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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • March 16, 2011
Current peacock policy doesn't fly for Villagers

Although the peacocks are controversial - some residents love them, while others hate them - many Village residents say that the current system for removal doesn't work.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
New owners closed on the former Center for Building Hope property Sept. 15. File photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • September 21, 2016
Couple buys Center for Building Hope building

Manatee County Commission approves budget

  • East County
  • Neighbors
The  Grosvenor Gardens home at 8330 Grosvenor Court recently sold for $857,500. Built in 2010, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,462 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,075,000 in 2014.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 5, 2018
Grosvenor Gardens home tops sales at $857,500

Residential real estate transactions for Nov. 19-23.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 12, 2009
Detectives searching for Ellenton robbers

A 14-year-old girl hid on the bathroom and called 911 after she heard the suspect(s) entering her Ellenton home last night.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • October 28, 2010
My View: No more Mulligans

The cuts in Sarasota school district programs should not surprise. The tax extension was to guarantee salaries and benefits for union members.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The meeting starts at 9 a.m.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 7, 2011
Commission to consider Rosedale addition

The Manatee County Board of Commissioners will vote on an addition to Rosedale, among other items, today.

  • East County
  • News
Roni Belmont with Suncoast Digital Press enjoys some ribs from Anna Maria Oyster Bar.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • June 15, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Bulls, Blues and BBQ

When the workday ended, the fun began at Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, Manatee Chamber of Commerce and USF staff and alumni's Bulls, Blues and BBQ event Thursday, June 14. Mingling and networking took place at picnic tables during the all-you-can-eat barbecue on USF's lawn.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Roy |
  • August 4, 2010
Roundabout ahead of schedule

The Five Points roundabout is taking form quickly, and if the current pace continues, it will completed before its deadline.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Laura, J.T. and John Lapcyzk, with June Haberle and Bailey Olbur
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 27, 2011
Sand Cay carves out fun

Easter weekend festivities at Sand Cay.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Cheeno arrives at the South Florida Museum from Lowry Park Zoo.  Photo courtesy of the South Florida Museum.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 13, 2013
Recovering manatees join Snooty

Two male manatees have joined Manatee County's famed manatee, Snooty, at the South Florida Museum.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Chris Ragone had his way with the Kings defense during the first quarter. Photo by Michael Eng.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 22, 2010
Thunder trounces Kings in Homecoming rout

The Out-of-Door Academy football team celebrated its first on-campus Homecoming game with a 49-8 thrashing of Southwest Florida Christian Academy on Oct. 22.

  • East County
  • Sports
Leonardo Leal-Geurrero will visit Harvard this weekend. "Even when I didn’t have a house to live (in) or have a home, education was where I got my strength from," Leonardo says.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • April 13, 2011
Tale of Triumph

When Leonardo Leal-Guerrero immigrated from Mexico in 2005, he knew no English. He then bounced from home to home -- sometimes staying with neighbors when he had nowhere else to go. Now, the Braden River senior knows his future - Harvard or Stanford.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 14, 2014
From the ground up: 3D printing with Andrew Sink

From the ground up: 3D printing with Andrew Sink

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
A Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub site plan amendment and special exception approval will be revisited.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • May 20, 2013
Mar Vista project will be reviewed again

Commissioners will review a Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub project after Mar Vista owner Ed Chiles requested a re-hearing.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • May 20, 2010
Synchronized swimmers suit up

Sarasota Aquatics Synchronized Swimming at the YMCA - otherwise known as SASSY - will perform a water show from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 23, at the Selby Aquatics Center, 8301 Potter Park Drive.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2015
Cops Corner: Sarasota 10.29.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Oscar
  • By Black Tie Staff |
  • April 27, 2012
Paws on the Catwalk 'Animal Magnetism'

Paws on the Catwalk 'Animal Magnetism'

  • Black Tie
ODA quarterback Evan Wilson scrambles for yardage on the Thunder's opening possession.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • October 17, 2012
Wilson sets passing mark

ODA senior quarterback Evan Wilson surpassed 5,000 passing yards for his career while leading the Thunder to a 27-14 non-district win Oct. 12.

  • East County
  • Sports
Siesta Key Showplace. Photos courtesy of Michael Saunders & Co.
  • By Robert Plunket |
  • February 6, 2013
3 Things: Dream Homes

F. Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote, 'The rich are different from you and me.' In Sarasota, that means they own all the best houses

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Terri and Michael Klauber. Photo by Stephanie Hannum.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2013
Special surprise

Terri Klauber was surprised to walk into her own surprise party on Saturday, Sept. 7.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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