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BUSTED: This week in police reports: Thursday, March 12
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 8, 2015
BUSTED: This Week in Police Reports: Thursday, Jan. 8

BUSTED: This Week in Police Reports: Thursday, Jan. 8

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • February 16, 2012
Observed: Views of alcohol on beach remain in sharp contrast

It was inevitable that the death of Donna Chen would spark an effort to ban alcohol on Siesta Public Beach. What remains to be seen is how strong public support will be for that initiative.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Gene Witt began his career with the district as an educator in 1955. Courtesy photo
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • February 10, 2015
Former Manatee Superintendant Gene Witt leaves 'lasting legacy'

Witt, who worked in the Manatee County School District for 39 years, was 85.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2010
Cops Corner

Jan. 21 It's raining vacuums 10:14 p.m. -- Off the Key. Assist Other Agency. Police assisted Bradenton Beach Police with a domestic disturbance call and found a broken wooden table and a vacuum cleaner lying in the driveway. The wife told police she got mad that her husband had been out with a friend and threw the items in the driveway from a second-story balcony. No physical contact had occurred, and police left the scene while keeping an eye on the balcony for flying objects.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The expansion would provide Ringling students with a space to work on professional projects.
  • By David Conway |
  • May 1, 2015
City Commission to consider Ringling land deal

On Monday, the Sarasota City Commission will weigh in on a potential land sale and swap designed to let Ringling College proceed with a multimillion-dollar expansion.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Katie Hendrick |
  • April 9, 2013
Save Our Seabirds to host volunteer training

Wanted: altruistic souls with a soft spot for tiny, fuzz-covered birds.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 22, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Longboat Key

Enjoy this classic Cops Corner entry from the Longboat Observer archives.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 1, 2013
Sarasota Police discover apparent murder-suicide

Sarasota Police detectives believe a 35-year-old woman shot her child and then turned the weapon on herself before 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, on the 4000 block of Old Bradenton Road.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Pam Nadon |
  • May 14, 2009
Film Review: 'Valentino: The Last Emperor'

Never having been a slave to fashion, I didn't expect to care much for 'Valentino: The Last Emperor.' I was delightfully mistaken.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • January 21, 2010
Science and art collide at meeting of the minds

Mote Marine scientist Dr. Randy Wells and Asolo Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards explored a conversation on science and creativity during Mote's first Science Cafe.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Sarasota deputies identified Mario Smith as the man who tried to rob a Dollar General during a traffic stop yesterday.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 2, 2014
Deputies make arrest after attempted robbery

Sarasota County Sheriff's Office charged Mario Smith, 33, with attempted robbery for the Sunday incident at Dollar General on the 4400 block of Bee Ridge Road.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 14, 2010
Sarasota - Siesta Key condo sells for $925,000

A condominium in Hamilton Club tops all real-estate transactions for the week of Dec. 17 to Dec. 21.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 12, 2014
Letters to the Editor

To send in your Letters to the Editor, email them to News Editor Robin Hartill at [email protected]. Letters pertaining to local issues receive priority. Letters may be edited for grammar and space.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
FDOT anticipates temporary detour routes on University Parkway at I-75, exit 213, interchange at night and overnight from Dec. 14 through Dec. 17.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • December 11, 2015
FDOT announces I-75 and University Parkway detours, closures

Construction on the Diverging Diamond Interchange will cause traffic interruptions Dec. 14 through Dec. 17.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 6, 2012
Lakewood Ranch boys golf team wins season opener

The Lakewood Ranch High boys golf team shot a combined 308 to win its season opener Sept. 1 at Prestwick Country Club in Daytona Beach.

  • East County
  • Sports
Boley
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 19, 2013
Obituary: Margarita 'Tica' Boley

Margarita "Tica" Boley, 70, of Longboat Key died Feb. 26.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • August 4, 2010
Volunteers to bring scallops out of their shells at search

This year, participants will meet up at Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub for search.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Graycen and Clementine Schwartz celebrated their 13th and 12th birthdays, respectively, at Michael'     s On East on Jan. 21. Photo courtesy of Ashley Gruters
  • By Niki Kottmann |
  • February 1, 2017
Black Tie & Tales 02.02.17

From giving birthday girls to thirsty fashion show attendees, this is what you missed on the social scene last week.

  • Black Tie
Sarasota city commissioners postponed a hiring freeze Tuesday at City Hall.
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • July 27, 2011
City postpones hiring freeze

The Sarasota City Commission agreed to postpone a potential hiring freeze until September so some crucial open positions can be filled.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jessica Salmond |
  • July 21, 2014
School Board to consider universal free breakfast for qualified schools

The Sarasota County School Board will hold its first public hearing about a federal program for free breakfast tomorrow.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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