren Strongin, has accepted a position with Houston Ballet for next season.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2009
Our View

Why government fuels cynicism

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • August 19, 2010
MY VIEW: Why school accountability fails

The cuts in the Sarasota County School District's funding from the state and predictable tax hike by the School Board and school administration are the symptoms of a broad systemic breakdown in Florida education funding.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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