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  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota 10.29.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 23, 2009
Santa creates wave of holiday cheer

Moved by the Christmas spirit, Michael Hollomon donned a Santa Claus suit and decided to wish as many people as he could 'Merry Christmas.'

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Learn more about these stories in today's Daily Headlines
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 2, 2013
Daily Headlines: Oct. 2, 2013

Today's Stories: IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Pattigeorge's; School Board approves special referendum; Town hears another call for tower alternative; Eva Rey in review: year two

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Bonnie Silvestri |
  • October 22, 2012
Sarasota Chalk Festival for the younger set

Sarasota Chalk Festival for the younger set

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 1, 2010
Our View

Is renourishment the way to go?

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 3, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day

Enjoy a classic Cops Corner entry from the East County Observer archives.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2010
Briefs

Community news and notes

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota County commissioners authorized staff to finish the design of the Siesta Key public beach improvements with a single construction phase.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 12, 2012
Sarasota County approves Siesta Key beach project budget

Sarasota County commissioners authorized staff to finish the design of the Siesta Key public beach improvements with a single construction phase.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2011
Barr Dunn gets the party started

She looked to her left and she looked to her right, then she shook her hips with all of her might.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 14, 2012
Association pushes back unit-owner vote

The Longboat Key Town Commission had a stern warning for the interests in the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort last week: Work out a resolution or risk losing more than half of the resort's 237 units.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch's Carol and Leonard Goodkin love traveling together.
  • By Carol Goodkin |
  • January 6, 2015
On the road with the Goodkins

Carol Goodkin shares about her favorite dining and shopping spots in Charleston, S.C.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Red tide is currently not present alongshore Longboat Key’s beaches.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 2, 2011
Mote seeks part-time residents for red tide study

Researchers are looking for volunteers who spend three to six months a year in the area for a one-time survey.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 11, 2013
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • December 9, 2009
Juvenile Acts

Sarasota's youngest seasoned jazz band will perform this summer at the Montreux Jazz Festival.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • February 15, 2012
Faith Life's Ranch campus attracting new residents

The mega church drew visitors from all across the country to Lakewood Ranch when it opened Feb. 5. Some say they plan to move to the East County.

  • East County
  • News
Mikael Sandstrom joked that his dogs Sophie and Mia would serve as his running mate and senior advisor.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 6, 2017
Seventh candidate files for City Commission race

Mikael Sandstrom says he is “jumping into the deep end” of city government by declaring his candidacy in the March municipal election.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • August 29, 2013
Sheriff unveils new fingerprint technology

The Sarasota Sheriff's Office announced Thursday that it was the first in the nation to use the world's most advanced fingerprint identification technology.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Liz and Anne Hampton Callaway
  • By June LeBell |
  • January 25, 2017
Sarasota's music scene: Looking ahead

There’s no shortage of things to look forward to in Sarasota’s music world. Here are a few favorites.

  • Arts + Culture
Frank Atura
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2013
Our View: Capitalize on the moment

The cloud of euphoria enveloping the Sarasota Ballet this week is well deserved. And it is not over the top to exclaim this tiny (in budget) but extraordinarily talented ballet company, Sarasota's own, reached a historic high in its 26 years of existence this past weekend at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
Mackenzie Reiss, an eighth-grader at Venice Middle School, sits down with her art teacher, Lisa Jodwalis, to discuss her next piece, a self portrait. Reiss’ work won best in show for students in this year’s Embracing Our Differences public art gallery.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • April 1, 2015
Embracing their messages

With its annual public art exhibit, Embracing Our Differences gives local art students and teachers the opportunity to discuss inclusion and diversity.

  • Arts + Culture
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