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Donna Heffner, left, helps excavate a nest Sunday evening on Longboat Key’s public beach. One live turtle was found stuck under the sand, and the Longboat Key Turtle Watch team helped it and five turtles rescued from other nests into the Gulf.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 5, 2012
Turtles leave nesting mode after record season

Sea turtles will continue to hatch in the next two months, but turtles are unlikely to lay new nests this season.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2011
News Briefs

Dentists collecting Halloween candy for troops; Ranch Rotary Club accepting applications; Boo Run, Beer Festival to benefit local charities; Big Cat Habitat adjusts hours; Manatee County launches energy-efficiency project; Scholarship fund launches wreath sales; School District sets open enrollment dates

  • East County
  • News
  • By Robin Roy |
  • April 1, 2010
Signs to point the way

The city plans to erect 6-foot signs at road closures to indicate the businesses that are still open during upcoming downtown improvement projects.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Critics of the feral hog hunt wait anxiously for the Sarasota County Commission vote on the Southwest Florida Water District proposal.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 12, 2012
County Commission: The hunt is on for feral hogs

Thirty hunters will descend into Deer Creek Prairie Preserve two times over the next year to root out invasive feral hogs.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
One of Aaron Stone's first lessons for his new drama students was to write raps.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • November 10, 2010
Braden River welcomes new drama teacher

Although new to this post, Aaron Stone is not new to the Pirates. He helped Band Director Kendall Carrier build the marching program.

  • East County
  • Schools
This home at 5045 Commonwealth Drive has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,395 square feet of living area. It sold for $630,000. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 1, 2012
Two homes in Siesta Properties sell for $9.99 million

Two homes in Siesta Properties top all transactions in this week's real estate. Barbara Brunckhorst, of Sarasota, sold two homes at 7960 Sanderling Road and 8000 Sanderling Road to Frank Brunckhorst III, trustee, of Sarasota, for $4,995,000, both totaling $9.99 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Angus Rogers, CEO, Floridays Development Co.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 23, 2012
Two developers: Angus Rogers

The chief executive officers of Sarasota-based Floridays Development Co. and Atlanta-based Jebco Ventures Inc. have different visions for a downtown Sarasota hotel.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2012
Letters to the Editor

In need of clarification; Series is helpful; Endorsements don't support best interests

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2009
Cops Corner

A woman with no valid driver's license backed her tan pickup truck into oncoming traffic on Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • June 17, 2009
Athlete of the Week: Russell Bolingbroke

The Observer highlights Kids Supergym's Russell Bolingbroke.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • July 6, 2012
Film Review: 'Seeking a Friend for the End of the World'

The new film, "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World," is exactly what the lengthy title implies.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • May 12, 2010
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jill Koenig

The Observer spotlights Braden River pole-vaulter Jill Koenig.

  • East County
  • Sports
Neal Communities opened Central Park in Lakewood Ranch last July. It recently celebrated the 100th home sale in the new community.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2011
Business Observer

Neal Communities sells 100th home in Central Park; SWAT Networking launches new Lakewood Ranch chapter; Lakewood Ranch home sales continue to climb; Furniture consignment shop to hold grand opening; and Paradise Homes names new vice president.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 3, 2012
News Briefs

Census shows Manatee is growing; Judge to weigh in on DUI sentence; Salt & Light awards grant to Meals on Wheels

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • June 23, 2010
News Briefs 06.24.10

A man threatening he had a vial and syringe containing the AIDS virus robbed the Lakewood Ranch Hallmark June 18.

  • East County
  • News
The Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau has offered its assistance to keep tourism figures high on the Key beyond this season. File photo.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • February 23, 2012
SCVB wants to maintain No. 1 beach momentum

The Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau has offered to help Key businesses build on the No. 1 beach ranking Siesta won last year.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
John Gudritz is the co-owner of an investment management firm. He and his wife have been coming to the Key since the 1970s and have been seasonal residents since 2008.
  • By John Gudritz |
  • February 23, 2012
My View: Beach alcohol debate an uphill battle for public-safety side

Rachel Brown Hackney's Feb. 16 column on the controversy of the legal consumption of alcohol on Siesta Key Beach called on all of us who live here to let our opinions on this subject be heard by the Sarasota County Commission.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Ulla Searing's major contributions include funding a new wing at the Ringling Museum of Art.
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • June 28, 2012
In Memoriam: Ulla Searing

Ulla Searing, noted philanthropist and supporter of the arts, dies at 99.

  • Arts + Culture
Read this week's Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2012
Cops Corner: East County

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By David Conway |
  • September 19, 2013
Commissioners split on legislative priorities

City Commissioner Paul Caragiulo presented the city's major legislative priorities to the county's legislators, but he doesn't stand behind all for which he's advocating.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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