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  • By Robin Roy |
  • January 14, 2010
Cops Corner

Jan. 5 Triple dog dare 8:52 p.m. - 900 block of Siesta Drive. Animal Nuisance. A dog was seen running back and forth across the road, nearly causing several car accidents.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 8, 2011
Thunder remember former pitcher

The Out-of-Door Academy renamed its baseball field the Taylor Emmons Memorial Field in honor of the 2009 graduate who was killed in an accident in December 2010.

  • East County
  • Schools
St. Armands Circle Association Executive Director Diana Corrigan said some Circle merchants are experiencing January traffic that could exceed that of January 2005. Photo by Mallory Gnaegy.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • February 1, 2012
Longboat Key sees healthy start to season

We may not be the No. 1 beach, according to Dr. Beach, but we're still getting a healthy dose of tourism.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 13, 2010
Cops Corner 1.14.10

Reported Jan. 1 12:33 p.m. -- 3500 block of 65th Avenue Circle East. Petit Theft. The victim reported she placed three gift cards in the mailbox, so they could be sent to her parents in South Carolina. A week later, her family notified her that they hadn't received the gift cards.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
Laurie Birch and Bruce Holst left Wednesday to reintroduce rare orchids and ferns back into their natural habitats in the Everglades.
  • By Rachel S. OHara |
  • July 14, 2011
Rare finds

Two Marie Selby Botanical Garden employees are preparing to help rare ferns and orchids become productive members of society.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
This Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch home, which has five bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,626 square feet of living area, sold for $1.79 million.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 20, 2013
Country Club Village home sells for $1.79 million

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week's real estate.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Robin Roy |
  • July 22, 2010
Condos seek to shut out hotel

Property owners on South Palm Avenue have come up with a new strategy to keep a proposed timeshare hotel out of their neighborhood, but the move may no longer be necessary.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Vertex Development submitted an application to construct a 150-foot flagpole-style telecommunications tower near the front parking lot of the River Club Golf Course in June 2009.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 12, 2011
Judge sides with county in River Club tower dispute

A U.S. district judge last week issued a summary judgment against Vertex Development, who had sued Manatee County for denying construction of a telecommunications tower on part of the River Club Golf Course property.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • January 12, 2011
KEY REAL ESTATE: Tangerine Bay Club unit sells for $1.26 million

The sale was the largest of six transactions recorded at the Sarasota and Manatee county courthouses during the week of Dec. 20 through Dec. 24 on Longboat, Lido, St. Armands and Bird keys.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • February 6, 2013
Downtown advocates question selection of garage contractor

The City Commission will vote Feb. 29, on the contract for the State Street garage that will include retail space.

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  • News
  • By Kent Chetlain |
  • June 17, 2009
Key Real Estate

Sales recordings surge the first week of June

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • March 4, 2010
Marathon men and women gear up

Local runners are hitting the road to prepare for the fifth annual First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon, to be held Sunday, March 14.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Amanda Sebastiano. This home at 8323 Grosvenor Court has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,819 square feet of living area. It sold for $730,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 18, 2013
Grosvenor Gardens home sells for $730,000

Nancy and James Kopnisky, of University Park, sold their home at 8323 Grosvenor Court to Geise Farms LLC for $730,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 8, 2011
Cuts will not affect East County

Manatee County Administrator Ed Hunzeker cut 54 positions. The cuts should not disrupt county programs, he said.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 17, 2010
Cops Corner

Nov. 5 Undercover 11:25 a.m. - 3500 block of Fair Oaks Court. Suspicious Circumstance. Police responded to a report of an unconscious person under a quilt in a vacant home. The unconscious person, however, turned out to be several boxes of junk that resembled a person.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Artisans' World Marketplace president Sandy Ramsey said the store represents artisans from more than 60 countries across the world.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 16, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Artisans' World Marketplace

Artisans' World Marketplace opened its new Lakewood Ranch location Nov. 12.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 16, 2009
Commission will consider north end erosion issues

The Town Commission will consider using sand from a Longboat Pass dredging project and a revised breakwater project for the north end at its regular workshop at 2 p.m., Dec. 17.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 16, 2009
Town must inspect Colony units

A termite infestation report of The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort done by an engineering company was sent to the town for review. The town will also perform an independent inspection of the property.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 25, 2012
Leaders OK lights

Months after a series of armed home invasions rocked residents in Edgewater, the community will get improved street lighting.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • July 14, 2010
CAMP SPOTLIGHT: The Children's Garden

Throughout the month of July, The Children's Garden is teaching kids about the magic of gardening with its summer camp.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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