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  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 9, 2010
Cops Corner 06.10.10

Store security observed the defendant selecting a gallon of Hawaiian Punch and a bag of Jolly Rancher candy. The defendant then exited the grocery department and proceeded to the front exits.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Tuttle Walkway
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • September 11, 2014
Green Scene

Sarasota County has more than 55,000 acres of parks and preserves. The parks offer residents and visitors a place to relax and enjoy the weather in any season. We profiled some parks with unique features.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 29, 2010
Our view

Wish list for 2011

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Dora Walters |
  • November 18, 2009
Temple Beth Israel Women dish on their 'secret' recipes

Temple Beth Israel Women dish on their 'secret' recipes

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Taylor Golden reports for duty as a member of Braden River Elementary’s safety patrol Monday.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • September 16, 2014
Guards reporting to schools won't carry guns

The Manatee County School District seeks a legal opinion before it will arm elementary security guards.

  • East County
  • News
Former Longboat Observer City Editor Shay Sullivan.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Looking Back: Q&A with former City Editor Shay Sullivan

Former Longboat Observer City Editor Shay Sullivan produced the majority of the Observer's 9/11 and post-9/11 coverage. His probing into several leads in the weeks that followed led the Secret Service to investigate The Observer Group - for the first and only time.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 19, 2012
News Briefs

Sarasota Memorial named a Top 100 hospital; Special Olympics Torch Run

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • July 25, 2013
NEWS BRIEFS

Sarasota boards OK column donation for Five Points Park; Main Street construction to move to Palm Avenue

  • Sarasota
  • News
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  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • April 13, 2012
April 13: Daily Headlines Video

Join us as we observe and report today's stories from Longboat Key, East County, Sarasota and Siesta Key.

  • Longboat Key
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  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 20, 2009
Thunder strikes down Admiral Farragut

The Out-of-Door Academy overcame a 10-point deficit in the first half to defeat Admiral Farragut 41-17 in the Class 1B-Region 3 semifinals Nov. 20.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 4, 2011
Cops Corner

A man was pulled over after police noticed he tried to alter his expired tag with a magic marker. He was issued a court summons for multiple violations.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Steve Sundheimer: president of the Sarasota RC Squadron
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 18, 2013
Sworn-in Sarasota: presidents of local groups

In celebration of the Presidents' Day, the Sarasota Observer tips its hat to three presidents who serve in "oval" offices on a local level.

  • Arts + Culture
Nancy and Thomas Kramlick and Edie and Karl Bender have lived on their cul-de-sac for 20 years. They and two other couples — the Barkers and the Johnsons — are nicknamed the Over the Hill Gang.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • October 23, 2013
Rosedale: 20 Years Strong

Rosedale Golf & Country Club community opened 20 years ago; its original homeowners commend its steady character as it continues to grow.

  • East County
  • News
On March 2, friends Beth Woods and Paulina Manning opened Barre 3 — Lakewood Ranch Main Street’s newest fitness facility.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • March 4, 2015
Business Spotlight: Barre3

The shopping strip’s newest fitness facility is a franchise of a nationwide company that intertwines the practices of ballet, Pilates and yoga, in one-hour classes.

  • East County
  • News
Commissioners are holding a Goals and Objectives workshop, its first budget workshop and its 1 p.m. regular workshop today at Town Hall.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 20, 2013
Mar Vista approval to be reconsidered today

Commissioners will decide whether they want to take back its approval of a Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub project at a special meeting scheduled for 4 p.m. today.

  • Longboat Key
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The home at 5940 Emerald Harbor Drive has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,788 square feet of living area. It sold for $627,500. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 30, 2011
An Emerald Harbor home sells for $627,500

Sandra Drell, of Vilas, Wis., sold her home at 5940 Emerald Harbor Drive to David Jones and Susan McVeigh-Jones, of Newtown Square, Pa., for $627,500.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Eagle Trace will open Dec. 7.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • November 27, 2013
Builders prepare for new community's big reveal

Neal Communities targets family buyers in its next phase of homes at Eagle Trace, with amenities and larger floor plans.

  • East County
  • News
Courtesy photo. Cardinal Mooney senior Paiton Krebs, pictured with coaches Juli Garcia and Alice Smithers, will swim for Valparaiso University next fall.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 27, 2013
Making a Splash

After swimming in her first state meet two weeks ago, Cardinal Mooney High senior Paiton Krebs signed a national letter of intent to swim for Valparaiso University.

  • East County
  • Sports
Mote animal care coordinator Lynne Byrd helped to treat the five turtles released on Thursday.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 17, 2010
Five de-oiled sea turtles from Mote released

The turtles were rescued from Louisiana and treated at Mote.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 4, 2014
Letters to the Editor

To send in your Letters to the Editor, email them to Deputy Executive Editor Jessica Luck at [email protected].

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
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