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  • By Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2009
Cops Corner

Nov. 25 Gator grab 9:32 a.m. -- 400 block of GMD. Vehicle Larceny. A woman reported that someone stole her crocodile purse valued at $2,000 from the passenger seat of her unlocked car while she was inside a gas station paying for her gas. The purse contained a payroll check, her Social Security card, credit cards, a checkbook and $10 in cash.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2010
OUR VIEW: The amendments

Here we are again, on the cusp of another round of voting on amendments to the Florida Constitution.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 25, 2009
Cops Corner 11.26.09

The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2009
Observer Group wins 17 awards

The Florida Press Association bestows five first-place awards on The Observer Group publications in its annual 'Better Weekly Newspaper Awards,' held July 11, in Palm Beach.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Griffin
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 23, 2010
Character Sketches

Longboat Key author H. Terrell 'Terry' Griffin looks close to home to find novel inspiration.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 15, 2009
Cops Corner

A church employee said someone had entered the church and stolen $10 in change from a closet. The thief also moved a wheelchair and scribbled some unknown things on a dry-erase board. Deputies were able to pull fingerprints from the wheelchair.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Kent Chetlain |
  • January 13, 2010
Key Real Estate: December sees 55 Key realty sales

The last-minute rush to record Key real-estate sales before the end of 2009 sent transactions soaring to 55 in December, making it one of the best sales months of the year. Of the 55, no less than 20 exceeded the $1 million plateau.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Robin Roy |
  • January 28, 2010
Cops Corner

Jan. 20 Clowning around 1:12 a.m. - Oak Park Avenue and 15th Street. Suspicious Incident. In the area where the circus is set up, the complainant heard glass break and saw two shadows slink away.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 21, 2009
Cops Corner

7:34 a.m. -- 2000 block of Harbour Links Drive. Suspicious Circumstance. A man reported someone trespassing at his neighbor's residence.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Molly Schechter |
  • October 20, 2010
Edibles

Savory Street International Cafe and Bakery

  • Arts + Culture
Unit PH04 at the Water Club I has three bedrooms, four bathrooms and 3,045 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,879,000.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • April 13, 2011
Real-estate sales total 24 in the final week of March

Longboat, Lido, St. Armands and Bird key real-estate activity shot up from March 28 through April 1, with 24 sales recorded at the Sarasota and Manatee county courthouses.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 16, 2009
East County 11-year-old hits the ice in Moscow

Last month, Haile sixth-grader Nick Pastujov won the World Class Challenge Tournament in Moscow.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 25, 2010
Tennis champions crowned at The Meadows

More than 150 seniors from around the world gathered at The Meadows Country Club in Sarasota for the Meadows Super Senior Grand Prix Tennis Tournament Feb. 15-20.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2011
Cops Corner: Sarasota

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
This home in Heathfield, which has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,111 square feet of living area, sold for $650,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 3, 2013
Heathfield home sells for $650,000

A home in Heathfield tops all transaction in this week's real estate. Robert Stack, of Sarasota, sold his home at 7635 Heathfield Court to Richard and Jacqueline Hull, of Newbury, United Kingdom, for $650,000.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Devin McDermott |
  • May 7, 2009
STANGS: Senior earns acceptance into Rotary exchange

Megan Reuss is eager to leave home and live a full year in Scandinavia.

  • East County
  • Schools
Kevin Connelly, Steve Fields, Diana Harrington and David Del Purgatorio
  • By Robin Roy |
  • September 23, 2010
Charter candidates stump for votes

Many in the county view the Charter Review Board as one of the most important elected offices. The county's charter is essentially its constitution, and board members are tasked with suggesting changes to that document and places those suggestions on referenda. Two Charter Review Board races are up for grabs in the Nov. 2 election.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • May 18, 2011
MY VIEW: Turn off the TV. Quick!

TV and the rest of Digital Land that we use to watch videos are making us fat, lazy, dumb and horrible citizens.

  • East County
  • Opinion
  • By Kent Chetlain |
  • October 28, 2009
Key Real Estate

Key real estate sees surge with 17 sales, which were the most since the same number of transactions registered in the first week of June.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By June LeBell |
  • March 3, 2010
Music Review: 'Hansel and Gretel'

Sarasota Opera's latest addition to this season's repertory is the story of alcoholism, cannibalism, child abuse and a bad marriage. In the hands of composer Engelbert Humperdinck, 'Hansel and Gretel' has become a charming, grand opera favorite that has audiences happily humming familiar tunes as they exit the theater.

  • Arts + Culture
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