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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • August 18, 2010
Police monitor Beer Can Island

Police Chief Al Hogle is placing officers on Beer Can Island every weekend through Labor Day to enforce town ordinances.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The proposed dredging of Big Pass continues to be a source of controversy.
  • By David Conway |
  • February 16, 2017
City, Siesta remain at odds on Big Pass

The city is trying to establish an insurance policy to convince Siesta Key residents to support the dredging of Big Pass, but Siesta is still calling for county intervention.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • March 31, 2010
Construction begins on new Manatee fire station

The new 14,000-square-foot facility will be the most centrally located station in East Manatee Fire Rescue's district.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 27, 2014
Police discover destroyed Klauber pieces at Colony

Evidence suggests that vandals damaged the artwork at the same time they broke into 33 units on the property.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kristen Herhold |
  • April 16, 2015
Longboat Harbour gets cheesy

Pizza filled the tables and the stomachs of Longboat Harbour residents at the community’s annual pizza party on April 16.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 9, 2010
Commission picks two types of sand

The Town Commission will place a slightly darker sand on the north end's high-erosion beach areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Turtle Beach is one of the hot spots during turtle-nesting season. Courtesy photo.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • May 3, 2012
Dog days ahead for Turtle Beach?

The controversy about dogs on beaches was reignited when a Sarasota resident recently took up the cause. He faces environmental and residential opposition.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Eight graders Bart Hillerich, Eric Mc Kinnon, senior and table captain Jenny Mooney and eight grader Phillip Tran make sandwiches to break the Guinness World Record.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • May 30, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY : Pine View breaks sandwich-making record

Pine View School students dipped their knives into creamy WOWBUTTER or soy butter and grape jelly Thursday, May 30 in a frantic race to beat the world record for amount of sandwiches made in an hour. Approximately 600 students participated in the event put on by the Interact Club. Students exceeded their goal of 5,000 sandwiches by making 5, 721.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • February 13, 2014
Come at Me, Sarasota: 180 Skate

Come at Me, Sarasota: 180 Skate

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Pickleball players on both sides of a Bayfront Park tennis court enjoy their game on Thursday, March 1.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 7, 2018
New lines, nets expand pickleball options at Bayfront Park

Tennis court space can be used for both sports now.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch forward Delaney Riggins prepares to fire a shot to the corner during the Lady Mustangs 1-0 victory over Plant City in the Class 4A-Region 3 finals.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • January 30, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Lakewood Ranch at Plant City

The Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team defeated Plant City 1-0 in the Class 4A-Region 3 finals Jan. 29. Forward Angelica Rego scored the lone goal of the match off a cross from defender Tatum Young in the 36th minute.

  • East County
  • Sports
BUSTED: This week in police reports: Thursday, March 12
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 8, 2015
BUSTED: This Week in Police Reports: Thursday, Jan. 8

BUSTED: This Week in Police Reports: Thursday, Jan. 8

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  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2010
Cops Corner

March 9 In shock 6:36 p.m. - 2900 block of Clark Road. Civil Disturbance. A woman called deputies because she was upset at how messy her tenant's room is and complained that her electric bill has skyrocketed since the tenant arrived. A deputy gave her information on how she can evict her tenant.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Chris and Mark Lawson show their support for creating a taxing district to buy the land, called the future Braden River Preserve.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 23, 2018
Special taxing district idea progresses

Manatee County commissioners voted to advance special taxing districts for two communities.

  • East County
  • News
Playwright Jack Gilhooley's latest New York production was "The XXX Scholar," presented by Variations Productions in June 2014. Gilhooley, a Mote Ranch resident, has been writing plays for more than 40 years.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 13, 2015
Dreaming up drama

Although prolific, James Joyce isn't exactly great theater material. So Jack Gilhooley wrote a play about Joyce's feisty wife instead.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • November 4, 2016
Justin and Christian Long film web series in Sarasota

The brothers' new series, 'The Real Stephen Blatt,' explores the pitfalls of internet fame.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • September 16, 2009
Flood Zone

Last weekend, some areas of Manatee County were drenched with more than eight inches of rain over a two-day period.

  • East County
  • News
Sarasota County placed eight barricades secured by sand bags near the collapsed asphalt on Beach Road, which it plans to temporarily repair.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 26, 2012
Beach Road considered for CIP

Sarasota County will temporarily repair the cracked road near Beach Access 3 and determine if it can free up funding for a permanent solution to the erosion problem.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
The home at 1131 Horizon View Drive  was built in 1987 with five bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 4,989 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 26, 2020
Tortoise Estates home sells for $870,000

Real estate transactions for May 11-15.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Phil Esposito founded the Tampa Bay Lightning. Courtesy image.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 21, 2016
Hockey legend to attend business luncheon

The Tampa Bay Lightning's Phil Esposito will visit Lakewood Ranch next week.

  • East County
  • Business
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