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  • By Molly Schechter |
  • November 11, 2009
Beth Israel Women prepare holiday bazaar

Beth Israel Women (BIW) are doing a major expansion of their Holiday Bazaar for 2009.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 26, 2010
Business Observer

Isabelle's Restaurant closes after five months; SCVB announces winners of Tourism Week awards; Longboat Key resident buys Island Discount Tackle

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The home at 123 Osprey Point Drive sold for $1,975,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 15, 2017
Osprey Point Drive home sells for $1,975,000

Residential real estate transactions for May 29-June 2.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
  • By Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2012
News Briefs

Manatee deputies locate elderly man; Rotary Club to host shred-a-thon; Man shoots himself accidentally; Vitale announces design contest

  • East County
  • News
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • September 21, 2011
Sports Briefs

Bayshore Bruins top Lakewood Ranch; Mustangs win, remain undefeated; Tigers roll past banged up Pirates

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 1, 2011
KREW wins soccer world championship

The KREW captured the Kick It 3v3 World Championship Jan. 14-17 at Disney's Wide World of Sports.

  • East County
  • Sports
Bob Craft was flying Delta Flight 109 from Madrid to Atlanta when the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks occurred. File photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • September 7, 2011
9/11 Looking Back: Robert 'Bob' Craft

Longboat Key resident Robert 'Bob' Craft was the captain of a flight headed from Madrid to Atlanta when he learned of the terrorist attacks.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
The public is invited to see the roping and penning portion of the competition from 2-5 p.m. Jan. 28, at the rodeo arena at the Sarasota Polo Club. Admission is free.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • January 27, 2012
Polo pros, cowboys saddle up for SMR Cup

Polo players will take on Schroeder-Manatee Ranch cowboys this weekend in a three-day competition.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 29, 2015
House always wins

The Seminole gaming compact and Florida lottery create a dichotomous hypocrisy. To limit gambling in Florida, ‘the state’ is the biggest operator and purveyor of gambling.

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
The Big Pass inlet has never been dredged.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 24, 2013
Sarasota eyes Big Pass for sand

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is analyzing the inlet as a sand source to renourish Lido Key.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Brian Gunnell |
  • April 18, 2012
Bridge Bites: Smarter than a second-grader?

We learn to count in first- and second-grade, but, somehow, this basic skill deserts many bridge players in the heat of battle.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Paddlers can enter the 12-mile Hyper Hawaii Endurance Challenge or the 3-mile fun paddle.
  • By Yaryna Klimchak |
  • March 18, 2013
Paddle boarders gear up for Siesta Key Classic

The inaugural Siesta Key Classic Paddle competitions will take place starting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 20.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Tom and Twyla Fuchs, of Route 128 Winery and Vineyards in Sonoma, Calif., and Daniel Weber, of Johnson Brothers Liquor Co. at last year's event.
  • By Katie Johns |
  • November 9, 2016
Your Calendar: Bacchus on the Beach

Check out upcoming events on Longboat Key and surrounding areas.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Tony and Cheri Bonasto have their food truck parked in front of their home on Winding Way, but hope to move operations to Siesta Village.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 19, 2012
Siesta Key organizations oppose food truck

The Sarasota County Commission will decide Oct. 23, whether to approve a permit for GumboMojo to operate in Siesta Key Village.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
In 2010, 85% of motor vehicle occupants wore a seat belt.
  • By Robin Roy |
  • June 10, 2011
Deputies write 681 seat-belt citations

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has concluded its two-week Click it or Ticket campaign, designed to educate people about safety-belt use.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Melissa Herron took this photo that shows hatchling tracks headed toward the water. Courtesy photo.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • July 27, 2012
First turtle nests of the season hatch

A Mote spokeswoman said that "a handful of turtle nests" have hatched so far on Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Sarasota County will designate a portion of the $7.5 million toward the design of the overpass.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • December 15, 2014
Sarasota moves forward with I-75 overpass idea

SMR President and CEO Rex Jensen said he is preparing to hire an engineer for the project.

  • East County
  • News
Baritone Lee Poulis, as Zurga, and tenor Heath Huberg, as Nadir, in Sarasota Opera's 2013 production of "The Pearl Fishers." Photo by Rod Millington.
  • By June LeBell |
  • February 20, 2013
Music Review: Sarasota Opera: 'The Pearl Fishers'

"The Pearl Fishers," written by Bizet when he was almost 25, is the 19th century's answer to what would become silent movies: not much plot, lots of histrionics and a definite demand on audiences to suspend their disbelief.

  • Arts + Culture
The Witt family grew up in Palmetto, and all still live in the region.
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • February 3, 2016
Gene Witt: an educator with class

Gene Witt Elementary to construct memorial for namesake.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2010
Cops Corner 10.14.10

The complainant reported an unknown person stole six lawn sprinkler heads from her lawn.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
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