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The police are attempting to identify two women and one man involved in a July 29 theft.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 7, 2014
Police seek suspects in jewelry theft

The Sarasota Police Department is searching for three individuals who stole bracelets from a Main Street store last month.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Join Emily Walsh as she reports today's headlines.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • July 25, 2012
July 25: Daily Headlines Video

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

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 2, 2016
New Pass dredge begins this month

The town of Longboat Key will undertake a south end beach project starting Aug. 15.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Manatee County Financial Management Director Jim Seuffert reviews budget documents with co-budget division managers Angie Bibler and Jan Brewer.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • July 3, 2012
Manatee County budget breakdown

The Manatee County Commissioners will meet to set the tentative millage rate July 26. County staff members now are adjusting the proposed budget to reflect new tax roll figures released July 1.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • July 22, 2013
School Board to vote on new administrators

Superintendent Rick Mills has chosen a new investigator in the Office of Professional Standards, an exceptional student education director and a director of planning and performance management - pending school board approval tonight.

  • East County
  • Schools
County commissioners asked in June to see more options for the budget that did not include raising the millage rates.
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • July 12, 2017
Sarasota County won't raise millage rates next year

Pending final budget deliberations, the commission still has the ability to lower the rate or add more taxes elsewhere.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam McTeer |
  • June 30, 2009
Finalists named for Ranch principal post

Parents will have a chance to meet and question the three finalists for the principal position at Lakewood Ranch High School at a community forum at 6:30 p.m., tonight.

  • East County
  • Schools
Investigators allege Vennie Del Singleton touched a young girl inappropriately various times from 2000 to 2002 at a withheld location in the city of Sarasota.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • June 27, 2013
Police arrest man suspected of molestation

The Sarasota Police Department arrested June 25, for allegedly molesting a girl between the ages of 7 and 8.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • November 8, 2016
Lilly Luncheon brings vibrance to Sarasota Yacht Club

The 3rd-annual luncheon and fashion show was hosted by the Junior League of Sarasota.

  • Black Tie
  • By Katie Johns |
  • November 8, 2016
Longboat Key Club Women's Golf Association putts toward season

The association held its opening luncheon on Nov. 8 at the Longboat Key Club Harbourside Ballroom.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Join Emily Walsh for the Observer Daily Headlines. Image shown will not play video.
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • April 5, 2012
April 5: Daily Headlines Video

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

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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • June 18, 2014
Developers vie for piece of Colony puzzle Thursday

The sale is scheduled to continue this week after U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May denied a motion from Colony Lender LLC to delay the sale.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Enzo and owner Ron enjoy Bayfront's dog park for the first time.
  • By John McGuire |
  • July 5, 2017
Bayfront Park on Longboat Key officially opens

The $3.5 million renovation project began in June 2016.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A chainlink fence surrounds the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort to deter trespassers. File photo
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • November 12, 2014
Colony: No end in sight

How the embattled resort became the subject of even more litigation this summer.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Edmund Adams |
  • May 16, 2012
My View: A call to duty for religious liberty

Catholic bishops call the contraception issue an 'unjust law.' As such, they are taking up their moral arms and vow to disobey it. And they should.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 21, 2012
Authorities locate missing man

Christopher Babauta, 28, who was last seen Aug. 8, was found Aug. 21 in Fort Myers.

  • East County
  • News
Macy McHugh, Olivia Byrd and Emmy Little pose with a “Frozen” Barbie.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • April 27, 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Moonlight Movie

Attendees of the Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Corp.'s Moonlight Movie night April 26, enjoyed barbecue food, tailgating, time outside and foremost, a free showing of 'Frozen.' Blankets and coolers filled the lawn of Greenbrook Adventure Park as participants anxiously waited for the movie to begin.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Mark Morris Dance Group. Courtesy photo.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • September 28, 2012
International artists to perform at RIAF

International artists have been visiting Sarasota as part of the Ringling International Arts Festival since 2009. And there's a new crop of artists on this year's bill Oct. 10 through Oct. 13.

  • Arts + Culture
This peacock perched atop a home Tuesday, Feb. 26, near 40th Street and Sarasota Avenue, in the Indian Beach neighborhood.
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • February 28, 2013
Peafowl family takes residence in Indian Beach

Residents say the fowl are interesting to watch and aren't causing too many problems - for now.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • May 2, 2014
East County preps for Kentucky Derby

East County preps for Kentucky Derby

  • East County
  • News
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