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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 16, 2014
Commission gives referendum first stamp of approval

Longboat residents could vote in an all-mail election that will determine whether to allow tourism on the Key Club Islandside property.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota City Commissioner Shannon Snyder said a bold decision to cut the budget could be the elimination of the Sarasota Police Department
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 1, 2012
Police department to be axed?

A proposal to eliminate the Sarasota Police Department arose during City Commission budget discussions this week.

  • Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2014
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 27, 2011
News Briefs 04.28.11

Dragon boats race into East County; Anti-incorporation group launches drive; Lakewood students honor teachers, staff; Non-profit to host golf tourney; Tidewell Hospice names new directors; Clarification

  • East County
  • News
File photo. Katherine Harris and Anders Ebbeson
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 21, 2013
UPDATE: Anders Ebbeson revered as affable man

The Swedish businessman and husband of Katherine Harris suffered several medical conditions. He was 68.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2013
Clock countdown

Daylight Saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 3, so you can catch up on your sleep.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 20, 2014
Golden grappler

Sarasota High senior Tobias Baker won the 220-pound weight class at the Class 2A Wrestling Championships Feb. 14 and Feb. 15.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Confiscated dogs were covered in feces and debris. Many, such as this one, were shaven upon their arrival at Honor. Photos by Cheryl Eason.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 16, 2012
Rescued dogs find shelter out east

Honor Animal Rescue took in 46 of the 263 dogs seized earlier this month in Venice.

  • East County
  • News
Leonardo Leal-Geurrero will visit Harvard this weekend. "Even when I didn’t have a house to live (in) or have a home, education was where I got my strength from," Leonardo says. "It was my motivator."
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 25, 2011
TOP STORY, APRIL: Tale of Triumph

When Leonardo Leal-Guerrero immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico in 2005, he knew no English. He then bounced from home to home - sometimes staying with neighbors when he had nowhere else to go. By the end of his high school career, the Braden River senior had two choices for college - Harvard or Stanford.

  • East County
  • News
Ebbeson, right
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 20, 2013
Anders Ebbeson dies in reported suicide Tuesday morning in Sarasota

The Swedish businessman and husband of Katherine Harris suffered several medical conditions. He was 68.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 6, 2010
Education Center prepares for a sumptuous season

The Longboat Key Education Center began its winter semester Jan. 4. But new classes will also be offered later this month and in February and March.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Alec Zec prepares for his final season playing hockey for the Sarasota Rampage.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 20, 2012
CHARGING AHEAD: Alec Zec

Mooney senior Alec Zec begins his final season with the Sarasota Couny high school hockey team Sept. 21. This will be his fourth season with the Rampage.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • June 1, 2016
Manatee County School Board approves Parrish purchase

District will spend $2.3 million on 48-acres to be home of a new high school.

  • East County
  • News
Blenker Boatworks and Marina of Bradenton worked  two days to raise the sunken sailboat. Note the inflated baldders that float the wreck. Courtesy photo
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • November 1, 2016
Longboat pays $5,200 to remove derelict sailboat

The Longboat Key Police Department has been in contact with the last listed owner who claims he sold the boat but has no paperwork proving it.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
(John McGuire) Chuck Whittall, with Unicorp,  fields questions from Key residents.
  • By John McGuire |
  • February 20, 2017
Tensions remain high at Colony referendum meetings

Chuck Whittall was grilled by some Longboat Key residents last week, while others complimented the plans to redevelop the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Lakewood Ranch'  s Rachel Hibbert and Lori Ziegler share corned beef and cabbage during the Irish Celtic Festival.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • March 11, 2017
Lakewood Ranch hosts pint-sized good time

Beer, corned beef, entertainment flow at Irish Celtic Festival.

  • East County
  • News
Consultant Earl Schwartz was  recently discovered working on a lost 20-year-old report.
  • By David Conway |
  • March 31, 2016
Audit uncovers forgotten city reserves, studies

As the city conducts some spring cleaning, officials discovered a 20-year-old consultant’s report and several pots of money that had previously been overlooked.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Flora Major and Roxie Jerde
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • May 18, 2011
Black Tie & Tales

Nice to meet you and you and you ... ; Cool dinners are a hot item; Heads up, Willard Scott; Asolo to revive 'Ragtime'; Daddies dearest ... ; and Tidbits.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • March 11, 2010
Pineapple Antique Show hits the road

First United Methodist Church will hold its 34th annual Pineapple Antique Show and Sale March 11 through March 13, at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 26, 2014
Braden River and Booker football cancelled

Tonight's non-district game between Braden River and Booker has been cancelled due to impending weather.

  • East County
  • Sports
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